AEW Officially Announces Collision, Debuting Saturday June 17th

Miro, Samoa Joe, House Of Black, Thunder Rosa and more featuring in AEW Collision announcement.

by Andy H Murray
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AEW's new two-hour weekly show, Collision, will debut on TNT on Saturday, 17th June.

The long-awaited announcement came during today's Warner Bros. Discovery upfronts in New York City. Warner's official press release mentionedPowerhouse Hobbs, Thunder Rosa, Miro, Samoa Joe, and Andrade El Idolo as "headliners" who will feature on the brand, while official promotional graphics also include the House Of Black, FTR, MJF, and Orange Cassidy.

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There was no mention of CM Punk, who has long been rumoured as part of AEW's new Saturday brand, nor was there anything on a new media rights deal. AEW's current agreement with WBD expires on 31 December 2023, though Warner has a one-year extension option on that contract.

For now, it seems talk of a one-billion-dollar extension for AEW will remain as rumours.

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AEW founder and CEO commented as part of the press release:-

“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. 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.”

Last week, Khan teased an announcement for tonight's episode of Dynamite - which may still be forthcoming.

 
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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.