RATINGS SLIDE Continues For AEW Dynamite At Worst Possible Time For Tony Khan

[@nateputerbaugh5709]

The Young Bucks have been ratings death for literally 2 years now. Outside of basically a Sting retirement segment, every time the Bucks are on screen the quarter hour tanks. So let's make them the biggest thing on the entire show.

[@dragonchaserkev]

I would bet that if they were fired the next episode ratings would go up on that alone.

[@markfroman738]

SUPER KICK….PARTAY

[@sdguy67]

They are SOO bad

[@MetalMilitia83]

The bucks segment and Okada vs Harwood was the lowest segments… this isn’t working, clearly.

[@BSultimate]

The bucks are audience repellent…week on week

[@Yoni123]

Bucks and Jericho have been their biggest ratings killers for a long time

[@steviemacc2745]

This... this is a "bad faith" take. 🤫🤫🤫🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Yoni123]

@@steviemacc2745 its a factual take

[@steviemacc2745]

@@Yoni123 I know that. I was being sarcastic & actually I'm agreeing with you.

[@bhhdty2272]

It’s unreal to me how in less than a month Swerve already feels secondary and less valuable than he was while chasing the title, I haven’t watched dynamite or collision live in months and nothing is honestly making me change my mind.

[@joshwent]

It's always harder to make holding a title as satisfying as chasing it. (see Cody in WWE at the moment) But yeah, they're not helping Swerve in any way as a champion. They got their headlines, and it pretty clear that's all they really wanted out of him.

[@imverygerby]

Because Tony is hedging his bets on Osprey. He cares more about building him than making his world title feel like it matters

[@bhhdty2272]

@@joshwent I disagree, I feel like Cody still feels like a main event player and his presence is still there, I find myself almost forgetting that swerve is champ week to week and he just doesn’t feel the same.

[@bhhdty2272]

@@imverygerby I feel you, I definitely see that but I don’t even think it’s Will 100% it’s more so the Elite, they’ve been taking all of the spotlight imo.

[@imverygerby]

@@joshwent not at all Cody feels like the guy swerve feels like a mid card champion. That’s why I say the aew championship is less than or equal to the intercontinental championship in wwe

[@SairajRKamath]

But yeah, kepp yelling that we are haters and we are the problem, AEW fans. 😂😂😂

[@Mrran4life]

Exactly! I was a fan in the beginning because I wanted to give them a chance but this show has not been good for years but they will continue to call us haters

[@XombieLejon66]

It's clearly Jim Cornette's fault

[@Minyobi083]

@@Mrran4life I am 100 percent for constructive criticism of AEW. I have many, many gripes with the product. My problem are those that sit on AEW socials for the second they update and then post utter garbage. I don't care about half of what is going on in WWE (Yes, even in this Paul Levesque era). I'm not going to waste my time trolling WWE socials with my opinions.

[@TheMrAlgoh]

​@@XombieLejon66for exposing the Bucks for being the fake useless sycophants that they are. Never a drew a dime, have go away heat.

[@gman2015z]

Idk why AEW fans are the way they are. It’s like a new team like the Seattle Kraken. WCW was different cuz they had the championship and big names that were in NWA.

[@SCBUFC]

When did AEW fans become the “ratings don’t matter” crowd

[@ShadyDBZ4]

Huh? I don’t see that anywhere.

[@ElhajMahmoud]

@@ShadyDBZ4I see it everywhere. They just say “when did ratings matter so much to you? Just enjoy the wrestling” That’s their narrative now on every single post that discusses the ratings dropping off a cliff

[@stingersplash]

When the ratings are terrible.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

When it began to matter.

[@jamescopping2231]

When Dynamite was beating NXT they were all "we are winning the Wednesday Night War!" (which THEY initiated). When Dynamite started getting beaten by NXT they suddenly claimed "ratings don't matter" anymore, to try and save face.

[@Heroesworkshop]

Tony is gonna take less way money from WBD and bleed way more of his dad's just to keep AEW on TV.

[@juanorosco2518]

No he's not 😂😂 otherwise he would of signed it already

[@mightydegu]

​@@juanorosco2518the clock is ticking. Eventually he'll have to take what he can get.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

I can see wbd binning them. They specifically said - and this was one of there top execs too - we want cm punk. They got him then lost him through passive aggressive bullying from management. That hasn't sat well with that man ever since who has actually met up with punk since he joined WWE. Do you think cm punk held back telling him who and what the problems are?

