Ups & Downs: AEW Collision Review (Mar 16)

Our AEW Collision review as Simon Miller talks about Bryan Danielson vs Katsuyori Shibata, Claudio Castagnoli vs Lance Archer, Bryan Keith vs Kyle O'Reilly in his first match in nearly 2 years, The Infantry vs The House of Black to see who progresses in the AEW World Tag Team Championship tournament, Julia Hart vs Trish Adora for the TBS Championship and much more!
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[@felipecarioni17]

Danielson and Shibata deserved a Golden up

[@alamir4671]

LOL no

[@steelrain27]

I was there in Ottawa, the infantry match I thought was going to be a complete squash. Briscoe came up my stairs and then I heard the count. I was shocked, best piece of misdirection I have seen in years! Did not think this would be my match of the night. Firm handshakes all around!! I want the infantry to go all the way by fluke hahah

[@_justinblizzle]

Could you imagine if they did? That would not only be hysterical but lowkey awesome!

[@sanmar6292]

My Fantasy booking for the Christian/Cope storyline. Cope gets completly destroyed in the "I quit" match, but does not quit. So Christian quits to save his friend. After that the other Patriachry members turn against Christian and become the Matriarchy. xD

[@KurtisElgood]

Nice 👌🏽

[@redhead906]

The infantry swerve was awesome.

[@michaelskatharoudis9201]

Swerve? If you mean infantry winning, it wasn’t a swerve, you knew ftr vs infantry was happening since the week before, of course hob were losing

[@ShaundaLeer]

Trish Adora has all the potential in the world. Once she gets the opportunities, she's gonna explode.

[@_justinblizzle]

Julia didn’t look believable against her at all 😬🙄

[@Kleetus_Van_Damm]

All she needs is like a few more matches on tv to get the exposure and maybe a couple high profile losses to big name stars and she’s going to be a champion

[@brianforth4764]

How Many Street Fights is that for Willow now lol ? Seems like every 3 months shes doing one. Nicest , Cheeriest Person in the Womens locker room smashing fools with chair and Bats and anything else is hilarious and great

[@Johnny_the_5]

8:00 I want Pac vs Omega like year one.

[@blankko84]

Lately it feels like Simon is giving random downs about the smallest things just to please the haters

[@patrickdare5356]

Whadda we got here? Coupla haters?

[@JFirecracker]

Ppl stay praying on AEW's downfall; and I'm just here like "do you really think if AEW folds, I'm just gonna go back to uncritically consuming the product of Saudi blood money?"

[@vb2806]

​@@JFirecrackerno one cares if you watch WWE or not. I want aew to keep going because it takes away guys like Daniel Bryan. Hopefully it takes away Balor, Owens and Zayn too, they look like aew guys

[@Former_Employee]

​@@JFirecrackeryes?

[@JFirecracker]

@@Former_Employee that's funny bud. Those people literally off journalists; I'm having as little to do with them as possible-- and cutting WWE out of my diet is probably one of the easiest steps toward _not_ patronizing a nation of civvie-killers or what they pump their cash into.

[@moo2k4]

It's wild the amount of comments I saw online that said Shibata vs Danielson "wasn't wrestling". Those kind of comments are why WWE having a monopoly on the US wrestling scene for almost two decades was the worst thing to happen to wrestling. The amount of people who don't understand there are different styles of wrestling makes me sad, especially considering NXT B&G was VERY similar in style to AEW.

[@kimchi2780]

Pac was supposed to fight Kommander but Kommander got hurt.

[@alexmoden8734]

i’m pretty sure that BCC isn’t in the tag tournament cuz Moxley is gonna be in Japan for the rest of this month and Mox and Claudio are the ones who are ranked

[@RandoDubz]

This Collision was actually stacked af tbh!!

[@Yungmangos]

they should put lee moriarty in the next C2 (they should also make the c2 as a whole bigger next time) to really show him in a role like DG was in last time

[@seanseamands]

I was a big fan of 2.0 so seeing them do singles stuff is ok. Daddy Magik is still gold but cool hand kinda sucks without daddy by his side. They played off each other so well its why i liked them

[@knytestorme]

By the sounds of it, before the match Danielson and Shibata went up to Eddie Kingston and asked him if wrestling is a work

[@bailey3209]

Ive not seen enough people talking about that opening match, they put on a hell of a banger, nearly half an hour of work, just great wrestling.

[@billcowan5539]

You are the Best Simon! It’s nice to hear some positivity ! We all should just enjoy Wrestling because it’s Awesome 🔥👍🙏

[@anthonyleong9901]

I absolutely loved Adam Copeland's promo and had my guts in tatters when he called Nigel something hilarious as he pointed to him. Made my day. Love AEW

[@Ruzzmeister]

Waiting for this video since Saturday.

