{"id":179392,"date":"2024-06-03T12:43:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T17:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=179392"},"modified":"2024-06-04T16:24:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T21:24:35","slug":"aew-collision-hits-misses-6-1-ftrs-passionate-promo-jack-perry-in-the-shower-strong-yells-at-tk-and-tk-likes-it-ospreay-vs-kyle-oreilly-thunder-rosa-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/06\/03\/aew-collision-hits-misses-6-1-ftrs-passionate-promo-jack-perry-in-the-shower-strong-yells-at-tk-and-tk-likes-it-ospreay-vs-kyle-oreilly-thunder-rosa-more\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW COLLISION HITS &#038; MISSES (6\/1): FTR&#8217;s passionate promo, Jack Perry in the shower, Strong yells at TK and TK likes it, Ospreay vs. Kyle O&#8217;Reilly, Thunder Rosa, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1621884679\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3>AEW COLLISION &#8211; HITS &amp; MISSES<br \/>\nJUNE 1, 2024<br \/>\nPALM DESERT, CALIF.<br \/>\nAIRED LIVE ON TNT<br \/>\nBY DAVID BRYANT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuiness<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Hey! Welcome back to another edition of my AEW Collision Hits &amp; Misses column \u2014 the best place to find the worst takes! To anyone who visits this column each week, I just want to say thank you for supporting PWTorch, me, and the wacky writing style of this shameful yet shameless column. I make a lot of bad jokes in this space each week, but your support is no joke to me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE LOCATION OF TONIGHT\u2019S SHOW \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While tonight\u2019s crowd wasn\u2019t huge, they helped to carry this show, which (spoiler alert) needed carrying. Also, I am biased towards tonight\u2019s locale because my dad grew up in Desert Hot Springs which is less than 30 minutes away from this arena, and then he spent most of his teen years in the Palm Springs and the Palm Desert area. I\u2019ve flown across the country to visit all three of these aforementioned locations, and I can tell you firsthand that they are outstandingly hot.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FTR CUTS A PROMO \u2014 MEGA-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tony Schiavone introduced FTR as one of the greatest tag teams of all time, and he is not lying (he is sitting). As if to prove Schiavone\u2019s point, FTR cut a classic babyface promo that hit all of the right notes without being overly flashy (which would be inappropriate because wearing clothes in public is important.) Another amazing aspect of this promo is Dax Harwood\u2019s acting. It is mind-blowing to me that he more or less said that he would die for AEW, and I believed him. (To be fair, I also believe in angels, and those are basically giant, magic fairies except real.)<\/p>\n<p>Side Note: During his promo, Harwood said that he would fight for every person in AEW who gets a paycheck because he hates interns, and I immediately thought of how quickly we\u2019ve forgotten the sins of Paul Heyman (and we should; he\u2019s awesome).<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEEING JACK PERRY IN THE SHOWER \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-754678566\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>After FTR\u2019s promo, Jack Perry cut a post-Double or Nothing promo in a shower in the backstage locker room at the Forum. (AEW really missed a great opportunity to showcase the iconic exterior of the legendary Forum this past Sunday. I know that is a small thing to harp on, but if you\u2019re emanating from a building that iconic, you should show it.)<\/p>\n<p>Despite being distracted by Perry\u2019s unfortunate decision to wear clothes in the shower (which is an inappropriate decision because Jack Perry wearing less clothes in public is important.), I was impressed by how much this man\u2019s promos have improved. If disappearing for eight months does Perry this much good, I hope he gets canceled for things other people did more often.<\/p>\n<p>Side Note: The burns on Perry\u2019s arm and hand did not look comfy, and I hope they heal quickly. That said, I feel like getting set on fire should require more than a shower to cool down. Rather than being filmed in a locker room, this promo should have been cut in a hospital.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RODERICK STRONG vs. LIO RUSH \u2014 MINOR-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This match had some stunning moves, and it\u2019s nice to see Lio Rush (who you may remember from having recently wrestled in every promotion on Earth) return to AEW after being used so badly last time. It was not nice seeing Lio Rush being used so badly this time.<\/p>\n<p>Seriously, in a company that prides itself on give-or-take matches in situations where they aren\u2019t warranted, it would have been nice to see Rush get in more offense against Roderick Strong.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KYLE O\u2019REILLY CUTS A PROMO \u2014 MINOR-MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kyle O\u2019Reilly (who may remember from having not been on last weekend\u2019s PPV) told us that he is scheduled to wrestle Will Ospreay for the AEW International Championship due to a recent hot streak of losing to Adam Copeland, Malakai Black, and Roderick Strong.