AEW Collision Special in San Diego Highlights and Pay‑Per‑View Outlook

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) aired a 2.5‑hour special edition of its Collision show from San Diego, featuring the return of Jay White, who teamed with AEW World Tag Team Champion Adam Copeland and the Gunns. ROH Women’s World Champion Athena defeated Rina to claim the #1 spot in the upcoming Beach Break Casino Gauntlet, while Maya World beat Julia Hart for the #2 spot. Other notable matches included Andrade El Ídolo’s victory over Brian Cage and Kyle Fletcher’s win positioning him for an AEW International Championship challenge.

Separately, wrestling analyst Dave Meltzer discussed the recent AEW‑NJPW Forbidden Door pay‑per‑view, noting that “they will be the lowest in a while” and that he has no official buy figures. Meltzer compared the event’s performance to earlier AEW successes such as Double or Nothing and Revolution, and highlighted that WWE’s NXT Great American Bash on the CW drew about 394,000 viewers, suggesting network television still outperforms pay‑per‑view numbers.