Welcome to Bleacher Report's live coverage of AEW Collision on December 7.

The Continental Classic continued this week with three matches in the gold and blue leagues, but that's not the only tournament that got some attention. We also saw another Women's World Cup qualifier.

Here is a look at what AEW advertised for Saturday's show:

• Kyle Fletcher vs. Kazuchika Okada
• Daniel Garcia vs. Mark Briscoe
• Darby Allin vs. Komander
• Mina Shirakawa vs. Emi Sakura
• Willow Nightingale vs. Serena Deeb

Let's take a look at what happened on this week's episode of Collision.

Darby Allin vs. Komander

Collision opened with a recap of the Continental Classic up to this point before Allin and Komander fought in a Gold League match.

Allin grounded the high-flyer with a side headlock takeover as soon as they locked up, but it didn't take Komander long to wrestle his way out of it.

We are used to seeing Allin take more risks than his opponents, so it was interesting to see him square off against someone who can do more aerial moves than him.

The most surprising part of this match was how much ground offense was used. Most people probably expected a spot fest, and parts of it reached that level, but a lot of time was spent doing traditional wrestling moves, too.

At one point, Allin tried to hit a suicide dive to a seated Komander, but the luchador moved and Allin hit the chair, breaking it as he landed in the most brutal spot of the match.,

This was an exciting and energetic way to get the show going, and the crowd was loving every second of it. Both men proved they aren't just spot guys, but the most memorable moment was definitely the biggest risk.

"This is awesome" chants echoed in the building as they built toward the finish. After both men left everything in the ring and gave us a wildly entertaining performance, Allin used a unique pinning combination to get the win.

Result: Allin defeated Komander

Grade: A-

Notable Moments and Observations

• This week's episode was held at the GalaxyCon event. The setup looked good in the building, but it was a little weird to see all the fans on the same level instead of stadium-style seating at first. 
• Allin shook part of the barricade during his entrance and it came apart. You could see a security guy putting it back into place. 
• Alex Abrahantes is never given anything to do in AEW. He's a glorified cheerleader when he could be doing so much more. 
• Komander's phoenix splash looked great. 
• The way Allin hit the chair with his suicide dive was wild. 

Willow Nightingale vs. Serena Deeb

The International Women's Cup tournament continued this week with Nightingale and Deeb fighting for a spot in the finals.

Deeb used her considerable technical ability to outwrestle Willow at first, but The Babe With the Power found a way to take her off her feet eventually.

They paced this well so both women could use their strengths in different ways. Deeb used a wide variety of offenses to maintain the upper hand through the picture-in-picture portion of the match, and Willow used her power to counter the technical wizard whenever she could.

The former TBS champion made a comeback when we returned from the break and began to build up a head of steam with a series of power moves.

While a slightly quicker pace would have helped at times, this was a solid match between two talented performers. Nightingale scored the win with the Doctor Bomb to move on in the tournament. She will face Jamie Hayter in the finals next week to see who moves onto the four-way match at WrestleDynasty.

Result: Nightingale defeated Deeb

Grade: B-

Notable Moments and Observations

• Deeb had an interesting shirt on that said "NOBODY CARES" with an arrow pointing up to herself. 
• Willow's fisherman's suplex looked really good. 
• There was an awkward moment when you could see Willow reposition herself so Deeb could pull her over into a crucifix pin attempt. 

Kyle Fletcher vs. Kazuchika Okada

Jon Moxley and the Death Riders came to the ring and issued a warning to Orange Cassidy, who ended up coming out to respond instead of heeding the warning. OC said the only way he is going to stop is if they kill him. He took off his shirt and dared them to hit him, so they obliged and beat him down.

During a backstage promo from FTR, we saw the Death Riders trying to pour cleaning fluid down OC's throat. FTR intervened and Mox decided to back off after seeing Cash Wheeler with a steel pipe.

The next match saw Okada and Fletcher compete for three points in the C2 tournament. These two have known each other for years but only had one previous singles bout, which was won by The Rainmaker to retain the Continental Championship earlier this year.

Okada's style usually involves starting slow and working his way up to a quicker pace later in the match, so Fletcher matched his pace and worked a headlock for a long time, which got a humorous boo from the crowd.

Both of these guys are known for being incredible in-ring performers, so it surprised nobody when everything they did looked good, but you could also tell they were holding back a bit. They put on a good performance, but they definitely left room to grow in future encounters.

The last couple of minutes gave us the usual Okada routine of amping up, but the ending was a genuine surprise. Fletcher hit a low blow behind the ref's back before taking Okada down for the pin and the win. This is easily one of the biggest singles wins of his AEW career so far.