[@Heroesworkshop]

@@juanorosco2518 So you're saying WBD isn't going to resign them to a TV deal at all then. Got it.

[@juanorosco2518]

​@@HeroesworkshopNot for lowball garbage offer that WBD thinks TK is dumb enough to take

[@Workingman22]

Okay who has Solomonster held at gunpoint??? There's no way he actually believes that this was a strong show. 😂

[@mrmoviemanic1]

Don’t be a quality control mark.

[@romelmunoz7957]

I was gonna say something like that: how could you correlate strong show with worst ratings?? It's like he doesn't want to be looked up as a AEW hater, I'm talking Solomonster...

[@dr.dushyantsinha5261]

Guess no one is taking a Victory Lap anymore.

[@markfroman738]

🤣🤣🤣

[@AHeroAlmost]

The Elite v “AEW” has been a flop & hasn’t brought in any interest .. It’s not believable whatsoever & fans know it ..

[@imverygerby]

It’s because the pay off can never be Tony aligning with punk omega and mjf like it should be

[@Heroesworkshop]

The Elite need to go away and never come back. That company needs to be run by competent adults. Not indie darlings.

[@MidwestVillain_Z]

Ah yes the reality of the bloodline story and every other shitty storyline in wwe has them beat....

[@johnnysupreme5718]

@@MidwestVillain_Z Because there's reality in the Bloodline story. Roman Reigns is a stressed out champion who snapped after being boo'd one too many times by the fans after giving his life to the business, but then fought through it and stayed champion long enough that he could give his family members spots at the top of the card in his faction. Did I describe the real Roman Reigns or the wrestling character Roman Reigns? The answer is both.

[@emmssanchez00]

It’s like Tony Khan is playing GM Mode booking random matches

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

The booking is filled via what shoots off the dopamine and serotonin in his brain. It's SNIIIIIIIIIIIF AHHHHHH BOOK A MEGA FLIP MATCH BETWEEN OMEGA AND OSPREAY THE COKE SAYS THATS WHAT PEOPLE WANT!

[@negativebq]

Im confident in saying there is no crossover between AEW fans and real sports

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

Or anything else going on. These people gave a personality albeit a limited one, on dating sites yous say your personality was: bubbly, quirky, or you're a thinker or a doer or all about action or all for the quiet life and that you're 6 foot and a single father or single mother but those AEW fans will just "AEW fan" in their bios. They're an incredibly sad bunch.

[@owl509]

The Young Bucks have made AEW's viewership go down in nearly every segment they've been in for close to two years yet people act like the only reason they're disliked is because of tribalism 😂

[@PunjabiPlayboy]

Have no fear, Nikki Bella will be a game changer. Also Bryan Danielson vs. Satnam Singh is sure to pop a gargantuan rating

[@imverygerby]

Wait Nikki Bella is in aew?

[@mikemiller9932]

Huge pop!

[@xanaduse]

Mace and mansoor are free agents, and they’ve got great characters over on twitch, they kinda carried over their wwe gimmick, but I hope they sign to TNA over aew

[@mightydegu]

​@@xanaduseexactly. TNA is a better path to go back to the WWE if that's their ultimate goal. A 6-12 month successful run would do wonders for them and any other recently released (or not re-signed) talent.

[@mightydegu]

Daniel Bryanson vs Singh. Tony Schiavone yelling ""It's Singh!!!" on commentary. Uncle Dave gives it 5 stars, 6 or 7 if it's in Tokyo. TK knows what wrestling fans want and this is it.

[@CrashMcCloudX29]

I'm for the NBA moving back to NBC assuming we get those awesome (almost Wrestling style) vignettes with that banger theme as well from the 90s.

[@benespinosa6725]

when will tony khan realize that having the elite basically run dynamite and having mercedes mone cut terrible promos isn't bringing in new viewers WWE is on fire while AEW is basically what WWE was under vince mcmahon creatively all those years ago something needs to be done so people can continue to watch AEW because they'll continue to lose more and more viewers at this point I don't watch dynamite I only watch reviews of it and that's it because I enjoy that more than watching the actual show itself.

[@TooMuchGirth]

They'll always have Wembley!!!

