Latest Update On AEW's Collision/Dynamite Roster Split
More notes on AEW's current plans for Collision and Dynamite.
AEW's original plans for a hard roster split between Dynamite and Collision were met with a mixed response backstage, reports Fightful Select.
Collision launched this Saturday, facilitating the return of CM Punk amongst other moments. AEW founder Tony Khan had commented prior to the event that the promotion had no plans for a hard roster split between Collision and Dynamite, despite AEW sending out a memo to that effect several months prior - according to Fightful.
The report states that AEW had informed its roster that it'd be assembling two distinct rosters for Collision and Dynamite, though there'd be some exceptions, particularly regarding champions. Some were happy about this, seeing it as a way to curb drama and backstage others. Others, however, thought it would result in them missing out on signings and independent appearances, which AEW sees as a luxury.
AEW had originally planned to install a hard split. Some wrestlers were then told of a softer split, with "some natural talent sharing between the rosters." Sources at AEW's television partners, Warner Bros. Discovery, have indicated that while they would prefer no roster split, anything could work under the right circumstances.
Collision effectively standing as a means to keep certain AEW wrestlers apart has been speculated since news of the brand's existence first came to light. Punk and The Elite would be at the forefront of that conversation, given their backstage history.