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-998929626\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>RODERICK STRONG YELLS AT TONY KHAN, WHO LIKES IT \u2014 MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Roderick Strong accosted Tony Khan, who was sitting in the Gorilla position while auditioning for the role of a melodramatic mime. Khan responded by saying he hasn\u2019t been yelled at that good since C.M. Punk and gave Strong an AEW World Heavyweight Championship match against Swerve Strickland because wait, what?<\/p>\n<p>Side Note: Every time I see Tony Khan attempt to act, it feels like he\u2019s acting out instructions he got from a book about how facial expressions work, but because the alien pulling the levers in his head can\u2019t read, he\u2019s having to improvise, and it\u2019s all going horribly wrong.<\/p>\n<p>Second Side Note: For anyone wondering why I\u2019m going at Tony Khan\u2019s acting so hard, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rVUYt6l6rz8\">here is a brief clip of his performance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DANIEL GARCIA &amp; SHIBATA vs. THE WORKHORSEMEN \u2014 MINOR-MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While this match got a \u201cHoly shit!\u201d chant from the fans, it got an \u201cokay\u201d chant from me, and it is a great example of how tonight\u2019s local crowd helped to carry this show.<\/p>\n<p>Side Note: Wasn\u2019t Anthony Henry released from AEW two months ago?<\/p>\n<p><strong>THUNDER ROSA vs. REINA DORADO \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thunder Rosa came out wearing a stunning new version of her traditional facepaint, and Reina Dorado came out wearing a terrifying new version of the traditional mask worn by Leather Face.<\/p>\n<p>It is nice to see AEW\u2019s women stepping up to the plate (even during short squash matches like this one) because now is the time for AEW to strike the proverbial iron. This past Sunday featured two of the best matches in the history of AEW\u2019s women\u2019s division, and there are even some out there calling Mercedes Mone vs. Willow Nightingale the best match of the night. I\u2019ve always believed that AEW\u2019s women\u2019s division could be every bit as good as WWE\u2019s women\u2019s division if they were treated with the same respect and care as WWE\u2019s women\u2019s division, and this Sunday reinforced that belief.<\/p>\n<p>As for the match itself, it was fast-paced, technically sound, and a bright spot in the women\u2019s division. As for Dorado\u2019s mask, it was a dark spot in my nightmares and will remain there for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>Side Note: Dorado also seemed to be wearing the gold tablecloth we used at my brother\u2019s wedding as a cape.<\/p>\n<p><strong>STOKELY HATHAWAY &amp; KRIS STATLANDER CUTS A PROMO \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am enjoying Stokely Hathaway\u2019s recent turn towards seriousness, and I hope he keeps it up. I am also enjoying Kris Statlander\u2019s recent turn towards verbal adeptness, and while I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m saying this, I hope she keeps it up. Statlander has always been great in the ring, but these recent backstage segments of hers are the first time she\u2019s felt great outside of it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BRIAN CAGE &amp; THE GATES OF AGONY vs. DANNY ROSE, DANNY GEE, &amp; K.M. \u2014 MINOR-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s interesting how Danny Rose, Danny Gee, and K.M. each look approximately one foot shorter than the other. This size difference allowed Brian Cage to get in a few impressive spots, and the ending of the squash match saw a three-man vertical Biel throw that looked like attempted murder.<\/p>\n<p>Side Note: Danny Rose landed feet first from that super-high Biel throw, and given AEW\u2019s luck with feet-first landings, I hope he is okay.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CHECK OUT THE LATEST EPISODE OF THE AEW-FOCUSED WEEKLY PWTORCH DAILYCAST, the &#8220;AEW Conversation Club&#8221; with Joel Dehnel &amp; Gregg Kanner.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>TOPICS&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Potential offer from WBD for renewal<\/li>\n<li>Tony Khan &#8220;very open&#8221; to additional hour of TV<\/li>\n<li>MJF return at\u00a0Double or Nothing<\/li>\n<li>Mercedes Mone return match<\/li>\n<li>Adam Copeland fractured tibia<\/li>\n<li>Bump in Dynamite rating<\/li>\n<li>Analysis of AEW Dynamite<\/li>\n<li>Emails and trivia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=60241973&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>TONI STORM &amp; MARIAH MAY CUT A PROMO \u2014 MEGA-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This promo featured all of Toni Storm\u2019s usual shenanigans (which are one of AEW\u2019s greatest treasures), plus we got to watch Mariah May run headfirst into Storm\u2019s title belt for some reason. Then, at the end of the promo, Nigel McGuinness became possessed by the spirit of Jerry Lawler and jumped up to rush to join May in whatever object she chose to run her head into next.<\/p>\n<p>Side Note: During this promo, May and Storm taunted Saraya about her recent \u201cdownfall.\u201d And while I know they were making a reference to how the film about Saraya\u2019s life left out her neck injury, I couldn\u2019t help but think about Saraya\u2019s AEW run. I wish Khan realized just how talented some of the performers on his roster are. He is literally (I am intentionally misusing that word for effect) sitting on a gold mine of talent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI vs. JOHNNY TV \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I loved this match from start to finish, and if it weren\u2019t for the Ospreay match, this would have easily been my match of the night.