In lieu of a detailed blow-by-blow, which I am not good at, I’m going to give you the gist of these matches from here on out. It will be better for both of us.
They worked a bit slow early on, feeling each other out, and then went into a whole lot of reversals and back-and-forth battling. The idea, clearly, was to establish both as top talents with a deep arsenal. Danielson kicked him off the Figure Four a few times. So much of the match was a big back-and-forth, trading all kinds of offense, including some disgusting chops. Both got out of the other’s submission finish.
In the end, after a series of reversal pinfall attempts, it was Bryan who finally rolled into one that kept Andrade’s shoulders to the mat for the three count.
Bryan Danielson def. Andrade via pinfall
Skye Blue vs. Hollyhood Haley
Tony Schiavone said Blue was clearly very sullen while Haley, who was mocking Blue for as much, was making her Collision debut. Blue put the boots to Haley at first, then Haley got some surprise offense in, but it was never going to matter. Blue was here to win and she rolled her up and did just that.
Skye Blue def. Hollyhood Haley via pinfall
The Gunns vs. The Outrunners
Truth Magnum and Turbo Floyd have two of the best names in the business but they were here to get beat up, and that’s exactly what happened. They didn’t really get any offense in before the 3:10 to Yuma and the three count.
The Gunns def. The Outrunners via pinfall
Jeff Jarrett vs. Eddie Kingston
Dave Brown is out on commentary for this match. Jarrett and Jay Lethal do some rabble rousing of the commentary team before Kingston makes his entrance.
They wasted no time getting to the gimmicks, with Jarrett rushing the stage with a garbage can lid. They fought over to a table and started up a food fight. Jarrett used a fence as a weapon. More garbage lids. Jarrett tried to use ketchup and mustard on Kingston, who stopped him short, took the condiments for himself, and used them against Double J. Incredible stuff.
Jay Lethal hit Kingston with a cutter from the stage through a table a few feet below after Karen Jarrett got involved. When they got back to the ring, Jarrett targeted the knee for a bit with various weapons before locking in the Figure Four. Kingston responded with double birds. When he made his big comeback, he was fighting off the entire group, from Jarrett to Lethal to Sonjay Dutt to even Karen. It was a literal 5-v-1, including Satnam Singh, who Kingston took out with a guitar shot.
Kingston even managed to kick out of The Stroke!
Eventually, the numbers got to be too much and the heels overwhelmed him, as Kingston just ate a bunch of finishers one right after the other. Mercifully, the referee counted him down when it was all over.
Jeff Jarrett def. Eddie Kingston via pinfall
Miro vs. Action Andretti
Perry looking flustered as Miro shows up. A big smile as he walked by, looking smitten.
Miro jumped all over Andretti at the start but Andretti used some high flying to get some offense in. Then again, he hit a springboard right into a huge right hand. Miro tossed him out of the ring and played up to the fans while his wife cheered on. He had all the control and called for Game Over but Andretti ended up fighting his way out and holy shit, he rolls him up for two! Action back to the high flying but when he went to slam him, Miro rolled off and actually called game this time.
Miro def. Action Andretti via submission
FTR vs. Bad Thad Brown & Darian Bengston
Very shortly into the match, the lights go out. When they come back up, Malakai Black is standing across from FTR. They go out again. When they come up, The House of Black is together and they attack. That leads to the bell ringing.
No contest.
HOB leaves FTR laid out in the ring.
Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli vs. Ricky Starks & Big Bill
Jim Ross out for the main event. A really slow paced match at the outset. Yuta was the babyface in the role of taking a beating to get the heat on Big Bill. After some time, they built to Yuta getting the hot tag to Claudio while Bill tagged in Starks. This led to, quite literally, 20 lariats in the corner. Castagnoli ran wild for a while until the heels cut him off and regained control to get the heat on once again.
Some hope spots sprinkled in and Claudio picking up Big Bill was impressive. They singled out Starks and he was made to take a whole lot of rotations of the Swing. The crowd didn’t get the count right. The dropkick landed for two, though. Right as Yuta was going up top to fly off Claudio, the House of Black hit the ring to interfere once again.
They did so in such a way that they didn’t cause a DQ, just opened the door for Starks to finish off Yuta.
Ricky Starks & Big Bill def. Wheeler Yuta & Claudio Castagnoli via pinfall
Thats the round up for Collision, now time for Battle of the Belts!
BATTLE OF THE BELTS VIII
The BCC was still making their exit as Orange Cassidy was making his entrance, and Cassidy decided to bump shoulders with Moxley, who went after him. He was held back from it going any further.
Orange Cassidy vs. John Silver
Silver started the match doing a comedy bit, putting his own hands in Orange’s pockets. So Orange put his hands on Silver’s head and then headbutted him. Nicely played. Silver had some early control, aided by his Dark Order stablemate Alex Reynolds. Cassidy fired up late like he is wont to do. A few big reversal spots for some close near falls. Silver used an airplane spin to get his own near fall while Tony Schiavone put over Cassidy’s resiliency. The finish saw Cassidy trip Silver coming across the ring and follow it up with the Orange Punch.
Orange Cassidy def. John Silver via pinfall
Samoa Joe vs. Tony Nese
Nese got a little bit of offense in but Joe had very little time for his nonsense. A musclebuster and that was that.
Samoa Joe def. Tony Nese
Kris Statlander vs. Willow Nightingale
This one is for the TBS championship.
Willow worked her power game while Statlander answered back in kind. When Willow hulked up for a big slam, Kris was ready with a DDT for two. She got her in position to go up to the top rope for a high risk move but Willow met her there and got another two count off a death valley driver from the second rope. Nightingale picked her up by her throat and slammed her in the corner before the cannonball. Statlander immediately answered with a powerbomb from the corner into the 450 splash and that was all.
Kris Statlander def. Willow Nightingale via pinfall
Cool Hand Ang & Daddy Magic & Daniel Garcia vs. The Acclaimed
Max Caster comes out rapping about Ja Morant flashing a gun and Dillon Brooks running someone out of Memphis. He also said something about someone looking unhealthy “like that skinny bitch that dates Travis Kelce.” Daddy Ass does the scissor, as per usual. Then he takes note of a bear being in the ring and it’s Grizz. So, naturally, they scissor each other.
Plenty of comedy, with Garcia doing some dancing, Daddy Ass and Bowens doing some scissoring over top of Daddy Magic, you know, the usual. They got more serious as the match wore on, with the action breaking down as it tends to do in a six-man tag. Garcia had control and fans called for him to dance. He did, but got caught for it and Daddy Ass hit the Famouser. Tag to Bowens and they doubled him up and that was that.
The Acclaimed def. Cool Hand Ang & Daddy Magic & Daniel Garcia via pinfall
Now, that was one hell of an event!
Which match was your favourite?
