{"id":195404,"date":"2025-04-01T12:38:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=195404"},"modified":"2025-04-01T16:15:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T21:15:42","slug":"aew-collision-hits-misses-3-29-aminata-confronts-mercedes-toni-storm-cosplays-as-rosie-the-riveter-adam-cole-calls-out-garcia-cash-makes-ridiculous-assumptions-about-misunderstandings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/04\/01\/aew-collision-hits-misses-3-29-aminata-confronts-mercedes-toni-storm-cosplays-as-rosie-the-riveter-adam-cole-calls-out-garcia-cash-makes-ridiculous-assumptions-about-misunderstandings\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW COLLISION HITS &#038; MISSES (3\/29): Aminata confronts Mercedes, Toni Storm cosplays as Rosie the Riveter, Adam Cole calls out Garcia, Cash makes ridiculous assumptions about misunderstandings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1380330907\" 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 29, 2025<br \/>\nMILWAUKEE, WIS.<br \/>\nAIRED ON TNT<br \/>\nBY DAVID BRYANT, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR<\/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><strong>TONI STORM COSPLAYS AS ROSIE THE RIVETER \u2014 MEGA-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s episode of AEW Collision kicked off in the best way an episode of AEW Collision could possibly punt \u2014 with Toni Storm dressed as \u201cRosie the Riveter.\u201d For any readers who happen to be unfamiliar with \u201cRosie the Riveter,\u201d she was a character the U.S. Government encouraged women to model themselves after for about eight years before ushering them back into the kitchen for decades.*<\/p>\n<p>In front of what I assume was a drunken security camera**, Toni Storm delivered a promo dripping with glamour, grace, and enough in-you-end-oh! to make Mae West blush, and in doing so, she sold both the \u201cshame\u201d of her recent loss and her desire to never have it happen to her again.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, Storm laid down on her back so as to replicate the moment she was pinned, and the crowd booed at the very thought of her losing. That is how it should be. Fans should be outraged at the very thought of a beloved babyface losing, and if TK so much as thinks about having Toni Storm lose to Megan Bayne at AEW Dynasty, I will personally fly my ass to Philadephia, Pa., drive to the Liacouras Center, and smash a strongly worded email into my drafts folder before visiting Betty Ross\u2019s house because I\u2019m already in the area.<\/p>\n<p>*For more information about \u201cRosie the Riveter\u201d and the \u201cRosie the Housewife\u201d campaign that followed, click here: (https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rosie_the_Riveter)<\/p>\n<p><strong>**THE SOFT CAM \u2014 MEGA-MISS<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2670986955\" 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>I have no idea why this segment chose to forgo the use of a traditional hard camera for a series of overhead shots that swayed like they had been mounted to a ship made out of hammocks, but this downward-angled camera was kept so high above the ring that I thought it was about to win a briefcase designed by Hasbro.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, it appeared as though the high angle of the camera actually caused the key light (the primary spotlight in a trio of spotlights that were being used to illuminate Storm) to miss Storm\u2019s face entirely, plunging her into darkness.<\/p>\n<p>Now, while it is completely understandable for a spotlight tasked with illuminating Toni Storm to be starstruck to the point of having an existential crisis, the awkwardness of Storm (ever the consummate professional) running toward a light like an amphetamine-fueled starlet having a near-death experience is unacceptable because much like Judy Garland, Toni Storm deserved better.<\/p>\n<p>Heck, AEW\u2019s fans deserve better! The framing of this artfully executed promo featured shots that were claustrophobic, idiosyncratic, and so off-kilter that a hanging cable made its way into a pivotal shot. Even the final shot of this segment felt awkward because Penelope Ford\u2019s drive-by kick took place so close to the camera, I could see inside of Penelope Ford\u2019s pores, and that woman barely has pores!<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m sorry for the rant, and if this mishap was due to technical issues with the hard cam or the layout of the venue, I can sympathize; I have worked on a number of films, and cinematography is a hard craft to master, but modern spotlights literally have guides to help pinpoint their target!