Jim Cornette on AEW Dynamite Ratings

[@only1smally]

Fucking hell, Brian woke up and chose violence today.

[@WongWho]

When Brian goes on a rant, you know it's real bad.

[@saul1333]

He was cooking

[@jamesmaskell3743]

He's had a couple rants recently. He was also really pissed off with the fans who went after Samantha Irvin. That was more angry than usual for him.

[@protostnl6369]

​@@jamesmaskell3743in that instance, I don't even blame him because the people who did that crap are bona-fide losers.

[@crooklyn74]

You'd think The Rock was on the show.

[@sklss]

Brian Last is a better promo than the Bucks and Perry combined

[@Matthew_Smith179]

Maybe they'll replay that clip on Dynamite for ratings.

[@TheMrAlgoh]

Nursery World Order, buy 1 get 1 free!

[@thesilvereyeboy846]

That not really hard to be honest

[@andrew8168]

Anna Jay needs to be paired on-screen with Jack Perry. Its the only chance they have to keep people tuned in.

[@tysontomko]

Mark

[@mjdf122]

“Everything’s safe” “Everything’s great” “Continental Classic” “I have an announcement” “Wembley” “Thanks guys” Tony Clown

[@bjg8638]

"No, no, thank YOU, Tony Khan" lmao

[@sklss]

DING

[@mjdf122]

@@bjg8638Tony is that you or is it Matty or Nicky

[@WrestlingIsReal649]

Such good shit pal 😂😂😂

[@bjg8638]

​@mjdf122 if I was Tony I would definitely not put up a huge graphic on the screen that says "Thank You Tony Khan" while standing in the ring in front of the dwindling crowd. Wait.....

[@peytonlong5573]

Cm Punk and Sheldon Cooper did everything they could for this company

[@OongTheLastAirbender]

lmaoo I know sheldon back hurt

[@RickJW-OSM]

Knock! Knock!.. Tony! Knock! Knock!.. Tony! Knock! Knock!.. Tony!

[@andrew8168]

Anna Jay in a "look at me" outfit needs to be next to Jack Perry at all times.

[@SchnitzelCFC]

The real pillars were always Sheldon, Leonard, Raj and Howard

[@Texansfan59]

​@@RickJW-OSMTony never opened the door due to fearing for his life

[@perryco34]

Ratings have gone downhill since the insecurity footage aired.

[@simonfisher7]

Downhill more like they are in freefall without a parachute

[@chrissawyer1484]

I have actually seen on some forum boards claim that fans seeing CM Punk on that security footage made AEW fans stop watching the product because they hate CM Punk so much. SMH

[@SigmaChicken09]

AEL in the mud

[@kingslayer2999]

AEW ratings gone down since Sting retired actually. Must have been Hardcore Sting Marks who stopped watching

[@theb3654]

I still cant believe they aired that it just makes that whole place look weak

[@jimtell716]

I am extremely confident in saying the NBA and AEW audiences do not overlap.

[@Uuusssaaas]

The average AEW fan is too effeminate for the NBA.

[@452syajowt]

They watch the Harlem Globetrotters!

[@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma]

I don't think the AEW audience really overlaps with anything, that's a huge part of their problem.

[@bipolarminddroppings]

I am extremely confident in saying the WNBA and AEW audiences definitely do overlap, they have about the same attendance and TV viewership...

[@mcbane89]

They did overlap once and NBA fans caught a Jericho match…you can imagine how that went

[@Robitny]

People thought “killing the business” was a gimmick , turns out it was their goal and it’s happening now

[@mr.speyside5240]

That book title is apropos

[@nickhughes8179]

A pair of Phil Mushnick plants

[@namelessjedi2242]

I think people accused them of it so they adopted it as a gimmick as if to mock the people who originally said it.

[@jordan_8329]

​@@namelessjedi2242but they are literally doing the thing that they are accused of. Adopting it as a gimmic accentuates the fact they are actually harming the wrestling business.

[@Mister_Phafanapolis]

Ummm ackshually the Young Bucks are doing a 4D meta commentary about the professional wrestling industry. You wouldn’t understand it if somebody explained it to you. 💅

[@JoseFlores-xc7wu]

Brian Last rant was epic. Why let Eddie Kingston do a garbage match for another company when he was already booked to do a garbage match for you in a couple of weeks. CM Punk was right Tiny Khan is not a real boss

[@robertnapier624]

It’s why Vince for all his flaws did not let his talent wrestle for another company or other companies. So they can avoid getting injured from doing stupid things.

