Veteran fires shot at AEW after Collision receives poor ratings

AEW Collision is the new show on the block and, as such, has a lot of excitement attached to it. However, this excitement has not translated into a strong viewership, with the show pulling in horrendously low numbers last week. Industry veteran Disco Inferno has chimed in on the matter.

The most recent edition of Collision featured some pretty noteworthy stars, like CM Punk, Samoa Joe, Miro, and Jay White. Despite this, the ratings for Tony Khan's new show tanked compared to shows prior.

The show averaged 452,000 viewers and observed a 0.13 rating in the all-important 18-49 demographic, which wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer noted was almost identical to AEW's "C-show," Rampage, the night prior. Disco Inferno shared a humorous response to the news:

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"Who could have predicted that?" Disco tweeted, with an apparent air of sarcasm.

Glenn Gilbertti

@TheRealDisco

Who could have predicted that? twitter.com/davemeltzerWON…

Dave Meltzer

@davemeltzerWON

Collision on Saturday did 452K/0.13, almost identical to Rampage the night before.

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Collision on Saturday did 452K/0.13, almost identical to Rampage the night before.

Who could have predicted that? twitter.com/davemeltzerWON…

Tony Khan will be hoping that future episodes of Collision can draw in more numbers to justify his new project. For the time being, it looks as though the Saturday night show could be heading down the same path as Rampage.

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AEW's exceptional ticket sales for All In

While AEW may be struggling to draw eyes onto its new weekly television program, the promotion is having no problem moving tickets for its first-ever United Kingdom pay-per-view taking place this August.

According to the latest reports by WrestleTix, All In has sold 74,888 tickets, with Wembley Stadium currently set up to accommodate 87,825 patrons. This has exceeded all expectations, especially when considering that no matches have been announced for the card yet.

Just Alyx

@JustAlyxCentral

75,000 sold for AEW ALL IN!

Legendary.

They are now on track to being the highest attended wrestling event since Wrestlemania 3 in 1987.

KEEP BUYING TICKETS! twitter.com/WrestleTix/sta…

WrestleTix

@WrestleTix

AEW All In
Sun, 27 Aug 2023, 18:00 Sun, 27 Aug 2023
Wembley Stadium, London

Available Tickets => 12,937
Current Setup => 87,825
Tickets Distributed => 74,888

The upper decks have opened up in full. More holds in the 100 levels have also been released.

Resale => 1,101
VIP =>… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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AEW All In
Sun, 27 Aug 2023, 18:00 Sun, 27 Aug 2023
Wembley Stadium, London

Available Tickets => 12,937
Current Setup => 87,825
Tickets Distributed => 74,888

The upper decks have opened up in full. More holds in the 100 levels have also been released.

Resale => 1,101
VIP =>… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… https://t.co/VoDWDhTi7N

75,000 sold for AEW ALL IN! 😲

Legendary.

They are now on track to being the highest attended wrestling event since Wrestlemania 3 in 1987.

KEEP BUYING TICKETS! twitter.com/WrestleTix/sta… https://t.co/AC0huyglOw

Over a month in advance, All In can undoubtedly already be considered a success. The event is set to break the live gate and attendance records for the young promotion. Now, it is up to Tony Khan to put together a card that can live up to the hype.

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