AEW music producer addresses criticism of Collision’s theme song being changed

Starting with the July 20th 2024 edition of AEW Collision, new opening video music replaced the Elton John song Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting. The theme change was met with some criticism on social media.

OH NEW THEME SONG!#AEWCollision pic.twitter.com/HsFlGz8ry3

— Sebas セバスチャン (@Sebas_Bucks) July 21, 2024

AEW music producer Mikey Rukus addressed negative feedback with the following message via Twitter/X…

“Hey guys. Its ok. I knew it would be universally hated. Theres no such thing as an upgrade from Elton. Change is inevitable. We tried something different with the college/gogo cadence. I knew many would t get it. Again, it’s ok. I’m happy with it, my team is happy with it. It’s not changing.”

Hey guys. Its ok. I knew it would be universally hated. Theres no such thing as an upgrade from Elton. Change is inevitable. We tried something different with the college/gogo cadence. I knew many would t get it. Again, it’s ok. I’m happy with it, my team is happy with it. It’s… https://t.co/gvdXoLqaLm

— RUKUS (@MikeyRukus) July 21, 2024