5 Surprising Moments from AEW Grand Slam Week

#1 Bryan Danielson & Kenny Omega fight to a time limit draw at AEW Grand Slam

The dream match lived up to the billing on Wednesday night.

The most anticipated match at AEW Grand Slam was dream bout between Bryan Danielson and Kenny Omega. Though it was a non-title match, fans had extremely high expectations for a contest between arguably two of the best wrestlers in the world.

Could they possibly live up to the unbelievable hype for this match? As it turns out, the competitors might have surpasssed it, as they delivered one of the best matches of the years.

It was surprising to see AEW Grand Slam open with this huge match, and it was also interesting to see that the match didn’t involve have a lot of submission moves or near falls. Instead, Danielson and Omega simply beat each other up for a brutal thirty minutes.

The amount of chops they hit each other with was remarkable, and their chests quickly showed the effects. Both men also blasted each other with stiff kicks. The knee shots to the neck of Danielson were executed perfectly, but they were still scary due to Danielson's history of neck issues.

This bout was an opportunity for The American Dragon to prove he had fully recovered from his long history of injuries over the years. At least for one night at AEW Grand Slam, Danielson and Omega went all out for thirty minutes in an incredible contest.

The ending will be both surprising and controversial, as the bout concluded with a time limit draw. This inconclusive finish sets up some amazing possibilities, as the lack of a winner sets up a natural rematch.

Could we see an epic rematch in the near future, potentially at AEW Full Gear? Some fans might be upset at the unclear result at AEW Grand Slam on Wednesday, but the chance to see Danielson and Omega face each other again will certainly make up for it.