Disappointing news for Tony Khan and AEW despite ex-WWE star's shocking return

AEW hosted its sixth anniversary edition of Dynamite this week, and Tony Khan had a massive show planned to celebrate the occasion. This week's episode of Dynamite featured twists, surprises, and a massive return of a former WWE superstar as well.

The show had two high-profile trios matches in addition to a TNT title match. It featured the debut of El Clon and the return of Andrade, both of whom ultimately joined the Don Callis Family. However, all of this wasn't enough to generate excellent ratings for this special edition of Dynamite.

The show scored its lowest rating in the 18-49 demographic and its lowest audience. According to Programming Insider, this week's Dynamite averaged 465k viewers, representing a 16% drop from last week's viewership. The P18-49 rating also declined by 18% from the previous week. It should be noted that these numbers don't include the data from HBO Max's simulcast.

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Surprisingly, the show drew fewer numbers, considering Tony Khan had stacked the card with multiple exciting matches and segments. In addition to Andrade's surprise return, AEW had also announced the return of former World Champion, Kenny Omega, who competed in his first match since Forbidden Door at the show.

AEW Collision set for some interesting matches

The full card for tomorrow's edition of Collision has been announced by the promotion, featuring some interesting matches. The upcoming episode of Collision will further some rivalries that have already been set in motion, while there is room for some new ones as ROH World Tag Team Champions Sammy Guevara and Rush are set to be in action.

Hechicero, Rocky Romero, and Lance Archer of the Don Callis Family will take on Oragne Cassidy and the Paragon. JetSpeed's Kevin Knight will face a member of FTR while Eddie Kingston wrestles his first match since returning at AEW All Out 2025 as he takes on Dralistico.

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Faiz is a WWE writer at Sportskeeda Wrestling. He is a BBA graduate who is passionate about sports and wants to make a career in that field. This passion led to a postgraduate degree in Journalism, which helped him pivot into becoming a sports writer. When writing, he puts the utmost importance on accuracy and thorough research.

Faiz has six years of work experience across four companies. He started his career with Zomato and then moved to Amazon. He shifted to becoming a football writer at TV9 Digital and is now with Sportskeeda. He covered the Wrestling Xtreme Mania event in Gurgaon in 2025, where he had the opportunity to interview Raj The Maharaja, fka Jinder Mahal. At the same event, he also got quick interviews with former WWE Superstar Dijak and Japanese Joshi legend Emi Sakura.

When it comes to his favourite wrestlers, Faiz has two names in mind. He loved to watch Triple H before the current WWE CCO retired, and he is a huge fan of Roman Reigns. Being a loyal fan since the Tribal Chief's SHIELD days, Faiz credits Roman's mic skills and unmatched in-ring storytelling for his mega success. When he was young, one in-ring story left a lasting impression on his mind and eventually got him hooked on WWE. That match was Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania 24. Apart from that, he is also a fan of RAW.

When Faiz is not writing for Sportskeeda, he loves to keep up with other sports. He is an avid cricket and football fan, a huge gamer, and loves playing some RPGs on the PlayStation.

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Edited by Faiz Ahmed