AEW Collision Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights After WrestleDream

Welcome to Bleacher Report's live coverage and recap of AEW Collision on October 7.

This week's show had a special early start time of 7 PM EST, so the first hour of the show was only up against the WWE Fastlane pre-show instead of being against the first hour of the pay-per-view.

The ROH World Championship was on the line this week as Eddie Kingston defended the belt against the man who won a title shot on Rampage, Komander.

We also saw "Timeless" Toni Storm in action against Kiera Hogan, Bryan Danielson battled United Empire's Kyle Fletcher, and Adam Copeland made his AEW Collision debut to address what happened with Christian Cage on Wednesday.

Let's take a look at what went down on Saturday's episode of Collision.

Big Bill and Ricky Starks had their biggest opportunity as a duo to date when they challenged Dax Harwood and Cash Wheeler for the AEW tag titles.

Bill and Starks got the early advantage by attacking the champions before the match really got going. Harwood found himself in the ring while Wheeler was trying to recover at ringside.

The seven-foot powerhouse chokeslammed Wheeler through the announce table before Harwood started to make a comeback despite having an injured arm from the attack.

Starks was directing traffic from the apron and told Bill to keep chokeslamming Harwood instead of pinning him when he had the chance. The big man hit three in a row on a helpless Harwood, but The Absolute One wanted to get the win himself.

Bill held Harwood while Starks speared him to get the pin and win the titles. Not only is the result shocking, but how Starks and Bill won was even more surprising. They essentially squashed one of the duos that is considered the best in the world. The match was extremely one-sided, which was fun if you wanted the heels to win but not if you wanted FTR to retain.

Was this a classic contest? Absolutely not, but if AEW wanted to make the new champions look strong, this was one hell of a way to do it.

Result: Starks pinned Harwood to win the tag titles

Grade: C+

Notable Moments and Observations

• Big Bill has a lot of experience fighting FTR from his time in WWE. 
• Big Bill has a great big boot to the face. 
• The fact that Starks and Bill won so decisively is the most shocking thing about all of this. 

The second match of the night saw Kyle Fletcher step into the ring with a man who has been wrestling longer than he has been alive, Bryan Danielson.

The 24-year-old had a size and power advantage, so he made sure Danielson knew that by shoving him to the mat when they first locked up. The technical wizard brought him down to show that he wasn't intimidated, but Fletcher stayed on him.

The level of aggression Fletcher showed was not indicative of someone who was starstruck or intimidated. He was trying to show Danielson that age and skill are unrelated.

The American Dragon matched his aggression and used a surfboard submission to deliver several stiff strikes. After the break, Danielson was much more in control, but the former IWGP tag champ didn't make it easy on him.

Fletcher had Danielson locked in a dragon sleeper twice, but Danielson used his superior technical knowledge to counter it into a pin. Toa Liona and Bishop Kaun attacked Danielson as soon as the match was over, but the BCC made the save.

Fletcher is one of the best young talents in the world and Danielson might be one of the best of all time, so it shouldn't shock anyone to hear that this was a fantastic match. They made this feel more competitive than an average match with no build, and that made it so much more fun.

Result: Danielson pinned Fletcher

Grade: A

Notable Moments and Observations

• Nigel McGuinness being petty about Danielson will never stop being funny. 
• Danielson's surfboard submission is always a great move. He applies if perfectly every time and then adjusts it to make it more painful. 
• There was a weird moment when some music started playing in the middle of the match but the announcers never addressed it. It must have been another glitch. 
• Fletcher took a nasty bump when he went for a suicide dive and went head first into the barricade, but he seemed fine after the break. 
• Danielson transitioning from an ankle lock into a German suplex was a beautiful sequence. 

Jay White came out holding MJF's AEW world title as he accompanied Juice Robinson, Austin and Colten Gunn to the ring to face Angelico, Metalik and Gravity.

This was a weird combination because Angelico has been working as a heel while Gravity and Metalik have been babyfaces, but considering we barely see Angelico on AEW TV, few people probably noticed or cared, which is a shame because he's a great talent.

Even though the high-flying team had some nice spots, the result of this match was obvious from the jump. Bullet Club Gold was not going to lose to a random trio, especially when the stable is involved in the world title scene right now.

This match had some entertaining sequences and spots, but in the end, Bullet Club Gold scored the win. White gave a promo afterward about how AEW deserves to have him as a champion.