[@ShaunMichaels2310]

Time workin with Jim has finally rubbed off on him

[@2ColdScoprio]

Just a reminder that my boy CM Punk whooped Jack Perry’s ass, called the boss a clown and quit, then proceeded to go out in front of thousands at Wembly Stadium to have a banger with Samoa Joe, got paid and went home, with not a scratch on him 💪🏾💯

[@AestheticDelta]

And bumps the ratings of the place that used to employ him whenever they show him

[@jabrockobiden9434]

Betas, zoomers or hipsters say "banger"

[@TeddyKGB12]

Then he went back to the major league of wrestling. He had enough of the Bush League.

[@robdurfee6861]

@@jabrockobiden9434your point?

[@bash8387]

Hmm where is he at now lol

[@AlMoSiCe210]

Brian's ranting rundown starting at 10:39 is absolutely legendary. As he's starting, he sounds like he's winding up. Jim's DEFINITELY been rubbing off on him. As Brian goes off, I'm picturing Jim saying, "Goooood... good... let the hate flow through you" like Emperor Palpatine. 🤣

[@ScottRen14]

Jim was creasing up lol

[@Moromilkyway]

I can see Jim rubbing his hands with a smug smile waiting for Brian to get unleashed 😂😂😂

[@SSGourmet702]

i was gonna say jim is silently shedding a tear and smiling he raised brian well lmao

[@ramontorres8424]

The Young Bucks are not draws, Mercedes is not a draw, Ospreay is not a draw, Jericho is not a draw, Swerve is not a draw. You know what draws for AEW? Backstage footage of a wrestler who hasn't worked for your company in almost a year.

[@JW-vl5or]

Osprey could've been a draw with good booking. The rest is crap

[@corpyhogan4433]

Yeah, especially with Mercedes. I always said it was Sasha Banks that was the star not Mercedes Monè. She definitely thrives best in the WWE atmosphere.

[@gothard5]

almost a year? it’s been roughly 6 or 7 months or so.

[@matthewhostetter8974]

The only draws in AEW are the Big Bang Theory and Punk. BBT can't even carry the show anymore, and even injured Punk is one of the biggest draws in two companies.

[@ramontorres8424]

​@@JW-vl5or Ospreay has that "It" factor to be a major wrestling star. Thanks to Tony, that's not going to happen in AEW.

[@Coldstone47034]

Brian unleashed was fkn great, Jim laughing in the background made it even better. You can tell he's so proud of Brian. Brian sounds exactly how i felt when i watched aew. That company is the drizzling shits

[@aic8001]

He's great now until he criticizes wwe or the rock then everyone here will want jim to get rid of him.

[@Coldstone47034]

@@aic8001 He can criticize what he doesn't like its his opinion. I don't give a crap about the Rock but others do. Enjoy him if you want or don't want to. WWE at least is trying to build stories but not everything is gold.

[@joshuaDstarks]

I don’t watch AEW, but I do catch Corny going over the ratings every week. I sit the entire family down for it. They don’t live here.

[@myquest666420]

Yeah I don’t watch wrestling at all, but I do listen to Corny explaining what happened. I haven’t sat down and watched wrestling in 20+ years.

[@frv1995]

Listening to cornette shit all over aew week after week is a guilty pleasure and brings joy to my lunch times

[@SirManfly]

@@myquest666420I stopped watching WWE when they started pushing John Cena as the next great thing! I was like “just no!!”. Then AEW came along and I watched it for a couple of years and now I have stopped for about a year now because it’s just become unwatchable! 🤮🤷🏻‍♂️

[@niohronoake9258]

​@MrManfly same here . I just listen to cornette review this garbage, and watch dvds of the old stuff.

[@stilettoswinger7404]

​@@SirManfly cena was great.easuly the biggest star since the attitude era.the fact you could stomach aew for 2 years is even more incredible.hats off to that endurance!

[@thatblindtekkenwarrior1177]

And the really sad part is, the AEW fanatics can't even claim that it's just people cutting their cord. Because the WWE numbers ain't going down like this.

[@Rick-Rarick]

Posted 5 minutes ago and already 63 comments. Brian and Jim are more interesting than anything on AEW.

[@TheDirk]

As tony loves to point out, look at all the engagement!

[@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma]

@@TheDirk His engagement? Does that mean he'll finally be getting laid?

[@garrettkeithr]

It’s wild to think that Sting was carrying the TV ratings for a wrestling promotion in 2024. Numbers fell off a cliff since her retired.

[@bipolarminddroppings]

I think the Sting thing is a case of correlation does not imply causation. the ratings were dropping long before Sting retired.

[@garrettkeithr]

@@bipolarminddroppings that’s a great point. In your opinion, what event/occurrence is the catalyst for this drop in interest?

