AEW’s go-home editions of Dynamite and Collision ahead of Full Gear were reportedly reworked at the last minute due to travel complications tied to Chris Jericho’s cruise, according to Dave Meltzer. Speaking on the November 12, 2026 edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Meltzer said there were issues getting talent into Salt Lake City in time for the shows, forcing AEW to adjust segments on short notice.
Both programs were taped Wednesday at the Maverick Center in West Valley City, Utah, serving as the final build before Full Gear. Dynamite opened with a face-to-face confrontation between AEW World Champion Will Ospreay and Kyle Fletcher, a segment that set the tone for their upcoming title clash. Tommaso Ciampa also factored into the night’s programming, though the supplied reporting does not detail the specific nature of his involvement.
Travel Delays Tied to Jericho’s Cruise
Meltzer’s comments, first relayed through Wrestling Observer Radio and subsequently reported by outlets including F4W Online, WrestleZone, and 411Mania, attribute the scheduling scramble to wrestlers making their way back from Chris Jericho’s cruise in time to reach the Utah venue. The logistics of returning from a cruise to a live taping on the same production week created a tight window, and according to Meltzer, that window slipped enough to affect how the shows were assembled.
None of the three reports specify exactly which performers were delayed beyond the general framing of wrestlers returning from the cruise, nor do they detail precisely which segments were altered as a result. What is consistently reported across F4W Online, WrestleZone, and 411Mania is that the production of both Dynamite and Collision was affected and that the changes were made on short notice rather than as part of the originally planned show layout.
Full Gear Build Continues
Despite the behind-the-scenes reshuffling, the Ospreay-Fletcher confrontation landing as Dynamite’s cold open underscores how central that championship matchup is to AEW’s final push toward Full Gear. With the show already serving as the go-home broadcast, any last-minute changes would have carried extra weight given the limited remaining television time before the pay-per-view. AEW has not issued its own public statement addressing the reported travel issues, and the extent of the on-the-fly adjustments beyond what Meltzer described has not been independently detailed in the available reporting.
