AEW Collision 3/8/25

AEW rolled into Sacramento Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California, for yesterday’s episode of Dynamite, where they also taped this Saturday’s (Mar. 8) episode of Collision.

Beyond bangers, Collision is offering weekly highlights of unmissable promos, character development, and palpating story beats. This week, four announced matches offer a bit of everything. Career progression when Harley Cameron looks to rack up another win with her finishing move. One is a women’s match that will educate fans on Momo Watanabe’s capabilities. The other was a demonstration of two future technical workhorse champions. As proven by last week’s TNT championship main event, don’t underestimate the capabilities of a young dragonslayer. Someone may use a little muscle to get what they need.

On Saturday, we get to see Momo Watanabe’s second AEW match. Her first was at Forbidden Door 2024, where she teamed with Kris Statlander and lost to the team of Willow Nightingale and Tam Nakano. For folks unfamiliar with Watanabe, she’s a 24-year-old STARDOM veteran with ten years of experience. She’s been wrestling since age 14 and has a wealth of experience. Previously, she was a former partner and stablemate of the new WWE Women’s World Champion, IYO SKY. Her match against Mercedes Mone isn’t without history. The two previously clashed at NJPW’s Capital Collision last year in Washington for the NJPW Strong Women’s Championship. Against an opponent like Serena Deeb, this is going to be a showcase for Watanabe’s concussive kicks and technical prowess. However, it might not be a cakewalk. Last week, Queen Aminata’s victory may have been intellectually aided by The Professor’s gameplan. Will Aminata get involved to return the lesson? During or post-match, expect some final angle, perhaps with Watanabe finally getting her hands on Mone after the TBS champion pie-faced her at Grand Slam.