[@MrFreakazoid23]

@@garrettkeithrPoor booking, Jericho situation and the CM Punk situation.

[@Son-of-Anarchy]

Ngl I was watching because of Sting.

[@cipherpac]

Sting was one of the few things on AEW I would occasionally check in on aside from Punk, MJF, and Christian. They kind of killed off my interest in MJF and then he got injured, same with Christian minus the injury. Obviously we know what happened with Punk. Now that Sting is gone, I have 0 reason to check clips or tune in. As much as I love Joe, there just isn't anyone there that he can match up with that interests me.

[@BernardArnaultLVMH]

Thank you AEW for unintentionally converting me into the Cult of Cornette

[@bighousewoody]

welcome, there's burgers with extra cheese on the back table

[@SaulAguilar.]

Welcome 🤝. The nicknames corny calls people is going to be a ride

[@jaimep3432]

The cult is called aew haters

[@bighousewoody]

@@jaimep3432 not haters at all. People who wanted better for AEW but were disappointed by what they got and this includes Brian and Jim. We're not the friends that enable you as you head toward destruction, but the friends that keep you on the path to doing better so that your road is easier.

[@SSGourmet702]

welcome to the cult brother lol make yourself at home

[@SKIECLASSESRajbagh]

Brian Last's Promo>>>>>>>> Hardly Boys' whole career

[@alysone685]

That CM Punk interview might legitimately kill this company. Tony is is jamming the Bucks and Perry down everyone's throat at the expense of his product, solely to spite a guy who doesn't work there anymore.

[@DundaMifflin]

it really is pathetic

[@circusbezerkus]

It is hilariously pitiful how they fail to realize that. And if they do, and still chose to go ahead with it because of pettiness, that's even more pathetic.

[@darinlunderman8063]

Meanwhile, CM Punk's making big bucks in WWE and having a much better final run for his in-ring career than he ever was in AEW, and Tony's expecting CM Punk to take notice to the middle-school stuff going on at the lesser company in the hopes that it will make him 'regret' his actions. Tony is a businessman himself(I mean, isn't he supposed to be?), shouldn't he recognize that business is kind of the point for a lot of wrestlers??? Or is 'business' just having a lot of friends who are happy to wrestle for him? Who can fathom how things happen in Snowman's Land?

[@WrestlingIsReal649]

Aew is not a real business - Cm punk 😂😂😂

[@ScottRen14]

To spite a guy who couldn't give a fuck tbf

[@corpyhogan4433]

Tony has zero leverage against TNT in terms of getting the deal he wants. AEW has done absolutely nothing to warrant such demands.

[@bash8387]

Someone said n a stream tnt is giving aew like 10 min over run that mean tnt is happpy with aew

[@CairnieR]

Makes you wonder if this declining viewership is why the TV rights deal is taking so long?

[@MattKeller]

Tony should take whatever deal is currently available before things get worse and WBD pulls the offer. Just get yourself added to MAX and take your modest increase and be happy

[@williamlindsay6698]

WBD is gonna lose the NBA so Tony might actually get a deal 🫣😂😂

[@MattKeller]

@@williamlindsay6698 WBD isn't going to dump money on Tony when they lose basketball. No reason to at that point

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

If Dynamite’s ratings get any lower, Tony’s gonna fear for his life.

[@UncomfortableShoes]

Tony might just try and pay the ratings to go up, he seems to think that’s how all of this works.

[@naseefzarif1576]

He'll resort to brag about the Cageside ratings more often, if that fails, then he'll show off about Meltzer's star ratings even more than now.

[@markcampbell2702]

Tony should be fearing for AEW’s existence

[@MichaelSmith-fq6hz]

@@markcampbell2702Really the same thing at this point

[@randyruger9063]

If they get any lower Adam Cole will be able to reach them without going on his tippy toes

[@GregPYatesJr]

Brian Last's diatribe losing his mind while going down the show card is the BEST!! We need more of that please.

[@ReinEngel]

I knew it was over when my friend paid $190 for a ticket to Dynamite and had his "KILLING THE -BUSINESS- RATINGS" sign taken away. They're too fragile to succeed.

[@quentinkaasa47]

Are you under the impression that WWE doesn't do the same thing?

[@supportiveduck]

Reminder that when NBA fans saw AEW they spent days making fun of Chris Jericho, who was their biggest star at the time.

[@bjg8638]

Brian Last cutting the promo everyone with sense has been saying for like 18 months. I love it. I can see Jim's proud dad face as Brian started cooking lol

[@aic8001]

That's a weird thing to say

[@angeltarango2335]

After Brians rant I think he wanted AEW to succeed from the beginning as we all did and now most of us that got back into wrestling cause of AEW is seeing them burn themselves as WWE is thriving under Triple H.

