{"id":194830,"date":"2025-03-21T11:53:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T16:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=194830"},"modified":"2025-03-21T12:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T17:05:35","slug":"aew-collision-hits-misses-3-15-whats-up-with-aews-doctors-timeless-toni-storm-megan-bayne-vs-thunder-rosa-shibata-vs-ricochet-mark-briscoe-vs-mark-davis-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/03\/21\/aew-collision-hits-misses-3-15-whats-up-with-aews-doctors-timeless-toni-storm-megan-bayne-vs-thunder-rosa-shibata-vs-ricochet-mark-briscoe-vs-mark-davis-more\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW COLLISION HITS &#038; MISSES (3\/15): What&#8217;s up with AEW&#8217;s doctors, &#8220;Timeless&#8221; Toni Storm, Megan Bayne vs. Thunder Rosa, Shibata vs. Ricochet, Mark Briscoe vs. Mark Davis, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2348834459\" 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 \/>\nMARCH 15, 2025<br \/>\nLAS VEGAS, NEV.<br \/>\nAIRED ON TNT<br \/>\nBY DAVID BRYANT &amp; AUGUST STRACHAN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTORS<\/h3>\n<p><em>Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuiness<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\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!<\/p>\n<p>Friends, pray for me as I write this damn thing. I have had to rewrite this column five times so far due to an astonishing number of random bluescreen crashes. My laptop truly is the Darby Allin of Alienwares.<\/p>\n<p><strong>COLD OPEN \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ricochett\u2019s Cold Open:<\/strong> Wearing a buttoned-down shirt that looks like Kane farted, Ricochet opened tonight\u2019s episode with a flurry of words that were all soundly located in the ab section of normal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shibata\u2019s Cold Open:<\/strong> Shibata countered Richocett\u2019s promo by using his phone to communicate the words, \u201cShut up, baldy,\u201d which sounded extremely immature for someone who is not me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FTR\u2019s Cold Open:<\/strong> FTR cut the best cold-open of the night, but to keep things on-brand, AEW\u2019s production truck accidentally cut away from them mid-sentence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other Cold Opens:<\/strong> Tonight\u2019s other cold open segments included Mark Davis sharing Colonel Sanders\u2019 secret recipe, Mark Briscoe sharing a word salad recipe, and the Undisputed Kingdom sharing three entirely different versions of the exact same shirt.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2135842070\" 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><strong>THEME SONG RETURN \u2014 MEGA-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, AEW decided to forgo Collision\u2019s theme song, and as an Elton John fan (a requirement of being simultaneously white and gay), I was disappointed. But tonight, I was reappointed and humming the words, \u201cIt\u2019s (8 p.m. EST), and I want to rock\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE VENUE LIGHTING \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As I\u2019ve said before, I love these unique venues AEW has been using as of late, and I love them even more so when they are lit up and showcased as if they were as vital to the show\u2019s sets as an over-reliance on LED screens.<\/p>\n<p>Please, continue utilizing this kind of lighting going forward. Allow the fans at home to see the fans in attendance and the building that surrounds them. Doing this lets us feel as though we are right there, live and in person, rather than in the vacuum of a bottomless black hole.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SHIBATA vs. RICOCHET \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Ricochet first appeared in AEW, I hated having to sh\u2014 all over him because he was a hardworking talent with the personality of a kid who thinks \u201cswag\u201d is still a word, Heelys are still shoes, and bringing his own Lunchables to pizza parties was cool.<\/p>\n<p>However, now, I love getting to sh\u2014 all over Ricochet because he is a hardworking talent with the personality of a kid who still thinks \u201cswag\u201d is still a word, Heelys are shoes for heels, and Luchables are \u201cultra\u201d in ways other than processed, and if you don\u2019t like them, he will shove them down your throat faster than you can say \u201cjelly bracelet.\u201d<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2825175021\" 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>Anyway, this was a solid match with a shakey ending, but I guess if you want to protect Shibata, that\u2019s the kind of ending you would go for. (Personally, I would have gone all in on Ricochet\u2019s delectably detestable new gimmick and given him a clean win to go with his backward-baseball-cap aesthetic.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE MURDER MACHINE BEATS UP GENERIC WRESTLERS \u2014 MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sending a strong message to any indie talent who would dare to sneak backstage, the Murder Machine (not to be confused with The Gunns), beat the everloving crap out of four local wrestlers. For me, and your mileage may vary, this angle garnered less \u201cheat\u201d and more \u201ccryogenic stasis.