AEW Collision announced as new 2 hour brand split show

Last Updated on: 18th May 2023, 12:55 am

It is hard to believe that AEW Dynamite has been on TV for close to four years now, having premiered in October 2019.

Since then, AEW has added a secondary show, Rampage, and a behind the scenes show called All Access. Due to the popularity of AEW and TBS’s dedication to wrestling content, the two have come to an agreement to broadcast a brand new show on TNT.

This show will be broadcast at 8 pm EST on Saturday evening, not the most popular time slot due to it being the weekend but the two are hopeful it will gain a sizeable audience by leveraging the existing popularity of AEW.

In a press release, AEW announced the upcoming launch of AEW: Collision, which will feature stars including Thunder Rosa, Miro, Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Andrade El Idolo.

Although it doesn’t outright state that this is part of a brand split, with the press release naming select stars that aren’t seen at the number one stars in the company, it does appear that select wrestlers could be tied to this brand while the rest are exclusive to Dynamite.

This live, two-hour, in-ring show will air every Saturday night from 8-10 p.m. ET and feature more wrestlers, more stories and more action to super-serve fans. “AEW: Collision” will feature headliners including Miro, Samoa Joe, Thunder Rosa, Powerhouse Hobbs, and Andrade El Idolo.

In only four years following the launch of “AEW: Dynamite,” AEW’s footprint has more than doubled across TNT and TBS. Along with “AEW: Dynamite,” Friday night’s “AEW: Rampage,” the recent follow-doc “AEW: All Access,” and now “AEW: Collision,” TNT and TBS deliver the best matches and most entertaining moments in professional wrestling today. AEW has reached 23M total viewers so far this year across all of its shows on TBS and TNT.*

“We’re doubling-down on wrestling with ‘AEW: Collision,’ which gives fans two more hours every week,” said Jason Sarlanis, President, Turner Networks, ID and HLN, linear & streaming. “AEW’s roster of talent has expanded so quickly that we felt it needed another night to bring our audience the epic rivalries, unforgettable matches and stars they love to watch. Adding ‘Collision’ to our programming mix on TNT will allow us to satisfy the massive demand we’ve felt from our hardcore fanbase and be the ultimate complement to ‘AEW: Dynamite’ on TBS.”

“With the addition of ‘AEW: Collision’ on TNT, I’m extremely proud that a Turner network will be the home of Saturday night wrestling for the first time in more than two decades,” said Tony Khan, CEO, GM and Head of Creative of AEW. “The debut of ‘Collision’ is significant across numerous sectors including television, wrestling, entertainment and sports, and reinforces AEW as the bold property we envisioned when we launched in 2019. ‘Collision’will deliver live every Saturday night more of what fans and viewers tell us they want – athleticism, big personalities, exciting storylines and hard-hitting wrestling action, all of which have become synonymous with AEW.”

It has been previously reported that CM Punk will be a top star on Collision and it is designed to keep him away from The Elite, although that seems like terrible booking if true.

Punk is also said to be pushing to get Ace Steel rehired from the company after he was fired for his role in ‘Brawl Out.’

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AEW: Collision will premiere on Saturday, June 17, 2023 on TNT.