[@markcampbell2702]

Absolutely. AEW makes many of us so pessimistic and wanting to see the company crumble

[@DavidH1]

"A pisshole in a snowbank" actually perfecfly describes AEW right now...

[@Matthew_Smith179]

The Dark Side of the Ring episode about AEW will just be a Cornette omnibus, CM Punk interview, Khan saying everything was great, and HHH cackling between segments.

[@davidjsaul]

Doubtless the AEW fanboys would then blame Triple H and WWE for killing the competition, even though they literally haven't had to do anything but sit back and watch AEW self-destruct all on their own.

[@ravenlit]

I love that. Every time they cut to Hunter, you see him trying to get himself together and actually say something, only to burst into a fresh spate of giggles. They cut to Hunter no less than fourteen times. He's the last guy you see before the credit cut, and in the last fifteen seconds, he's wiping tears and you can see he's _finally_ managed to compose himself...he takes a breath to speak, and...cut to credits.

[@Parallelocam]

Brian's rant around 11 minutes breaking down the card so fast is one of the greatest segments of this show

[@bigtime-baxster5798]

One of these weeks Tony Khan is gonna freak out when he sees a quarter hour dip below 600k. Never did I think that was possible for a long time but now we’re so close.

[@christopherolie817]

Thing is,this has happened relatively fast and feels like getting faster,so the question is: how long before below 500,000?

[@simonbird8093]

Weirdly I don't think Tony actually will. Provided whatever matches filled the quarter got good reviews on Cagematch and Meltzer praised them then I think he'd ignore the ratings - which is largely the problem.

[@buzznewman9962]

@@christopherolie817I imagine they’ll hit 580-590k range within the next 8 months. Once the holidays hit and rumble season starts in WWE it’s going to do a number on them

[@UnwaryThunder9]

As soon as Daniel Bryan retires, TNA & AEW will unironically start fighting for the #2 spot (avg. viewers: 300,000)

[@christopherolie817]

@@buzznewman9962 I know we get some laughs out of it, but I'm genuinely sad and disappointed about it. There's some great potential there,and even the ones bit to my taste are doing something I could not physically do as they love it and want to entertain,and TK is letting them down too. To have such a long injury list whilst turning out crap TV seems almost like a betrayal,and is certainly a failure. I was so hopeful for our "sports based wrestling"...seems a long time ago🤣😭🙃

[@FleaMarketFalcon]

Heck yeah. Love when Jim rants but great to hear a long one from Brian.

[@CarlosMedina-wu8ug]

A couple of points I wanted to make: 1. The Bucks wrested Chris Daniels and Matt Sydel, two highly-skilled veterans who surely would put on a good match with anyone, and people still tuned it out. THAT'S how tired people are of the bucks. 2. We underrate the role of the announce team in their ratings decline. If I come across this show while turning channels, I can't turn away fast enough. Usually, I'm hoping to be to the next channel quick enough not to catch their voices because they're so annoying. I even turn from AEW commercials because I don't want to hear them.

[@WardenofKaos]

I think Brian finally blew a gasket😂. He went IN on the ratings, and I love it.

[@reginaldshort8486]

Lastly AEW is so bad Matt Hardy left his crippled brother and went to TNA to save himself.

[@ConkersSquirrel]

You know a company is bad when Matt Hardy leaves for somewhere else

[@reginaldshort8486]

@@ConkersSquirrel you know it’s bad when a wrestler says I’d rather not be on tv than work there.

[@ravenlit]

How bad does a company have to be for a wrestler to look at TNA and think it's a step up?

[@reginaldshort8486]

@@ravenlit ask Dolph Ziegler his brother works for AEW and he still chose TNA after getting released

[@SSGourmet702]

excatly how in the flying fuck do you mess up the hardy boyz i mean in terms of getting them over put the belts on them and thats it lmao

[@patelron6]

This has to be an epic Brian Last rant. He's not telling any lies.

[@blackopstrololers]

You can tell he’s jealous of Tony. He would never say this in person to Anyone. Young bucks 4 life

[@carlosr6462]

​@@blackopstrololers 🤣🤣

[@shaunk6925]

@@blackopstrololers What kind of horrible crime do you have to commit to be sentenced to "Young Bucks for Life"?

[@EwanCumia]

@@blackopstrololers The only thing Tony has that anybody envies is his money.

[@WongWho]

​@blackopstrololers The truth is hard to handle for you aew diehards.