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the &#8220;All Elite Conversation Club&#8221; with Joel Dehnel and Gregg Kanner, part of the PWTorch Dailycast line-up: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/all-elite-conversation-club-dehnel-kanner-discuss-new-aew-storyline-directions-following-revolution-mike-bailey-debut-cope-vs-mox-set--64892626\"><strong>CLICK HERE<\/strong><\/a> to stream (or search \u201cpwtorch\u201d on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or any other iOS or Android app to subscribe free)<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=64892626&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>\u201cTIMELESS\u201d TONI STORM DOES GENIUS THINGS \u2014 MEGA-MEGA-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Live from inside Goldust\u2019s Rolex, Toni Storm cut a glorious promo.<\/p>\n<p>NGL, I had my doubts about whether or not an unapologetically \u201cface\u201d version of \u201cTimeless\u201d Toni Storm would work out as well as Storm\u2019s \u201ctweener\u201d version of her character, but it turns out those doubts were as unfounded as ice cream oven.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t decide what my favorite part of this promo was. It might have been Storm\u2019s braggadocious proclamation about \u201chitting on anything over 21;\u201d it might have been her asking Megan Bayne, \u201cWhat sort of perverted fanfiction did they write you up in?\u201d or it might have been watching Luther stroke his non-existant beard like he was Dr. Evil attending Cleopatra\u2019s funeral. Whatever my favorite part was, this entire segment left begging for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ysu9WQgs77w\">this<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>POWERHOUSE HOBBS vs. ROYALY SCREWED \u2014 IN-THE-MIDDLE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Griff Garrison made his return and demise against Powerhouse Hobbs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE OUTRUNNER\u2019S GET INVOLVED \u2014 MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Live from the inside of an arcade machine\u2019s mid-life crisis\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>THUNDER ROSA CUTS A PROMO AND MEGAN BAYNE CUTS A BEATING \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This segment started off with a bang and ended with a Megan Bange. I don\u2019t have much to critique about Thunder Rosa\u2019s promo. While this wasn\u2019t her greatest promo (Her greatest promo was cut on April 13 2024.), she showed intensity, drive, and did not sound like she was cutting a promo for the sole purpose of being interrupted by Megan Bayne.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MARK VS. MARK \u2014 MINOR-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, in this match, Mark marked Mark with some harsh moves that left a mark, and while the match\u2019s in-ring action clearly marked both Mark\u2019s dedication to their craft, I didn\u2019t mark out much for this Mark Briscoe vs. Mark Davis match.<\/p>\n<p>This was the final match to decide the last participant in the upcoming four-way bout that will ultimately determine Kenny Omega\u2019s challenger at Dynasty (The PPV; not the soap opera). Honestly, I was surprised to see Davis get a win here, especially considering this match had stakes. As a Mark Davis fan, the only stakes I have seen him win lately have involved hearts and puncture wounds.<\/p>\n<p>Side Note: For the love of everything holy, please stop talking about Mark Davis\u2019 \u201cbig fat dumper.\u201d I am trying to remain gay, and you\u2019re making it difficult.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MURDER MACHINES VS. THOSE GUYS \u2014 MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wearing a coat of many wrestlers, Brian Cage and Lance Archer hauled the same local talent they had beaten up previously (and not continuously because that would be ridiculous) to the ring and then beat them up some more. Times time, however, an official AEW referee was involved so now it makes sense.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SWERVE STRICKLAND PROMO \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here he is! Swerve Strickland \u2014 man, myth, legend, and Number 1 contender for the AEW World Heavyweight Championship as soon as that other contender gets his match on Dynamite first.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JON MOXLEY ATTACKS SWERVE STRICKLAND \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dressed like a Google Image search for the words \u201ccartoon burglar,\u201d* Jon Moxley kneecapped Swerve Strickland with a crowbar as retaliation for the Number 2 contender not knowing how the numbers work.<\/p>\n<p>*<a href=\"https:\/\/creazilla.com\/media\/clipart\/3170033\/burglar\">Literally<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>JON MOXLEY CUTS A RIDDLE \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Standing in front of an ambulance full of valentines,* Moxley called Copeland \u201cSuperman\u201d and then screamed the word \u201cover\u201d three times in the hopes of manifesting a successful conclusion to this storyline.<\/p>\n<p>*Seriously, what is with those heart logos?<\/p>\n<p><strong>THUNDER ROSA GETS TOUCHED BY A TRAINER \u2014 MINOR-MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OMG. Has no one in AEW ever visited a doctor? I swear I could walk into an AEW Trainer\u2019s room with a severed limb and they\u2019d pat it down with a washcloth until I bled out.<\/p>\n<p>Who are the people portraying these doctors? Are they real doctors? Would actors do a better job? Why does every AEW doctor look like they are tending to their patients by gently brushing dirt off of delicate dinosaur bones? Why do they always look terrified of wrestlers but exude the energy of a theme park animatronic when attending to them? Why did MJF\u2019s eyeballs need oxygen?