<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE DEATH RIDERS CUT A PROMO \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Live from a subway stairwell, Claudio Castagnoli cut a promo so entertaining, he did half my job for me (which, let\u2019s be honest, isn\u2019t that hard, but it\u2019s still appreciated). In this one promo, Castagnoli referred to \u201cCope\u201d aka Cliff by his birthname, Adam Copeland, and included the line, \u201cI know that you are losing your Edge, and you are just trying to Cope with it.\u201d I am sent! You win. If my fingers weren\u2019t in the way, my laptop would start a slow clap. I assume. Actually, you know what? I think the lid is broken.<\/p>\n<p>After Castagnoli finished lighting up what looked like my high school stairwell, Jon Moxley took time away from turning the Saw franchise into documentaries and used that time to become the founding president and sole member of the Marina Shafir Hype Squad. Moxley\u2019s promo did more to put over Marina Shafir in three short minutes than anything AEW has done in three long years, and to my unbridled astonishment, he did all of this without channeling Vin Diesel\u2019s version of the Riddler from Batman.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3981808488\" 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>JAY WHITE vs. KEVIN KNIGHT \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jay White and Kevin Knight wrestled a stunning match that made me realize just how invested I am in stocks and bonds. I should have been just as invested in this particular match, but it is hard to invest in a match pitting a wrestler I\u2019ve never heard of against a wrestler I\u2019ve been trained to believe could lose to a wrestler I\u2019ve never heard of.<\/p>\n<p>Jay White has all of the skills a potential megastar would need to have. He has HBK-level linguistic skills, Punk-level in-ring skills, and he clearly has a willingness to put over anyone. Literally, anyone. Anyone at all. I mean, I assume TK requires wrestlers to have torsos if they want a chance to pin Jay White, but I\u2019m not entirely convinced.<\/p>\n<p>White\u2019s misuse is honestly one of the biggest tragedies in AEW, and while tonight\u2019s victory warmed the cockles (a hilarious word) of my heart, it doesn\u2019t fully make up for the fact that, so far, White has been wasted more than a Rock Star in a luxury hotel room. But! There is good news! White is still only 32, and I assume he has a few more years left on his contract before calling Paul Levesque to see how his mother-in-law\u2019s soul is doing; let\u2019s make those years count. (And when I say \u201ccount,\u201d I mean like Dracula, and not at all like counting the number of times I have to Google the names of his opponents.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>MERCEDES MONE vs. ROBIN RENEGADE \u2014 MINOR-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mercedes Mone wrestled tonight\u2019s match in an outfit that looked like she ran through Bob Mackie\u2019s closet and came out the other side holding a bag full of his wildest dreams, and Robin Renegade wrestled tonight\u2019s match in an outfit that looked like she ran through a Shoddyshire county Walmart and came out the other side holding a bag full of clearance sales and a bedazzler.<\/p>\n<p>All jokes aside (but never in back), Mone needs to hook up every woman in AEW\u2019s locker room with her costume designer or at least petition to have her closet declared an official branch of the Fashion Emergency Management Agency (the other, more important FEMA).<\/p>\n<p>Robin Renegade is a fine wrestler, but even the finest of wines taste better when sipped out of crystal rather than a Solo cup from Shoddyshire. Renegade certainly isn\u2019t the worst offender when it comes to things like this, but being better than the worst isn\u2019t enough when you are competing with the best of the best, especially when \u201cthe best\u201d is dressed like what would happen if a Faberge egg became a Power Ranger.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the best of the best\u2026<\/p>\n<p><em>ARTICLE CONTINUED BELOW&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\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-review-dynamite-and-compare-dehnel-s-in-person-perspective-to-kanner-s-tv-viewing-experience--65207985\">CLICK HERE<\/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=65207985&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>ATHENA INTRODUCES MERCEDES MONE TO HER FINISHING MOVE \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looking like she just finished playing League of Legends from the inside, Athena met Mercedes in the ring, and two of the best women\u2019s wrestlers in the world confronted each other like planets colliding in the night sky.<\/p>\n<p>Athena taunted Mone with her Cena-inspired belt, her Jem-inspired hair, and her Superhero-inspired finisher with a Screech-inspired name\u2026 the O-Face. (I will never understand how a death-defying maneuver that was once called The Eclipse got renamed to something that sounds like you\u2019re having an orgasm and a facepalm at the exact same time.