[@iamfreesteve]

Jericho’s wife drew more viewers on Jan 6, 2021 than Jericho.

[@SKIECLASSESRajbagh]

Well she was fighting for freedumb

[@8thaccount535]

J6 was way more entertaining than AEW is

[@SKIECLASSESRajbagh]

@@8thaccount535 bunch of buffoons on TNT and CNN as well that day

[@SKIECLASSESRajbagh]

@@8thaccount535 The Viking raider main evented the show

[@leelohaskin7941]

​@@qtips1719 yep stůpidity lives rent free in your brainwashed head

[@naseefzarif1576]

How hard is it for Tony to realize that he just got to remove Orange Cassidy, The Elite and Mercedes Mone from TV? It's shocking that guys like Wardlow, Ricky Starks, Hobbs and Takeshita are being misused while these clowns are shoved down our throats. Even Swerve Strickland isn't looked at as a world champion with how he's being booked.

[@ValiantValium]

Very hard, because that would mean TK admitting that he was wrong.

[@bash8387]

Joblow, jobber house Hobbs, Ricky why tk dosent book me Starks, and take a $hit are all looking.like losers

[@c.s3369]

Apart from pockets all of those wrestlers are actually very good imo. The problem is the booking‼️

[@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma]

"It's shocking that guys like Wardlow, Ricky Starks, Hobbs and Takeshita are being misused" It's not shocking at all, look at who's booking all those names.

[@TheFailedmessiah]

Mercedes needs a manager because she can't talk. Tony spent big money on his toys and he has his favorites. Pockets needs a break. Moxley needs a break.

[@WarGhoulKharas]

Here's something to ponder: WWE Smackdown just out drew AEW in Jacksonville.

[@UncomfortableShoes]

Yep, last dynamite there was in a community theater or something.

[@naseefzarif1576]

Tony Khan was watching SmackDown from afar with binoculars.

[@PowerNGlory]

How is that something to ponder? WWE would outdraw AEW anywhere.

[@alphatoddio]

EXCEPT WEMBLEY THANKS GUYS 😅​@@PowerNGlory

[@escapethematrix4204]

@@alphatoddiolmaooooo. I love how all the AEW marks go BUT Wembly and I’m just thinking about france crowd wwe just had. Much more lively than wembly in a smaller venue.

[@Wayne-i5s]

The bucks are the definition of go away heat

[@iamdb1990]

that's also true without the word "heat"

[@robertnapier624]

Them and Jericho too.

[@Wayne-i5s]

@iamdb1990 I get it I hate using the word, but honestly I can't think of a better term for them

[@ellemarr7234]

Brian’s promo just got this saved to my wrestling playlist ✔️

[@actuallynotsteve]

No Sheldon Cooper bump

[@chroniclesofnigeria1358]

legitimate excuse I heard - they were running later seasons episodes lately and those aren't as popular.

[@actuallynotsteve]

@@chroniclesofnigeria1358 it's incredible that the show is most impacted by people and content from other companies and shows

[@c.s3369]

​@@actuallynotsteve😅😅😅😅

[@Cruising_On_Lake_Havasoma]

@@c.s3369 Trash.

[@TraphikHD]

Show just ended too for good. No idea what they are going to do now.

[@TeddyKGB12]

Trying to watch an episode of Dynamite is like trying to sit through a performance of Shakespeare at the special school.

[@thestoneshooter1151]

It really is. I think that's the best analogy I've heard. Well done, spot on!

[@bipolarminddroppings]

Dont insult the kids at the special school.

[@proxydoesitwrong6331]

@bipolarminddroppings I second this, if those AEW fans knew what you were saying they would be offended!

[@petebagwell6666]

Now you've said that I can't unhear it, I will see it every time I watch dynamite, and when a real wrestler comes out like edge it will be like some pg cheap TV movie where the wrestlers turn up at a high school to help the kids play

[@BBoy4040]

I started watching all of AEW in 2022 and the last couple of months booking has become so nonsensical and focusing on 25 minute long heatless matches just to have a good match, it's borderline unwatchable. AEW is the definition of just because the wrestling is good, if you don't care about the wrestlers/characters, the matches mean absolutely nothing. Imagine tuning into Dynamite and the first match is Edge Vs. Penta, you give it like 5 minutes because Penta matches are mostly the same and this one felt no different, so you change the channel and come back 25 minutes later, and IT'S STILL GOING ON. AND IT'S AN OPEN CHALLENGE, THEY'RE NOT EVEN FEUDING.

[@ItsYuhBoyyyy]

Brian’s rant in the middle had me rolling😂😂😂

[@LongLiveRockAnRoll]

I've never heard Brian get this mad before, but it's great (ding).

