CHICAGO, Illinois — Fans wey tuned into AEW Collision on Saturday night, May 17, 2025, experience wetin be major surprise as the show end early and start to show 2022 film Black Adam instead. Normally, the show go dey run for about two hours, but e just last for 90 minutes before dey switch to the movie starring Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock. Dis abrupt change make plenty fans dey joke say na The Rock shut down the broadcast.
As fans dey react to the strange turn of events, Tony Khan, di head of the AEW, quickly rush enter social media to clarify wetin actually happen. He no drop official reason for di issue, pero e talk wetin go happen with di show after dat night. In a post immediately after AEW Collision cut off, Khan write say dem dey face “technical problems” with di show.
Khan reassure di fans say di complete episode go dey available for streaming on HBO Max soon, and also go air on TNT West starting 11:00 p.m. EST. “We’re having technical problems with our studio transmission of Saturday AEW Collision tonight!” Khan explain in im post. “I’m sorry for di inconvenience to all di great fans! We go ensure say di full show go dey up on HBO Max and run normally on TNT West.”
Khan’s post bring some relief to fans wey dey confused by di sudden change. “We go have di complete show up on HBO Max; it go show on West channel at 8 p.m. PT/9 p.m. MT/10 p.m. CT/11 p.m. ET,” e add to di message. Di fans appreciate im immediate response as e show dem say di management dey involved in di issue.
Di early shut down of AEW Collision catch plenty fans off-guard, but Khan’s proactive communication help mitigate some of di frustrations. Fans continue to discuss di episode on social media, using memes and jokes about di unexpected airing of Black Adam instead of di usual wrestling content. While some fans suspect di issue fit dey connected to di ongoing technical challenges in live broadcasts, others just dey enjoy di unexpected twist.
As AEW dey prepare for di upcoming events, di organisation go surely keep fans updated on any more developments. Di incident on Saturday remind fans sey wrestling shows, while dey full of excitement, fit still experience unexpected bumps along di way.
