Hold onto your championship belts, folks, because next Friday, September 6th, is shaping up to be a showdown of biblical proportions. That’s right, WWE and AEW are about to go head-to-head, toe-to-toe, and probably elbow-to-chin in a prime-time ratings war that might just be more intense than that time Aunt Martha found out you were eating her secret stash of cookies.
Picture this: The battle lines are drawn at 8 pm ET. On one side, we have WWE SmackDown, the big blue juggernaut, rolling into Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, to deliver the fallout from Bash in Berlin. It’s going to be like that time you returned home after being caught TP-ing the principal’s house—full of tension, awkward apologies, and probably someone getting superkicked into oblivion.
Meanwhile, AEW Collision, the rebellious, upstart cousin with a chip on its shoulder, will be live from the NOW Arena in Chicago. If you think the Windy City’s deep-dish pizza is heavy, just wait until you see this 3.5-hour wrestling marathon. It’s basically an all-you-can-eat buffet of suplexes and promos, leading up to Saturday’s All Out pay-per-view.
Now, I know what you’re thinking: “But what about Giovanni Vinci’s long-awaited return to the ring on SmackDown?” Yes, the man with more style in his pinky than most of us have in our entire wardrobes is back after a five-month hiatus. Plus, The Bloodline is in an eight-man tag match that promises more drama than a soap opera set in a steel cage.
And if that’s not enough to get your popcorn popping, AEW has already announced five matches for All Out, including Bryan Danielson’s first AEW World Championship defense against Jack Perry. This is like that time you were sure your old VHS tape was going to beat out the DVD in a street fight—classic versus new, with a whole lot of nostalgia on the line.
So, mark your calendars, set your DVRs, and prepare for a night where remote controls will be swapped faster than a cruiserweight in a ladder match. Because next Friday, it’s WWE vs. AEW in a battle for the ages. Or at least until the next time they schedule these two on the same night. Stay tuned, and as always, may the best suplex win!