[@doubles7533]

I'm a fan of both WWE and AEW (crazy concept, I know). But AEW needs to do something drastic with their booking. Bring in Scott D'Amore, let someone like Dustin Rhodes handle booking, but do SOMETHING.

[@Paultheguitarist]

Not a crazy concept at all, if you actually like it. The crazy concept is aew fans telling us all if we don’t like it then we aren’t real wrestling fans, which seems to be their narrative.

[@tonyruby4467]

They should fire Excalibur, he's hard to listen to.

[@jamescopping2231]

​@@Paultheguitarist or "cornette parrots", they love throwing that one around at even the slightest critique

[@geraldmorgan6906]

I feel like I'm being trolled. You thought this was a strong show? You think WBD is willing to pay more for a product on the decline when WBD is holding all the cards in the negotiation? Make it make sense.

[@Matthew_Coton]

Dynamite is the shits

[@Workingman22]

Same with Rampage.

[@Matthew_Coton]

@@Workingman22 yep

[@Orpheusftw]

Here's a thought I had: When was the last time Dynamite ended and left you feeling like "Damn... I can't wait to see where this angle goes next week!" I have TWO examples off the top of my head. 1) When Brody Lee brutally squashed Cody (YEARS ago) And 2) The recent appearance of Shahid Khan. I foolishly believed he'd play some part in a new, big angle, but that didn't appear to go anywhere. We don't need a dramatic cliff-hanger every week, but at the end of the day this is TV. Pro Wrestling has often been called soap operas for men. There should be something to hook and excite viewers.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

The daddy khan bit was good to you?

[@jamescopping2231]

The LAST time? Honestly? The MJF vs Wardlow feud in 2022.

[@Amanda.Nikole]

Yeah... That math ain't mathing

[@TheXtremeWRATH]

I don’t have any answers. Maybe I am blind to what’s happening with my bias towards AEW. I continue to tune in week after week and enjoy every show.

[@jasonedwards1425]

Lol wow...Dynamite was 6th in cable ratings behind NHL and NBA playoff games as well as arguably the best sports pregame show going right now (NBA on TNT). There are quite a few people like myself who prioritize live playoff sports over pretty much anything...but I still get caught up on Dynamite from watching youtube clips/social media and I'll still end up getting DON on Sunday. Side note...there are no NBA playoff games today so Raw SHOULD see an increase in viewership this week. However, Dallas and Minnesota are playing game 1 of the western conference finals on Wednesday so watching Dynamite live will be a no go for me (and others) again.

[@imverygerby]

Yeah Luka vs Ant finna go crazy

[@suprcrzy]

I watch AEW when I can, but you're spot on. With all the playoffs going on (NBA, NHL), they take priority for even casual sports fans. And nothing else even crosses my mind when it's Mavs/Stars playing that night. Once the playoffs are over, things will pick back up. It's not complicated lol.

[@jasonedwards1425]

@@suprcrzy No it's not complicated but it pays more nowadays to talk about AEW in negative light. I'm sure Solomon realizes that most of his subscribers lean WWE only so posting videos like this will always pop. It kinda sucks tho for people like me who like wrestlers in both companies.

[@tomvu1470]

lol behind *THE NHL (playoffs or not)* in ratings 🤣

[@johnnybernie3061]

Once that WBD deal is finished, I really hope we can finally stop assuming what is a good and bad rating. NXT been in a ratings hole since Becky left, Raw lost almost 800,000 viewers since Mania, but they got their TV deal set so it doesn’t matter

[@ImportAustralia]

Impact stuck around for decades with a fraction of these numbers. AEW’s literally fine.

[@johnnybernie3061]

@@Heroesworkshop good for you, doesn’t change the point I made about how pointless ratings talk are for shows once they ink new deals. WWE could do AEW level viewers and it wouldn’t matter since the deal is done for all their shows

[@giovannifitzpatrick1987]

