In a swerve nobody saw coming—except maybe Dwayne Johnson’s streaming agent—AEW Collision: Beach Break was abruptly cut off 30 minutes early, leaving fans confused, angry, and suddenly very aware that “Black Adam” has a 1:58 runtime.
The Collision broadcast, taped earlier in the week following AEW Dynamite: Beach Break, was humming along like a well-oiled tag team until it abruptly tagged itself out around the 90-minute mark. Viewers across the East Coast were greeted not by Powerhouse Hobbs, Wheeler Yuta, or Sons of Texas vs. CRU, but by The Rock’s CGI-enhanced antihero looking like he was ready to challenge MJF for the TNT title.
Tony Khan, AEW’s adrenaline-fueled boss and part-time crisis tweeter, took to X with an emergency message to the fans:
“We’re having technical problems with our studio transmission of Saturday #AEWCollision tonight! I’m sorry for the inconvenience to all of you great fans! We’ll have the complete show up on [MAX] and in its entirety on [TNT Drama] West 8PM PT/9PM MT/10PM CT/11PM ET tonight!”
In layman’s terms: the ring cable broke, but they’re taping it back together with pure caffeine and good intentions.
AEW’s TV account chimed in shortly after, confirming that West Coast fans would get the full show, because apparently time zones are now AEW’s most reliable faction. The post, always ready with a wrestling metaphor, assured fans they’d “take this bump and get on with it.”
As for the matches lost in the chaos? The showdown between Hobbs and Yuta, and the Sons of Texas vs. CRU #1 contenders bout for the AEW Tag Titles will be included in the replay. That means Guevara and Rhodes punched their ticket to Double or Nothing… off-camera. Classic AEW.
Fans reacted with their usual blend of concern, memes, and “WHY IS BLACK ADAM HERE?” confusion.
Was this a technical error? A secret swerve? An Easter egg for the long-rumored Rock-to-AEW pipeline? Either way, the only thing stiffer than the transmission cut was Hobbs’ spinebuster—offscreen, of course.