<br \/>\nSide Note: Taya Valkyrie was very entertaining at ringside, but I remember the days when she was entertaining in the ring. Can we have those days back? Taya\u2019s last match was literally (I am using that word correctly this time) in April!<\/p>\n<p><strong>SHANE TAYLOR &amp; LEE MORIARTY vs. I DIDN\u2019T CATCH THEIR NAME \u2014 MINOR HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While the in-ring work was good, this match, like the majority of tonight\u2019s matches, felt superfluous, thrown together, and surprisingly short \u2014 something that is making tonight\u2019s show feel surprisingly long.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WILL OSPREAY vs. KYLE O\u2019REILLY \u2013 MEGA-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was a marvelous match. Will Ospreay vs. Kyle O\u2019Reilly was easily 3.5 to 4 stars, and upon rewatching it a second time, it made me briefly forget how humdrum the rest of tonight\u2019s show was. During the match, Ospreay told a compelling in-ring story about injuring his arm, and he continued to sell that injury after the match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SWERVE STRICKLAND CUTS A PROMO \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Live from Stanely Kubrick\u2019s office, Swerve Strickland cut a promo about tonight\u2019s episode that seemed surprisingly not live and pre-taped. If it was pre-taped, it\u2019s amazing he was able to find a painting that I assume belonged to Cruella Devil and glasses I assume he borrowed from Tilda Swinton all in time to respond to the happenings of tonight\u2019s show while relevant clips of previous matches played in between his words. If this promo wasn\u2019t supposed to be live, it is even stranger that he was able to send it to us from the future.<\/p>\n<p>That said, Strickland\u2019s delivery was spot on, and I kind of hope he shocks the world by beating Will Ospreay at Forbidden Door. Were that to be the case, AEW would leave Forbidden Door with not just one mega-star (Ospreay) but two (Strickland).<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s episode of Collision featured A+ promos and C- matches. It was not that the in-ring work was in any way bad; it was that the matches felt like they were borrowed from an episode of Dark Elevation, and I should know because I used to write the Dark Elevation reports. The only match that felt like it wasn\u2019t as pointless as an undrilled bowling ball or like it was borrowed from Dark Elevation was the title match, which felt like it was borrowed from Battle of the Belts, which is the \u201cDark Elevation\u201d of TV specials.<\/p>\n<p><em>SHOW GRADE: C+<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>DAVID\u2019S DODGY MATCH RECOMMENDATIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Match of the Night: Will Ospreay vs. Kyle O\u2019Reilly<\/li>\n<li>Second Best Match: Claudio Castagnoli vs. Johnny TV<\/li>\n<li>Third Best Match: Thunder Rosa vs. Reina Dorado<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thank you all for reading. I truly appreciate it. As always, I\u2019m still working on my sign-off, but until next week, remember, if your day feels crazy, don\u2019t let anyone know about it because Frances Farmer was administered insulin shock therapy, and she was way more famous than you.<\/p>\n<p><em>(David Bryant\u2019s new bathroom-selfies can be found on his \u201cArtist Formerly Known as Twitter\u201d account @IamDavidBryant; a video of David Bryant being knocked unconscious by an exploding television set can be found on his Instagram account @IamDavidBryant, and David Bryant\u2019s Threads account is threadbare and also located @IamDavidBryant because David Bryant sucks at usernames. David is a published author, circus artist, drag promoter, male pageant winner, unrenowned musician, sloppy figure skater, and the inventor of the world\u2019s most effective sleeping pills, which did not contain cyanide, except when they did. Less impressively, he studied screenwriting at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.)<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED NEXT: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2024\/06\/02\/aew-collision-results-6-1-osprey-vs-kyle-oreilly-for-international-title-roderic-strong-vs-lio-rush-claudio-vs-johnny-tv-plus-ftr-garcia-thunder-rosa\/\">AEW COLLISION RESULTS (6\/1): Osprey vs. Kyle O\u2019Reilly for International Title, Roderic Strong vs. Lio Rush, Claudio vs. Johnny TV, plus FTR, Garcia, Thunder Rosa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>OR CHECK THIS OUT AT PROWRESTLING.NET: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/06\/03\/aew-collision-results-6-1-powells-review-of-will-ospreay-vs-kyle-oreilly-for-the-aew-international-title-claudio-castagnoli-vs-johnny-tv-thunder-rosa-vs-reina-dorada\/\">AEW Collision results (6\/1): Powell\u2019s review of Will Ospreay vs. Kyle O\u2019Reilly for the AEW International Title,\u00a0Claudio Castagnoli vs. Johnny TV,\u00a0Thunder Rosa vs. Reina Dorada<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"12 Minute Hot Take - What was Tony Khan thinking giving Ospreay World Title shot at Forbidden Door?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jXA-kuWkRyE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3638644203\"><div id=\"pwtor-3649549083\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>AEW COLLISION &#8211; HITS &amp; MISSES JUNE 1, 2024 PALM DESERT, CALIF. 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