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WOR: Royal Rumble review and news, UFC, Collision title change, more!

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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 both the Royal Rumble and UFC with special guest Paul Fontaine, lots of Rumble notes and WrestleMania thoughts, what happened with Ava, Sandman retiring, Hobbs’ deal, Billy Gunn, ratings, Collision recap with a title change, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: WWE Royal Rumble recap
32:05: UFC 325 recap
45:58: Ava leaves WWE, The Sandman’s last match announced, Braun Strowman dealing with knee infection
49:55: Clarification on Powerhouse Hobbs/AEW negotiations
55:51: More on Billy Gunn, ratings
1:05:48: CMLL changing their rules for AEW matches
1:11:38: AEW Collision recap

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WOL: Royal Rumble, a so so WWE SmackDown & wrestling pet peeves

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It’s Wrestling Observer Live on a Royal Rumble Saturday.

For a go home show for one of the biggest PLEs of the year, Friday’s SmackDown was very much by the numbers. Does that bode well for Saturday’s Rumble card (ongoing as I type this)?

With WWE’s ‘less is more’ philosophy, it could be amazing or just three hours of disposable entertainment.

Plus, Tommaso Ciampa challenges Mark Briscoe on tonight’s AEW Collision, Ashley Massaro, and pet peeves that shouldn’t bother me but really do.

It’s a fun show so check it out.

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AEW Collision draws record low 18-49 demo rating

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Saturday’s AEW Collision episode averaged 253,000 viewers on TNT, down 6.6 percent from two weeks ago (the most recent time a viewership number for the show has been reported). This marks the second-highest audience total for Collision since December 17, when the show aired after Dynamite.

Collision drew a 0.02 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 33.3 percent from the January 10 episode. This is the lowest rating Collision has done in that category in show history. It went head-to-head with UFC’s debut on Paramount Plus on Saturday night, as well as facing competition from the NBA on ABC and a college basketball game on Fox.

As compared to the same week in 2025, when Nielsen was still using its previous panel-only reporting method, Collision’s overall viewership was up 1.2 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 71.4 percent.

Listed below are the last nine weeks of available viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, along with the eight-week average in both categories. Numbers for the December 13 and January 17 episodes have not yet been reported. This week’s episode was down 6.1 percent in overall viewers and 50 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision ratings —

DateCollision 18-49Collision overall
11/15/20250.03219,000
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
“10 wk avg0.04269,375
*not including current week

Multiple title matches part of updated AEW Collision lineup

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

The first matches were announced for this Saturday’s live AEW Collision from Arlington, Texas.

During Wednesday’s Dynamite, former WWE star Tommaso Ciampa made his shocking AEW debut when he confronted TNT Champion Mark Briscoe after his match against El Clon. He shared a staredown with Briscoe and was later announced to be competing for Briscoe’s TNT title Saturday, answering an open challenge.

Another latest addition to the AEW roster — The Rascalz’s Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz — will take on CRU (Action Andretti & Lio Rush).

NJPW’s Clark Connors will making his AEW return in a match against Darby Allin while the Babes of Wrath (Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale) defend their AEW Women’s Tag Team titles against the Sisters Of Sin (Julia Hart & Skye Blue).

Updated AEW Collision lineup | This Saturday

  • AEW Women’s World Tag Team Champions Babes of Wrath (Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale) defend against Sisters Of Sin (Julia Hart & Skye Blue)
  • Clark Connors vs. Darby Allin
  • TNT Champion Mark Briscoe defends against Tommaso Ciampa
  • The Rascalz (Dezmond Xavier & Zachary Wentz) vs. CRU (Action Andretti & Lio Rush)

WOR: Royal Rumble, RAW, Arena Mexico, tons more!

