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All Elite Wrestling introduced Wednesday it is launching a brand new weekly present, AEW Collision.
This system will debut June 17 and air each Saturday evening for 2 hours beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Samoa Joe, Thunder Rosa and Miro had been included among the many stars who will characteristic frequently.
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As introduced on the Warner Bros. Discovery 2023 Upfront presentation at this time, TNT will launch a second evening {of professional} wrestling with a brand new 2-hour sequence, #AEWCollision, beginning on Saturday, June seventeenth LIVE at 8pm ET/7pm CT on @tntdrama!
To learn the total press launch:… pic.twitter.com/roOipqNDD6
That is the third weekly in-ring present for AEW, becoming a member of Dynamite on Wednesdays and Rampage on Fridays.
“With the addition of AEW: Collision on TNT, I am extraordinarily proud {that a} Turner community would be the dwelling of Saturday evening wrestling for the primary time in additional than 20 years, AEW CEO Tony Khan stated. “The debut of Collision is important throughout quite a few sectors together with tv, wrestling, leisure and sports activities, and reinforces AEW because the daring property we envisioned once we launched in 2019.”
The official announcement comes as little shock since rumors of a brand new present for AEW already emerged. On Might 10, the Wrestling Observer Publication‘s Dave Meltzer reported the reveal was anticipated on the Warner Bros. Discovery upfronts presentation.
The inclusion of particular wrestlers in each the press launch and promotional imagery might be intentional. Per Fightful Choose (by way of Wrestling Inc’s Nick Miller), some on the AEW roster consider there might be an outlined expertise break up for reveals.
There’s one identify particularly followers are following carefully.
CM Punk hasn’t wrestled since beating Jon Moxley at All Out final September. He and others had been disciplined for an altercation that occurred backstage on the present.
The concept of Punk’s return has gained steam in current weeks. The Wrestling Observer Publication (by way of Matthew Wilkinson of Wrestling Inc) reported the debut of Collision might be the event for his comeback, although the previous world champion wasn’t talked about within the announcement.
