AEW’s television future may have just hit a pressure point — and it all stems from corporate merger talk.During a recent discussion on Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer broke down what the proposed Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery merger could mean for AEW. While much of the conversation centered around expanded streaming reach, one particular scenario stood out — and it directly involves the fate of AEW Collision.>“On paper it’s a good thing for AEW and for UFC because the subscription base for HBO Max and for Paramount Plus has very little overlap.”>“When they talked about UFC, they did not talk about AEW. They talked about sports. And AEW is listed as entertainment, not sports.”>“When they talked about UFC, one of the things that they talked about was the idea that we can put UFC back on cable.”That distinction matters. UFC was positioned as a key sports asset. AEW wasn’t part of that same conversation. Then came the moment that raised real eyebrows. Executives floated the idea of putting UFC back on cable television — specifically mentioning TNT and Saturday nights.>“They’re only a couple weeks in… and that immediately told me — no one has said this or will admit this — that they already realized that they made a bad deal.”Collision currently airs Saturday nights on TNT — the exact slot being discussed for UFC programming. Meltzer laid out multiple possible outcomes. Some could help AEW. But one scenario stands out as the worst case.>“The worst case scenario is, you know, they just go, ‘Hey, we’re gonna put the UFC on. It’s gonna draw more viewers than AEW,’ and get rid of Collision.”There are softer landing options — UFC as a lead-in to boost Collision numbers, or moving AEW to another night like Thursday or to TBS. But corporate mergers are often followed by cost-cutting and programming consolidation. In that environment, lower-rated shows become vulnerable.
it’s okay, it gets at least a milly on max
>>19997906what did meltzer win
>>19997906Collision should be moved to Friday late nights, shortened to an hour, and renamed to Rampage.
>>19997911KWABOTY Of course
>>19997927he should at least get an assist on one of tony’s kwabotys
>>19997906Hearing Dave talk like he's some industry insider is both infuriating and hilarious. He knows nothing about the TV industry and never has but still has the Jewish gaul to pretend he does. Bryan openly contradicting of late is the only saving grace of WOR.
>>19997927Still Tone
>>19997906I'm just glad to see these streaming services consolidating. That's what needed to happen. Glad I'll be able to watch Sopranos and UFC with one subscription.
>>19997906>UFC as a lead-in to boost Collision numbersIn Tony's fucking dreams
>>19997938Dana White singled out Dave at a press conference to say to his face everything he wrote was bullshit that he knew nothing about kwab
>>19997906No slidey
>>19997906What a dead fed
>>19997938But Dave said his success has nothing to do with wrestling and that he can be successful in any other business!
Got cancelled just like Rampage
>>19997938that part
>>19998417what he said
>MELTZER WON sounds to me that he actually lost
>>19997906It baffles why Tony doesn't negotiate to change Collision timeslot on weekdays during the negotiation for renewal deal
>>20000530>It baffles why Tony doesn't negotiate to change Collision timeslot on weekdays during the negotiation for renewal dealkinda hard to bring something up in a negotiation that will never happen because he's not getting renew
>>20000530You misunderstand what little value AEW brings to WB to the point where Tony had to give them part ownership of the company so he could get it on TV
>>20001004He also had to show the backstage CM Punk footage to make his show look interesting. Plus he had to take a special trip with Zaslav to suck him off.
>>19997906So they'll move it to Thursday or Saturday at 6, which was the original plan for Collision in the first place
>>20001136This was the last night I watched AEW. Showing that footage reeked of of desperation and was plain classless.
>>19997906
Now what the fuck are we supposed to do on Saturday nights my fellow Colliders.
>>20001323>my fellow Colliders
>>20001323Watch real sports.You can start by watching UFC 326 this saturday, Charles vs Max will be fight of the Year
>>19997906Rampage bros there's still a chance!I can see Tony not fighting for Collision because it's "Phil's show" 2bh
Reminder that Dave spent the mid 2000s trying to pivot into being an mma journalist and was so bad that he was losing out to teenage bloggers. Only wrestling fans and wrestlers are stupid enough to treat him as a journalist.
>>19997906Sounds like Meltzer knows that Collision is getting cancelled.
Ditch collision. Make dynamite 4 hours.
>>20003466>because it's "Phil's show"KEK you know this is going to be all of their cope once it dies. They'll pretend it's a good thing for that exact reason
>>20003490He was a major MMA journalist forever until it became extremely popular and everyone wanted to be a MMA journalist. The market got flooded with people so it stopped making sense to focus on it.
>>19997938>Worked by the Dave.Ha!
>>20000000>>19999999
>>20003803Are they going to save Collision?
>>20003293join us at /heem/
>>19997906S to spit
>>20005851Not worth my bodily fluids desu
>>20005858Based
>>20000550>because he's not getting renew
>>19997906The fact that WWE controls AEW now is the most based thing ever to happen to /pw/. E-Gods won :)
>>20007887Hulk rules. America rules. E-Gods rule.
>>20004593Nope
>>20009098Uh oh. Who will?
>>19997906>ufc as lead into orange cassidy playfights and mexican destroyer no sell gymnastics routineskek
>>20009454No one.
>>20010390Grim
>>20007887The humilation ritual of 2027 will be one of the books. I hope they don't cancel it outright. Just move collision to a one hour taped show at 11 on saturdays. No more max = no more streaming unless Tony makes his own. Keep forcing them to move their showtimes and possibly even show nights for their PPVs because it will "interfere" with a WWE show. As for Dynamite, move it to the discovery channel or whatever the least watched channel in the WBD bubble is. Then when their current contract is up, tell them to fuck off. Make tony have a mental breakdown. I want to drink his tears.
>>20010961Yup
>>19997906'fraid there will be no sliding
>>19997906How does this guy sleep at night? He has insider info. He owns part of AEW. He really doesn't know what's about to happen? Fuck off. AEW IS DEAD
>>20013377Afraid so
>>19997910>it’s okay, it gets at least a milly on maxParamount releases all figures/ratings for investors- aew will not be exempt but will have a good 8-12 months to turn it all around
It's over
>>20014922No, the suffering is only beginning
>>20015800I don't think it can get worse.
>>19997906They'll just do a lead in instead. That's a win-win for both.
>>20016881AEWs lead in will be whatever is on YouTube.
>>20018640No
>>20018734Yes
>>19997906Collision is deader than Tony's sex lifeCry about it
>>20021009Really?
>>20021009True true
No one wants the stink of AEW them lol
>>20016881Look at this coping retard lmfao
He's scared. He knows it's over. And I don't mean Dave.
So is Collision getting Rampaged?
>>19997906Good riddance
He hated typing that
Damn AEW is dying in front of our eyes
>>19997906The bad news just keeps coming
>>19997906Tony paying premium prices to keep this on TV
>>19997906Trannies are worried
>>19997906Lil Nicky confirmed it's over for the tranny rodeo
Tixkers were free I heard. The power of Tony Khan booking.
I was wondering why he was so angry, guess this is why.
>>19997906Myaew will be the new home for all AEW content
>>19997906Where will AEW air after it gets taken off TBS and TNT?
>>19997906Trannies you better learn how to say Twitchtv
It's so strange that he bumps every other thread and not this one
>>20038506Strange huh???
>>19997906Another AEW show?