[@patrickdare5356]

Mulkeymania lives again!

[@ronald-xs7sp]

Good morning, Simon!

[@mrcllz]

i dont watch AEW, but i watch Simon Miller, UP

[@higurashianduminekoconnect1702]

I understand that I want to watch him too even if I wasn't a fan of any wrestling promotion, he's just entertaining. He just makes me feel all warm in my tum tum.

[@QAZ-OMEN]

If you watched aew , you probably couldnt watch aew ups and downs , Simon gives aew to many passes on things he rips wwe apart for. If aew has nothing of interest, I don't even bother with aew ups and downs anymore

[@egroom8714]

@@QAZ-OMENI totally agree I think Simon gives all these companies a pass but he is definitely entertaining but even if a person gives it there all don’t mean it’s a up

[@ant5893]

@@QAZ-OMENyeah I feel like he totally gives passes but I get it, less people watch aew and anything that helps aew helps the sport we love 🫡

[@QAZ-OMEN]

@@ant5893 I dnt think the blind praise helps just because there are less viewers. It makes fans like me even more disinterested in the product.

[@SeasideDetective2]

What a terrific episode! Such stellar wrestling! And that ending, too! AEW almost doesn't need "Timeless" Toni Storm right now!

[@tomseville2345]

Adam mentioned both "Barbie" (Foley) and "Janice" (Abyss) which surprised the hell out of me, because it proved that he was watching TNA during the Hogan/Bischoff/Russo era (🤢🤮) when his own WWE career was at the top, and the fact that "Spike" is literally the same thing as "Janice" (a board....with NAILS IN IT!! 😱🤣).

[@patrickmarshall2821]

Well looks like edge took inspiration from abyss with is weapon choice.

[@KurtisElgood]

Up for Simon below 👍

[@tomseville2345]

You *did* get it wrong; Lance got DQ'd against Claudio. Maybe you needed 17*3* chances to guess what would happen... 🤣🤣 And, Lance and Jake Roberts formed a stable with The Righteous recently, so it's good that they did *something* with it...

[@nicholaschristie8699]

I hope with one of these promos Adam Copeland does, he says that Spike is the more dangerous older brother of Janice. Just as a wink and a nudge to Abyss, that Edge probably worked with while in WWE (since Abyss is a producer there).

[@registereduser]

Really? Good for Abyss.

[@donaldbickford9940]

Love your videos Simon your the man brother love you man

[@PdZ2012]

Shibata vs Danielson wasn't my dream match either. Do I care? No, because I still got to see a great wrestling match. 🙂 People complain for the sake of complaining. So tiresome. Just shut up, sit back, relax and enjoy. Life is better that way, I promise.

[@dford192]

The irony of Simon Miller complaining about predictable matches when Infantry defeated HoB, Lance defeated Claudio, and Danielson beat Shibata which was predictable but still got an up. 😅

[@michaelskatharoudis9201]

Except infantry winning was predictable at least to me as soon as you knew the winner of their match with HOB were facing FTR so the winner was going to be who interacted with ftr the previous week The infantry Sometimes the obvious decision is the right decision It’s also too soon to revisit hob vs ftr

[@alexanderthealex1740]

I know this would work right now with where hangman is as a character but one day I really want a trios run for hangman, Bryan Keith, and Bandido

[@kennyhall9117]

SIMON IS THE BEST, SIMON NUMBER ONE 👏👏

[@rickscandon]

Lee Moriarty, Trish Adora, and Bryan Keith deserve some wins.

[@pimp3000c]

I haven’t seen a dream match in wwe for the longest time. So we’re winning 😊

[@tomseville2345]

I think it will be Bryan/Claudio/Shibata vs Lance/Vincent/Dutch in a Trios Fight Without Honor at ROH's SOH; Tony knows he has to load up these ROH PPV's with current name AEW talent/ROH originals, and Bryan has Ospreay at Dynasty; Tony wouldn't be splitting his interest back to the BCC right now without reason...

[@jeffrey_solis90]

Simon, any chance Shibata joins the BBC after helping Danielson and Claudio fend of The Righteous and Lance Archer?

[@joshualawson5607]

Hey Simon, if given the choice - Burger or Pizza? Which would you choose. Just curious.

[@spudgunn8695]

Ah, Zack Knight, the man who got his catch phrase from the television cook and Norwich City FC owner Delia Smith! Lol

[@treygray6357]

Where can u watch aew and the ppvs they have like what apps stream all the aew stuff?

[@zeroromero3255]

TrillerTV

[@Jayking-fz9sf]

Mick foley and abyss

[@redhead906]

All in all is was good.

