AEW Collision 2/8/25

Plenty of wrestlers are coming to Houston for AEW Collision with problems. A few of them are unlikely to end on Saturday. Even those that do, there are likely new issues around the corner. This is wrestling after all!

A three-way trios match following last week’s TNT Championship defense is surely going to lead to Daniel Garcia defending his prize again against at least one of his opponents. Even if Kyle Fletcher gets revenge on Mark Briscoe, who claimed an upset victory over The Protostar in the Continental Classic, Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega await. Harley Cameron, There are so many questions, possibilities, and directions in this next stop on the way to Australia for Grand Slam and then California for Revolution. AEW Collision is quickly becoming a challenger to Dynamite for the promotion’s best show of the week. A series of unique Lucha Underground-style vignettes got us all excited for the return of The Most Wanted. Prior to injury, the fourth-generation luchador was one of the most exciting and innovative wrestlers in AEW’s stacked books. Many of us wanted to see more from him. Absence made the heart grow fonder but Bandido’s Final Battle return was frustrating.

Chris Jericho once helped define AEW’s key principles. Now, it feels like Jericho refuses to learn from his and older stars’ history. Consequently, the concussion Bandido suffered seemed symbolic of the Vortex’s effect. Jericho’s horse has bolted and Bandido got struck with the hooves. However, timing is everything. Texas is a perfect place for a cowboy showdown. This bandit vs. bounty hunter match is an inspired thematic choice with a natural story, even before Jericho put a $200,000 bounty on Bandido’s head.Bryan Keith, along with Big Bill, has benefited from working with Jericho and is going to try and impress his home-state fans. Plus, this could be the start of a fun series of contests.

The saga between “Timeless” Toni Storm and Mariah May has been nothing short of cinematic. On Wednesday, Storm outdid herself by becoming Mariah May in presentation and action. If May can act like she’s a better version of Storm, then Storm’s return upped the mind games to a new level. This exhibition, a potential squash match perhaps, has expectations to live up to. Especially if the AEW Women’s World champion is proven she’s the one with her heel on the division’s throat. Showing weakness now would risk slowing weakness. May could again don the wardrobe of her mentor/rival’s Timeless persona. Yet, to do so, might be to play the game Storm’s way. Maybe May goes to another part of Storm’s history or reaches and connects to her own past in STARDOM again or the UK.