The AEW Collision broadcast team has been confirmed.
On May 17, AEW and Warner Brothers Discovery confirmed that AEW's third weekly show, AEW Collision, would premiere on June 17. As recently as the day before the premiere, the commentary team had not been confirmed yet, but Tony Khan has announced the lineup.
In a tweet, Khan wrote that the AEW Collision commentary team would be Kevin Kelly and Nigel McGuinness, and Jim Ross would be joining them with his expert analysis.
#AEWCollision debuts TOMORROW NIGHT on @TNTdrama at 8pm ET/7pm CT at the @UnitedCenter in Chicago!
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) June 16, 2023
We're going to have a great announce team on Saturday Nights with your new weekly commentary team @realkevinkelly + @McGuinnessNigel, joined by expert analysis from legend @JRsBBQ!
Ross has been with AEW since 2019. In recent months, he has largely transitioned from AEW Dynamite to AEW Rampage, and he still calls some matches at AEW pay-per-views. McGuinness previously worked as a commentator in WWE, and he arrived in AEW on the April 5 episode of AEW Dynamite. The week before, he made his return to Ring of Honor at ROH Supercard of Honor. Kelly does English commentary for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. He previously had lengthy runs with WWE and ROH.
In a tweet, Kelly responded to a fan who asked what his work with Collision would mean for his NJPW commentary. He wrote that he would be doing both. Kelly also noted that he will have fill-in help for Collision while he is in Japan for the G1 Climax 33.
Doing both! https://t.co/ooTOi4UU4t
— Kevin Kelly (@realkevinkelly) June 16, 2023
NJPW's Chris Charlton also noted that Kelly will keep his Japan schedule, and he isn't going anywhere as far as NJPW is concerned. Charlton also wrote that he will "come see him" for episode two, seemingly indicating that he will be at the second episode of AEW Collision on June 24.
Jim Ross previously expressed his interest in being part of the AEW Collision commentary team, even though it would "kill" his football Saturdays. Check out his comments here.
Check out the card for the June 17 episode of AEW Collision here. Fightful will have coverage of the show as it airs.