True, but before (and after) people like Hogan, Bischoff, and Nash and Hall arrived, their costs via salaries and production was a fraction of what AEW is doing. TNA shit nearly all of their shows at Universal Studios, while AEW is booking 8-20k seat arenas and filling up only a 1/3 of those seats. TNA by and large had one major overpriced contract, and that was Hogan, while AEW has around 7 wrestlers who immediately come to mind with contracts that size (Jericho, Danielson, MJF, Mercedes, Okada, Ospreay, Moxley), with even mid-carders like Riho getting $400k a year. Simply put, TNA could stick around for that long because it didn't cost them a lot of money to produce the product (and even they eventually ran out of money and needed Billy Corgan to step in). Tony Khan has a lot more money, and Warner Brothers-Discovery is paying more than Spike TV and other networks did for TNA, but no company is going togive AEW a big deal if you have the dual issues of high costs (salaries and production) and low revenues (look at the ratings, attendance numbers, lack of video game sales). No company is going to feel confident with those factors at play, because they have to depend on Tony constantly injecting money, and there's no guarantee a pet project like AEW is sustainable, even with Tony Khan and/or Shad Khan being billionaires.

[@moralesharold87]

@@giovannifitzpatrick1987 Also for the last 10 years Anthem has put TNA on a network they own so it costs TNA nothing and they net profit off whatever ads they get. WBD does not own AEW, unless we don't know something.

[@frankiemainor3381]

There is no reason to watch tbs or tnt if they lose the nba

[@jajuangordy4394]

Yeah pretty much. I don't think people realize how significant of a loss it will be for wbd if they lose the NBA and for what I'm reading and hearing, it's all but confirmed they are losing the NBA to NBC universal. All TNT and TBS have are the nhl, MLB and their portion of March Madness

[@ShadyDBZ4]

They still have MLB.

[@garenthal9638]

Simple. It’s not good. Sports entertainment and story > wrestling dream matches

[@philly_sports1558]

And they backed the wrong horses in terms of their big story. No one besides a very VERY niche audience likes The Bucks and Jungle Jack and sees them as true stars. They’re chasing away more people by making them the centerpiece of the company.

[@VAANET]

​@@philly_sports1558 swerve who actually oozes charisma is second to this elite storyline. It's insane

[@johnnybernie3061]

Enjoy Jey Uso vs Tama Tonga then because that has more of a story then Orton vs Gunther

[@garenthal9638]

@@johnnybernie3061 I’ll enjoy both because wwe has the best of both worlds when it comes to dream matches and story. Jey vs Tonga would be a new chapter in the best long term wrestling story in the last 20 years and Orton vs Gunther is a mania worthy match

[@johnnybernie3061]

AEW offers both as well, but it’s nice to see you ignoring the majority of fans and how they are up and arms about Jey and who will meltdown again if he wins over Gunther. Much as I will enjoy a show regardless of the numbers.

[@stehmer3]

The Bucks aren't a draw. I wont watch them.

[@aksghazi868]

As much as I think it's both side's own fault. I would've much rather live in a world where Punk peacefully manages to stick with AEW than the one where he leaves. Because AEW is the one that needs him, WWE doesn't in any way. I really wish it could've worked out for them.

[@ShaeTheConqueror1]

If WBD does lose the NBA rights, they absolutely need to move Dynamite back to TNT. No offense to TBS but they’re not the marquee TV network/channel like how TNT is. The ratings being down for AEW can be blamed on a couple of things and people but I go back to when they moved from TNT to TBS. Get back to TNT and revamp the product because what they been giving us isn’t working.

[@lazcoroner1483]

The cuts can start with Sasha Banks.

[@jg8573]

Aew has so many problem creatively and has no direction whatsoever. 1. They have the Young Bucks and Jack Perry be the main focus of the show, which many people don’t care about them. Young Bucks are the AEW tag team champion and are not building the tag team division at all. 2. They have so many belts. They have 3 secondary titles (TNT, International, Continental). Alongside with the FTW, the Trios Title, and now the IWGP championship being defended on AEW. Each of those titles that I have mentioned are top talents holding them or in a program with one of the titles (Adam Copeland, Okada, Ospreay, Chris Jericho, Jon Moxley, Jay White). Literally, all 6 of those talents can be fighting for the top spots and be believable challengers for Swerve AEW champion. Instead, Tony Khan has them walking around with meaningless titles that they have to defend against lower-midcard talents that nobody cares about because Tony Khan doesn’t bother giving any effort of building storylines and character development for the midcard. All of this does is hurting the midcard talents and Swerve AEW champion.

[@WongWho]

The Hardly Boyz, O Cody, & Dimebag Jack Perry are not capable of being a main event attraction.

