AEW Collision Results: Winners, Live Grades, Reaction and Highlights Ahead of All Out

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Welcome to Bleacher Report's coverage of AEW Collision on September 2 in Chicago.

This is the final show before Sunday's All Out pay-per-view, so this was AEW's last chance to add anything else to the card.

This week's show featured Dax Harwood taking on Jay White, The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass defending the trios titles against Daniel Garcia, Daddy Magic and Cool Hand Ang, and Ricky Starks confronting Ricky Steamboat.

We also saw The Outcasts take on Britt Baker, Hikaru Shida and Kris Statlander in a women's trios bout.

This show took place in Chicago on the same day that AEW announced CM Punk was no longer with the company, so it was definitely and interesting show to tune into.

Let's look at what happened on Saturday's go-home episode of Collision.

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Collision opened with Tony Khan revealing that CM Punk had been released from his contract due to a backstage incident at All In. He said that was the first time he has ever felt unsafe at work and it led him to make a difficult choice.

Ricky Starks came to the ring with Big Bill at his side and a weight belt in his hand for an interview with Tony Schiavone.

The Absolute One issued a challenge to Steamboat for a Strap match at All Out. The Dragon came out with a contract in hand and said he wanted to do this old school. But then he revealed he had someone else with him and brought out The American Dragon Bryan Danielson.

We now have Starks vs. Danielson in a Strap match at All Out. This was a good segment to build a match on short notice, and thankfully, the crowd didn't try to take over the show with CM Punk chants.

Grade: B

Notable Moments and Observations

• Not allowing the crowd noise to be heard during Khan's video was smart. 
• You could hear some CM Punk shants while Schiavone was trying to speak. 
• The show was experiencing a lot of technical difficulties during this segment. 

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The former Jericho Appreciation Society members Garcia, Matt Menard and Angelo Parker had a chance to win gold this week when they challenged Billy Gunn, Anthony Bowens and Max Caster for the Trios Championships.

The match started out with a lot of goofy antics thanks to Garcia and Gunn having a little fun with each other, but it got serious when Parker and Menard got involved and helped Garcia take over.

While the match may have started with some fun moments to pop the crowd, it eventually turned into a solid trios match that showed off the abilities of both teams.

Caster scored the win for his team with the Mic Check elbow drop to end a decent encounter.

Winners: The Acclaimed and Daddy Ass

Grade: B-

Notable Moments and Observations

• Garcia hit Gunn with a really stiff chop. 
• The way Garcia was taunting Gunn was hilarious. The way Daddy Ass got him back was even funnier. 

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After scoring a win alongside Vikingo on Rampage, Nick Wayne was back in action with Komander to take on Kyle Fletcher and Mark Davis.

The 18-year-old was getting taken to school until he tagged in the high-flyer. Komander was able to get in some great offense before Fletcher took him down with a powerbomb.

Both teams had plenty of time to make sure they were able to hit some double-team spots and give all four men time to shine on their own.

Wayne looked good and has clearly been gaining more confidence with each match. Komander has been impressive in every showing, so he made a good partner for the newcomer.

However, Aussie Open just had too much size and experience as a team to overcome. Davis and Fletcher scored a win, helping them bounce back a bit after losing the ROH tag titles to Adam Cole and MJF.

Darby Allin tried to explain to Wayne why he forgave AR Fox so quickly, but before Wayne could respond, Christian Cage showed up with Luchasaurus.

Winners: Aussie Open

Grade: B+

Notable Moments and Observations

• So is Wayne's new gimmick that he just teams up with whoever asks like Dean Pelton from Community? 
• Aussie Open hit some nice double-team spots. The kick Fletcher hit on Wayne when Fletcher propelled him into the air looked great. 
• Aussie Open's finisher rules. 
• Christian hitting on Wayne's mom would be hilarious if they actually filmed a segment. 

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Dennis Rodman had a segment with Jeff Jarrett and his crew. This led to The Acclaimed coming out and saying they would defend the trios titles against Jarrett and his crew at All Out.

The next match featured Saraya, Toni Storm and Ruby Soho taking on Baker, Statlander and Shida in a trios bout.

The TBS champion took control early and taunted her challenger for All Out while dominating Storm. Once Statlander tagged out, The Outcasts were able to get in a little more offense against Baker and Shida.

All six of these women have been intertwined for weeks, so this match dealt with multiple storylines at once. Everyone looked good and did a great job putting the TBS title feud on display without overshadowing the women's title storyline.

It felt like we got to see just about every combination of opponents before Soho scored the win on Baker thanks to some help from Saraya and her spray bottle. The finish was repetitive, especially after what we saw at All In, but most of the match was decent.

Winners: The Outcasts

Grade: C+

Notable Moments and Observations

• Storm has been getting funnier with every passing week. The way Soho sold her crazy gimmick during an earlier segment was great. 
• Statlander looks like she hits harder than anyone else in the women's division. Her chops always echo. 
• Shida is an underrated seller. The way she takes big moves always makes her opponents look good. 

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The main event of the night was a singles bout between White and Harwood, but it was preceded by a promo from Cole talking about his upcoming tag title defense with MJF against The Dark Order.

We also saw Powerhouse Hobbs squash a guy named GPA in less time than it took him to walk to the ring. He was immediately confronted by Miro.

The Gunns and Juice Robinson were with White, but Harwood had Cash Wheeler to try to keep things clean.

This match had a little too much going on outside the ring, but for the most part, this was the best choice to book for the main event. White and Dax are both great at what they do, so they had no problem churning out a great performance.

White was able to get the win by hitting the Bladerunner to end a fantastic match.

Winner: Jay White

Grade: A-

Notable Moments and Observations

• The crowd tried to chant for GPA, but he was pinned before the crowd could even say his name five times. 
• Orange Cassidy gave a good promo about his upcoming match against Jon Moxley. Mox gave one earlier in the show, too. 
• Juice and the Gunns have become such a funny trio. Even if White goes his own way eventually, Juice and the Gunns should remain a trio. 
• With Dax being so linked to Punk, it was shocking we didn't get more Punk chants during this match. Wheeler did the Punk hand gesture on his way to the ring though. 

No matter what happened on this episode of Collision, the focus coming out of it was always going to be the CM Punk situation.

Khan was smart to not only record the announcement and play it at the top of the show, but he also addressed the live crowd before the show began to take the heat off the wrestlers.

White vs. Harwood was easily the best thing we saw all night, but a lot of the segments to set up matches at All Out were good, too.

How Collision looks moving forward is still a mystery, but with the Bucks showing up on the first show after Punk's exit, it looks like the idea of having two rosters might be completely dead in the water.

Grade: B-