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WWE and AEW weekly ratings discussion
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Just imagine how many dump trucks filled with cash that Vince is sending out to Dwayne's house right about now.
Outside of the Elite and Danielson, they got 702!!! YOOOOO!!!!
So happy for Ruby and Jamie.
Vince probably won't truly feel the heat unless Shadid Khan personally embarasses him like how he feels Ted Turner did. Vince trying to take out the competition is his natural state like how he buried the territories, Turner was the bigger guy he finally ran into he couldn't bully around and instead got beaten in their first business dealings before Nitro got started.
WWE is in a far far more secure position now than it was in the 90s during/following the steroid trial, WWE is successful now in spite of it self. The massive inferiority complex he had against Turner probably makes him refuse to acknowledge anyone else as an actual rival.
WWE is in a far far more secure position now than it was in the 90s during/following the steroid trial, WWE is successful now in spite of it self. The massive inferiority complex he had against Turner probably makes him refuse to acknowledge anyone else as an actual rival.
Please no. That's a train wreck I would actually want to watch.
Heres hoping.
If this keeps up (supposing the move to TBS doesn't fuck them), AEW better have some pretty big balls and offers going into that TNT/TBS contract renegotiation.
He has already done that. Tried to sign NJPW to an exclusive partnership contract and reportedly tried contacting the press about the Domino's/Gage death match issue.
I wonder how Shadid's opinion of Tony businesswise has changed over the past two years.
Has anyone asked Tony that? Really interesting question.
Phenomenal rating. Beating Raw in 18-49 before football even starts.
Does anyone know roughly how much football usually impacts Raw, percentage wise? Presumably it depends on the teams, but considering Raw has already dropped below 1.5 million in the recent past... things are looking good for AEW if they can keep this up.
Does anyone know roughly how much football usually impacts Raw, percentage wise? Presumably it depends on the teams, but considering Raw has already dropped below 1.5 million in the recent past... things are looking good for AEW if they can keep this up.
"Congratulations to AEW on a successful premiere. The real winners of last night's head-to-head telecasts of NXT on USA Network and AEW on TNT are the fans, who can expect Wednesday nights to be a competitive and wild ride as this is a marathon, not a one-night sprint."
Like a 2-300k drop typically. Maybe even more this year since football has crowds again.
Now hopefully there will be a mass exodus of WWE talent starting with the likes of Owens and Zayn. Balor and Nakamura would be dope too. Perfect fits for AEW.
That's a pretty crazy rating. 1.3 million average and actually beat Raw straight up in the demo. What a time.
Excellent. Fingers crossed AEW can beat them in total viewers as well soon then.
Brandon Thurston looked at previous results and the average is around 6%-9% but there have been outliers in some years (smaller and as big as 15%ish.
So one week Raw could potentially fall below dynamite in the ratings due to a MNF and MJF combo.
Oh wow, things are getting there.
Danielson in ring debut vs Omega will be an absolute bloodbath in ratings. That shit will draw. A LOT.
Danielson in ring debut vs Omega will be an absolute bloodbath in ratings. That shit will draw. A LOT.
Don't tell Russo. His head might explode
well actually... do tell him
Women and Olds is a weird situation to tackle for AEW.
I'd love to know what women see in WWE each week that has them coming back in such large numbers. Is it the higher quantity of women's matches & angles? Like terrible Nia Jax matches and Alexa Bliss funhouse segments? Or is it good looking dudes? Roman Reigns looks like someone straight off the cover of a romance novel.
From what I understand, Total Divas/Bellas and Ronda Rousey brought in a MASSIVE amount of new female viewers for main roster WWE, which is baffling but it did in fact happen. Now, all those shows are done, and Ronda is long gone. The fact they've stuck around for such a shitty product that is really nothing like those reality shows is nothing short of a miracle.
