Folks, if there’s one thing Tony Khan loves, it’s a good TV rating (and possibly energy drinks). Despite AEW Collision: Grand Slam Australia airing at a time so late it was practically a Sunday brunch show, the ratings still came in strong, and let me tell you—AEW officials are very happy about it.
According to Fightful Select, the show averaged 500,000 viewers, which doesn’t even include numbers from Max. And with the NBA All-Star Weekend lead-in, the first eight minutes of the show—featuring Kenny Omega & Will Ospreay vs. The Don Callis Family’s Konosuke Takeshita & Kyle Fletcher—had one million viewers glued to their screens. That’s right, AEW Collision touched a million viewers in 2025, which is a rare event, like a solar eclipse or CM Punk not making headlines for drama.
Tony Khan: “One of the Better Stretches of Collision”
Sources at AEW Dynamite say Khan was absolutely buzzing about the show’s performance, calling this one of the better stretches of Collision (which, to be fair, is like being the best episode of a show that usually airs when most people are asleep). But Warner Bros. Discovery sources seem to agree, saying more lead-in opportunities like this could be coming if the numbers make sense.
Wrestlenomics confirmed the episode had a 110% increase in the key 18-49 demographic compared to last week—because apparently, people really enjoy watching wrestling right after basketball.
And let’s not forget: AEW’s Australia debut was such a success that Tony Khan personally promised the crowd they’d be back in 2026. No word on if he made that announcement while surfing a kangaroo, but let’s assume he did for the visuals.
Bottom Line:
AEW found a way to turn a terrible time slot into a ratings win, and now Tony Khan might be petitioning for all AEW shows to air at midnight after major sports events. Stay tuned.