AEW Collision Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction, Highlights From November 16. giang

Welcome to Bleacher Report’s live coverage of AEW Collision on November 16.

In addition to the debut of a Guns N’ Roses music video, here’s a look at what AEW advertised for Saturday’s show:

• Shelton Benjamin vs. Komander
• Mariah May vs. Anna Jay (No DQ, AEW Women’s Championship)
• The Acclaimed vs. LFI
• Johnny TV vs. Daniel Garcia
• Mina Shirakawa vs. Harley Cameron
• Powerhouse Hobbs vs. Bulk Bronson

Let’s take a look at everything that happened on Saturday’s episode of Collision.

Collision opened with a few quick backstage promos before Shirakawa made her way to the ring to take on Cameron.

Shirakawa and Cameron both did a little shimmy move at each other before locking up and running the ropes. Mariah May’s BFF took control and posed for the crowd to taunt her opponent.

This match had a lot of taunting, but they did it in a way that didn’t seem forced. Both of these women were very clearly trying to get in each other’s head and it made for an entertaining dynamic.

Shirakawa’s experience advantage was evident, but Cameron did a great job keeping up with her. This wasn’t a perfect match by any means, but the crowd was excited and having a great time.

Predictably, Shirakawa scored the victory, but Cameron continues to shine in the role she’s been given.

Result: Shirakawa defeated Cameron.

Grade: B

Notable Moments and Observations

• Nigel McGuinness loves throwing double entendres into his commentary.
• Cameron needs her own entrance music. Saraya’s doesn’t fit her.
• The difference between Cameron and most other rookies at her level is she never seems to be afraid of anything. There’s no hesitation before she does anything.

Johnny TV came out with Mason Madden and Mansoor by his side to take on Garcia in the second match of the night.

Mr. Television had the upper hand at first thanks to a few shoulder tackles, but Red Death didn’t allow him to keep it for long.

Mansoor distracted the ref while Madden chokeslammed Garcia on the other side of the ring, but it didn’t end the match.

After a commercial break, Jack Perry came out of the crowd and attacked Daddy Magic on commentary. Meanwhile, Johnny had Garcia reeling at ringside.

It’s hard to pinpoint exactly what it was, but something seemed off about Garcia’s performance in this bout. He seemed to be a step slower than usual but not because of any clear injury.

After he managed to make a comeback, Garcia picked up a submission victory. He then ran backstage to help Daddy Magic, who was being assaulted by Perry.

The match between Garcia and Johnny had a little too much interference, but most of what we got was decent. The angle with Perry and Daddy Magic made the former Jungle Boy look certifiably insane, but Garcia was able to save his friend and turn the tables on Perry.

Result: Garcia defeated TV

Grade: B

Notable Moments and Observations

• Johnny looked like he went to Juice Robinson’s barber before this match.
• Madden has a nice chokeslam. A lot of big guys do it because it’s expected of them, but most of them don’t look that good. Madden gets great elevation when he picks people up.

The next matchup features one of AEW’s best high-flyers, Komander, taking on one of the most well-rounded wrestlers in the business, Benjamin. Alex Abrahantes and MVP were at ringside.

The former WWE star started the match by throwing Komander from post to post in dominant fashion. His power and size advantage was on full display.

Komander eventually started building some momentum by using his speed and agility, but Benjamin was able to keep up with him most of the time.

These two quickly found their groove and had good chemistry, especially for two guys who have so little experience working together.

Even though the luchador put up a good fight, Benjamin’s striking ability and pure wrestling skill were too much to overcome.

Result: Benjamin defeated Komander

Grade: B+

Notable Moments and Observations

• Garcia and Daddy Magic were shown strapping Perry to the hood of his bus and driving around with him on it.
• The way Komander can balance on the ropes is his most impressive skill. He does things that 99% of humans would be too afraid to even try.
• Even though a tilt-a-whirl looks cool, doing it three times in a row.

Jacked Jameson and Beefcake Boulder accompanied Bronson to the ring for his match against Hobbs.

Hobbs stood silently as his opponent and his friends loudly taunted him, but when Bronson tried to his a shoulder tackle, Hobbs barely budged and told him to bring it.

These two big meaty men spent a few minutes slapping meat, but the outcome was never in question. Hobbs was the obvious winner before the match even started.

Everything they did looked good, but there was very little to this match. After taking out Jameson and Boulder, Hobbs finished off Bronson with a Torture Rack.

Result: Hobbs defeated Bronson

Grade: C

Notable Moments and Observations

• MVP took out Abrahantes after Benjamin’s match because he stopped them from ripping Komander’s mask off.
• Kris Statlander and Hikaru Shida agreed to have a match on Dynamite during a backstage segment.
• Hobbs smiling as he inflicts damage is a scary sight.

Max Caster and Anthony Bowens took on Rush and The Beast Mortos to see which team would get the final spot in the Full Gear Fatal 4-Way.

Mortos and Bowens started off with a fast-paced exchange, but Caster tagged himself in after a moment, which seemed to upset his partner.

LFI spent a long time isolating Caster from Bowens to wear him down. The Acclaimed finally made a hot tag after a commercial break so Bowens could take over.

This was a good match with a lot of physicality and just the right amount of taunting and shenanigans. The Acclaimed picked up the win to advance to Full Gear.

Result: The Acclaimed defeated LFI

Grade: B

Notable Moments and Observations

• Caster mentioning Kamala Harris got him some heat.
• It was weird that Billy Gunn was at ringside but not backstage for the interview before this match.
• Rush probably brings his own green extension cords to each show.
• Mortos and Rush had a cool double-team spot with a backstabber and dropkick combo.

Jay didn’t even wait for the bell to hit May with a dropkick as she tried to enter the ring for this main event title bout.

The bell rang and the challenger immediately started punishing the champion. Deonna Purrazzo and Taya Valkyrie were shown watching from backstage as Jey used the ring bell to hit May across the back and send her into Tony Schiavone’s lap.

They brought all kinds of weapons into the ring like trash cans, chairs, ladders and anything else they could find under the ring.

Jay is no stranger to hardcore matches in AEW, and May has proved to be a tough competitor, so it came as no surprise to see them really throwing themselves into the action.

This wasn’t technical or flashy. This was just two women beating the life out of each other with anything in arm’s reach. The crowd was having a lot of fun with this, especially whenever a bigger weapon spot happened.

Jay wrapped her arm in barbed wire and applied the Queenslayer, but May pulled out a bottle of something and sprayed her in the eyes. She finished off the challenger with Storm Zero to get the pin and retain her title.

Shirakawa joined May in the ring to celebrate and actually talked her out of continuing to attack Jay.

Result: May defeated Jay

Grade: B+

Notable Moments and Observations

• Nigel was so jealous that May landed in Tony’s lap instead of his.
• Taking a shotgun dropkick with a trash can on your head sounds very unappealing.
• Jay hit a suplex onto some chairs during the break. It looked incredibly painful because the chairs weren’t all facing with the flat side up.
• The superplex onto the barricade looked brutal and awesome.

The last 15 minutes of Collision featured a promo from Jon Moxley with Marina Shafir by his side before the debut of AEW’s “November Rain” video was played.

As a whole, this week’s show was slightly above average. We saw some really fun action in the ring, got some storyline developments, and we even saw a man strapped to the hoob of a bus and driven around.

Komander vs. Benjamin was the best match in terms of traditional pro wrestling, but the No DQ match between May and Jay stole the show thanks to some high-risk spots they pulled off beautifully.

Some weeks Collision feels like an extended episode of Rampage and some weeks it feels on par with Dynamite. This week was the latter.

Grade: B+