Then, we have the olds. I get that there's some who watch out of habit, but I'm even more amazed that they aren't MASSIVELY turned off by such lame shit like Moist TV or the Alexa Bliss stuff. I have a perception of old wrestling fans as the "Back in my day, we used to watch Bruno. Now that was a REAL wrestler, none of this soap opera shit" type. In theory, AEW would appeal to them more, as it's more grounded and old school in that sense. But obviously that's not the case, and the olds will continue to watch... Nia Jax matches
I'd love to know what women see in WWE each week that has them coming back in such large numbers. Is it the higher quantity of women's matches & angles? Like terrible Nia Jax matches and Alexa Bliss funhouse segments? Or is it good looking dudes? Roman Reigns looks like someone straight off the cover of a romance novel.
From what I understand, Total Divas/Bellas and Ronda Rousey brought in a MASSIVE amount of new female viewers for main roster WWE, which is baffling but it did in fact happen. Now, all those shows are done, and Ronda is long gone. The fact they've stuck around for such a shitty product that is really nothing like those reality shows is nothing short of a miracle.
Then, we have the olds. I get that there's some who watch out of habit, but I'm even more amazed that they aren't MASSIVELY turned off by such lame shit like Moist TV or the Alexa Bliss stuff. I have a perception of old wrestling fans as the "Back in my day, we used to watch Bruno. Now that was a REAL wrestler, none of this soap opera shit" type. In theory, AEW would appeal to them more, as it's more grounded and old school in that sense. But obviously that's not the case, and the olds will continue to watch... Nia Jax matches
Based on your logic (which I agree with) the Cody/Brandi reality show should help bring in more female viewers. I think that, along with the continued improvement in the division as well as more exposure on Rampage should see AEW making a lot of inroads with that segment as well.
I don't know what you do about the olds.
Women change the channel when there is blood and more extreme violence like weapons matches. AEW actually did really well with women when it first started. It's a double edged sword because doing the stuff that turns off women also makes more males 18-49 want to watch the show so viewership has increased there.
The problem also is that AEW goes up against shows on Wednesday that do real well in female demos in Real Housewives, The Challenge, Married at first sight, etc. That's not to say they can't do more to increase female viewership
Pretty crazy. They probably already made back whatever they're paying Punk in the First Dance gate and increased PPV buys alone.
I expect that may be the high water mark for a while but it's pretty clear AEW is the big, big leagues now. They're not just an alternative but real competition
I expect that may be the high water mark for a while but it's pretty clear AEW is the big, big leagues now. They're not just an alternative but real competition
They already did on shirt sales alone, 100,000 shirts sold in a weekend.
LOL. Wow. Alright then. I guess they've
already paid Danielson's salary then. And Cole's. And Flair's. etc
Yes, very curious about the Cody/Brandi show and whether or not it can capture an audience that wouldn't even consider AEW.
Is there any figure that even comes close to a Ronda Rousey right now? I know they can get Amanda Nunes, but from what I understand, he isn't popping PPV buys and MMA popularity with the female audience like Ronda did.
Oh yeah, the blood stuff. Definitely turning off women. Unfortunately, it's one of the defining aspects of AEW that helps differentiate it from WWE, so I don't think you can do a blood ban just for the sake of audience who is being turned off.
Would be good if AEW could somehow educate the audience that something like Baker/Rosa Lights Out or Blood and Guts isn't a regular occurrence. You can still enjoy the show even if you dislike blood!
I think you do shows that cater to women more like that Rhodes to the top thing. To get women more invested in the universe then you capitalize on it by featuring people they'll see on the show like Jade Cargill and Johnny Hungie or whoever shows up there. That way viewers of that show will recognize more of the wrestlers and might get more invested in them if they do tune in to AEW Dynamite and would be more likely to stick around.
Also I think those two really big shows with the highest female viewer demos are ending pretty soon. Like I'm sure Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is done before October and the Challenge should be done in December so that one might become AEW's biggest competition on Wednesdays.
Also I think those two really big shows with the highest female viewer demos are ending pretty soon. Like I'm sure Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is done before October and the Challenge should be done in December so that one might become AEW's biggest competition on Wednesdays.
That's great!!! I was trying to find out more info on the buy rate.
I want it to be hangman too. Either way they cant possibly hit 200k ppv buys for full gear. Right? Or is nothing stopping this train now.
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