For the past three months, “AEW Collision” has managed to average over 400,000 viewers on a weekly basis, but this past Saturday’s episode was the lowest viewership total that the program has recorded since January.

According to Wrestlenomics and Programming Insider, “Collision” averaged 347,000 viewers and posted a 0.06 in the key 18-49 demographic. When comparing both categories to the previous week, total viewership declined by 13%, while the 18-49 demo managed to slightly improve after logging a 0.05 the Saturday prior. Additionally, the May 2 episode was the first time in 10 weeks that “Collision” has drawn lower than 350,000 viewers.

Depsite AEW’s weekend program taking a hit this past Saturday, the show also faced tough sports competition on the night, with both NBA and NHL action dominating the charts. Game 7 of the series between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics drew nearly 9 million viewers on NBC, while game 1 of the second round matchup between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Carolina Hurricanes brought in 2.5 million viewers on ABC. 

Although “Collision” had been on a hot streak until this past Saturday, its viewership figures have declined by 13% since May 2025. In addition, the show has failed to improve in the 18-49 demo, with the category being down by 25% since this time last year. As NBA and NHL playoffs continue, it remains to be seen if “Collision’s” audience will struggle to increase, or if its numbers will inch closer to 400,000 with AEW Double Or Nothing on the horizon. Moreover, this upcoming Saturday, AEW has a huge opportunity to bounce back from last week as “Fairway To Hell” will take place from the Sofi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, which will be a special episode of “Collision.”

Though largely a hands-off owner, Turner saw WCW become the #2 promotion in the US during the late 1980s and early 1990s, was instrumental in keeping WCW on the air despite skepticism from other Turner executives, and greenlit Eric Bischoff’s pitch for “WCW Monday Nitro” in 1995, kicking off the Monday Night Wars. WCW would briefly overtake WWE as the #1 promotion in the US from 1996 to 1998, and the Monday Night Wars deepened the rivalry between Turner and McMahon, who would even openly mock Turner on air with the “Billionaire Ted” skits.

Despite the merger between Turner Broadcasting System and Time Warner in October 1996, Turner maintained significant influence over programs airing on TBS and TNT, allowing him to advocate for WCW even as the promotion began to decline in popularity in 1999 and 2000. By 2001, however, Turner’s power and influence was largely eradicated by Time Warner’s merger with America Online. With WCW losing popularity and money, AOL/Time Warner canceled the promotion’s TV deals soon after, allowing McMahon to buy WCW in March 2001, removing Turner from the wrestling business.

WCW’s sale ended Turner’s time in the wrestling business. Though former Turner executive Harvey Schiller would later claim in the WWE produced “Rise and Fall of WCW” documentary that Turner would still love to be involved in wrestling, no evidence has emerged that the mogul seriously pursued re-entering wrestling. During his latter years, Turner largely retreated from the public eye, particularly as he suffered from health issues, though he was spotted celebrating his 85th birthday with family and friends just two years ago.

WWE United States Champion Trick Williams has spoken about his friendship with Lil Yachty and praised the rapper for his dedication to WWE.

In the lead-up to Williams’ WrestleMania 42 clash against Sami Zayn, Yachty began to appear alongside the former NXT Champion. The rapper has continued to feature with Williams even after “The Show of Shows,” and during an appearance on Stephanie McMahon’s “What’s Your Story?” podcast, Williams spoke highly of him. 

“This is what he told me. He says, ‘Trick, I can’t believe they let me do WrestleMania with you.’ He said, ‘I don’t wanna take no shortcuts. I don’t wanna go straight to the top.’ He said, ‘I wanna go to Delaware. I wanna go to Baton Rouge.’ He said, ‘I wanna be one of the boys.’ He said, ‘I love this business. I’ve been watching this for years.’ And he wants to be one of the boys,” he said. “That’s my boy, man. And it’s crazy because we both have a desire for excellence. We want to be good. We want everything that we do to feel like magic. You know, that same feeling that we felt when y’all was doing your thing in the Attitude Era. Like everything has to feel real to the people. And he loves it.”

Williams also revealed that Yachty wants to follow in the footsteps of other celebrities like Pat McAfee, Bad Bunny, and Jelly Roll and get in the ring.

“And you know, he said he wants to have a match. Yachty says he wants a match, man. He gonna get in shape, and we’re gonna do this,” he revealed.

Yachty has got physical in the ring since appearing in WWE earlier this year, receiving a Helluva Kick from Sami Zayn on the “SmackDown” after WrestleMania 42. 

AEW veteran Paul Wight has discussed if he wants to get in the ring once again and what his goals are in pro wrestling.

Wight, who has had a legendary career, hasn’t wrestled since 2024, but continues to be involved in AEW as a commentator. In an interview with Gareth A Davies, the former WWE star said that he has an interest in wrestling, but his goal now is to mentor and train youngsters.

“Yes and no [on his desire to get in the ring]. I think Father Time’s undefeated. I think there’s a responsibility that comes with being a ‘legend.’ I’ve had my day in the sun. I’ve had my battles, turmoils, championship runs, big angles. I’ve had that. I want to see our talent achieve the same things that I’ve been able to do in my life with a good career, good respect professionally, and a lot of love for the people that I’ve worked for in the places that I’ve been, the fans I’ve interacted with,” he said.

The former Big Show is enjoying his time teaching the young stars of AEW to achieve what he has, but he still has the itch to get in the ring and show them what he’s got. However, if he were to get in the ring, he would like to do it to elevate the wrestler he’s sharing the ring with.

“There are guys I want to get in there and mix it up with because I know I can talk all I want outside of the ring, in the locker room, or car rides, or wherever we get to chat, but there’s so much that could be done in that ring with timing and whatnot,” he added. “So, my goal is to get in there and literally help younger talent. It’s not about me getting over and stealing the glory and all that other horses*it that a lot of older people do that are in this industry.”

Wight said that there are four stars on the AEW roster that he would like to work with, but didn’t name them.