AEW President Tony Khan announces huge first-time-ever match
About AEW Collision
Collision or Saturday Night Collision is a weekly professional wrestling program by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It is considered a primary AEW programming alongside Wednesday Dynamite and is one of the three weekly episodes of AEW alongside Dynamite and Friday Night Rampage. It airs every Saturday at 8 PM Eastern Time on TNT.
Highlights of AEW Rampage and Collision May 18, 2024
Singles Match: Orange Cassidy vs. Isiah Kassidy
Orange Cassidy and Isiah exchanged arm drags and quick covers before Isiah took control, sending Orange into the safety railing and attempting a piledriver on the steel steps. Orange countered with a backbody drop, prompting a series of hard-hitting moves inside the ring. Isiah went for a Swanton Bomb for a near fall, yet Orange countered with a Beach Break to recover the upper hand.
Singles Match: Hook vs. Johnny TV
HOOK began the match with a hip toss and Saito suplex on Johnny, who momentarily acquired control with a jawbreaker and Disaster Kick after an interruption by Taya. Johnny attempted Starship Pain, yet HOOK avoided it and immediately locked in RedRum to get the triumph.
Singles Match: Nick Wayne vs. Jack Cartwheel
Wayne started strong, yet Cartwheel countered and sent him to the floor. Cartwheel attempted a Sasuke Special, missing and landing hard. Back in the ring, Wayne hit Wayne's World and followed up with the Housecall for the win.
Singles Match: Katsuyori Shibata vs. Rocky Romero
Shibata began with Figure Four, yet Rocky reached the ropes. Rocky then applied an Octopus Hold, yet Shibata countered with another Figure Four. Shibata retaliated with hard chops and a sleeper hold, but Rocky answered with a jawbreaker and near falls. Shibata eventually triumphed by securing a heel hook, forcing Romero to tap out.
Singles Match: Will Ospreay vs. Shane Taylor
Before the match, Roderick Strong joined the commentary table. Ospreay began strong with a flying dropkick and a plancha, however, Taylor took control with a leg drop on the apron. After exchanging big moves and near falls, Ospreay managed to escape from a package piledriver and hit the Stormbreaker for the victory.
Singles Match: Serena Deeb vs. Anna Jay
Deeb starts strong locking Jay in the Paradise Lock and hitting a low dropkick. After Jay tweaks her knee during a fall to the outside, Deeb targets the injury with a dragon screw leg whip and a single-leg Boston Crab. Despite Jay's attempts to retaliate with a Queenslayer and a hook kick, Deeb eventually secures the win with a double underhook facebuster and the Boston Crab.
Singles Match: Bryan Keith vs. Boulder
Boulder ambushes Keith, permitting Jacked Jameson and Bronson to uncover "titty city." After a powerslam from Boulder for a near fall, Keith recaptures control by sending Bronson into "titty city." Keith then takes out Boulder with a running lariat, and a headbutt, and wraps up with a Diamond Dust for the win.
Tag Team Match: Bryan Danielson & FTR vs. Lance Archer & The Righteous
Dax chops Vincent and hits a snap suplex for a two-count. FTR double-teams Dutch with a gordbuster, yet disarray follows when Archer and Vincent storm the ring. Danielson dropkicks Vincent from a chair in the corner, while Cash suplexes him on the floor. Dutch powers through Dax and almost pins him, however, Danielson rallies with YES kicks and a flying clothesline. After a series of high-impact moves, including a Powerplex by FTR and a Busaiku Knee by Danielson, FTR finishes Vincent with the Shatter Machine for the win.
Fans in the USA can watch AEW Collison live every week on Saturdays at TNT. The fans in the United Kingdom can stream the show on FITE TV. Indian fans can tune into Eurosport every Sunday to see their favorite AEW superstars in action at Collision.