[@tomvu1470]

Omega, in the right program (like he was in Japan) can be a main eventer. Just not AEW the way it's currently organized/run. Those other guys (Bucks, Jungle WhoCares, etc.,) are mid carders that can't draw a Canadian dime.

[@davidnelson4347]

Your fair and objective as always Solomonster.

[@jasondouglas152]

Jack perry has xpac heat

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

And the young bucks have please go away into that corner and die heat.

[@toddburnett9563]

Aew needs good writers

[@romelmunoz7957]

I don't see how a strong good show could manage to scare off the viewers...

[@leeedwards9068]

BUT…aren’t they getting AT LEAST $1 billion dollar deal??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA…SUCH SHITE

[@MotherHen2012]

AEW fans always tell me that ratings and viewership don't matter anymore.

[@bsgeneral121]

Amazing how you can make "the best wrestlers in the world" feel so inconsequential. I'm glad Okada, Danielson, and Osprey are getting payed to have fun but I can't bring myself to care about these shows.

[@TheMaestroMizerous]

When the Bucks aren't onscreen everyone should be asking where are The Elite?

[@jshudo44]

Honestly, I’m not a fan of the Young Bucks or their promo work. It just sounds like they’re trying too hard

[@kidrevos557]

They sound like someone who is doing parody of acting

[@kevinh5780]

I can't imagine how it must be ,to be a content creator and have to watch bad wrestling or boring wrestling week in and week out. Having to report on it and it not take a toll on you. Even when wrestling is good every week there's a lot to watch, and im sure the last thing you want to do sometimes is watch more wrestling. I just wanted to say I appreciate what what You and JD do here in our corner of wrestling space for each of your followers every week. I admit I find it hard to watch AEW at times. Its not always for me, but I'm not here to bash the product. I love alot of the wrestler's that work there, and I dont want anyone to loose a job.I truly hope they can figure out their woe's and come out okay even if it isn't always my cup of tea. Thank you for all you do, and I apologize for the rant.

[@ottagol1985]

When Jack Perry was Jungle Boy, he actually had a personality.

[@mightydegu]

Not so much a personality, he had a dinosaur. The duo got over, the individuals did not.

[@jasondouglas152]

His ring music had personality, not him

[@essdeeluckof893]

No one is the main angle is likeable that is a major part of

[@ShadyDBZ4]

Bryan Danielson & Darby aren’t likeable? 🥴

[@essdeeluckof893]

@@ShadyDBZ4 Mann you see them comments on them at this point yea

[@stingersplash]

Not been here in a few years now (not in recommended apparently) but starting with Dynamite was strong....it's literally unwatchable for me anymore. There is only one thing that gets me back and that's Tony and Young Bucks not being part of AEW.

[@MatTMurdockNT]

The problem is that AEW was created to be an alternative to a product that doesn't exist anymore. AEW was created to be an alternative to a WWE that people really disliked. Nowadays though, generally the reception to WWE is pretty positive, so now the whole idea of being the place where wrestlers can go and be free from the "shackles" of WWE isn't true anymore

[@assassssasa]

90’s TNT in general was good NBA on TNT, WCW Monday Nitro, MonsterVision, and olympics

[@christhecommentator3411]

Wrestlemania 40 is just very hard to top with any other storyline or character. It was truly the best wrestlemania of this generation

[@jerranspearman3369]

good video

[@Disimperial]

It wouldn't hurt to get established AEW talent like Omega, MJF, and Hangman Page back in the mix. WITHOUT THEM BEING IN FACTIONS.

[@eastwaters4082]

So the Corporation, Ministry, Nation, DX etc. all weren’t a thing at the exact same time?

[@christopherthiess3922]

Scott D'more is still out there... Maybe Aew can go after them

[@WongWho]

It wouldn't make a difference, Tony Khan is too stubborn & in denial.

[@JohnKobaRuddy]

Can't be done that means someone else touches Tiny Khan'ts toys and he can't have that.

[@sneslive1556]

Last wrestling show I watched was Wrestle Kingdom. I haven't missed weekly shows at all.

[@ShootItALBY]

AEW becoming a high budget TNA

[@maqclark]

I'm still stuck on Warner possibly losing NBA. Truly an end of an era.

