They're not doing good ratings expected off the debut, check the ECW on TNN box. They're shoehorning another show seemingly at the request of Turner wanting Punk, check the WCW Thunder box
Tony's pretty much become what he wanted to be ECW/WCW
But AEW's not as strong as either and has the anchors from both
Yeah maybe Paul lied to TNN about the numbers to expect. 2.0 or around half of RAW/Nitro should've been sketchy even back then, but this won't be the first time Turner's dilutes a wrestling program. At least they knew the drawbacks back then but Ted wanted dollars, this looks like it's because a guy can't control the people he pays
Tony's pretty much become what he wanted to be ECW/WCW
But AEW's not as strong as either and has the anchors from both
Yeah maybe Paul lied to TNN about the numbers to expect. 2.0 or around half of RAW/Nitro should've been sketchy even back then, but this won't be the first time Turner's dilutes a wrestling program. At least they knew the drawbacks back then but Ted wanted dollars, this looks like it's because a guy can't control the people he pays