The start timings of AEW Collision in different time zones is:
USA Eastern Time - 8 PM, Saturday
USA Pacific Time - 5 PM, Saturday
United Kingdom - 1 AM, Sunday
Saudi Arabia - 3 AM, Sunday
India - 5:30 AM, Sunday
Japan - 9 AM, Sunday
Australia - 11 AM, Sunday
History of AEW Collision
AEW is an American pro-wrestling promotion that is considered to be perhaps the only serious threat to WWE's immense fanfare around the globe. It all started with a simple twitter post by the renowned wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer who believed that no promotion other than WWE could sell more than 10,000 tickets at the time. His comment was taken as a challenge by Cody Rhodes who was at the time working with ROH (Ring of Honor). He alongside Young Bucks, Kenny Omega, and other ROH and Indies wrestlers organized All In in 2018 which sold out more than 10,000 tickets within thirty minutes. Sensing that the monopoly in pro-wrestling could be disrupted, Tony Khan joined hands with Cody Rhodes, Young Bucks, and Kenny Omega to create a new pro-wrestling promotion. Tony Khan is the son of Pakistani-American Billionaire Businessman Shahid Khan.
All Elite Wrestling started its operation in 2019 with Dynamite which aired on Wednesday Nights and on TNT. Soon, Dark and Dark Elevation were added which were uploaded on YouTube every week. The library took a huge jump when Friday Night Rampage was announced in August 2021. It started airing on TNT and Dynamite was shifted to TBS. AEW changed the game in 2023 when it trademarked Collision, later revealed to be the name of a new weekly program that will air on Saturdays. Upon Collison’s introduction, Dark and Dark Elevation were folded. The tapings served the purpose of elevating lesser-known talents, something Friday Night Rampage has since then taken care of.
The first AEW Collision was held on June 17, 2023, and marked CM Punk’s return to the company. The show airs on TNT and so does Rampage. Only Dynamite airs on TBS, which is also a Turner-production network. As Collision takes place every Saturday, it goes head-to-head whenever any WWE Pay-per-view event takes place. Earlier ROH Fight Club took place at the same time on Saturday. But as ROH and AEW are both owned by Tony Khan, Fight Club's schedule was shifted to give Collision the prime time on Saturdays.
AEW Collision Roster
Unlike WWE, AEW does not have a brand extension. Thus, superstars on the AEW roster can appear on any of its brands - Dynamite, Rampage or Collision. Please click here to know the latest AEW roster.
AEW Collision Champions
AEW has a number of championships for the superstars on its roster. For its male wrestlers, AEW has the TNT Championship, FTW Championship, International Championship, Tag Team Championship, Trios Championship, and of course, the AEW World Championship. The AEW Women’s Championship and TBS Championship are the prizes for female wrestlers.
Championship
Champion
Date Won
Event
Reign
AEW World Championship
Swerve Strickland
April 21, 2024
AEW Dynasty
1
AEW Women's Championship
"Timeless" Toni Storm
November 18, 2023
Full Gear 2023
3
AEW International Championship
Roderick Strong
March 3, 2024
Revolution 2024
1
FTW Championship
Chris Jericho
April 21, 2024
AEW All In
2
AEW TNT Championship
Adam Copeland
March 20, 2024
Dynamite/Rampage
2
AEW World Tag Team Championship
The Young Bucks
February 7, 2024
AEW Dynasty
3
Unified Titles (AEW World Trios Championship+ ROH Six-Man Tag Team Championships)
Bullet Club Gold
April 21, 2024
AEW Dynasty
1
AEW TBS Championship
Willow Nightingale
April 21, 2024
AEW Dynasty
1
AEW Continental Championship
Kazuchika Okada
March 20, 2024
Dynamite
1
Special AEW Collision Episodes
Episode
Date
Venue
Live viewers in the USA
Debut Episode
June 17, 2023
United Center, Chicago
816,000
Fight for the Fallen
August 19, 2023
Rupp Arena, Lexington
412,000
Fyter Fest
August 26, 2023
Gas South Arena, Georgia
552,000
FAQs
AEW Collision takes place every Saturday on TNT.
AEW is owned by Pakistani-American Billionaire Shahid Khan and his son Tony Khan.
AEW Collision is a total of 120 minutes long including commercials.