AEW Collision Announced, Premiere Episode To Debut On Saturday, June 17
AEW Collision is coming on Saturday, June 17.
The announcement of AEW Collision was first made via AEW’s social media accounts on Wednesday, May 17. The show, which is set to be headlined by top AEW stars like Thunder Rosa, Samoa Joe, Miro, and Andrade El Idolo, is set to have its first episode on TNT on Saturday, June 17.
Furthermore, the show is set to have a time slot of 8 p.m. EST to 10 p.m. EST, which is the same time slot that AEW Dynamite runs in every Wednesday.
While commenting on the announcement of Collision, Tony Khan noted that he’s excited to bring Saturday night wrestling back to TNT for the first time in two decades.
“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 ot ‘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.”
Fans can see the full press release for AEW Collision below, which features comments from the President of Turner Networks, Jason Sarlanis.
From AEW:
TNT LAUNCHES A SECOND NIGHT OF WRESTLING WITH
“AEW: COLLISION” FEATURING HEADLINERS THUNDER ROSA, MIRO, SAMOA JOE, POWERHOUSE HOBBS AND ANDRADE EL IDOLO ON SATURDAY, JUNE 17
NEW YORK (May 17, 2023) – TNT launches a second night of professional wrestling with a new tentpole series,
“AEW: Collision” on Saturday. June 17. it was announced today by Kathleen Finch. Chairman and Chief Content Officer, US Networks Group, Warner Bros. Discovery, during the company’s 2023 Upfront presentation at Madison Square Garden in New York City. 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, Powernouse 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 HL, 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 IN 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 ot AEW. “The debut ot ‘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.”
Fightful will have full coverage of AEW Dynamite on Wednesday beginning at 8 p.m. EST.