This was a really good match, but the surprising conclusion is what put it over the top. Fletcher is clearly being prioritized in AEW, which is a great decision because he is a tremendous talent.

Result: Fletcher defeated Okada

Grade: A-

Notable Moments and Observations

• FTR gave a promo backstage and talked about how their goals have changed since the hurricane that decimated Wheeler's hometown. They will be raising money to continue benefitting the victims. 
• Okada's fakeout on the clean break was kind of funny. 
• Fletcher is so good at using facial expressions to sell strikes. 
• There was a weird noise during the match that sounded like somebody dropped a large pipe somewhere in the building. It had that familiar metallic echo. 

The Beast Mortos Squash, Mina Shirakawa vs. Emi Sakura

LFI's Beast Mortos took on Aaron Solo in a singles match. Mortos won in less than a minute with a huge lariat.

Result: Mortos defeated Solo

Grade: Incomplete

Thunder Rosa was shown watching from the crowd as Shirakawa and Sakura began their match. The veteran took control with some strikes right away, but the No. 1 contender to the world title quickly showed off her striking ability in retaliation.

Sakura is used to being the most charismatic performer in the ring, so when she saw Shirakawa dancing and taunting the way she always does, it clearly set her off.

Emi resorted to biting Mina's legs and hands to regain control, which earned her some heat from the crowd and a meaningless warning from the ref.

They battled through a commercial break in a match that featured some stiff strikes from both competitors. This felt like a veteran trying to prove she was still better than the young upstart only to find out she was up against a tough opponent, which is exactly what it needed to be.

Shirakawa has quickly become a popular act for the AEW crowd, so the company is wise to feature her in a prominent role, especially if she is going to be sticking around.

Sakura did her job and put up a good fight, but Shirakawa picked up a predictable victory to give her some momentum heading into her title match with Mariah May.

Result: Shirakawa defeated Sakura

Grade: B

Notable Moments and Observations

• The powerbomb backbreaker Mortos hit looked brutal.
• Sakura's belt looked like piano keys but it's tough to say if it was intentional. 
• Sakura's chops are great. She lays them in without hurting her opponents, although she came close when an errant chop hit Mina in the face instead of the chest at one point. 

Daniel Garcia vs. Mark Briscoe

The main event of this week's show was another C2 match between Garcia and Briscoe. They had a nice exchange backstage that showed mutual respect before heading to the ring.

They had a funny exchange early in the match where Garcia tried to fire Briscoe up, and it may have worked a little too well because it led to the former ROH champion lighting his chest up with some hard chops.

The great thing about both of these guys is their versatility. Everybody may classify them as certain kinds of wrestlers, but both men are capable of working with a variety of different kinds of offense.

This leaned more into Briscoe's style of mayhem than Garcia's technical ability, but Red Death kept up with The Chicken at every turn.

These C2 matches have a 20-minute time limit and they used most of that time to put on an energetic and entertaining contest.

In a somewhat surprising outcome, Briscoe picked up his first win in the C2 to earn three points. Garcia already has the TBS title, so most people never expected him to win this tournament, but it seemed like Briscoe might have a story that involved losing every match.

Result: Briscoe defeated Garcia

Grade: B+

Notable Moments and Observations

• AEW aired a really great video package for May vs. Shirakawa before this match. 
• Now that Garcia is a babyface with a title, AEW needs to find him a real rival other than Jack Perry. He feels directionless outside of the tournament. 
• The first time Garcia fully does his old dance, the crowd is going to lose its mind. It popped when he put his hands up in that position at one point. 

The Final Word

Saturday's Collision furthered the Continental Classic with three more matches, but it also kept a few other feuds in the spotlight with various segments.

The Death Riders vs. Orange Cassidy is the main storyline in AEW right now, and this week's segment turned into an attempted poisoning at best and attempted murder at worst.

The Death Riders have had a few controversial moments, but there is no denying the impact its had on the group's aura. The five of them give off a genuinely terrifying presence, which makes OC's defiance that much more fun to watch.

As far as the action goes, every match other than the Mortos squash was worth watching, but the two that stood out the most were Okada vs Fletcher and Allin vs. Komander.

Both women's matches were fun, as was the main event with Briscoe and Garcia. This was an above-average episode from an in-ring perspective and it included some decent non-wrestling segments, so all in all, it was a solid two hours of wrestling.

AEW is doing a decent job building up multiple events simultaneously right now, but it will be nice when we get past Winter is Coming, Worlds End and WrestleDynasty so AEW can focus solely on setting up Grand Slam Australia on February 15.

Grade: B+