AEW and WWE were supposed to face off on Saturday night, but the latter chose not to air their Worlds Collide live show, with a report explaining the reason behind WWE’s decision.
Both AEW-hosted wrestling promotions took place in Chicago on Saturday. All out pay-per-view from the Now Arena, while WWE held its Worlds Collide show, featuring WWE and AAA stars, at the Allstate Arena. While All Out was live, Worlds Collide will air on Wednesday, September 30.Fighting Select“Some WWE insiders have been spoken to who have revealed that WWE has decided to air the show on a delayed basis in August. According to a source, the reason it wasn’t aired live was because WWE wanted fans in Chicago to buy tickets and attend the show in person in an attempt to influence AEW’s ticket sales for All Out.
The source also added that WWE was surprised by the ticket sales for All Out, although they admitted they were happy with the tickets sold for Worlds Collide as well.
Reports earlier in the month said that WWE had their eye on them show as a live event. The program, which will be broadcast on YouTube, did not have its commentators on hand AAA commentator and WWE Hall of Famer JBL reveals that WWE had not asked him to come to the venue, and WWE will reportedly add voiceovers later.
WWE’s counter-programming has angered many in the professional wrestling business, as the latest bid to disrupt AEW has been criticized by many. AEW commentator and WWE legend Jim Ross He was among those criticizing the move, expressing his desire for professional wrestling companies to support each other.