would it be a stretch to say despite AEW’s “huge” acquisitions, their momentum is waning??

[Oville]

I think it did pretty well considering it was the first week back after consecutive Wednesdays off. Plus I think they didnt have tge west coast audience till a certain time. Factor in the workd series and nba and there onky about 70k from what they usually do

 

[Larry]

You upped this thread because it was eating at you to “prove your point.” Who gives a fukk?
We discussed this topic, now move on.

Eating me up?



The fact that I and people who said similar are clearly right is eating you up



y’all really think nikkas be pressed like that over AEW huh… I upped this thread and bounced right to staples for the laker game. Ain’t shyt eating me up except Russell Westbrook lookin like bum

 

[MenacingMonk]

Eating me up?



The fact that I and people who said similar are clearly right is eating you up



y’all really think nikkas be pressed like that over AEW huh… I upped this thread and bounced right to staples for the laker game. Ain’t shyt eating me up except Russell Westbrook lookin like bum

I couldn’t give a fukk.

We live in the Information Age where shyt comes and goes in an instance. There momentum wasn’t gonna last several months.

They’re putting out a quality product and that’s all that should matter.

 

[Larry]

I couldn’t give a fukk.

We live in the Information Age where shyt comes and goes in an instance. There momentum wasn’t gonna last several months.

They’re putting out a quality product and that’s all that should matter.

It’s all good mane, I agree with the quality being solid


I have a couple issues with too many pointless factions rockin and Punk being happy go lucky and having random one off matches with nobodies but other than that, I’m fukkin w it





My boy Bryan is still the GOAT, and once Punk finally turns he’ll be the hottest thing in wrestling again

 

[Lurk Angle]

Like people said in here AEW will never be another WCW but that's what these internet marks want it to be

It's never gonna reach that big level because it's a product trying to cater towards nostalgia and indie marks

I usually just tune in to see Tay conti and the other pawgs
Then tune out

 

[Jello Biafra]

AEW's live crowds are hot as fish grease and have been consistently since they started touring again so I'd say their momentum isn't waning at all.

When they have to start piping in fake crowd noise for 99% of their show's air time or can't sell tickets then we might be able to have a discussion about how things are waning for them.

 

[Mook]

He can try all he wants. Can't get over without storylines. Tiny Khan has done nothing special.

 

[Max.]

 

[THE 101]

Product is cold as hell now.

Ratings dropping like a stone

 

[Jello Biafra]

Product is cold as hell now.

Ratings dropping like a stone

Ratings have been down for all of these wrestling shows though.

Monday's Raw was down from the previous week and had a record low demo rating.

Smackdown this past Friday was down from the previous week too.

Same with NXT and Impact.

Not sure if it's because of the holidays or not.

 

[THE 101]

Ratings have been down for all of these wrestling shows though.

Monday's Raw was down from the previous week and had a record low demo rating.

Smackdown this past Friday was down from the previous week too.

Same with NXT and Impact.

Not sure if it's because of the holidays or not.

AEW's ratings have been declining for several weeks now.

Raw is competing with the NFL.

If you can't see that AEW's momentum has fallen off i dunno what to say

 

[Reality Check]

Product is cold as hell now.

Ratings dropping like a stone

IIRC ratings have dropped due to TNT having hockey on right after Dynamite. AEW is on live at 5pm PST/6pm MST and it's then followed by an NHL game. Once they're on TBS in January that might add some viewership to the ratings.

Funny thing is for as much as we talk about AEW's ratings, TNT's hockey ratings have been absolute shyt at that 10pm slot to the point that Rampage on Friday night at 10pm is averaging about 100-150k more viewers than hockey. I'm curious to see what their ratings are in Dynamite's current slot when they get doubleheaders going in January.

It is only a temporary problem, but the NHL’s late night TNT schedule has not been a ratings hit.

Wednesday’s Stars-Golden Knights NHL regular season game averaged just 199,000 viewers on TNT, down 43% from Flyers-Avalanche on NBCSN in a similar timeslot two years ago (351K) and the second-smallest audience of the season. Maple Leafs-Kings drew 126,000 two weeks ago.

Due to its All-Elite Wrestling commitments, TNT’s NHL schedule has consisted solely of 10 PM ET games since the second week of the season. Unlike the NBA, which generally draws better after 10 PM, late night NHL games have long failed to rate. TNT’s seven solo 10 PM ET games have averaged 235,000 viewers, up 6% from 222,000 for six late night NBCSN games over the same period in 2019. Keep in mind those 2019 NHL games aired immediately after other NHL games, lead-ins that — even with a smaller audience — were a better fit than AEW is currently. Even so, it seems clear that simply being on TNT — a more familiar channel than NBCSN — is not enough to substantially overcome traditional viewing habits.

In all seven weeks TNT has aired a solo 10 PM ET game, the actual game has averaged fewer viewers than the pregame segment, though that can be explained by the fact that the pregame has a direct lead-in from AEW. The drop-off from AEW to the games has been sharp, with the NHL trailing the wrestling series by at least 60 percent each week.

By comparison, in the two weeks TNT carried an NHL doubleheader, the late game lost 36% (week one) and 27% (week two) of the early game audience.

The late night struggles will ultimately be a moot point as AEW is set to move over to TBS in January, at which point TNT will begin carrying regular NHL doubleheaders.

TNT’s late night NHL not doing so hot

 

[THE 101]

IIRC ratings have dropped due to TNT having hockey on right after Dynamite. AEW is on live at 5pm PST/6pm MST and it's then followed by an NHL game. Once they're on TBS in January that might add some viewership to the ratings.

Funny thing is for as much as we talk about AEW's ratings, TNT's hockey ratings have been absolute shyt at that 10pm slot to the point that Rampage on Friday night at 10pm is averaging about 100-150k more viewers than hockey. I'm curious to see what their ratings are in Dynamite's current slot when they get doubleheaders going in January.

So you think the product is still hot?

 

[Reality Check]

So you think the product is still hot?

Not as hot as it was in September but it's still better than what WWE is doing. Thanksgiving to New Years has generally been a wasteland for pro wrestling since WCW went under.

 

[Max.]

9 weeks and havent cracked 1 million

and tsc called OP a hater