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>TONIGHT, QUEEN AMINATA\u2019S INTERRUPTED INTERVIEW WAS BROUGHT TO US BY A WOMAN WITH THE IN-RING SKILLS OF A WRESTLING SAVANT AND THE COMPASSION OF A MISMATCHED SOCK\u2014 MINOR-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is going to sound like a strange compliment, so let me preface it by saying I\u2019m gay, and therefore, I am not trying to convey creepiness:<\/p>\n<p>Queen Aminata has the kind of face you can\u2019t help but trust. I don\u2019t even know Queen Aminata, and I would let this woman borrow my phone, babysit my beloved collection of #smellmaxxing colognes, and memorize my social security number for reasons that I am sure would be wholesome.<\/p>\n<p>Serena Deeb, on the other hand, is as hardboiled as an egg-based detective, as intimidating as eating ribs on a first date, and is so into everything \u201cdodge\u201d that she probably cut 20,000 jobs while I was writing this sentence. On top of that, and to emphasize Deeb\u2019s toughness, she chose to wear a white top that had been rolled around in Toni Storm\u2019s bucket of broken glass.<\/p>\n<p>These two women do not belong in the same room together, much less the same interview, and that is exactly why I consider this pairing brilliant. I hope AEW delves into these fictional characters\u2019 private lives to show us what makes them tick and drives their most controversial decisions. Before its inevitable implosion, I want this relationship to feel as meaningful as Queen Aminata\u2019s face feels trustful because that will make its demolition at All In (look at me pretending AEW has patience) all the more meaningful.<\/p>\n<p>The reason I gave this segment a \u201cMinor-Hit\u201d instead of a full-blown \u201cHit\u201d is because A.) interrupted interviews have become more clich\u00e9 than eggplant emojis and B.) Aminata and Deeb should work with acting coaches or at least watch some YouTube tutorials on \u201cHuman Speech Simulation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trust me, as someone who has directed a crap-ton of actors, there is NO shame in doing this! Even the best of the best do this. Heck, Noah Schnapp was so nervous about a scene that he didn\u2019t think he could pull off that he literally went to Winona Ryder\u2019s trailer to ask for help.<\/p>\n<p>Now he has a Screen Actors Guild award.<\/p>\n<p><strong>REDWOOD &amp; BAD APPLE vs. TOP FLIGHT \u2014 WORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dante Martin, the man gravity forgot (until his ankle got in the way), and his brother named\u2026 I want to say, Mr. Martin? \u2014 took on Bad Apple and the cover model for Needlessly Tall magazine, a bi-weekly publication that is subscribed to by Wade Keller* and no one else.<\/p>\n<p>This match was good, but its ending was as shocking as an Amish light socket. (Remember that time Dante Martin wrestled for the AEW World Heavyweight Championship? Saltyridge Farm remembers.)<\/p>\n<p>*Wade Keller is an awesome boss, and I shouldn\u2019t be making jokes about him, but dammit, I need to fill space in my needlessly long columns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>JAMIE HAYTER CUTS AN INTERVIEW THAT WENT SURPRISINGLY UNINTERRUPTED \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OMG! I\u2019ve missed you, Daphne!<\/p>\n<p>Dressed like a leprechaun being eaten by a bear, Jamie Hayter announced that she was main-eventing tonight\u2019s episode of AEW Collision (Hell yeah!) and that she would be throwing her name into the hat (which I assume belongs to Martha Hart and looks like what you\u2019d want to wear to an Easter egg hunt at a graveside service) to compete in the Owen Hart tournament!<\/p>\n<p>Side Note: Did no one tell Jamie Hayter her pantyhose was sticking out of her pants? I loved this outfit, but a friendly intervention would have made it perfect. Hayter does have friends backstage, right?<\/p>\n<p>Second side note: I cannot give enough props to AEW for how much they have improved their handling of the Women\u2019s division. I can give scenery though. I have a lot of stage flats that are just randomly hanging out in my garage, so if AEW needs an LED Hollywood sign, a sports shop\/gymnasium backdrop, a brick alleyway on wheels, or a wallpapered living room with candlelight sconces and Mickey Mouse posters, give me a call. Props, however, I do not have enough.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ADAM COLE CALLS OUT DANIEL GARCIA \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HBK\u2019s Substance clone called out Daniel Garcia (who was once again wearing clothes despite my recommendations), and Garcia came to the ring with his best pal, and the only man I\u2019ve ever seen named after a Grindr profile, Daddy Magic.