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including updates on EVIL and WWE, AEW and Triller, Arena Mexico, best wishes to Kemonito and Mick Foley, ratings notes, Smackdown, Collision and RAW recaps, the Royal Rumble, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:

Start: Best wishes to Mick Foley, EVIL leaving New Japan for WWE, AEW & Triller update

9:28: UFC numbers, other ratings

19:23: Kemonito update, Rey Mysterio injured, Andre the Giant anniversary

25:27: Arena Mexico notes

30:22: Dave’s thoughts on WWE SmackDown and AEW Collision, AAA on FOX show, Billy Gunn

43:37: WWE Raw recap, lineups for the coming week

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FREE B&V! Smackdown, great Saturday Night’s Main Event, Collision!

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The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with a FREE EPISODE talking three big shows this weekend, Smackdown on Friday with a tag title change, probably the best Saturday Night’s Main Event of the modern era with four really good matches (well, one match-length brawl), and Collision with a CMLL title defense in the main event. Best of all it’s FREE, so if you love it make sure to sign up today on whatever service you’re listening on, because it is WrestleMania season, always the hottest time of the year for pro-wrestling, and you can follow along multiple times a day with 84 podcasts every month and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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WOL: Jade is Jade, WWE in transition, SNME preview

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On location from Portland, Oregon, it’s Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley.

With new talent like Trick Williams, Lash Legend and others being put in positions to learn from veterans and vets like AJ Styles preparing to exit, 2026 (maybe ’27, too) looks to be a year of transition in WWE.

It’s time to accept that Jade Cargill is who she is as an athlete. She’s been wrestling for nearly seven years.

We saw new Tag Team champions crowned and the build for Saturday Night’s Main Event on Smackdown.

The people who are criticizing Powerhouse Hobbs’s new WWE name lack creativity and vision. Toni Storm, Mina Shirakawa, Collision and more. Check it out.

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WOR: Dynamite and NXT, Collision, Bobby Duncum Sr., more!

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Bobby Duncum Sr., WBD and AEW and Netflix, WWE Unreal, Arena Mexico report, ratings, the AEW Dynamite and NXT TV reports, Collision spoilers and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: Bobby Duncum Sr., TC Reynolds pass away
12:57: WBD/AEW Hollywood Reporter article
18:17: Je’Von Evans update following Monday’s match, WWE Unreal thoughts
25:27: CMLL notes
35:32: Ratings
45:01: AEW Dynamite recap
1:05:10: WWE NXT recap
1:15:38: AEW Collision spoilers

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B&V: Bryan Alvarez reviews Smackdown and Collision!

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Bryan Alvarez is back with a solo show covering three hours of Smackdown in London with four qualifying matches leading to a championship match with Drew McIntyre at Royal Rumble, and a way WAY below average edition of Collision UNTIL an awesome main event finish. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Two title matches confirmed for next week’s AEW Collision

Posted on by Shounak Chakrabarti

Next week’s January 24, 2026, edition of Collision is set to feature two brand-new championship matches.

After an eventful Collision Maximum Carnage earlier tonight, All Elite Wrestling has already announced Mark Briscoe and Claudio Castagnoli for two title defense matches. Next week at the Esports arena, Briscoe will defend his TNT Championship against El Clone after calling out the latter to face him one-on-one for the title.

Earlier this weekend, Roderick Strong defeated Hechicero at CMLL to earn a shot at Castagnoli’s CMLL World Heavyweight Championship. Now official, Strong will face Castagnoli for the CMLL World Heavyweight title.

AEW Collision lineup | January, 24, 2026

Next week’s AEW Collision will take place in Arlington, Texas, at the Esports Stadium. With a week still to go before the show, here is the announced lineup:

  • Mark Briscoe vs. El Clon for the TNT Championship
  • Roderick Strong vs. Claudio Castagnoli for the CMLL World Heavyweight Championship

AEW Collision viewership up, key demo rating ties record low

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Saturday night’s AEW Collision episode averaged 271,000 viewers on TNT, up 12.5 percent from the previous week. This is the largest Saturday night audience for the show since November 8.

Collision drew a 0.03 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s the same number the show did last week and ties the lowest rating Collision has ever done in that category.

There was heavy sports competition on the night with the NFL playoffs airing head-to-head.

As compared to the same week in 2025, when Nielsen was still using its former panel-only reporting method, Collision’s overall viewership was down 19.6 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 66.7 percent.

Listed below are the last 10 weeks of available viewership figures and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, as well as the nine-week average in both categories. Numbers for the December 13 episode have not been released. This week’s show was up 2.1 percent in overall viewers but down 25 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Collision ratings —

DateCollision 18-49Collision overall
11/1/20250.03217,000
11/8/20250.06289,000
11/15/20250.03219,000
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
*10 wk avg0.04265,556
*not including current week

WOR: Drew new WWE Champion, weekend news and TV

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including an update on Funaki after a neck injury this weekend, Rock and the Golden Globes, Drew winning the WWE Title, RAW preview, CMLL update, ratings, the Smackdown and Collision reviews, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: Masakatsu Funaki suffers neck injury, Elton Prince undergoes neck fusion surgery
5:09: Drew McIntyre wins WWE Championship on SmackDown, upcoming lineups, The Rock doesn’t win Golden Globe award, Jaguars lose NFL playoff
18:02: Best matches from the weekend, ratings
26:39: BJ Penn fails to attend court hearing, Real American Freestyle recap
33:36: WWE SmackDown recap
52:17: AEW Collision recap

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Mercedes Mone says she’s ‘taking a break from AEW’ on Collision

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Mercedes Mone is taking a break.

On this week’s Collision, a video aired of Mone in her locker room reeling after the events of the Willow Nightingale TBS title victory celebration where she managed to get a celebratory cake thrown in her face and was laid out after confronting the new champion. Sitting near a mirror, Mone had a breakdown saying she was tired of the disrespect.

“I am taking a break from AEW,” she declared. “To show you why and how I elevated. And good luck without me. Because when I return, I am collecting more than just titles.”

After peaking at 13, Mone has seen a string of bad luck that has whittled her titles down to just 9. She recently lost the RevPro Undisputed British Women’s title to Alex Windsor, and also lost the ROH Women’s Television title to former champion Red Velvet. But the her most high profile title loss took place on the final Dynamite of 2025, where Nightingale finally ended Mercedes Mone’s nearly 600 day reign as champion.

AEW reveals opponents for Collision trios match

Posted on by Joseph Currier

AEW has revealed who Kris Statlander & The Babes of Wrath will be facing on Collision this weekend.

It had already been announced that Statlander, Willow Nightingale & Harley Cameron would be teaming up for a trios match on Saturday’s Collision episode. AEW has now confirmed that Hyan, Maya World & VertVixen will be their opponents.

This matchup is happening just a few days before the Maximum Carnage edition of AEW Dynamite, where Statlander, Nightingale & Cameron are scheduled to face Triangle of Madness (Thekla, Julia Hart & Skye Blue).

Statlander, Nightigale & Cameron hold all of the women’s gold in AEW at the moment with Statlander being Women’s World Champion, Nightingale being TBS Champion, and Nightingale & Cameron holding the Women’s Tag Team titles.

Hyan and Maya World are recent AEW signees, while VertVixen remains a free agent.

Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas is hosting this show as part of Collision’s month-long residency at the venue. Three matches have been booked so far:

AEW Collision (Saturday, January 10) —

  • TNT Champion Mark Briscoe defends against Hechicero
  • Komander vs. El Clon
  • Kris Statlander, Harley Cameron & Willow Nightingale vs. Hyan, Maya World & VertVixen

WOR: Tokyo Dome, Tanahashi retirement, Jericho, tons more!

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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 the New Japan Tokyo Dome show, all the matches and angles, Tanahashi’s retirement and post-match ceremony, and more, plus Smackdown and Collision, WWE injuries and departures, Chris Jericho, and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: Johnny Legend passes away
6:29: NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 recap
54:25: Chris Jericho teased for Raw, WWE SmackDown notes, injury updates
1:02:31: Arena Mexico notes, Holly Holm loses boxing match, AEW Collision notes, lineups for the week

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