8 Ups & 4 Downs For AEW Collision (9 September)

Some great wrestling, some needless wrestling, and some short shrift for the ladies of AEW.

by Andrew Pollard
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After a one-week hiatus from your writer - hey, everyone deserves some leave now and again - it's back to it with another solid outing for AEW Collision.

Of course, just one week ago, Tony Khan publicly announced that CM Punk had been released by AEW, and thus many were intrigued to see how Collision would continue to Phil that hole. After all, this weekly Saturday offering has very much been the CM Punk Show since it launched three months ago.

Much like last week, Bryan Danielson had a key role to play in stepping up into that Second City Saint-shaped hole, and once again the American Dragon knocked it out of the park - complete with lining up a match against Zack Sabre Jr. at AEW WrestleDream in three weeks.

Away from Danielson, his Blackpool Combat Club cohort Jon Moxley defended the International Title against Action Andretti, Kris Statlander put her TBS Title on the line against Robyn Renegade, Bullet Club Gold were in action, Rey Fenix and Angelico locked up for the first time in a while, and Roderick Strong vs. Darby Allin, and Samoa Joe vs. Penta El Zero Idea headlined to decide who'll be competing for a shot at MJF's AEW World Title at Dynamite Grand Slam.

With all of that in mind, then, Saturday night's alright for fighting...

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Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main dayjob, his role as the lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund, Kane Hodder, Adrienne Barbeau, Rob Zombie, Katharine Isabelle, Leigh Whannell, Bruce Campbell, and Tony Todd, to Kevin Smith, Ron Perlman, Elijah Wood, Giancarlo Esposito, Simon Pegg, Charlie Cox, the Russo Brothers, and Brian Blessed, to Kevin Conroy, Paul Dini, Tara Strong, Will Friedle, Burt Ward, Andrea Romano, Frank Miller, and Rob Liefeld, to Bret Hart, Sting, Mick Foley, Ricky Starks, Jamie Hayer, Britt Baker, Eric Bischoff, and William Regal, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, Brian Flynn, Denis Smith, Gary Bennett, Karl Connolly, and Bryan Robson - and that's just the tip of an ever-expanding iceberg.