[@EwanCumia]

Brian was 100% correct. MJF must be sitting at home wondering what the fuck he got himself into.

[@Im.David.Robert]

It’s always legendary when Brian Last SNAPS!

[@nate2435]

Here for another episode of the Dumpster Fire Chronicles

[@jimmiehoward9198]

AEW should be paying Cornette a ton of money, the only reason some people watch, is to listen to him talking about how bad the show is.

[@Dr170]

This is probably around the time when Khan regrets not having ran the Punk footage in ten second film serial installments

[@brungun93]

Brian's mini rant was gold👏

[@daleharris3809]

He absolutely eviscerated that show

[@FuckBalls64]

THE IRON FIST DUN DUN DUUUUN

[@WhiteCaneV1]

That mental breakdown was great. You could tell this was building for years.

[@KrudlerTheHorse]

Oh wow did Brian go OFFFFFFFFF! Well-said, accurate, and the valid frustration was palpable!

[@BrickFighter13]

And then there’s CM Punk who may currently be injured but is still treated as a star whenever he makes an appearance and knows how to make a feud with people.

[@naseefzarif1576]

The whole Punk and Drew feud should be a way for AEW to learn how they can keep the interest and hype on the injured stars. They could have done it with MJF and Adam Cole to keep their feud alive but now nobody cares about it.

[@BBoy4040]

​​@@naseefzarif1576Undisputed Kingdom has barely been more effective than The Firm, another stable that was entirely based around MJF but couldn't feud with him. I can't imagine going into 2025 and UK is still a thing.

[@robertnapier624]

@@naseefzarif1576 whenever punk and Drew fight be it at summerslam or whatever, people will eager to see how that feud ends.

[@jasonprimeau4798]

Let's be honest here. This Podcast was started by Corny. And I came here years ago to listen to Jim. But Brian is 50% of this podcast. These 2 contribute equally. And they both make each other entertaining. Thanks to both Jim and Brian for the best Wrestling show there is!!

[@mjdf122]

Brian Last’ promo on AEW here was better than any promo in AEW history 2019-Now

[@keefriff99]

Wow, Brian went nuclear in that rant. Well done, sir.

[@muzman486]

Brian’s rant was better than any promo AEW could ever dream to do.

[@talkanders6058]

Brian's summary rant is an epic AEW summary!

[@skrilla88]

I loved brian's rant at 11:00, steamrolling everyone while Cornette laughs.

[@jmwvirgil]

Imagine paying seven-figure contracts to average 670k viewers.

[@quentinkaasa47]

Now it's 502k viewers.

[@liamnguyen2819]

It's like my day never goes without at least one video from this podcast. Thank you for all the content! Too bad there aren't any more Darkside of the Ring episodes for the time being.

[@Lil-Bober-051]

10:58 didn't expect to hear a Brian last promo for the next 5 to 8 mins. Sheesh AEW

[@TraphikHD]

NBA is doing so bad on cable they are leaving TNT so that should tell you the state of AEW.

[@beard_belichick4216]

Man Jim and Brian need 1 episode a month where they don’t even talk wrestling, I just want an episode full of rants.

[@wbcwinnipegbeltcollector]

Completely agree with Brian But another point is DANHAUSEN He's healed but not being used and through 2022 and 2023 and now this year he has been ONE OF IF NOT their best merch seller, his likeness pushed many DLC units for the Video Game but Tony cause he is still upset with punk wasn't using him so he went back to the Indys....and now it looks like after that Danhausen might be on his way to WWE Think of that in 2021 a gimmick that never would have worked or got over in the Big W, made merch sales and became a huge name and outsold his contemporary except for CM punk and MJF AND FOR THAT he's punished without being booked

[@corybowman9583]

Edge looks like he is pushing 65.

[@carriebrooks2377]

Yess I agree

[@SSGourmet702]

lmao the guy came to aew to cash his checks and sail off into the sunset aew has a perfect retirement plan just keep gettin paid lmao

[@LegalLatinoHeat]

Thank You for The 🇪🇨 Ecuadorian shout out, Jim!🇪🇨

[@sklss]

Ecuador it's more over than the Young Cucks

[@lovelywaz]

Uncle Dave defended this by saying, they are still # 3 on the list..... In other words, even when things on other TV stations sucked so much when a lot of people didn't bother watching other programs, they STILL chose not to watch AEW and their numbers still fell down. And for Uncle Dave it's a "win". 😂😂😂😂

[@ak2033]

Last year’s ratings at this time for Dynamite May 17, 2023: 814,000 / .28. So a pretty big drop in viewership.

