WWE’s got the mainstream eyeballs tonight with SummerSlam kicking off, but AEW’s still got business to handle on TNT. The CM Punk/Cody storyline is white-hot heading into their SummerSlam ladder match, and that energy bleeds into the AEW landscape whether Khan’s crew likes it or not. Tonight’s Collision has to prove there’s enough oxygen in the room for both companies’ stories to matter.
Will Ospreay Segment
The NJPW export continues his media blitz to court lapsed Attitude Era fans, and tonight he’ll likely make some kind of statement about AEW being the alternative wrestling fans actually want. His words carry weight right now.
WAW Pick: Ospreay cuts a promo that lands harder than anything on SmackDown did last night.
Jacques Rougeau makes an appearance on Collision to address the backstage chaos that erupted around his family ceremony at Redemption. AEW’s been playing coy with the story — tonight could be when Khan actually leans into the controversy instead of burying it.