| AEW Collision debut episode | |||
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 Promotional poster featuring several AEW wrestlers | |||
| Promotion | All Elite Wrestling | ||
| Brand | AEW Collision | ||
| Date | June 17, 2023 | ||
| City | Chicago, Illinois | ||
| Venue | United Center | ||
| Attendance | 10,200[1] | ||
| Collision special episodes chronology | |||
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TheAEW Collision debut episode was thepilot episode for the American television programAEW Collision, produced by theprofessional wrestling promotion ofAll Elite Wrestling. The show took place at theUnited Center inChicago, Illinois and was broadcast live onTNT on June 17, 2023.[2]
Five matches were contested as a part of the episode; in the opening bout,Luchasaurus defeated the reigning championWardlow for theAEW TNT Championship. Also, in the main event,CM Punk andFTR defeatedSamoa Joe,Jay White andJuice Robinson in aTrios match.
Collision's debut episode marked the return of CM Punk to active competition in AEW after a nine-month suspension, following a legitimate fight withThe Young Bucks andKenny Omega afterAll Out's post media scrum, vacating theAEW World Championship he had won earlier that day againstJon Moxley.[3]
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Kevin Kelly |
| Jim Ross(main event) | |
| Nigel McGuinness | |
| Interviewer | Lexy Nair |
| Ring announcer | Dasha Gonzalez |
| Referee | Rick Knox |
| Bryce Remsburg | |
| Aubrey Edwards | |
| Paul Turner |
The event included matches that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayedheroes,villains, orless distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4] Results were predetermined by AEW's writers.[5]
The event took place at theUnited Center inChicago, Illinois.
The episode received an average viewership of 816,000 viewers, and a 0.33 rating in the 18–49 demographic.[6] It sold an estimated 9,280 tickets.[7]
| No. | Results[8] | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | Luchasaurus (withChristian Cage) defeatedWardlow (c) | Singles match for theAEW TNT Championship | 10:43 | ||
| 2 | Andrade El Idolo defeatedBuddy Matthews (withJulia Hart) | Singles match | 13:03 | ||
| 3 | Miro defeatedTony Nese (withMark Sterling) | Singles match | 3:20 | ||
| 4 | Skye Blue andWillow Nightingale defeatedThe Outcasts (Toni Storm andRuby Soho) | Tag team match | 8:04 | ||
| 5 | CM Punk andFTR (Dax Harwood andCash Wheeler) defeatedSamoa Joe,Jay White andJuice Robinson | Trios match | 25:12 | ||
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