AEW Collision ratings stay nearly even for Fairway To Hell episode

This past Saturday’s Fairway to Hell edition of AEW Collision went head-to-head with WWE Backlash, but didn’t see a significant hit as a result.

The hourlong show averaged 342,000 viewers on TBS, down just 1.4% from the previous week’s two hour Saturday show on TNT. It was the lowest audience for a Collision show since January 24.

The episode was down 20.3% from Wednesday night’s hourlong episode that followed the the two hour Dynamite (429,000).

The episode averaged a 0.05 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 28.6% from this past Wednesday (.07) and 16.7% from the previous Saturday (.06). It tied the lowest rating the show has done in that category since the January 24.

The hour finished tied for 38th on the cable charts in 18-49 and was 43rd on the night in total viewers.

As compared to the same week in 2025, overall viewership was down 10.5% while the 18-49 rating was down 44.4%.

Recent AEW Collision ratings

Listed below are the overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for the last 11 episodes of AEW Collision as well as the 10-week average in both categories. This week was down 18.9% in overall viewers and 28.6% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

Date18-49Viewers
3/7/20260.05370,000
3/14/20260.07458,000
3/21/20260.10470,000
3/28/20260.08476,000
4/2/20260.07373,000
4/11/20260.08423,000
4/16/20260.08473,000
4/25/20260.05397,000
5/2/20260.06347,000
5/6/2026 (one hour Wed.)0.07429,000
5/9/2026 (one hour Sat.)0.05342,000
*10 wk avg (through 5/6)0.07421,600

WOL: Bread Man Walking

It’s the Saturday edition of Wrestling Observer Live with Jim Valley.

The Gingerbread Man closed the go-home Smackdown for tonight’s WWE Backlash, ending a show long angle that was short on big laughs and long on being long. If not for the aura of Trick Williams, this could have been a baking disaster. Will we see a surprise Gingerbread appearance at Backlash? It would all make sense if we did.

Between that, Pat McAfee, Gunther and Paul Heyman, among other WWE surprises haven’t been very surprising lately. Why do I hate fun and whimsy? Because I’m the gatekeeping fun police, that’s why!

Plus, thoughts on tonight’s Backlash, AEW Fairway to Hell and more. Check it out.

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Tony Khan reveals idea behind AEW ‘Fairway to Hell’ trademark

In a new interview, Tony Khan explained the idea behind an interesting trademark that AEW filed for last year.

AEW applied to trademark the term “Fairway to Hell” for merchandising and golf tournament purposes in June 2024. Nothing has come of the trademark yet, but Khan revealed on Barstool Sports’ My Mom’s Basement podcast that he’s had the idea of holding a golf tournament that could raise money for charity while also hopefully bringing new fans to both golf and wrestling.

The golf tournament would be called “Fairway to Heaven” — with a special “Fairway to Hell” edition of AEW Dynamite then taking place in the same region the next day.

“I had this amazing idea that I think the Barstool audience would love and I think golf fans would love. I really want to do something that I think would be for a great cause, and it’s a charity golf tournament and it would be great for wrestling and it would be great for wrestling fans,” Khan said. “Hopefully it could bring some new fans to golf and some new fans to wrestling, because I think there’s more of a crossover than people would realize between the sports.

“And I want to do a charity golf tournament — and this is a thing I’m breaking on My Mom’s Basement with the great Robbie Fox — I want to do a charity golf tournament called ‘Fairway to Heaven.’ And then have wrestlers and golfers and people participate for charity at Fairway to Heaven. Have the charity golf tournament on Tuesday and then do Dynamite in the same city or same location/region on Wednesday — ‘Fairway to Hell.’ Fairway to Heaven, Fairway to Hell, it would be great right? And I think it’d be awesome.”

It remains to be seen when or if the inaugural editions of Fairway to Heaven or Fairway to Hell will take place.

Khan’s full appearance on My Mom’s Basement is available to watch below: