{"id":206561,"date":"2025-10-26T11:37:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T16:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=206561"},"modified":"2025-10-26T11:37:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T16:37:49","slug":"aew-collision-hits-misses-10-25-hangman-page-vows-revenge-pac-vs-ishii-thekla-vs-shirakawa-and-a-400-000-dollar-eight-man-tag-team-main-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/10\/26\/aew-collision-hits-misses-10-25-hangman-page-vows-revenge-pac-vs-ishii-thekla-vs-shirakawa-and-a-400-000-dollar-eight-man-tag-team-main-event\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW COLLISION HITS &#038; MISSES (10\/25): Hangman Page vows revenge, Pac vs. Ishii, Thekla vs. Shirakawa, and a $400.000 dollar eight-man tag team main event"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-575919012\" 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><p>To help you add context, my \u201cHits\u201d are ordered from best to worst. Each review includes a historical tidbit and a final grade. With that said, let\u2019s move into the high points of this week\u2019s episode, starting with the most significant moments.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>HITS<\/h3>\n<p><strong>HANGMAN PROMO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This promo re-established what\u2019s always worked with &#8220;Hangman&#8221; Adam Page: authentic emotion, earned confidence, and zero performative nonsense. He brought the receipts from WrestleDream, calling out the blindside beatdown from the opps, and reconfirmed with a babyface promise that he will ruin Samoa Joe\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PAC vs. TOMOHIRO ISHII<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On paper, this was a match booked for the sickos \u2014 the fans who circle Tomohiro Ishii\u2019s name on a lineup and immediately start vibrating. And in execution? It delivered exactly what the formula promises. No overthinking, no melodrama, no convoluted narrative threads to untangle \u2014 just two men willingly choosing violence and daring the other to blink first. Does this move any active storyline forward? Hard to argue it does. But the Ishii match format is timeless \u2014 a pure, self-contained battle that resets the audience\u2019s pulse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>THEKLA vs. MINA SHIRAKAWA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stiff, physical, and fueled by real history. AEW spotlighted their Japan connection, and that context elevated every strike. No fluff, no filler \u2014 just two women fighting with receipts and pride. A strong showcase that made you care even if you didn\u2019t know the story walking in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BUILDING THE WOMEN&#8217;S TAG DIVISION<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3864315421\" 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>AEW is layering in the Women\u2019s Tag Division with real momentum. By pairing established names with fresh tag-intent, All Elite Wrestling isn\u2019t just rolling out a title or spotlighting one team, they\u2019re building a division, a division full of options, stories, and stakes. And the appearance of Nixon Newell &amp; Miranda Alize interrupting Tay Conti &amp; Anna Jay? A nice surprise.<\/p>\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-10-22-zilem-lilly-talk-wrestledream-fallout-okada-vs-bandido-high-stakes-main-event-mercedes-mone-celebration--68249121\">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\" title=\"AEW DYNAMITE POST-SHOW (10\/22): Zilem &amp; Lilly talk WrestleDream fallout, Okada vs. Bandido high-stakes main event, Mercedes Mone celebration\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=68249121&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<h3>MISSES<\/h3>\n<p><strong>EDDIE KINGSTON\u2019S MISUSE &amp; MISCASTING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Eddie Kingston isn\u2019t a side quest. He shouldn\u2019t be a punch-card appearance every few weeks with no real traction. When you strip the urgency and the purpose from Eddie, you\u2019re undercutting the very reason fans rally behind him.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, the presentation shows \u201csupporting character,\u201d even though the audience still sees \u201cmain event.\u201d AEW needs to course-correct soon, because every week Eddie drifts is a week his top-guy status erodes \u2014 and that\u2019s a mistake you can\u2019t fix overnight.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>FINAL SCORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HITS: 4<\/li>\n<li>MISSES: 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>FINAL THOUGHTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Collision delivered a solid night of in-ring action \u2014 a strong opening with Hangman\u2019s fire and a card filled with physical, engaging match-ups that pushed key stories toward Dynamite. The Women\u2019s Division got meaningful spotlight, Pac vs. Ishii scratched the sickos\u2019 itch. But even with all that working on paper, the episode still felt like it lacked that extra spark \u2014 the one big moment that becomes the talking point as the credits roll. Collision continues to be a reliable wrestling program; now it just needs that injection of urgency and must-see energy to remind the audience why Saturday nights matter.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-128069012\" 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<hr \/>\n<p><strong>WRESTLING HISTORY:<\/strong> On this day in 1999, WCW Monday Nitro rolled into Phoenix, Arizona, with two major title changes. Bret \u201cHitman\u201d Hart defeated Bill Goldberg to capture the WCW United States Championship, while The Filthy Animals \u2014 Billy Kidman &amp; Konnan \u2014 knocked off Harlem Heat to claim the World Tag Team Titles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PODCAST PLUG:<\/strong> Be sure to check out the Collision Caf\u00e9 I host with PWTorch\u2019s Amin Ajani, available exclusively to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorchvipinfo.com\/\">PWTorch VIP members<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wade Keller Post-show (10\/22) - AEW Dynamite\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3wGRktrhSLY?start=1&#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-1062427047\"><div id=\"pwtor-3453511106\"><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>To help you add context, my \u201cHits\u201d are ordered from best to worst. 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