{"id":195248,"date":"2025-03-29T14:35:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T19:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=195248"},"modified":"2025-03-29T14:35:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T19:35:26","slug":"aew-collision-hits-misses-slam-dunk-sunday-including-toni-storm-death-riders-vs-top-flight-johnny-tv-vs-bravo-javitys-debut-and-retirement-megan-bayne-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/03\/29\/aew-collision-hits-misses-slam-dunk-sunday-including-toni-storm-death-riders-vs-top-flight-johnny-tv-vs-bravo-javitys-debut-and-retirement-megan-bayne-more\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW COLLISION HITS &#038; MISSES &#8211; &#8220;Slam Dunk Sunday&#8221; including Toni Storm, Death Riders vs. Top Flight, Johnny TV vs. Bravo, Javity&#8217;s debut and retirement, Megan Bayne, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3950515228\" 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 (PT. 2) &#8211; HITS &amp; MISSES<br \/>\nMARCH 24, 2025<br \/>\nOMAHA, NEB.<br \/>\nAIRED ON TNT<br \/>\nBY AUGUST STRACHAN, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/h3>\n<p><em>Commentators: Tony Schiavone, Nigel McGuiness<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Well, hello dear readers! Once again, here for part 2 of PWTorch\u2019s Hits &amp; Misses for AEW Collision\u2019s Slam Dunk Weekend.. It is me, August! I\u2019m sure you remember me \u2014 that person that my extremely more talented fianc\u00e9 David Bryant talks about sometimes. Thank you for joining me today as I attempt to recap my opinions, thoughts, and feelings on an entirely subjective form of art. Let&#8217;s get this started!<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE DEATH RIDERS (c) vs. TOP FLIGHT &amp; AR FOX FOR THE WORLD TRIOS CHAMPIONSHIP \u2014 MINOR HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The return of the Death Riders certainly was quicker than anticipated and reintroduced the AEW Trios Titles into the mix without having fixed any of the issues surrounding it. Part of me thought they would silently retire the Trios Titles whenever Moxley loses his AEW Championship and disbands the group, but it doesn\u2019t look like that is the way things are headed.<\/p>\n<p>The match itself was well put together and performed, but no one thought for a second that Top Flight &amp; A.R. Fox had any real chance of taking home the titles. I hope to one day care about these titles again, just as I once did when they were held by The House of Black, but those days seem far behind us. AEW needs to make a decision on what to make of these titles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UNDISPUTED KINGDOM INTERVIEW \u2014 MINOR HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kyle. Kyle, are you okay? It sounded like you got possessed by Mark Briscoe for a second there. Do we need to hire a priest to \u201cExorcist\u201d this, or would you start throwing up chickens and gnashing your teeth at random cameras?<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, this interview made the obvious rubber matches of the Undisputed Kingdom all the more&#8230; obvious and paved the path to a no-holds-barred match between Adam Cole and Daniel Garcia. I\u2019m interested, intrigued, and quite possibly fascinated by this final match in the Undisputed Kingdom vs. FTR &amp; Garcia series to see which way AEW decides to make this tower of Dominos fall.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3421400526\" 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><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Check out the latest episode of the Wade Keller Pro Wrestling Post-show covering the latest episode of Dynamite: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/episode\/aew-dynamite-post-show-3-26-keller-lilly-are-omega-and-speedball-too-corny-mox-swerve-ratchets-up-should-toni-headline-ppvs-more--65153227\">CLICK HERE<\/a> (or search \u201cwade Keller\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=65153227&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\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>LEXI NAIR WITH KAZUCHIKA OKADA \u2014 MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was a whole lot of nothing. Not much more to say on it, really. Lexi asked about Okada\u2019s &#8220;big wins&#8221; so far in 2025, which Okada helpfully reminded us was only against wrestlers who have yet to win any singles championships at any point in their careers in AEW. Past that point, we got on to more nothing. No hint at the next challenger, no hint at Okada&#8217;s character development. None, zip, zilch, nada.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JOHNNY TV vs. BANDIDO \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Apparently, Okada&#8217;s interview, revealing such grand things as nothing at all, took precedence over Johnny TV\u2019s entrance.<\/p>\n<p>Rude.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, however, Taya\u2019s clairvoyance as to where the camera is can be sexually transmitted as Johnny never fails to find it, either.<br \/>\nThese two performed a wonderfully athletic match with such highlights as Johnny TV doing a full extra 180-degree rotation from a reverse kneesies backstabber (I&#8217;m still learning; please don\u2019t be mean to me) that was entirely unnecessary but wonderfully done.