AEW Collision opened its Saturday broadcast with Tommaso Ciampa in singles action, during which Ciampa drew Jericho-style face lines on himself as part of the bit. The episode carried on TNT and HBO Max, with international viewing on MyAEW.com delayed by one hour, and promoted two six-way ladder match qualifiers for tomorrow’s AEW Redemption pay-per-view in Montreal. Commentary this week featured Tony Schiavone and Paul Wight, and posts from viewers said Schiavone’s mic sounded like a dubbed-in feed from his Atlanta studio; Nigel McGuinness and CM Punk, referencing promos were also mentioned on the call. Other on-show notes included Wheeler Yuta reacting to a double superkick from the Young Bucks and Thekla and Kairi Shida securing a win earlier in the card. The program served as AEW’s final televised build into Sunday’s Redemption PPV, with the ladder match qualifiers determining entrants for that show.
