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New Trios Champions crowned on AEW Collision

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

We have brand new Trios Champions before AEW Dynasty!

In the opening match of the night on the April 11 edition of AEW Collision, taped previously on Wednesday, April 8th, after Dynamite, fans saw The Dog become the new Trios Champions.

The Dogs, consisting of David Finlay, Clark Connors, and Gabe Kidd, defeated JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey) & Mistico to win and capture the AEW World Trios titles.

The final moments of the match saw Finlay hold Bailey for a vertical suplex while Connors delivered a spear from the middle rope. Kidd then followed it up and pinned Bailey for the three-count to secure the gold for his team.

This marks the first reign for The Dogs as AEW Trios Champions. Previous champions JetSpeed & Mistico held the championships for 24 days (recorded from the time they actually won the titles and later lost them on the April 8 taping of Collision. They won the title previously at AEW Revolution and made two successful title defenses, including one in CMLL.

Ratings for AEW Collision & TNA Impact Thursday night episodes

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

– Last week’s Thursday night episode of AEW Collision averaged 373,000 viewers on TNT, down 21.6 percent from the previous week in its regular time slot. It’s the lowest audience total for the show since March 7.

Collision drew a 0.07 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 12.5 percent from the prior week and ties the lowest rating the show has done in that category since the March 7 episode.

As compared to the same week in 2025, Collision was up 11.3 percent in overall viewers but down 12.5 percent in 18-49.

– TNA’s Thursday Night Impact, airing head-to-head for the second hour on AMC, averaged 200,000 viewers, down 21.9 percent from the week before. It’s the lowest audience for Impact since its second week on AMC on January 22.

Impact drew a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demo, matching the number that it did the previous week. This ties the largest rating the show has done in that category on AMC.

Collision tied for 32nd on the night on the primetime cable charts while Impact tied for 51st.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for both Collision and Impact:

DateCollision 18-49Collision overall
1/24/20260.02253,000
1/31/20260.07492,000
2/7/20260.07388,000
2/14/20260.1561,000
2/21/20260.08470,000
2/28/20260.06365,000
3/7/20260.05370,000
3/14/20260.07458,000
3/21/20260.1470,000
3/28/20260.08476,000
4/2/20260.07373,000
“10 wk avg0.07430,300
*not includingcurrent week


DateImpact 18-49Impact T.V.
1/22/20260.03171,000
1/29/20260.04201,000
2/5/20260.05241,000
2/12/20260.05254,000
2/19/20260.05233,000
2/26/20260.03233,000
3/5/20260.04249,000
3/12/20260.04259,000
3/19/20260.04250,000
3/26/20260.05256,000
4/2/20260.05200,000
*10 wk avg0.04234,700
*not includingcurrent week

WOR: Fletcher and Bella injuries, Smackdown and Collision, weekend news!

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including injuries to Kyle Fletcher and Nikki Bella, ratings, Arena Mexico and Super Juniors news, previews for all the TV this week, Smackdown, Collision and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: J Robinson passes away, injury updates on Kyle Fletcher & Nikki Bella
4:19: NJPW BOSJ updates & CMLL notes
9:11: AEW Dynamite’s rating from Wednesday, lineups for the coming week, Steve Maclin injury scare at TNA Sacrifice
18:04: Notes on UFC & Real American Freestyle
26:54: WWE SmackDown recap
45:55: AEW Collision recap

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B&V: Smackdown and Collision reviews with backstage notes!

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The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of Smackdown from Friday night, a pretty good show with the latest fun failed attempt to get Randy Orton booed, plus Collision from Saturday with some good wrestling and a legitimately very sad promo. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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FREE B&V: Smackdown, Collision, Bryan works Relentless Wrestling!

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The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with an unplanned FREE edition of the program, and we’ve got a lot to talk about! Bryan was gone all weekend at Relentless Wrestling in Spokane and has tons of stories, and Vinny is here to fill us all in on what happened on both Smackdown and the first hour of Collision Saturday! A fun show as always, so check it out, and if you love it, sign up through whatever service you’re watching or listening on and get 85 different shows every single month just like it! EIGHTY FIVE, for just pennies per day! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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AEW Collision viewership up, 18-49 demo rating down

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 370,000 viewers on TNT, up 1.4 percent from the prior week. This is the second-lowest audience total for the show since January 24.

In the 18-49 demo, Collision drew a 0.05 rating. That’s down 16.7 percent from last week and is also the lowest rating the show has done in that category since the January 24 episode.

The show faced very strong competition head-to-head with Fox airing the World Baseball Classic, which topped all of television, as well as going up against CBS’ two hours of UFC 365 and WWE NXT’s Vengeance Day PLE on Peacock.

As compared to the same week in 2025, Collision’s overall viewership was up 1.9 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 50 percent.

Listed below are the last 10 weeks of available viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision (with the numbers for the January 17 edition still not reported), as well as the nine-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 2.2 percent in overall viewers but down 16.7 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision ratings —

DateCollision 18-49Collision overall
12/25/20250.04217,000
1/3/20260.03241,000
1/10/20260.03271,000
1/17/2026
1/24/20260.02253,000
1/31/20260.07492,000
2/7/20260.07388,000
2/14/20260.1561,000
2/21/20260.08470,000
2/28/20260.06365,000
3/7/20260.05370,000
*10 wk avg0.06362,000
*not includingcurrent week

AEW Collision ratings down against WWE Elimination Chamber

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 365,000 viewers on TNT, down 22.3% from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience reported for the show since January 24th, prior to when Nielsen made their latest adjustments to the way they determined ratings using the Big Data + Panel measurement system.