<\/p>\n<p><strong>TOP FLIGHT &amp; HOLOGRAM vs. SHAYNE TAYLOR PROMOTIONS \u2014 MEGA-MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At least Harley-gram didn\u2019t\u2019 come out with\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Dammit.<\/p>\n<p>Well. There she is. Harley-gram. The most Vince McMahon thing I have ever seen in AEW, and I\u2019ve literally seen Ricochet.<\/p>\n<p>Harley Cameron is one of the most promising talents on AEW\u2019s roster, and this is what you do with her? Please, for the love of Mama Benjamin, remove this Doudrop-adjecent hex from Cameron\u2019s shoulders and throw it into the same fire as Beaver Cleavage, Katie Vick, Lita\u2019s pregnancy, that one Dog Kennel match, and the soul of every person responsible for Billy and Chuck\u2019s wedding.<\/p>\n<p>Just a few weeks ago, Cameron had one of the best matches of her career against Mercedes Mone at Grand Slam Australia. Now, she is covering her beautiful face card with a mask that is only slightly less offensive than Jack Perry\u2019s beard while being inexplicably attached to a character who goes to work dressed like a half-hearted proton pack from Ghostbusters.<\/p>\n<p>Wait. Was there a match happening?<\/p>\n<p><strong>THUNDER ROSA vs. MEGAN BAYNE \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wow. That was a Megan \u201cBanger\u201d of a match!<\/p>\n<p>First of all, I have to tip my hat to Thunder Rosa. She made Megan Bayne look like a million bucks tonight, and still, Rosa continues to be underappreciated both online and on screen. Second of all, I have to tip my hat, shirt, pants, and shoes to Megan Bayne. This woman moves like a lion and looks like a tank. To quote the artist formerly known as Enzo, \u201cYou can\u2019t teach that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTIMELESS TONI STORM ARRIVES!\u201d \u2014 MEGA-ULTRA-SUPER-COMBOOOO-I-MEAN-IT-HIT (August Strachan bears sole responsibility for the loquaciousness of this rating.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Glenn Close of wrestling graced the stage once more and like the future EGOT she is, Storm victoriously\u2026 Oh, wait. She got her ass beat.<\/p>\n<p>No one gets their ass beat better than Toni Storm! The sheer grace and elegance with which she crashed to the canvas was a performance worthy of the adulation of all 9,905 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and all 9,905 remaining members of AEW\u2019s viewers.<\/p>\n<p>That canvas is so lucky.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FTR vs. THE UNDISPUTED KINGDOM w\/ADAM COLE &amp; DANIEL GARCIA (FULLY CLOTHED) ON COMMENTARY \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Did anyone seriously think this match wasn\u2019t going to deliver? FTR delivers like Amazon only better because they know how to use a restrained amount of packaging material. (Hi. This is David. While August\u2019s commentary on this match is correct, I feel like it is in the best interest of fair journalism to inform you that August\u2019s enormous crush on Dax Harwood may be indicative of a mild amount of bias and an extreme amount of blindness.)<\/p>\n<p>FTR and The Undisputed Kingdom now stand one-to-one in terms of victories for the various members of their respective teams. Because of this, I assume the ultimate victor in this feud will be decided by an upcoming rematch between Adam Cole and Daniel Garcia. Personally, I expect Cole to win, but I wish Garcia had been given more of a chance as TNT Champion. AEW did very little to distinguish Garcia or give him a unique identity or aura to wrap around his title reign.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia did not change after he captured the title, and as a result, he still felt like a marginal character, existing on the outside looking in. It felt as though Garcia was the one who attached himself to other stables rather than having those stables attach themselves to him. If AEW decides to pull the trigger and go with Cole as their next TNT Champion, I hope they do better by him because Garcia deserved better.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While tonight\u2019s episode of AEW Collision was certainly not the best episode of AEW Collision, it was far from being a bad one. Sure, there were moments that would have been better off if they\u2019d left them in the rubbish bin (I\u2019m looking at you, Harley-gram.)*<\/p>\n<p>*And to be clear, I am looking at Harley-gram; not Harley Cameron. Harley Cameron, you are awesome, and please blink twice if you need to be rescued.<\/p>\n<p>Overall Match Grade: B<br \/>\nOverall Storylines Grade: B+<\/p>\n<p>SHOW GRADE: B<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAVID\u2019S DODGY MATCH RECOMMENDATIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Match of the Night: FTR vs. The Undisputed Kingdom<\/li>\n<li>Second Best Match: Shibata vs. Ricochet<\/li>\n<li>Third Best Match: Megan Bayne vs. Thunder Rosa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thank you all for reading. I truly appreciate it. And as always, I\u2019m still working on my sign-off, but until next week, remember, Speedball killed River Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p><em>(David Bryant\u2019s 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 first self-blinking eyelashes. Less impressively, David studied screenwriting at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Keller Post-show - AEW Dynamite w\/Wade Keller &amp; Kelly Wells\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B1N8VJ7KaLI?start=8&#038;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-3565794243\"><div id=\"pwtor-2859181563\"><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 MARCH 15, 2025 LAS VEGAS, NEV. 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