AEW and Warner Bros. Discovery are reportedly considering a multi-hour special that would air during the Stanley Cup.
AEW Collision had a different format this past weekend, as the show was split into two one-hour blocks. One aired on Saturday, and the other was on Sunday. Both were billed as the ‘Slam Dunk” special, as they aired following coverage of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. This might not be the last time AEW experiments with a new format.
Andrew Zarian of Beyond the Bell reports that Warner Bros. Discovery is open to trying other experiments in terms of having the show air at different times. Specifically, Zarian said that another opportunity could be the Stanley Cup, as he heard from sources in Warner that there was an “opportunity to do something very big.” Zarian stated that it was presented to him as the possibility of a four-hour special.
The special itself might not be four hours, but it could be a multi-hour block of programming. This would not be entirely new, as AEW has run blocks with Rampage and Collision and Dynamite and Rampage in the past.
As for the timeline, the NHL Playoffs are scheduled to begin after the regular season ends on April 17. (H/t Ian Carey of F4WOnline.com)
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