AEW Collision opened with Tommaso Ciampa in singles action tonight, with Ciampa mocking Chris Jericho’s face paint as part of his ring bit. The show billed itself as the final Collision before tomorrow’s AEW Redemption pay-per-view in Montreal and announced two six-way ladder match qualifiers for Sunday’s event. Viewers noted commentary choices: Tony Schiavone’s lines were criticized as dubbed in from his podcast studio in Atlanta, while Paul Wight and Bryan Danielson’s peer Clifford 'Mox' or simply Mox appearing on commentary drew positive mentions. Ciampa worked through opponents previously including Myron Reed and Zachary Wentz earlier in the night, and audience comments singled out Speedball Mike Bailey’s hometown ladder opportunity as a storyline to watch for Redemption. Dalton Castle’s in-ring entrance was remarked on after commentators talked over his mic work. The broadcast promoted that Collision would air on TNT and stream on HBO Max with an international delay on MyAEW.com.