<\/p>\n<p>Given the blandness of this promo\u2019s outline, its captivating appeal and well-paced cadence are truly a testament to Cole and Garcia\u2019s evolving mic skills. These guys literally looked in the promo closet and said, \u201cGive me the simplest outfit you\u2019ve got,\u201d and then proceeded to wear it like an attention wh\u2014re at the Met Gala.<\/p>\n<p>Side Note: You know those acting classes I mentioned a few segments back? Daddy Magic would be a good person to call. His expressions in the background of this segment were subtle but clear, and instead of trying to make himself the star, he tried to make himself the best supporting character he could possibly be in an effort to elevate Garcia. I make a lot of jokes about Daddy Magic because his name sounds like a movie about an AARP strip club, but I really should spend more time pointing out his skillset because that kind of acting talent is harder to come by than you\u2019d think.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ATHENA TEACHES A MASTERCLASS IN THE CUTTING OF A SHORT N\u2019 SWEET (SHAMELESS SABRINA CARPENTER PLUG) PROMO \u2014 MEGA-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hot Topic Girl Doll and real-life Thundercat, Athena absolutely owned my high school\u2019s stairwell and the camera lens\u2019 soul as she laid into Mercedes Mone with a promo that begged the question: how is Billie Starkz, someone who is so good at wrestling, still so bad at doing words? You are literally Athena\u2019s mentee! The solution to all of your problems is standing right next to you.<\/p>\n<p>Quick Aside: Starkz, let me pull you aside for a second and give you some advice that I\u2019m sure you will never see, hear, or know about and has all of the monetary value of two cents after being pressed in a souvenir machine. Now, before I start, let me ask you a question: have you ever seen the 1989 film \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally?\u201d (If you haven\u2019t, it\u2019s okay; my fianc\u00e9 is Gen-Z, too.) If you have seen it, do you know that woman who looks over at Meg Ryan\u2019s fake orgasm and says, \u201cI\u2019ll have what she\u2019s having?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do that.<\/p>\n<p>Look over at Athena, and then decide you want to have what she is having because you can have it as long as you believe you can. Good speaking skills come from self-confidence, and self-confidence is a lot like Meg Ryan\u2019s fake orgasms. You don\u2019t actually have to have self-confidence to portray self-confidence. If you can fake it well enough, people will buy into it because no one can read your mind except you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAX \u201cTHE AXE\u201d HARWOOD vs. WHEELER YUTA \u2014 HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well, Dax Harwood has a moniker crammed into the middle of his name, and we all know how that ends. I just hope Cash Wheeler can avoid barbershop windows between now and All In.<\/p>\n<p>That said, this match was good, but this match\u2019s post-match angle was\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>CASH WHEELER MAKES RIDICULOUS ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT MISUNDERSTANDINGS \u2014 MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After the match, Dax \u201cThe Axe\u201d Harwood was surrounded by a group of AEW\u2019s vending machine-quality security guards who really need to consider unionizing*, and in the process of pulling those NPC guards off of Harwood, Cash Wheeler was accidentally shoved.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, because professional wrestlers have brains the size of quantum particles, Wheeler assumed Harwood\u2019s accidental shove was done to purposefully spite him.<\/p>\n<p>*As was suggested on Wade Keller\u2019s Pro-Wrestling Post Show for last week\u2019s episode of AEW Dynamite, which you can watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B-MNpJatsBg\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LIO RUSH &amp; ACTION ANDRETTI USE THE WORD \u201cBOY\u201d A LOT \u2014 MISS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Momma Wayne was the best part of this promo. She is so good at her job, it\u2019s astounding. I cannot believe this woman was not a trained actress before taking on this role.