[@KJaswal]

NHL and NBA playoffs are killing weekly wrestling tv right now across WWE and AEW. Raw, SD, NXT & Dynamite are all getting lower than average viewership over the last 3-4 weeks now. Both the NHL and NBA are getting big ratings boosts this year compared to last years 2023 playoffs. Its tough for wrestling to have to compete with pro sports and Raw will struggle again once NFL starts in September. AEW though do have a problem with younger audiences in that 18-34 demo because those viewers have shorter attention spans so if they dont see anything compelling to keep them watching they will turn the channel rather quickly. AEW needs better storytelling in their feuds, They do have stories but the way they tell them doesnt resonate with the younger audiences in particular.

[@eastwaters4082]

The younger audience doesn’t care about scripted performances, especially if there’s other media going on their phone.

[@ronnieallen92]

Flair vs Jericho 60 minute Iron Man

[@iomis2001]

I want a pension on a pole match.

[@3DBrawlChannel]

In the ring or at the bar?

[@mightydegu]

My first thought was pacemaker on a pole match, but with those two it should probably be six pack on a pole.

[@ShaunTheCHB]

It's really quite amazing to me especially now that AEW has Sasha, Okada, Ospreay, Jay White etc all on the same show.....and yet none of them for some reason have injected any flame into the product or drawn huge ratings. You'd think Okada or Sasha alone would be something of a boost to the ratings considering their popularity.....but yet the ratings continue to fall instead of climb. We now seriously have to ask the questions, Could it actually be really that these talents are not as big a draw as we all once believed they would actually be? Or is it something else that's going on here? Is there something that AEW is doing that just is not bringing people in despite them having top talent to put out there? Why are people not interested?

[@mrmoviemanic1]

Adam Copland/Edge and Christian are the two main things I tune into. MJF and Christian would be money and give Adam a feud with someone after he drops the title.

[@dkres82]

I had to cut cable, but I have Max would love for them to end up on there somehow.

[@landfillbear]

Ratings sliding on cable and free TV also point to their continued downfall and the rise of streaming services - WWE was wise to team up with Netflix. AEW should take notes and be on one too

[@CaminandoCoja]

I’m going to give AEW the benefit of the doubt cause it’s playoffs season but AEW currently has no heat. There’s not a storyline or character driving viewership.

[@AdrianBeegoatz]

After 4 years, Tony Khan STILL hasn’t realized that the Bucks should NOT be involved in main event storylines or angles. Tony had plenty of chances to realize the detrimental effects of the Bucks influence during the entire debacle with Punk/Elite. But instead, he doubled down on the Cucamunga Clowns… 🤦🏻‍♂️ I have given up on this show.

[@t.simmons3336]

Solo is right tk needs to make some cuts in aew if this is what he wants this relationship to works

[@Justanotherjobber]

I don't care about their ratings, the money they make, the attendance or who else watches it, i just want a good show to watch. Unfortunately it hasnt been one in a long time.

[@cashmontoks]

You should care about the ratings. Ratings means the show is good. If the ratings are trash it means the shows are bad

[@Jekiram]

After WB shutdown Rooster Teeth, I don’t weep for their financial woes.

[@UncannyEXP]

RT deserves it for how shit it's been the past 10 or so years. Reap what you sow

[@Jekiram]

@@UncannyEXP I disagree to an extent. I was still enjoying their content quite a bit. I ended up being more of a fan of their animation than anything else(I’m obsessed with RWBY 😂). It does suck that they had so many controversies though. I swear they couldn’t go a day without something stupid happening. You’d expect more professionalism from a 21 year old company.

[@Zeke_O3773]

WBD is in massive debt. They’re looking to add AEW to Max to add more subscribers, but if TNT and TBS get stronger ratings with reruns, why pay more? Not trying to raise anyone’s blood pressure but the math doesn’t add up. If I’m Tony, I’d take whatever deal gets me on a major streamer because that seems like the only way to get more eyeballs.

[@showtimesportsmedia6906]

They can most definitely benefit from this. My thing as a sports fan as well is wtf is tnt gonna do if they lose the NBA & they don’t have anything to air from October to June? Reruns?? Baseball? Will they somehow find a way to get the nfl back on turner? And yes at one point they did have that package. Well at least now we can get the old nba on nbc music

[@LastCallComedy]

Solid show or not Aew is colder than an Eskimos belt buckle.