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE DEBUT OF, AND SUBSEQUENT RETIREMENT, OF JAVITY \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4071661086\" 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>Hot on the heels of a victory, Bandido called out his rival Chris Jericho. Jericho, the ever-benevolent being he is, arrived with Gravity\u2019s mask in tow. After some fun back and forth, Jericho donned Gravity\u2019s mask himself, thus creating the hybrid character: Javity. From this point on, I just couldn\u2019t take Jericho seriously. The ever-so-slight muffle on the microphone from the mask took the edge from Jericho quicker than a Titus O\u2019Neil.<\/p>\n<p>Moments later, Javity had his mask re-stolen, and thus, by the cultural standards of his character, retired.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, soon after Bandido stole the mask back it became clear to me that he very will likely once again challenge for the ROH Title \u2014 hopefully at an ROH PPV.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MEGAN BAYNE PACKAGE \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She finally speaks! And when she speaks, she speaks of ill tides approaching those who call themselves champions. I find myself heavily invested in Bayne\u2019s current ascent, and with the right planning, this could be one hell of a good match at Dynasty and one in which I simply cannot make a guess as to who will come out the victor.<\/p>\n<p>AEW please don\u2019t do what you do so often and throw together a tag match involving the people in the PPV title match just to give the future loser some concept of credit. Anyway, I\u2019m going to open AEW\u2019s Instagram page for no reason at all now, and\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Son of a bi\u2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>OMG! IT&#8217;S TONI STORM! SHUT THE HELL UP! IT\u2019S TONI STORM! \u2014 MEGA-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pass the popcorn, dammit, the movie is on.<\/p>\n<p>Cinema, absolute cinema.<\/p>\n<p>We do love you Toni Storm, oh how we love you.<\/p>\n<p>Who writes for her? Give them a raise! (Now, if it&#8217;s Toni Storm, then that&#8217;s great; Toni Storm deserves a raise. If it&#8217;s Tony Khan, then that\u2019s great; Toni Storm deserves a raise.) I know the possibility of a babyface wrestler retaining the title for any considerable length of time is unlikely, but I swear I could watch decades of this Toni Storm as my women&#8217;s champion. She is the engine that AEW needs to affix to its wagon to and use to guide them to the promised land of success. Toni Storm, the Oscar goes to you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HARLEY CAMERON IN ACTION \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oh, thank goodness Harley Cameron has been saved from the Harley-gram bit. The ball of fear I felt hit my stomach as I dreaded to see her come out with that mask on and the subsequent relief upon not seeing it was worse emotional whiplash than any roller coaster could give me, and yes, I do mean emotional; I have CRIED on roller coasters before.<\/p>\n<p>This was a quick squash match, but just seeing Cameron taken even slightly seriously makes me extremely happy, so I hope it stays this way. Also, I hope Cameron can find herself cemented in a top storyline again soon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DON CALLIS (DO I HAVE TO REPORT ON THIS? I DO? DAMMIT) \u2014 MEGA-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wait. It&#8217;s Kyle Fletcher! This segment is now a hit because it&#8217;s all about Kyle Fletcher! Oh, and it&#8217;s about how we\u2019ll be seeing more Kyle Fletcher! This is definitely a hit. Major hit. No bias.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LOS TITANES DEL AIRE vs. THE BEAST MORTOS AND DRALISCTICO \u2014 MINOR-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harely Cameron is on commentary? We just keep winning!<\/p>\n<p>Harley-gram appears? This is why we can\u2019t have nice things!<\/p>\n<p>Also, can someone check on the ropes? Last I checked, you\u2019re at least supposed to give something aftercare after stepping on it that much.<\/p>\n<p>This match was as high-flying as it possibly could\u2019ve been.<\/p>\n<p>Jokes aside (which includes you Jokey-gram; sit in the corner), I hope that, sooner rather than later, AEW starts the storyline between LFI and this newly named tag team between Hologram and Kommander; so far, they are just trading victories with no real stakes, and the moves they are pulling would weigh so much more if we had a reason to root for or hate either side.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I had no idea what to expect with this whole Slam Dunk Weekend business, but I can safely say I was pleasantly surprised. The women\u2019s wrestling and storylines still prove to be far above the men&#8217;s in terms of how engaging and entertaining they are. Let&#8217;s hope AEW can keep this momentum swinging into this year\u2019s Dynasty and beyond!<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUGUST\u2019S DODGEY MATCH RECOMMENDATIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Match of the Night: The Death Riders vs. Top Flight &amp; AR Fox<\/li>\n<li>Second Best Match: Johnny TV vs. Bandido<\/li>\n<li>Third Best Match: Harley Cameron vs. In Action<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>STORYLINE GRADE: C+<br \/>\nMATCH GRADE: B+<br \/>\nOVERALL SHOW GRADE: B<\/p>\n<p>Thank you all once again for reading, and I hope you enjoyed it, till next time, tits out, guns up, and goodnight! Yeah, I\u2019m never doing that sign-off again.<\/p>\n<p><em>(August Strachan is a trained ballet dancer, sometimes model, always actor, and the inventor of the world\u2019s first aerodynamic brick. 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