<\/p>\n<p>The second best part of this promo was Nick Wayne and Kip Sabian. However, the material a performer is given to work with matters just as much as the performance itself, and this entire promo appeared to be built around a 2023 angle without so much as a mention of what happened during that angle in 2023. The \u201cassumed knowledge\u201d was strong with this one. I\u2019m surprised they didn\u2019t reference the AR Fox vs. Nick Wayne match at GCW\u2019s Astronaut PPV in 2022. I mean, after all, casual viewers are all-knowing beings with the memory of a vigilante elephant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOLOGRAM VS. BLAKE CHRISTIAN \u2014 HIT (BUT OMG\u2026)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Day-Glo action figure, high-flying wrestler, and stardust magician, Hologram wrestled Blake Christian, who I assumed was Seth Green if Seth Green was also a 70s porn star. That said, this match was fantastic, but Hologram\u2019s character development has separated me from all of my f\u2014ks. They now live in an orphanage for f\u2014ks that is located in the faraway land of Shoddyshire, which is located about 20 miles outside of Give-a-Damn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>KRIS STATLANDER AND THUNDER ROSA HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE \u2014 MINOR-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dressed like the cover of Taylor Swift\u2019s Folklore, Kris Statlander announced that she would be entering the Owen Hart Tournament alongside Thunder Rosa (of Thunder Tits fame.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>JAMIE HAYTER vs. BILLIE STARKZ \u2014 MEGA-HIT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dressed like a MAGA meme about \u201cowning the Libs,\u201d Billie Starkz faced off against Jamie Hayter who was either dressed as Burberry Tinkerbell or a Keibler Elf in a shampoo commercial \u2014 I can\u2019t decide, but you should definitely watch this match and decide for yourself!<\/p>\n<p>This match was riveting (but not Rosie), hardboiled (but not egg-based), and orgasmic (but not the fake kind.) Hayter vs. Starkz kept my eyes glued to the computer screen from start to finish, which is really saying something considering that can lead to corneal tears, detached retinas, and outright blindness. It was totally worth it.<\/p>\n<p>I hope TK continues to feature women in his main event scene, especially when they can go in the ring with the same agility and mastery that Hayter and Starkz left on full display for us tonight.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s show was better than last week\u2019s \u201cSlam Dunk\u201d episodes, and I am frankly surprised. You would think that AEW would want to put its best foot forward when its biggest potential audience was watching\u2026 unless their secret strategy involves confusing Nielsen families into thinking this week was last week, which, honestly, feels plausible at this point.<\/p>\n<p>Not that last week\u2019s Garcia vs. Cole match was anything other than a spectacular work of art! AEW has proven time and again that, despite its shortcomings and naysayers, it still manages to somehow stumble its way into brilliance. I\u2019m not entirely sure how such a gumshoe promotion gets so lucky so often, but every time I see it happen, it feels like I\u2019m watching a professional wrestling company find winning lottery tickets stuck to the bottom of its shoe.<\/p>\n<p>Going forward here is hoping for more lottery tickets and less gum. (Unless you like gum more than money, which I\u2019m pretty sure is a wholeass character arc in &#8220;Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>Now, for tonight\u2019s show grade:<\/p>\n<p>On a 7-point grading scale, I would give this show\u2019s \u201cMatch Grade\u201d an \u201cA,\u201d due in large part to the Hayter vs. Starkz match as well as the Harwood vs Yuta match. I would give this show\u2019s \u201cStorylines Grade\u201d a \u201cB+\u201d due to the in-ring promo cut by Toni Storm, the backstage promo cut by the Death Riders, and Athena\u2019s interactions with Mercedes Mone.<\/p>\n<p>So, if I\u2019m grading this on a 7-point grading scale, an \u201cA\u201d would be a 97, and a \u201cB+\u201d would be a 92. The average of those two grades would be a 94.5 which averages out to a very solid \u201cA-.\u201d That would mean that \u201cA-\u201c grade is literally half a point removed from being an \u201cA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Overall Match Grade: A<br \/>\nOverall Storylines Grade: B+<\/p>\n<p>SHOW GRADE: A-<\/p>\n<p><strong>DAVID\u2019S DODGY MATCH RECOMMENDATIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Match of the Night: Jamie Hayter vs. Billie Starkz<\/li>\n<li>Second Best Match: Dax \u201cThe Axe\u201d Harwood vs. Wheeler Yuta<\/li>\n<li>Third Best Match: Hologram vs. Blake Christian<\/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, jokes are like IKEA instructions: confusing, probably assembled wrong, and the enjoyment they give you is fleeting.<\/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 reverse oven, which is a refrigerator that sets off a fire alarm whenever I use it. 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; Darrin Lilly\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B-MNpJatsBg?start=4&#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-368583244\"><div id=\"pwtor-2955078795\"><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 29, 2025 MILWAUKEE, WIS. 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