Dynamic illustration depicting AEW wrestlers performing a slam dunk move in the ring for Slam Dunk Collision specials on March 21-22.
Dynamic illustration depicting AEW wrestlers performing a slam dunk move in the ring for Slam Dunk Collision specials on March 21-22.
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AEW to air Slam Dunk Collision specials on March 21 and 22

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All Elite Wrestling will adjust its Collision schedule in March to accommodate TNT's NCAA March Madness coverage, airing two one-hour Slam Dunk episodes on March 21 and 22 at 11 p.m. ET. These pre-taped shows will originate from Fresno, California. Other AEW programming, including the Revolution pay-per-view on March 15, will follow regular timeslots.

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is adapting its weekly television schedule next month due to Warner Bros. Discovery networks' coverage of the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament on TNT and TBS. Typically, AEW Collision airs at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday evenings on TNT, but the episode planned for mid-March will instead be presented as a pair of one-hour Slam Dunk broadcasts on Saturday, March 21, and Sunday, March 22, starting at 11 p.m. ET. The start times may shift based on the conclusion of preceding basketball games.

These Slam Dunk episodes will be pre-taped earlier in the week in Fresno, California. AEW has previously employed this two-night format for Collision during March Madness periods to navigate the sports programming conflicts. The adjustment was detailed in a Warner Bros. Discovery press release and confirmed through HBO Max listings.

Beyond the Slam Dunk specials, AEW's other March programming remains on track with standard timeslots. This includes AEW Dynamite on March 4 and March 18 at 8 p.m. ET, and Collision on March 7 at 8 p.m. ET. Leading into the Revolution pay-per-view, a Countdown to Revolution 2026 special is scheduled for March 14 at 10 p.m. ET following that week's Collision. The Revolution event itself airs on March 15, with a one-hour Zero Hour pre-show at 7 p.m. ET and the main card at 8 p.m. ET.

Additional updates from the listings note archival additions to HBO Max, such as the All Out 2025 pay-per-view from Toronto and select 2023 episodes of AEW Dynamite and Rampage on March 27, highlighting the early days of MJF's World Championship reign.

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Wrestling news accounts on X have reported the return of AEW's Slam Dunk Collision specials on March 21 and 22 at 11 p.m. ET, pre-taped in Fresno to accommodate NCAA March Madness coverage. Reactions are limited to neutral news shares with no notable positive, negative, or skeptical fan opinions observed.

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