AEW All Access Coming To The MAX Streaming Service
All Elite Wrestling fans can rejoice as Warner Bros. Discovery invests more in the company and creates newer opportunities. During the WBD Upfront, it was announced that the rumored third weekly televised AEW show called AEW Collision would premiere on the TNT channel on Saturday, June 17. AEW Collision will be a two-hour weekly program that is rumored to be the new home for AEW superstar CM Punk.
Along with the news of the third weekly AEW show, WBD has announced that AEW All Access will be available to stream on MAX on June 9. The wrestling reality TV series started on March 29, and it only had six episodes, with the season finale airing on May 10. The ratings for the show stayed consistent as it averaged below 400K viewers, as the final episode had 336K viewers, according to Showbuzz Daily. The season also went against the 2023 NBA Playoffs, so the show coming to MAX gives AEW a new opportunity for viewers to see what they may have missed.
It's unclear if this means AEW All Access will be renewed for a new season or if AEW will produce unique content that will go straight to MAX.
One of the questions that wrestling fans are curious about is if AEW will start having live events on MAX. WWE's decision to have their pay-per-views on streaming services Peacock and the WWE Network has made it easier for fans to watch their most significant live events like WrestleMania. As fans and consumers, AEW having live events go to streaming with a subscription would be fantastic news.
AEW's upcoming event, Double or Nothing, will be on pay-per-view through Bleacher Report in the United States for $49.99. However, fans have noticed that Forbidden Door, which takes place on June 25, and All In occurs on Aug 27, have yet to get an announcement that it will be on the service as well.
It could be possible that WBD could be interested in having AEW live events on the service. Adweek's Jason Lynch was at the WBD Upfront and shared on Twitter that Max plans to bring more streaming sports to the service but that they didn't go into detail. They already have experience with live streaming on their service with the U.S National Men and Women's soccer games. While it hasn't been confirmed, AEW having their PPV on MAX with a subscription could benefit the wrestling company's growth.
For now, Fans can look forward to rewatching AEW's six-episode original series next month.
