9/16 AEW Collision Results – We are live from the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, Pennsylvania, where the fireworks explode and the camera pans the crowd as the commentary team welcomes us to this week’s show.
Ricky Starks & Big Bill vs. Bryan Danielson & Claudio Castagnoli
The theme for Ricky Starks hits and it’s time for the revolution to be televised, as “Absolute” Ricky Starks emerges alongside Big Bill for our opening tag-team contest. The two settle in the ring as fireworks explode.
Now we hear the familiar sounds of Bryan Danielson’s theme and out comes “The American Dragon” alongside the ROH World Champion Claudio Castagnoli. The Blackpool Combat Club duo head to the ring to a huge pop from the State College, PA. crowd.
The bell sounds and we’re officially off-and-running with this one. Danielson and Starks kick things off for their respective teams. As soon as they get ready to lock up, Starks backs off and tags in the big man. Big Bill comes in and challenges Danielson to a test of strength.
Danielson declines and opts instead to begin peppering the big man with low and middle kicks. Big Bill catches one and then manhandles Danielson into the corner, where he chops the hell out of him. Danielson gets rag-dolled into his own corner, so he stops and reaches up. Castagnoli tags in.
The ROH World Champion goes face to face with Big Bill, who once again challenges to a test of strength. Claudio obliges and we see the two push and pull with their hands clasped. Big Bill puts Castagnoli down to a knee but he roars and powers up. As he begins to turn the tide, Big Bill blasts him with a kick in the bread basket.
After some more back-and-forth action, we see Big Bill knock Danielson off the top-rope with a running big boot. Starks jumps down and pounds on Danielson on the floor, picking the bones as we head into a mid-match commercial break as the match continues.
When we return from the break, we see Starks working over Danielson in the corner of the ring. Danielson fires up and the two hit a clothesline at the same time, knocking each other down. There’s some kids or girls literally screaming at the top of their lungs every couple moments, and it’s so audible on the broadcast that Kevin Kelly acnowledges it on commentary.
Castagnoli gets in there and starts swinging Starks as the biggest “Absolute” Ricky fan of all-time starts screaming more frequently. Seriously, security or someone needs to do something. Fans can bring signs and cheer/boo who they want, I get it, but this is ridiculous.
Danielson hits a big dive on Big Bill on the floor as Starks hits a counter DDT on Castagnoli in the ring. We see Starks hit a big spear on Danielson for a close pin fall attempt that Castagnoli breaks up. Moments later, we see Danielson go for a top-rope back suplex, but Starks turns in mid-air. He follows that up with a low blow and his finisher for the win.
Winners: Ricky Starks & Big Bill
The Young Bucks & Hangman Page Respond To The Mogul Embassy
We shoot to the Swerve Strickland and Brian Cage callout of The Young Bucks and Hangman Page for a Trios match from Dynamite. After that, we see The Young Bucks and Hangman accept the challenge. It’s official