8 Ups & 2 Downs For AEW Collision (12 August)

3. Horsemen Country

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In the words of Excalibur, you've got to give the people what they want.

With Collision taking place from the Greensboro Coliseum this week, it was absolutely brilliant to see Arn Anderson get some time in the spotlight in what's famously been referred to as Horsemen Country.

Of course, Arn and his Horsemen buddies had many a war in the Carolinas, and the area has historically been very much home turf for the various iterations of pro wrestling's greatest ever faction.

We didn't get only one Anderson on Collision, though, for Double A brought his son Brock along for the ride here. While Brock's match against Luchasaurus was nothing particularly noteworthy - the TNT Champion getting a fairly comprehensive victory - it was still a nice moment to see an Anderson in action in Greensboro.

Also, having Arn and Christian Cage verbally jousting once again was a bunch of fun.

Not just was this a nice dollop of nostalgia, but the overall segment did a solid job in giving Luchasaurus a quick win and reminding you that the "Sea Monster" will be defending his TNT Title against Darby Allin at All In - as done by Allin attacking the TNT Champion after the match.

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