Collision averaged a 0.06 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 25% from last week and is also the lowest number the show had done in that category since the January 24th episode. The show had major competition with an NBA game on ESPN, College basketball on CBS and WWE’s broadcast of Elimination Chamber on ESPN+.

As compared to the same week in 2025 the overall viewership was up 30.4% while the 18-49 rating was identical.

Listed below are the last 10 weeks of available overall viewership and 18-49 rating, with the numbers for the January 17th show still not being reported, as well as the 10 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 1.8% in overall viewership and 20% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

DateCollision 18-49Collision overall
12/17/20250.05333,000
12/25/20250.04217,000
1/3/20260.03241,000
1/10/20260.03271,000
1/17/2026
1/24/20260.02253,000
1/31/20260.07492,000
2/7/20260.07388,000
2/14/20260.1561,000
2/21/20260.08470,000
2/28/20260.06365,000
*10 wk avg0.05358,444

WOR: Elimination Chamber, New Japan, Collision, news!

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a full recap of Elimination Chamber, the New Japan PPV from Friday night, Collision, Ricky Steamboat, ratings, CMLL and UFC notes, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: Elimination Chamber fallout & recap
28:05: NJPW New Beginning USA recap
40:32: Ricky Steamboat turns 73, AEW Dynamite rating
46:50: Johnny Consejo shaved bald in Arena Mexico, Brodie Lee Jr. challenging Joey Janela for Spring Break X
52:06: UFC notes, RAF incident
58:07: AEW Collision report

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WOL: Bryan returns, all the news and reviews from the weekend!

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including a bunch of unfortunately bad wrestling-related news to kick of the show, thoughts on the most newsworthy moments of Bryan’s absence, line-ups for the next few days, Smackdown and Collision and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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AEW Collision viewership down, 18-49 demo rating steady

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 388,000 viewers on TNT, down 21.1 percent from the previous week. Despite the decrease, this is still the second-highest audience total for the show since October 15 (which was a Wednesday night airing after Dynamite) and the second-largest in Collision’s regular time slot since August 9.

In the 18-49 demo, Collision drew the same 0.07 rating as it did last week. That matches the best rating the show has done in that category on a Saturday night since that same August 9, 2025 episode. Collision did go head-to-head with Winter Olympic coverage on various platforms on Saturday night as well as the UFC on Paramount Plus.

As compared to the same week in 2025, Collision’s overall viewership was up 0.3 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 20 percent.

Listed below are the last nine available weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, along with the eight-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 31.6 percent in overall viewers and 75 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

Note: Changes made to Nielsen’s ratings methodology beginning on January 26 have resulted in increased viewership totals and 18-49 ratings for all cable wrestling shows.

AEW Collision ratings —

DateCollision 18-49Collision overall
11/27/20250.06285,000
12/6/20250.03267,000
12/13/2025UnavailableUnavailable
12/17/20250.05333,000
12/25/20250.04217,000
1/3/20260.03241,000
1/10/20260.03271,000
1/17/2026UnavailableUnavailable
1/24/20260.02253,000
1/31/20260.07492,000
2/7/20260.07388,000
*10 wk avg0.04294,875
*not including current week

WOL: WWE ticket prices, WrestleMania sales, Vegas, more!

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including WrestleMania ticket prices, WWE pricing in general, how both nights of WrestleMania are doing so far and how many tickets Punk vs. Roman being announced sold, Smackdown, Collision notes, news and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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WOR: WrestleMania concerns and changes, weekend TV and news!

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including a bunch of injury updates, why WWE is concerned about WrestleMania and what changes they’re making, ratings notes on Dynamite, legal updates on Gail Kim and Janel Grant, Arena Mexico, Collision and Smackdown reviews and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: Injury updates on Bron Breakker, Chelsea Green, Typhoon
2:07: WrestleMania plans are still up in the air, WWE unhappy with advance
9:18: TNA/Gail Kim, Janel Grant lawsuit updates
13:27: Ratings
19:06: Arena Mexico notes
29:23: WWE SmackDown recap
45:03: AEW Collision recap

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AEW Collision gets big ratings increase

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Saturday night’s AEW Collision episode averaged 492,000 viewers on TNT, up 94.5 percent from the previous week. It’s the largest reported audience total for the show since September 17, which was an episode following Dynamite on a Wednesday. In its regular time slot, this is the best viewership number for Collision since May 29, 2025.

Collision drew a 0.07 rating in the 18-49 demo, which was tied for 22nd on the night on the cable charts. That’s up 250 percent from last week and matches the highest rating the show has done in that category since October 15, which was another Wednesday airing. It’s the largest rating for Collision on a Saturday since August 9.

Nielsen has once again changed the methodology it uses to determine viewership for the Big Data+ Panel rating system. The recent change has resulted in increases across the board in terms of total viewers of wrestling shows since it went into effect on January 26.

As compared to the same week in 2025, Collision’s overall viewership was up 150 percent while the 18-49 rating was up 75 percent.

Listed below are the last nine available weeks of viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, along with the eight-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 79.8 percent in viewers and 75 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision ratings —

DateCollision 18-49Collision overall
11/19/20250.07322,000
11/27/20250.06285,000
12/6/20250.03267,000
12/13/2025
12/17/20250.05333,000
12/25/20250.04217,000
1/3/20260.03241,000
1/10/20260.03271,000
1/17/2026
1/24/20260.02253,000
1/31/20260.07492,000
*10 wk avg0.04273,625
*not including current week