All Elite Wrestling discussion Thread

(16-04-2021 15:00 )The Goatman Wrote:  They have done it 4 times now i believe since their debut, impact was last to do it before them back in 2010

had a look from what i can see the other 1m+ where in 2019 when it just started and had the new show buzz, in 2020 it settled into on 800k average down from a 900k average in 2019, if they can get into a high 900k average for this year which would need a number of 1m+ shows, its going to be interesting to see if they can do it i think they need a good next PPV to really bring the people in,
it seams the most important rating was Dynamite ranked number 2 on the Cable Top 150 this week with a 0.44 rating in the 18-49 key demographic, which is what advertisers like and make the channel its on money,
it was also the 26 highest watched cable show in USA last week i hope this is signs that wrestling is making a come back as Smackdown- 2nd on network tv for the night, Raw- 1st on cable for the night, NXT - 8th on cable for the night,

found the uk viewing figures for 2021 so far , very interesting numbers AEW doing well but very up and down raw less than when on sky but ok, smackdown and NXT often getting such small numbers of viewers they do not show up on the lists, and easy to see why impact has been dropped

April 13, 2021 Update
WWE ratings TBC

AEW Dynamite from March 31 (aired April 02) – 174,000 (up 54,000 on the prior week) [Dynamite started 10.25pm]

April 05, 2021 Update
WWE ratings TBC

AEW Dynamite from March 24 (aired March 26) – 120,000 (down 16,000 on the prior week) [Dynamite started 10.35pm]

March 29, 2021 Update
Raw live on March 15 – 66,600
NXT live on March 17 – did not chart
SmackDown live on March 19 – 28,500

AEW Dynamite from March 17 (aired March 19) – 136,000 (down 53,000 on the prior week) [Dynamite started 10.50pm]

March 22, 2021 Update

WWE ratings TBC

AEW Dynamite from March 10 (aired March 12) – 189,000 (up 46,000 on the prior week) [Dynamite started 11.35pm]

March 15, 2021 Update
WWE ratings TBC

AEW Dynamite from March 03 (aired March 05) – 143,000 (up 2,000 on the prior week) [Dynamite started 11.30pm]

March 08, 2021 Update
WWE ratings TBC

AEW Dynamite from February 24 (aired February 26) – 141,000 (down 4,000 on the prior week) [Dynamite started 10.50pm]

March 01, 2021 Update
Raw live on February 15 – 44,900 (down 12,000 on the prior week)
NXT live on February 17 – 35,900 (no data available for a week-on-week comparison)
SmackDown live on February 19 – 50,500 (no data available for a week-on-week comparison)

AEW Dynamite from February 17 (aired February 19) – 145,000 (up 21,000 on the prior week) [Dynamite started 11.20pm]

February 22, 2021 Update
Raw live on February 8 – 56,900 (down 52,200 on the prior week)
NXT live on February 10 – did not chart
SmackDown live on February 12 – did not chart

AEW Dynamite from February 10 (aired February 12) – 124,000 (down 20,000 on the prior week) [Dynamite started 11.25pm]

February 15, 2021 Update
Raw live on February 1 – 109,100
NXT live on February 3 – did not chart
SmackDown live on February 5 – 67,700 (up 14,400 on the prior week)

AEW Dynamite from February 3 (aired February 5) – 144,000 (up 53,000 on the prior week) [Dynamite started 11.25pm]

February 08, 2021 Update
Raw live on January 25 – did not chart
NXT live on January 27 – did not chart
SmackDown live on January 29 – 53,300 (up 14,700 on the prior week)

AEW Dynamite from January 27 (aired January 29) – 91,000 (down 23,000 on the prior week) [Dynamite started 11.30pm]

February 01, 2021 Update
Raw live on January 18 – 33,700 (down 20,300 on the prior week)
NXT live on January 20 – did not chart
SmackDown live on January 22 – 38,600 (down 3,400 on the prior week)

Impact Wrestling on Freesport – 12,100

AEW Dynamite from January 20 (aired January 22) – 114,000 [Dynamite started 11.50pm]

January 25, 2021 Update
Raw live on January 11 – 54,000
NXT live on January 13 – did not chart
SmackDown live on January 15 – 42,000

Impact Wrestling on Freesport – 8,700

AEW Dynamite from January 13 (aired January 15) – did not chart [#50 show on the channel drew 103,000; Dynamite started 11.25pm]

January 18, 2021 Update
WWE ratings TBC at time of writing

AEW Dynamite from January 6 (aired January 8) – 115,000 [Dynamite started 10.25pm]