[@user-rx2hw8up2j]

Brian's pipebomb of truth was amazing 😂

[@JRAYDABEAST]

Brian rant was awesome. I haven’t watched AEW since December

[@420benton2]

Triple H could've made Will Ospreay a Superstar instead of one of Tony's toy figures.

[@matthewrigg893]

I'm sure HHH is more keen on acquiring MJF

[@davidjsaul]

​@@matthewrigg893I'm a Brit and I'd rather see MJF in the WWE than Ospreay any day.

[@matthewrigg893]

@@davidjsaul story telling and promo ability is always going to get you more over than what Ospreay does even though he is exceptional in the ring. MJF is something special he has that IT factor and HHH would defs be the guy to mould him into a world class super star I think.

[@robertm.3520]

Ospreay is a moron for signing with that joke of a company.

[@robertnapier624]

@@matthewrigg893 if MJF does join wwe, will he and punk start another feud like their one in aew? Or will they form their own tag team? CMJF? Give me a better tag name.

[@kyleabent]

Anyone else listen to this more than once? I need that passion Brian has

[@PhilKenSebben1984]

My dog heard the time travel music and looked at me like "ARE YOU OKAY?!?"

[@al5306]

When they do the autopsy on AEW, they’re going to talk about why AEW, and their fans, refused to admit that anything was wrong.

[@RobHiggard]

Some AEW fan on Twitter was trying to roast WWE for "only selling 10k" Tix tn in Greensboro because AEW did 16k for Revolution in March. Completely leaving out the fact Sting single handedly sold all those Tix and is now retired. The cope😂🤣

[@jonathanr4160]

I always love the time travel sounds 😂🤣

[@xavierrhcp13]

That's not "time traveling sounds", That's Mama O'Reily

[@BigJoe414]

Brian chose VIOLENCE on that rant my GOODNESS 😂

[@jasonthompson9851]

Imagine having over a hundred years of combined veteran experience with likes of Sting, Arn, Tully, Regal, Hardy boys, edge, Christian, JR, Paul Wight, Mark Henry, Jake Roberts and not drawing from their history playbooks.. all the tools are there and TK chooses to diddle with the kids

[@nyg804]

Brians rant needs to be shared on all Social Media platforms.

[@ryanlocke4264]

According to Inside The Ropes Danielson will be back in WWE for the first episode of Raw on Netflix in 2025.

[@omgness14]

I literally commented on an AEW posts how it has sunk, and got chewed out from a fan boy saying no it hasn't at all and how could it....🤦‍♂️

[@Fozzie420]

Brian Last's Promo on AEW from 10:40 onwards was incredible, best promo since the LiveOne/Kast Media Mook promo he cut

[@brendonross5774]

The only good thing about AEW… this weekly comedy bit by Jim and Brian.

[@ScottRen14]

Had to come back again to listen to Brian's glorious rant again

[@Adityasf4]

Brian just dropped one of the all time best pipebombs on the show, Bravo!!

[@edwardelric880]

Just a reminder that for a couple weeks while Punk was there, Collision was getting higher ratings than Dynamite currently is. And if Tony hadn't completely shit the bed on that whole situation, I'm sure that trend would've continued.

[@robertnapier624]

It could have been something

[@edwardelric880]

@@robertnapier624 Yeah, even my friend from work who still hasn't completely given up on AEW despite everything admitted to me yesterday that he only watches Dynamite now. No Collision or Rampage at all. And he's about as hardcore as you can get when it comes to being an AEW fan.

[@tadiwanashemugabe7537]

This is the reason why we're having this Young Bucks storyline right now. After the Punk interview they decided to air that All In footage, and to avoid them looking petty in the situation, they thought it would be a brilliant idea to use this as part of their story as they were currently feuding with Punk's friends, FTR, and now here we are

[@robertnapier624]

Feuding with FTR for the hundredth time

[@tadiwanashemugabe7537]

​@@robertnapier624the feud that never ends😭

[@weirdfan88]

This would've been money if they did it after the locker room brawl. Just like Cody and The Rock, it would make fans question if this was real or a shoot

[@heavymetalsalsa9003]

But remember guys. Any criticism is from "bad faith actors"

[@alankidd6832]

Any criticism of AEW means "You want them to go out of Business". 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️😂😊

[@jovanss2361]

Brians rant was epic. When he started clapping his hands to prove his point, you know he was fired up! Dont know if ive ever heard that on this show

[@SSJ4LEWY]

I haven't watched an episode of AEW television since they fired Punk. I would imagine a lot of other people walked after that too.