[@LG215x]

AEW is this generation’s TNA .. when are people going to realize that

[@Am0ment0fB]

Stop insulting Tna like that. The first few years were pretty good. Ha.

[@porscheprairie3232]

TNA was actually better. Go back and watch some old 2001-2010 TNA. It's actually a lot better than this

[@SirJoelsuf1]

Pretty much...same kind of progression only way faster. Two years ago AEW was like 2005 TNA Wrestling: Decisively better than WWE at the time. But now, AEW is dangerously close to being like 2010 TNA Wrestling. Although EVERYTHING in wrestling was GAWD AWFUL in 2010 so idk.

[@kevinlee9929]

TNA had nowhere near the financial backing that AEW does. If it did history might be different right now.

[@kevinlee9929]

@ProfessionalAccount-zj7me It's a strong chance that AEW wouldn't exist right now. As TNA would likely be a strong #2 promotion. Also a number of people probably never leave TNA for WWE (Like AJ Styles).

[@NiallByrne]

The audience is extremely aware of the Bucks behaivor behind the scenes. The Bucks, Jack Perry and Tony have go away heat. The elite should stay off tv and focus on Swerve. They also have the NWJP championship on Jon Moxley right now. How has Jon not been put into a PPV Match with Swerve the AEW champion. its a no brainer. That would be a match worth building up to. even if it ends in a DQ. it would be a spectical.

[@dragonchaserkev]

Many people said you can't have a successful wrestling promotion and the young ducks, it is an oxymoron. The elite are only elite in their own minds.

[@alexandru5369]

They'll still get a boost in the TV deal considering how desperate cable is but it won't be as high as it would've been a year ago

[@osaji922]

It's over for them. Cat's out of the bag. Tony Khan books for himself. If you don't like the wrestlers he likes, you're SOL.

[@BigZ414]

The problem is simply that WWE is simply better than AEW right now and has been for the past year. AEW ran on great matches with storylines ranging from mid to a few great stories. Vince WWE had low in ring action with mid to poor storylines not to mention bad booking decisions. That’s why AEW was better than WWE in its early years. But since Triple H took over, WWE has the great in ring work with great storylines. AEWs doing nothing wrong it’s not like they are not trying. They got major storylines and great in ring workers and the PPVs are always fantastic, but it’s simply not enough to catch up with WWE. At this point unless Triple H pulls a Vince and makes some dumb booking decision WWE is just gonna win the ratings by default.

[@reddragon0624]

WWE being good again was the worst thing that could’ve ever possibly happened to AEW.

[@kevinlee9929]

WWE having "Great" storylines right is a stretch

[@eastwaters4082]

WWE was saved by the bell with Vince getting into deep doo-doo that he couldn’t buy or talk his way out of it.

[@moralesharold87]

Why do people think that the leftover NBA money will go to AEW? WBD is also struggling financially so losing the NBA may be a breaking point type thing.

[@deyampert3738]

I think Swerve and Joe should still be at odds until after the re-match!

[@RockBlocked]

A big part of the NBA playoffs detracting from overall viewship is these playoffs are widely considered to be some of the best playoffs in years. A new teams guaranteed to win it all and not your normal giant market teams advancing to the conference finals. Not defending either company's product, AEW is plain hard to watch most of the time and Raw has good moments but is pretty hit or miss since Wrestlemania too.

[@tomhavenith2330]

I think it's a structural problem. The problem lies in the formula. In my opinion in a 2h show there is a place for one long 'PPV-style' match. The rest should be short matches and story segments. Right now we get two or even three long matches. But they aren't embedded in good storylines. That may be what a lot of people want, but my wife and I are considering canceling our AEW-abo on fite TV because there aren't enough good stories to keep us invested. On a weekly show there is place for short 'mismatches' where two characters of different kayfabe powerlevels have a go. There can be a nice hope spot somewhere to keep room for an upset open, but not every match needs to go 20 minutes with 3 false finishes.

[@StarrPower2232]

Can pro wrestling please go exclusively to streaming services just so I never have to hear wrestling podcasters pontificating about TV ratings ever again?

[@bash8387]

Raw will be going to Netflix next year so that’s one down

[@Am0ment0fB]

It doesn't matter what WWE ratings are ever again. They can all try to say otherwise. But, WWE going to be fully on Netflix in a few years and you'll never even know how many people are watching. So, hang in there. Ha.

