AEW Collision won’t air head-to-head against WWE SummerSlam
It looks like AEW Collision won’t be airing head-to-head with WWE SummerSlam.
TNT’s schedule lists that the Saturday, August 3 episode of Collision will air from 5-7 p.m. Eastern time, meaning that it won’t go against the SummerSlam main card. Collision will instead air opposite the two-hour SummerSlam pre-show. There usually aren’t any matches on the pre-shows for WWE main roster PLEs.
The Collision episode is being taped on Thursday, August 1 before airing on August 3. It’s part of AEW’s upcoming residency at Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The residency consists of five Collisions, a Ring of Honor pay-per-view, and two days of ROH television tapings.
The TNT schedule says a Star Wars movie marathon will be airing in Collision’s regular 8-10 p.m. Eastern time slot on August 3.
Collision typically takes a hit in the ratings when it goes against WWE PLEs, including when the show faced competition from Money in the Bank earlier this month.
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