[@JsadTheKing]

Zack Night is Karion Cross light

[@oddswithyourkind]

11:09 we'd like to be in it as well

[@BZM18]

Super crazy’s still going in NOAH, though you probably know that

[@davidmatoushek9111]

Wasn't the Claudio vs. Archer match ruled a no contest? Because I am pretty sure it was.

[@00drpepper58]

No Claudio Won By DQ Since The Righteous Attacked Him

[@davidmatoushek9111]

@@00drpepper58 OK then. Simon thought Archer beat him, but at the same time, I missed the DQ happen due to other happenings in my life.

[@tankdiggs8974]

not you should have a cheeseburger. but them saying that pizza isn't your favourite food

[@ConservativeKetchup]

Spike is Unholy... I wanna see it in action.

[@haleriggs4015]

PAC wants EC3...TROUBLE!! Also do you think they are going to do the same "I quit" gimmick from Rock/Foley? Or even better Cristian tries to do it but its super obvious lol!!

[@AlastorCouncil]

I thought it was r truth at first vs Julia Hart based on the picture

[@mpennett]

Do we think spike knows janice?

[@jthetreasurefiend201]

1980s wrestling for life? Didn't they have a ton of squash matches during shows that build wrestlers up? Sorry that is very small but I actually love this. But I also love Simon's views so I'm just being picky

[@altergeist5581]

It is really irrelevant what the ratings say because this show was awesome.

[@venom74799]

Seriously. Don’t ever go into business. That AEW ra ra is fine Until that TV renewal comes around then it’s a major problem. It’s just not interesting for the masses and this little niche audience isn’t going to keep the light on for too much longer.

[@altergeist5581]

@@venom74799cope harder, fed fan.

[@banzaisdead]

@@venom74799 “oh no, people are enjoying things? i better cry about it”

[@Sd12sx23]

You raise good points, but its not our job to worry about the business side. Everybody has ideas, and it can be a fun little exercise, but in the end, sometimes you just gotta enjoy wrestling.

[@michaelskatharoudis9201]

I kind of feel bad for Aaron Solow, since QTV ended, he’s just jobbing to Pac

[@cameronbriglin8522]

Up

[@AlastorCouncil]

Zack Knight looks like a target version of karion Kross

[@Shaun_Tait]

Simon Miller looks delicious this Monday morning.

[@ogjohnnydeath]

Simon's gigg marks get an up

[@johndoiron9615]

If I didn't have a DVR, I probably would never watch Rampage or Collision.

[@booksrdevinkevin]

Super crazy😂

[@MoistMan772]

Notification Crew 👍🏽 107

[@ryanroby8671]

they are going to go the rock mick foley route and he wont actually say I quite

[@Dr_1212]

AEW Collision is a good show Are they perfect no do they make mistakes yes but so does WWE & every other wrestling promotion so just sthu & enjoy wrestling Like what you like don't be a di@# Simon 👍

[@robbykunkel5263]

Preach My man

[@GoatmanBDX]

💯

[@spjulyer3124]

Simon! Simon! Simon! R Truth for WWE CHAMPION

[@TORREYTHESTARCITYWARRIOR]

🐺

[@crunch1586]

Simon be like Seth vs drew 18 dream match 😅

[@louiseteeter1971]

Trish Adora 🤙👍 Zack Knight 👎👎

[@johndoiron9615]

I know Danielson is supposed to be one of the best of all time, but he doesn't entertain me. No hate, just not my taste.

[@calebmaybin6896]

That's Janice, Not Spike ... Adam Copeland stealing girls again.

[@kendrickking9945]

Umm Lance didn’t beat Claudio lol

[@dallasisgood]

Saying that it is a dream match because every match is someone’s dream match renders the term of any useful meaning. And it is pretty stupid.

[@registereduser]

DREAM MATCH!!!!

[@elberno4243]

It's not a dream match, if they already had a match in the run up to Forbidden Door 1, less than 2 years ago.

[@vashoutlaw8278]

I remember people trying to put forth the narrative that HOB doesn't want to put anyone over or do the job. All these guys do is lose. They've never won any titles except the trios belts briefly. I'm assuming their contracts are expiring soon

[@SBMxke]

Not until 2027

[@deathbykonami5487]

I'm all for Simon being a positive pete, we need more of that in the world, but AEW needs a creative overhaul meaning Tony Khan needs to bring in someone who knows what he's doing to better bring out his superstars' potential.

[@inc2000glw]

Potato!!

[@SirBobbyDuncan]

People like thunder-Rosa, are best described as two steps back for women wrestling.

[@danialhashmi6078]

First

[@Thomas-El856]

Does edge have a Janus!!??😂

[@kylehendricks422]

The thumbnail pic looks like a psa to wwe wrestlers not to go to aew

[@Jeyapollo]

You sure? Because mick foley’s classic pose with Barbie(barbed wire 2x4) is a famous wwe picture and Copeland did the same pose

[@kylehendricks422]

@Jeyapollo ok yes I'm sure. It's sad to see the old guys kill themselves in other companies on their way out. WWE just doesn't do that to guys and I find it respectful.

