5 Ups & 5 Downs For AEW Collision (Dec 2 - Results & Review)

1. An Excellent Main Event

Where this week's AEW Collision was concerned, it was very much three for three when it comes to the Continental Classic.

While Claudio vs. King was a meshing of elegant, precise power and monstrous brute force, and Andrade vs. Garcia was more a sleek exchange of holds and a classic chess match, Bryan Danielson vs. Eddie Kingston closed out Collision with a lovely, snug war between two of the most popular performers in the company.

As is often the case with this duo, plentiful chops were the order of the day, with some of those strikes being absolutely deafening. Then there was a particularly gnarly-looking back suplex on the outside from Kingston to the American Dragon, as both men clearly felt the impact of that.

Adding to the sense of drama was the fact that Eddie had come up short against Brody King on last week's Collision, meaning the Mad King was desperate not to face a second straight Continental Classic loss, especially with his ROH Championship and NJPW Strong Openweight Championship on the line. As such, it didn't take long for Kingston to target Danielson's orbital injury as he attempted to take advantage of the bullseye painted on Bryan's face.

However, despite Eddie's best efforts, it would be Bryan Danielson who emerged victorious here, getting the pinfall win after hitting a Busaiku Knee, in turn getting the Blackpool Combat Man off the mark in the Continental Classic and cementing him as the early favourite to win the tournament.

As usual, there has to be additional props to Nigel McGuinness, who once again did a fantastic job of mocking Bryan at every turn, even shouting advice to Kingston at times, as we continue to dream of Danielson vs. McGuinness at All In next August.