AEW Collision Results 3/16/24
The AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament kicks off, we’ve got a TBS Championship match, and more on tap tonight:
- Kyle O’Reilly vs. Bryan Keith
- Pac vs. Komander
- Angelo Parker vs. Zak Knight
- AEW TBS Championship: Julia Hart (c) vs. Trish Adora
- AEW World Tag Team Championship Tournament Wild Card: The Infantry vs. House of Black
- Bryan Danielson vs. Katsuyori Shibata
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AEW Collision 3/16/24
Live from the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada! Tony Schiavone and Nigel McGuinness are steering the ship and wow, we are starting with a DREAM match tonight!
Match #1. Katsuyori Shibata vs. Bryan Danielson
“Holy S” chants from the crowd to start. Knuckle lock here as both men fight for position. Kip up by Shibata and a wrist toss. Both men trade low kicks and Danielson picks the ankle. Surfboard position by Danielson and a double stomp to the back of the knees by Danielson. Arm ringers by Danielson and a few shoulder breakers, as the focus is shifting to the arm of Shibata. Shibata fights out with some strong elbows and boots to the face. Butterfly suplex by Danielson into a straight armbar but Shibata counters into a Bow and Arrow submission. Danielson floats over into an ankle lock and a Bow and Arrow of his own. Shibata shifts his weight and gets a two count, holding on to a kimura, as Danielson forces him to the ropes. Danielson goes face to face with Shibata in the corner and we have a shoving match. CHOP FIGHT. Shibata was getting the better of the exchange as Danielson picks the ankle and stomps on the elbow. Shibata gets to the apron and suplexes Danielson to the floor. Running PK from Shibata on the apron. Back in the ring and Shibata holds the hand and delivers some kicks to the inside of the bicep and the chest. Danielson rolls to the outside and Shibata follows, allowing Danielson to deliver some low kicks before setting Shibata up on a chair in the corner and delivering a running dropkick! Shotgun dropkick off the top by Danielson back in the ring. Running dropkick by Danielson in the corner. Running big boot by Shibata! Running dropkick by Danielson and now a roundhouse kick and chop combo by Danielson. Shibata reverses and elbows Danielson to the ground. Stalling dropkick in the corner by Shibata! Front half-and-half suplex by Shibata with a float over and a two count. Rolling ankle lock by Shibata but Danielson rolls through with one of his own! Shibata now with the reversal. Danielson with a reversal! Leg trap German suplex by Danielson but Shibata is up and ducks a rolling elbow. STO by Shibata! Thai clinch and knees by Danielson, but Shibata responds with some knees of his own and a Death Valley Driver! Two count. 12-6 elbows by Shibata. Shibata looks for the Rainmaker but Danielson ducks, hits the ropes, and comes back with the Busaiku Knee! One, two, no! Lebell Lock by Danielson in the center of the ring! Danielson reaches across for the far arm but Shibata manages to get to the ropes with his foot… barely! YES kick by Danielson but Shibata waves him on! Shibata sits criss-cross and EATS THE YES KICKS. Shibata is up! Pump kick! Big boot by Danielson! By Shibata! By Danielson! By Shibata! By Danielson! Shibata! Kawada kicks by Shibata! SHIBATA FEELS IT. YES kick by Shibata. Two. Three. Danielson sits criss-cross and waves on Shibata! Shibata obliges him and both guys trade vicious palm strikes to the face and chest! Danielson kicks Shibata in the arm and then another high kick. Danielson works the YES chant but it’s a ripcord palm strike by Shibata! Iron Octopus in the center of the ring! Both men fall into the ropes and Danielson ducks a PK and gets a roll up for for two. Both guys trade about six pinning combinations but Danielson transitions through to the Lebell Lock! Shibata sits out for a cradle but Danielson shifts his weight and gets the three count!
Winner: Bryan Danielson
Rating: ****3/4. Two of my favorite professional wrestlers of all time and I loved every single second of this. Both guys were told they would never wrestle again and have come back and DELIVERED in every way possible. This was a fight, this was a struggle, and it was everything that Strong Style should be.
Danielson extends the hand to Shibata afterwards, and Shibata accepts. Both men raise their hands as Danielson celebrates.
