{"id":119635,"date":"2023-07-29T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=119635"},"modified":"2023-07-29T00:01:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T04:01:20","slug":"aew-collision-07-29-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2023\/07\/29\/aew-collision-07-29-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: AEW Collision (07\/29\/23) &#8211; FTR vs. MJF &#038; Adam Cole, AEW World Tag Title Match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>All Elite Wrestling<\/strong> makes its debut in Hartford, Connecticut at the XL Center for <em><strong>AEW <\/strong><strong>Collision<\/strong><\/em> this week. <em><strong>All In<\/strong> <\/em>and <em><strong>All Out<\/strong><\/em> now a month away, as <strong>AEW<\/strong> gets set for what will without a doubt be the biggest week in the short, 5-year history of the company.<\/p>\n<p><em>AEW Collision<\/em> also shapes up for a massive uphill battle next week as for the first time since the show&#8217;s inception, it will be forced to face off directly with a <strong>WWE<\/strong> Premium Live Event in <em><strong>SummerSlam<\/strong><\/em>. How will AEW prepare for such a massive undertaking that will become a monthly norm?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TOMORROW NIGHT On <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWCollision?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWCollision<\/a> at 8pm ET \/ 7pm on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tntdrama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TNTDrama<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AndradeElIdolo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AndradeElIdolo<\/a> versus the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HouseOfBlack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#HouseOfBlack<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SNM_Buddy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SNM_Buddy<\/a> in a ladder match, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEW<\/a> World Champ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_MJF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@The_MJF<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamColePro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AdamColePro<\/a> take on the Champs <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FTR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FTR<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEW<\/a> World Tag Team Titles &amp; much more! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QlvKbgIBLU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/QlvKbgIBLU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1685124581084835840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Double Clothesline Incoming?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The budding bromance between AEW World Champion <strong>MJF<\/strong> and would-be challenger turned tag team partner <strong>Adam Cole<\/strong> wound up forced together following a time limit draw between the two due to the dubbed &#8216;Blind Eliminator Tournament&#8217;. A mix of <strong>WCW&#8217;s<\/strong> rather infamous Battle Bowl concept in how the teams were paired up, but resembling far more in execution <strong>Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre&#8217;s<\/strong> annual &#8220;Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increibles&#8221; (Unbelievable Partners National Tournament).<\/p>\n<p>Where rivals wind up showcasing impressive chemistry as MJF and Adam Cole gelled about as well as <strong>Mistico<\/strong> and <strong>Averno<\/strong> did in 2010. Winning the tournament after a dance-off against <strong>Sammy Guevara<\/strong> and <strong>Daniel Garcia<\/strong> as well as overall, treating the tournament overall as, in the most simple of terms: &#8216;sports entertainment&#8217;, this really has spurred the ire of the current AEW World Tag Team Champions: <strong>FTR<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dax Harwood<\/strong> and <strong>Cash Wheeler<\/strong> have always prided themselves as being the best of pure tag team wrestling and have worked extremely hard to fill those shoes as well as rid themselves of years of lacking creative from WWE. So seeing these two has FTR seeing red. They now clash tonight for the AEW World Tag Team Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Can MJF and Adam Cole really stay together and capture the gold after hitting a Double Clothesline? Or will reality set in against the pinnacle of tag team wrestling and finally shatter this dubious friendship?<\/p>\n<h3><strong>And Now For A Ladder Match<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You know, if this was WCW, this would be a Mask On A Pole Match. While that joke is easy to make, as <strong>Andrade El Idolo&#8217;s<\/strong> return feud has been over the Black Mask tribute mask he likes to wear entering the ring of all things against the AEW Trios Champions in <strong>The House Of Black<\/strong>, it&#8217;s also been Andrade vs. <strong>Brody King<\/strong> or <strong>Buddy Matthews<\/strong> in fantastic matches. And that&#8217;s what we have here.<\/p>\n<p>As we get a rematch between Buddy Matthews and Andrade with the added twist that it&#8217;s a ladder match this time. This will without a doubt be an amazing match as they follow up the first match. However, we&#8217;re still missing that amazing rematch from <em><strong>NXT Takeover: New Orleans<\/strong><\/em> all the way back in 2018. Which in itself was a rematch of Malakai Black&#8217;s (then <strong>Aleister Black<\/strong>) <strong>NXT<\/strong> debut in 2017.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Gold Trios Action<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Darius Martin<\/strong> and <strong>Action Andretti<\/strong> have been a team in <strong>Ring Of Honor<\/strong> for the past few months now. Add <strong>AAA<\/strong> Mega Champion <strong>Hijo Del Vikingo<\/strong> on a rare free weekend for him to fly in and team up with them. They&#8217;re set to take on <strong>Bullet Club Gold<\/strong>. <em>Collision&#8217;s<\/em> highlight group. Though this incarnation will be <strong>Juice Robinson<\/strong> alongside the former AEW World Tag Team Champions <strong>The Gunns<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Does Gravity Have A Sweet Tooth?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Gravity<\/strong> is back. Again. After a victory at ROH&#8217;s <em><strong>Death Before Dishonor<\/strong><\/em>, getting reminded of <strong>PAC<\/strong> on <em><strong>AEW Dynamite<\/strong><\/em>, moving on to the semi-finals of ROH&#8217;s Eliminator tournament for the World Television Championship held by Samo-Hey, wait a minute! Well, in a rather odd choice, <strong>Samoa Joe<\/strong>, star of the now-released <strong>Twisted Metal<\/strong> series on <strong>Peacock<\/strong>, takes on Gravity in a non-title match.<\/p>\n<p>Can Gravity make the most of this odd cutting in front of the line?<\/p>\n<p>Some much-needed variety and depth is added to <em>Collision&#8217;s<\/em> line-up of featured women as <strong>Kiera Hogan<\/strong> and <strong>Mercedes Martinez<\/strong> face off and <strong>CM Punk<\/strong> is set to speak. All that and more set for tonight&#8217;s episode of <em>AEW Collision<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em>Stay tun<\/em><em>ed to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world. As well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 You can catch AEW Dynamite Wednesday nights at 8 PM ET on TBS and AEW Dark: Elevation (Monday nights) and AEW: Dark (Tuesday nights) at 7 PM ET on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFN4JkGP_bVhAdBsoV9xftA\" target=\"_blank\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>. AEW Rampage airs on TNT at 10 PM EST every Friday night.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All Elite Wrestling makes its debut in Hartford, Connecticut at the XL Center for AEW Collision this week. All In and All Out now a month away, as AEW gets set for what will without a doubt be the biggest week in the short, 5-year history of the company. 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