[@S31KO.]

Copy pasta

[@GLJosh]

AEW discussed their 100k subscriber increase during the last quarter fiscal conference call.

[@jasonsmith1288]

Ive been saying this for a long time no one will ever get bigger than WWE. Some companies will come close but no cigar

[@josemontes9621]

One line of jack perry say to warner cry me a river lol

[@LoyalWilliamUK]

This is what happens when you fire legitimate stars and have these indie-nobodies on your TV.

[@alysone685]

It turns out that giving a trio of ratings killers who are not credible as tough guys the central role in a major angle and tons of TV time in order to spite a guy who doesn't work there anymore is a bad idea.

[@bryanfahey3144]

But is the tv ratings - only based on a certain handful of people? I don’t think it factors in a lot of things. If 1 of every 1000 person is being accounted for

[@ToeTag9899]

As a fan of AEW since the beginning I feel the company was never the same after brawl out. Tony just sat there while Punk pretty much buried his friends he looked pathetic. The sad part is Tony isn't learning I don't think he's taking it seriously his booking sucks. If AEW dies I will just quit watching wrestling again no biggie. I still don't understand the praise for HHH era of WWE there's nothing special about it. It's still PG cringe WWE for me hasn't been worth watching since the Ruthless Aggression era.

[@nwo2cool]

AEW shows are hit and miss. Most of the time, TK will booked something that is nonsensical, just thrown together. Sometimes he will give out free big matches that should've been saved for the ppv. Most of the times, when TK had something that has momentum, he ended up finding a way to screw it up.

[@thesousa37]

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[@JusRed48]

This is so annoying because I've been watching AEW from the start, it's fallen off so hard in the past year-ish and the fanbase is eating itself. There's no room for discourse or constructive feedback which is the BIGGEST THING that WWE and it's fanbase allow. Could you imagine if when Rock took Cody's spot, the fans said to stop complaining, just enjoy wrestling, stop being negative, nothing is wrong? That's what's been happening with all the missteps AEW has been making for a while now.

[@geoffa87]

Unfortunately I don't see AEW getting much of an increase, if any at all, and certainly not the increase they're wanting. Fact of the matter is that they've run off about 1/3rd of their audience in the last year. WBD may say they're happy, but fact of the matter is they're a business, and they depend on advertising for their revenue. More viewers = more ad revenue.

[@thehandoftheking3314]

My favourite social media tgeory right now is the AEW shrills claiming all the nba woney id going too AEW because WB think its more valuable than nba

[@Tanya-lv1iz]

There was a time AEW was kind of interesting MJF Punk feud Sting and Darby together but having the Elite over doing it in every show and they aren’t stars isn’t appealing they at least need Kenny and he’s out it’s not good

[@via_negativa6183]

The bad booking debt is starting to take its toll.. I'm annoyed at TK at this point, hes not good at this and he had such an amazing opportunity he has squandered.

[@mikelarry4682]

Idk how you see WBD losing the NBA as a good sign for AEW

[@troysmith5749]

The Bucks and Jack Perry look like 14 year olds who cut up their mom's wig and then superglued it to their faces. Okada looks like a Cody superfan doing cosplay of his hero. The Elite honestly think they are a nWo/d-X hybrid but make the Job Squad look like The Avengers.

[@Calios]

Young Bucks aren't the draw they think they are. Been saying that since AEW's inception, and will continue to say it now.

[@MrModamanReviews]

To be fair, all cable tv shows are getting lower ratings year after year.

[@philly_sports1558]

I don’t see The Bucks’ existence as an insult to the wrestling business as a lot of people do. I think they’re capable of having good matches and being entertaining. But they are not the stars and draws that they think they are and what Tony thinks they are. If AEW is trying to do their version of an NWO storyline, they are NOT fit for that role at all. At this point, I’m just waiting for MJF to come back because he’s probably the only person I care about on AEW’s roster currently.

[@jordanbyford2693]

WCW 2.0

[@chrishamilton1247]

Everyone tried to warn the Cody lovers that Cody winning would make it boring. Well here we are

[@DeeRickJames201]

When you show the people that you're a DB behind the curtain, they will never get behind you. People do care how you treat other people..Whenever you do or say something out of line, that sticks with you. Even Hulk Hogan had to sit down for awhile