Result: Juice Robinson pinned Metalik

Grade: B-

Notable Moments and Observations

• Everyone doing Gravity's walk during his team's entrance was kind of funny.
• Serpentico always has cool masks. Whoever makes them for him does outstanding work. 
• We had some minor technical issues during this match. The sound dropped out for a second randomly. 
• The wilder Robinson's hair looks, the more unhinged he seems to act. It's kind of hilarious. 
• Angelico locking both Gunns in submissions at the same time was great, but Robinson breaking it up was the best part. 

The Iron Savages gave a quick promo before they faced The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass in a trios title bout.

Bronson, Boulder and Jacked Jameson got most of their offense in during the picture-in-picture portion of the match, so most of their double and triple-team spots weren't highlighted.

Physically, The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass were the underdogs here. The Iron Savages were bigger than them in every way, but Max Caster, Anthony Bowens and Billy Gunn aren't exactly small competitors, so they weren't completely dominated.

In fact, Caster showed some serious strength when he slammed Bear and then Boulder one after the other. This ended up being much more competitive than expected, especially since The Iron Savages have never been positioned well on AEW TV. This could have been a squash, but it turned into a pretty entertaining trios bout by the end.

Caster ended up hitting the Mic Drop on Jameson to score the victory for his team.

Result: Caster pinned Jameson to retain the trios titles

Grade: B

Notable Moments and Observations

• The Iron Savages said they wanted to "East that ass" during their promo, which was obviously a reference to beating Billy Gunn and not something scandalous. Right? RIGHT?
• The crowd seemed less interested once the match got going, but everyone was on their feet when The Acclaimed made its entrance. 
• Boulder doing a moonsault from the middle rope was great. He landed perfectly. 

Before they started, Toni Storm handed Kiera Hogan a script she wanted her to follow, but Hogan ripped it up and threw it at her.

Timeless Toni took offense and clotheslined her as the crowd chanted her name. As the match progressed through a break, Hogan began to take control and dish out more punishment.

This could have easily been a quick match to make Storm look good, but it ended up being a back-and-forth fight that made both women look good instead of just one.

After regaining control, Timeless Toni hit Storm Zero for the win.

Result: Storm pinned Hogan with Storm Zero

Grade: B

Notable Moments and Observations

• Storm's entrance was perfect. The whole presentation of this character has been tremendous. She has been knocking it out of the park. 
• Hogan avoiding the running hip attack and then chopping Storm across her butt a few times was funnier than it should have been. 
• Storm biting Hogan's backside was...a choice she made. 

The main event of the evening saw Kingston defend his ROH World Championship against the man who won a title shot on Rampage, Komander.

This was a huge clash of styles. Komander is smooth and does things that seem impossible, but Kingston just likes to punch you in the face until you stop moving.

They managed to mesh their styles together in a way that allowed them to produce a great match. Komander did all of his aerial spots and Kingston did a good job making sure he landed safely while selling all of his offense.

The Mad King is always so great at making his opponents look good and this match was no exception. Even when he was in control, he was doing things to make Komander look better.

After an enjoyable main event, Kingston nailed Komander with his trademark spinning backfist to retain his ROH world title. He showed his opponent respect after the match by raising his hand so the crowd could give him some praise.

Result: Kingston pinned Komander to retain the ROH title

Grade: B+

Notable Moments and Observations

• Komander's entrance video is awesome. It was also nice to see him carrying his AAA tag title. 
• The rapid-fire chops Kingston hit sounded especially loud. In fact, a lot of the chops both men hit sounded louder than usual. 
• Komander's corkscrew crossbody from the middle rope looked perfect. The way Kingston caught him and landed sold it well, too. 

Collision ended with Adam Copeland giving a promo. He put over Jim Ross for hiring him and paying off his college debt back in the day before talking about what happened with Christian Cage. His former friend gave a response from the big screen before Luchasaurus came out with Nick Wayne to attack.

Copeland tried to fight them off but ended up being chokeslammed by The Living Dinosaur. Darby Allin came out to make the save before they could use a chair on Copeland, but when he hesitated to hit Wayne with a chair, he ended up getting taken out, too. They hit Darby's arm with a steel chair to end the show.

This week's Collision was a very strong episode both in terms of the quality of the action and the storyline progression we saw.

The match between Danielson and Fletcher was absolutely the best of the night, but Storm's performance was definitely worth watching.

There wasn't a weak segment or match on the entire show. If AEW wanted to make sure fans stayed tuned in instead of switching to WWE Fastlane, it did a good job.

Grade: A-