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Verdict on Collision

By Scott Keith on 12 December 2023


Since we're coming up on 6 months since it's debut and since it seems like you've officially bailed on reviewing it, I figured now would be a good time to ask about Collision.

Setting aside the ratings and the CM Punk of it all, it has gotten a lot more guys tv time that they wouldn't have had otherwise. There have been some amazing matches and is at worst watchable tv wrestling week in and week out. But Dynamite is still clearly the A show and post-Punk not much of consequence really happens story wise.

I know for me one of the things I liked about AEW was it was 2 hours a week (3 if they decided to do something interesting with rampage) and that was it. Kept me wanting more. Now it feels like a chore sometimes to keep up. And we can't ignore the fact that Collision has likely cannibalized Dynamite ticket sales as well. So bottom line, has collision been a net positive for AEW?

I wouldn't say I've “officially” bailed on reviewing it but I'm really striving to review stuff that makes me happy and Collision has felt more like homework recently. Whether it's been a net positive depends on the TV deal they get, I guess, so the jury is still out.