AEW Collision

AEW Collision is a professional wrestling show made by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It is shown on Saturdays at 9 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). It first started airing on June 17, 2023. It is viewed as one of AEW's secondary programs. It is the main secondary show, replacing Rampage in that spot.

AEW Collision
Genre	Professional wrestling
Created by	Tony Khan
Starring	AEW roster
Opening theme	"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" by Elton John[1]
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	33
Production
Running time	120 minutes (televised)
Original release
Network	TNT
Release	June 17, 2023 (2023-06-17)

Collision airs on TNT in the United States,^[2] TSN's app and direct service in Canada,^[3] ITV4 in the United Kingdom,^[4] and more.

History

On February 15, 2023, the name Collision was trademarked by All Elite Wrestling (AEW).^[5]

The show AEW Collision was officially announced by AEW on May 17, 2023. The announcement said that Collision would be two hours, air on Saturdays at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) and start June 17, 2023.^[6]

It was reported that Collision would take Rampage's spot as a main secondary program and that Rampage would take over the duty of both Dark and Dark: Elevation after they were cancelled to make way for Collision.^[7][8]

Commentator history

Commentators	Dates
Kevin Kelly and Nigel McGuinness	June 17, 2023 (2023-06-17) – September 30, 2023 (2023-09-30)
Kevin Kelly, Nigel McGuinness, and Jim Ross	June 17, 2023 (2023-06-17)[lower-alpha 1] August 19, 2023 (2023-08-19) – September 30, 2023 (2023-09-30)[lower-alpha 1][9]
Ian Riccaboni and Nigel McGuinness	July 15, 2023 (2023-07-15) – August 12, 2023 (2023-08-12)[lower-alpha 2] October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07)
Ian Riccaboni, Nigel McGuinness, and Jim Ross	August 5, 2023 (2023-08-05) – August 12, 2023 (2023-08-12)[lower-alpha 1] October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07)[lower-alpha 1]
Kevin Kelly and Caprice Coleman	August 26, 2023 (2023-08-26)[lower-alpha 3]
Kevin Kelly, Caprice Coleman, and Jim Ross	August 26, 2023 (2023-08-26)[lower-alpha 1]
Tony Schiavone, Kevin Kelly, Nigel McGuinness, and Jim Ross	October 14, 2023 (2023-10-14) – present[10]

Footnotes

1. Jim Ross only called the main event.
2. Ian Riccaboni filled in for Kevin Kelly. Kelly was doing commentary for New Japan Pro-Wrestling's G1 Climax tournament.
3. Caprice Coleman filled in for Nigel McGuinness during this episode.

References

1. "AEW Collision's Theme Song Is Elton John's "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
2. "New AEW Show 'Rampage' Coming to TNT on Friday Nights". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
3. "AEW Collision To Stream Live On TSN+ In Canada". Fightful. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
4. "AEW reaches deal to air Collision on UK TV". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
5. "AEW Files New Trademark Relating To 'Distribution Of Ongoing Television Programs'". Fightful. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
6. "AEW officially announces Saturday Collision to launch on TNT". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
7. "AEW Dark & Dark Elevation done for now due to new exclusivity deal with WBD". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
8. "Update on future direction of AEW Rampage". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
9. "AEW Collision Broadcast Team Announced". 411Mania. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
10. "Tony Schiavone addresses AEW Collision commentary role". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved October 28, 2023.

Other websites

• Official website