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  • cima
    Hall Of Fame
    • Sep 2004
    • 13478

    #61
    Re: AEW vs NXT Ratings War

    Yeah the war was fun in the beginning to track but man the fans make it insufferable. Tony Khan even went out of his way today to make a post about how winning the demo is important. You never see HHH/WWE talk about that though.

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    • SmashMan
      All Star
      • Dec 2004
      • 9739

      #62
      Re: AEW vs NXT Ratings War

      Originally posted by UFCMPunk
      Both shows on Night 2 of their specials lost viewers, 33,000 viewers to be exact. So where did those 33,000 viewers go? It says a lot that despite having a Winner Take All Main Event, NXT still lost viewers.
      I think it just says that these shows are going to continue swapping the same million and a half every week and neither show is interesting enough to really break out beyond that.

      For NXT specifically...it was a title match with two weeks of build, between two guys who have only loosely been feuding, from a company who has taught viewers to expect **** finishes.

      Originally posted by cima
      Tony Khan even went out of his way today to make a post about how winning the demo is important. You never see HHH/WWE talk about that though.
      Did he really? Why would you even do that?

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      • cima
        Hall Of Fame
        • Sep 2004
        • 13478

        #63
        Re: AEW vs NXT Ratings War

        Originally posted by SmashMan
        I think it just says that these shows are going to continue swapping the same million and a half every week and neither show is interesting enough to really break out beyond that.

        For NXT specifically...it was a title match with two weeks of build, between two guys who have only loosely been feuding, from a company who has taught viewers to expect **** finishes.



        Did he really? Why would you even do that?

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        • dubcity
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          • May 2012
          • 17874

          #64
          Re: AEW vs NXT Ratings War

          Probably because people were acting like NXT barely winning in viewers is somehow a definitive victory. 18-49 is the number that matters. 50+ people watching pro wrestling in 2020 is not really the goal for a healthy long term promotion.

          AEW has won 18-49 every week. Smackdown has been dead last on network TV in viewers almost every week they've been on Fox, but they've been 1st or 2nd in 18-49 most of the time. AEW being #7 for the night is a victory in my eyes.

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          • SmashMan
            All Star
            • Dec 2004
            • 9739

            #65
            Re: AEW vs NXT Ratings War

            Originally posted by dubcity
            AEW being #7 for the night is a victory in my eyes.
            It is, and nobody here is saying it’s not, so I’ll leave it there.

            I question Tony Khan mentioning it at all because...imagine Vince McMahon doing that **** in 98 before overtaking WCW. It comes off as insecure. The numbers speak for themselves.

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            • cima
              Hall Of Fame
              • Sep 2004
              • 13478

              #66
              Re: AEW vs NXT Ratings War

              Originally posted by SmashMan
              It is, and nobody here is saying it’s not, so I’ll leave it there.

              I question Tony Khan mentioning it at all because...imagine Vince McMahon doing that **** in 98 before overtaking WCW. It comes off as insecure. The numbers speak for themselves.
              Well I'm sure he is somewhat insecure...he was just like I imagine many on here were, fantasy bookers as kids that always dreamed of doing it for real. The difference is he was born into an extremely wealthy family and actually does get to do it for real. But he was born into that by luck of the draw and he's fully aware of that because he's a sharp guy.

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              • Majingir
                Moderator
                • Apr 2005
                • 47626

                #67
                Re: AEW vs NXT Ratings War

                Last part of Bucks/Butcher and Blade match had over 1M viewers tune in.

                They still have to almost double their viewers to top what Raw/SD have been getting lately, but it's interesting to see that they might be less than 1M viewers away from passing those shows.

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                • cima
                  Hall Of Fame
                  • Sep 2004
                  • 13478

                  #68
                  Re: AEW vs NXT Ratings War

                  I wonder if AEW would actually get over 1 million viewers weekly if NXT wasn't on too.

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                  • SmashMan
                    All Star
                    • Dec 2004
                    • 9739

                    #69
                    Re: AEW vs NXT Ratings War

                    I think so, and vice versa.

                    They're just sharing the same million and a half people every week. If one show disappeared I think most of the audience would just shift to the other.

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                    • cima
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Sep 2004
                      • 13478

                      #70
                      Re: AEW vs NXT Ratings War

                      Originally posted by SmashMan
                      I think so, and vice versa.

                      They're just sharing the same million and a half people every week. If one show disappeared I think most of the audience would just shift to the other.
                      I dunno, you should go visit a comments section on any social media platform when the ratings are announced...it's really embarrassing.

                      AEW fans brag about winning the total or the demo
                      WWE fans respond with RAW and Smackdown's ratings to prove they're still "superior"
                      Last edited by cima; 07-25-2020, 01:00 AM.

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                      • Majingir
                        Moderator
                        • Apr 2005
                        • 47626

                        #71
                        Re: AEW vs NXT Ratings War

                        Speaking of "demo god", AEW had more 18-49 viewers than Raw,NXT and Smackdown.

                        Raw and SD still has more overall viewers, but AEW actually topping those shows in the "key demographic" is impressive.

                        I said before, I don't want AEW to ruin WWE or anything like many internet fans are hoping for, I just want WWE to finally be pushed to a point where they need to try.

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                        • Majingir
                          Moderator
                          • Apr 2005
                          • 47626

                          #72
                          Re: AEW vs NXT Ratings War

                          One last time

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                          • cima
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Sep 2004
                            • 13478

                            #73
                            Re: AEW vs NXT Ratings War

                            Those marks on Twitter are so bad, lmao

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                            • cima
                              Hall Of Fame
                              • Sep 2004
                              • 13478

                              #74
                              Re: AEW vs NXT Ratings War

                              On their first separate nights, NXT does 805K and AEW does 1.2 million! Wow!


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                              • Majingir
                                Moderator
                                • Apr 2005
                                • 47626

                                #75
                                Re: AEW vs NXT Ratings War

                                Originally posted by cima
                                On their first separate nights, NXT does 805K and AEW does 1.2 million! Wow!


                                Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
                                Over 1M is huge for AEW, especially for a show that didnt feature the best of cards.

                                1.2m for AEW, and Raw this week got 2m for the Raw after WM show.

                                If AEW consistently gets over 1m viewers, I wonder if WWE will finally start doing something.

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