[@ScottRen14]

Yep left then i did try once more but nah it really is awful

[@WyattHolliday]

Same.

[@SerpentineDeity]

How are they STILL making excuses? Do we need to hit 600k?

[@xhaos3522]

Brian brought a flame thrower to work.

[@riotd.r.8363]

All of AEW's original top draws are either gone or injured. MJF carried a good chunk of the show and Tony allowed/put him in more physically taxing positions.

[@mushroomsamba82]

One of these days Brian should learn how to play that keyboard lol

[@ValiantValium]

Nah, this is much more entertaining this week

[@HollywoodShono]

I came here to listen to Brian Last shoot on AEW

[@jokerman2681]

“Where’s Miro?” “He’s in Bulgaria!” That struck me as funny. 😆

[@Joe_Parmesan]

same. That comment got me too

[@je7055]

Primo TGBL rant midway through. Love it when he gets the same cadence in his voice that he gets when he talks about Bixenspan, damn near sounds like a Southern Baptist preacher performing a fiery jeremiad.

[@firstnamelastnamesb]

20:56 So glad to hear someone say this. I'm really sick of people saying that this is the best work of Christian's career. It's a lame gimmick and the only reason smarks love it so much is because he says the F word and they're enamored with swearing.

[@ravenlit]

Well, tbf most of AEW's fans only _just_ hit puberty, so anything remotely "adult" and "risque" is going to give 'em those butterflies in the stomach. "OH HE TOLD EDGE TO GO F*** HIMSELF!" OHHHHHHHHHHHHH... Yeah, with the kind of love Adam had coming in, I certainly didn't want to see Christian stay heel. I thought that the reek of awesomeness would compel Christian. Instead, we got...what? How many matches between them? Is that feud even a thing still? Everybody's got a price, I guess. I remember watching that match between Adam and Christian where they traded hockey jerseys or whatever, and I had to go watch the World Championship match between Edge and Undertaker from _WrestleMania XXIV_ like, three times, just to get the bad taste out of my mouth. Never again.

[@firstnamelastnamesb]

@@ravenlit The feud was weird. It started, Christian won, then Edge won the rematch and basically got MITB'd by Killswitch/Luchasaurus to give Christian the belt back, then Edge left Christian alone for like two months to do "dream matches" with no buildup like most of the roster does while Christian fought Daniel Garcia for some reason, then the feud resumed and Edge won and it ended, with Christian going on to be a filler challenger for Swerve (who we all know is just keeping the belt warm for Willy until Wembley) and Edge going on to cut the "Everything is fine" promo after the Punk interview, coining the "AEW is where the best wrestle" slogan that everyone in the company says now, and having this awful feud with the House of Black and more heatless "dream matches".

[@ravenlit]

@@firstnamelastnamesb I do appreciate your efforts here to make chicken soup out of chicken sh**. It's just sad to see how many of these guys sacrificed their integrity for Khan's dollars. Y'all could have taken your WWE money and gone home, but no. At least Cody and Punk had the sense to get out when they realized they'd been sold a bill of goods and the company wasn't actually what they were told it was. When your product makes me want to watch _The Best of Gillberg,_ or even the marriage of Uncle Elmer on _Saturday Night's Main Event_ on a 29-hour repeat, you reeeeally need to either let the Titanic sink or buy yourself The World's Strongest Bilge Pump. Honestly, at this point, the best thing Tony could do would be to write down a year's worth of what he genuinely thinks is the greatest wrestling ever produced, and then do the precise opposite. Or release all the good talents so they don't get hurt and then hire Vince Russo.

[@firstnamelastnamesb]

@@ravenlit Russo would absolutely be a step up from Tony Khan. Sure his writing was awful, but it was at least an entertaining kind of awful. The kind of garbage people could watch ironically and laugh at. AEW's brand of terrible is just boring and monotonous. Like, MJF vs The Devil actually felt like a Russo angle at the start, but even Russo would've had the common sense to change plans after Adam Cole's injury, much less MJF's. Tony Khan wasted a good 4-6 months of buildup on television for a feud between two guys that were injured before things could even actually start.

[@taylork7530]

For some reason, I’m not convinced that the Venn diagram between the people who sit willfully through Dynamite and the people who watch NBA, let alone the playoffs, is a complete circle.

[@billadkins5150]

Thank you Brian! That was brilliant!

[@sonicplys64]

Brian Last is FINALLY cooking. AEW was NEVER good. It ALWAYS sucked since the beginning. You can see it from miles away the moment you heard the Young Fucks were named EVPs. People are slow but they are finally coming around to it.

[@robertnapier624]

If you smeeeeeel what the Last is cooking!