[@Tompeteux]

SIMON MILLER DOO DOO ALERT! 🚨 6:48 💩 DOUBLE DOO DOO!! 17:26 💩💩

[@Coachk0827]

I think I’m the best you think your the best at a fake fight is not a story 1. Wrestling is subjective so even if one of them win there are ppl who still will believe the other is the best 2. A story has a beginning and middle and end there is none of that ……. But aew will definitely be on axis tv or something like that then we won’t even have to consider it because

[@00drpepper58]

It Is a Story. Maybe Not In Lollipop Promo Land But in AEW With the Caliber of Wrestlers We Have, It Makes Sense. Sad U Need a Beginning Middle and End to Enjoy a Match😬This is Pro Wrestling Not a Fairy Tale

[@Coachk0827]

@@00drpepper58 it’s a work bro it’s not real the story is the whole point

[@QAZ-OMEN]

I can't ever remember competitor's in boxing or mma where the 2 people took turns telling the other fool to hit them and let them. That is a ridiculous spot Simon

[@SimpleSlave]

If you have to be explained why Wrestling is NOT like Boxing or MMA then you have a big problem. Smarten up, bud.

[@QAZ-OMEN]

@@SimpleSlave if you don't realize that spot is dumb af , you don't like wrestling. That's just POWERSLAP

[@Jeyapollo]

What’s the difference in that and wrestlers waiting to catch someone from a dive? You don’t think Irish whips look ridiculous?

[@QAZ-OMEN]

@@Jeyapollo the waiting for dive spots are worse than the trading slaps thing. The Irish whip is stupid too

[@QAZ-OMEN]

@@SimpleSlave the only reason I compared it to boxing and mma is because Simon did. He said those spots happen in real fights

[@jamiekane6175]

Free Aleister Black from the AEW prison!!

[@rundownmaggot666]

Cope harder 😂 it’s working pretty well for Andrade maybe they put him on NXT with other people that went crawling back.

[@00drpepper58]

Free Aj Styles & Finn

[@Matucks]

For some reason its making more sense imo why WWE let certain wrestlers go. Only a handful of them had a better career in AEW, more seem to just fade away. AEW does not have what it takes, lacks experiance, and can't utilize its resources properly. Majority of them had a better run in WWE. Almost all these WWE re-hires career seems to reach a dead-end path with fans just losing interest. AEW has major internal problems and a very toxic fan base from the start. Egos are too big and maturity lacks

[@WatercolourTears]

The whole of wrestling has a toxic fanbase.

[@FreeYSL55]

Saying aew has a toxic FanBase when you’re clearly a WWE casual is ironic, No?

[@Matucks]

@@FreeYSL55 I lived through the ECW, WWF, WCW, NWA, ECWA, etc era and never seen such classless behavior and mentality from a fan base like AEW, it reminds me of how those High school and College frat kids were in the 90's to mid 2000's

[@Matucks]

@@WatercolourTears Indeed there is however the behavior and mentality of a lot of AEW fans are like Frat kids in College from the 1990s- 2000s

[@banzaisdead]

@@Matucks we get it, you’re old and afraid of variety & new things

[@razorramon7573]

Cody and his Crybabies ruined WrestleMania! 🤮

[@Sd12sx23]

Sure, man. Its all the fault of crybabies and wwe bears no responsibility for trying to sell us all on an un-buyable storyline. 🙄

[@terryfloyd3505]

Down. as long as ALL the companies are just using the shows as a promo for the next PPV it will always get a Down from me. We at home deserve better than just to see a glorified commercial:(

[@sanmar6292]

okee, AEW puts PPV quality matches on free TV almost on a Weekly basis. Just look at the I quit match next dynamite.

[@GoatmanBDX]

So every wrestling show gets down?

[@Coachk0827]

Danielson 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 he’s a joke now I hope Tony is paying what they say he paying cause some of these legacy’s are going down the drain by the week 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 if they wanna do that strong style shit GO TO JAPAN WE DONT WANT TO SEE IT THE RATINGS PROVE IT

[@FreeYSL55]

Who the hell is we you casual mark?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@wvdavidr]

I wish they would replace Nigel McGuinness. His stupid commentary makes the show hard to watch. I guess he is supposed to be funny, but he’s not! He deserves a Brown Down!

[@victoryusmc]

Edge mid-life crisis Copeland, go home already dude.

[@ryanwaslawski6088]

Who tf is Zach knight? I watch Simon review this trash every week to get a positive perspective to put up against cornette and I’ve never heard of this guy.

[@charliem9831]

Not a dream match … and it was crap