January 11, 2021 Update
Raw live on December 28 – 31,400 (up 3,600 on the prior week)
NXT live on December 30 – did not chart
SmackDown live on January 1 – 34,600 (down 6,300 on the prior week)

AEW Dynamite from December 30 (aired January 1) – did not chart

January 04, 2021 Update
Raw live on December 21 – 27,800 (down 200 on the prior week)
NXT live on December 23 – did not chart
SmackDown “live” on December 25 – 40,900 (up 8,700 on the prior week)

AEW Dynamite from December 23 (aired December 25) – did not chart

(16-04-2021 16:38 )winsaw Wrote:  

(16-04-2021 15:00 )The Goatman Wrote:  They have done it 4 times now i believe since their debut, impact was last to do it before them back in 2010

had a look from what i can see the other 1m+ where in 2019 when it just started and had the new show buzz, in 2020 it settled into on 800k average down from a 900k average in 2019, if they can get into a high 900k average for this year which would need a number of 1m+ shows, its going to be interesting to see if they can do it i think they need a good next PPV to really bring the people in,
it seams the most important rating was Dynamite ranked number 2 on the Cable Top 150 this week with a 0.44 rating in the 18-49 key demographic, which is what advertisers like and make the channel its on money,
it was also the 26 highest watched cable show in USA last week i hope this is signs that wrestling is making a come back as Smackdown- 2nd on network tv for the night, Raw- 1st on cable for the night, NXT - 8th on cable for the night,

The sting debut episode with shaq on last year did 1.1 million i think, they just need to keep them if they start falling again that wont be good.

As for the uk wrestling ratings are always up and down... its amazing to think back in the late 90s on sky sports wwe raw was doing around half a million viewers beating most premier league football games and i think the last episode on sky got like 17k lol

^^ i think the sting and shaq where 900k but would have to check mate, i do totally agree its all about keeping them if next week it 900k thats good if it drops to 700k thats a worry,

i know its amazing how the wwe has dropped so much since its 90's heyday on sky, i do wonder if aew was on earlier it would do bigger numbers on ITV, i saw a think from AEW saying they plan to come to UK next year for a tour and maybe a live show on itv, as they are very happy with there numbers, i hope they do better though, as its not that long since impact was doing half a mill on tv,

I wonder how long it's going to be before Cody Rhodes gets his shot at the AEW World Title normally with stipulations like this if this was WWE they would take away the stipulation straight away which i find stupid but it's only storyline after all.

In other news Anthony Ogogo must of done a hell of a lot of training to become a wrestler he was with AEW for ages before making his debut , at least he is taking his wrestling seriously unlike other boxer's that do a bit of wrestling but it is different for him as he had to retire because of his eye injury so at least he is trying to make another career for himself so good on him.

Jericho v Dax was good viewing with plenty action in and out of the ring though I thought the interference style ending wasn't needed should have just let a winner happen normally. I was surprised when Anthony Ogogo appeared I didn't know he had went into wrestling I remember watching him at the Olympics.

Darby allin against Matt hardy was pretty good I've been enjoying the progress Darby has made in the last 6 months alone
Whilst the pinnacle against the inner circle building nicely before blood and guts next month

this is good news Dynamite averaged 1.104 million viewers last week , great to see it over 1m when its not a special show,

i really like the show this week

match 1) Hangman Page vs. Ricky Starks
this was a good fun start to the show but not as good as it could have been as Ricky heart his ankle for real during the match,
good to see Page now officially the number 1 contender i like the slow build hes getting, 7 out of 10

match 2) Trent vs. Penta El Zero Miedo
again this was a good but not great match i have seen both do better but there was a lot to like, the screw job finish keeps he feud between Death Triangle and Best Friends alive and showed off Abrahantes in this new role as the mouthpiece for Penta, 7 out of 10

match 3) AEW Women's Championship Match: Hikaru Shida vs. Tay Conti
what a great match lots of really good quality wrestling from both, Tay looked a star in her first title match and i would not be surprised to see her with the belt by the end of the year, Shida showed again why shes one of the best female wrestlers at the moment her run with the belt has been a good one, 8 out of 10
after the Baker come out to show shes now number 1 contender i expecter her to win at the next PPV as that lets Shida have the belt a whole year,

match 4) Billy Gunn vs. QT Marshall
this was ok match it did its job of putting over Comoroto, Ogogo and Solow, everyone did what they needed to, it sets up a PPV match with Cody back for that so good story work 6 out of 10,

match 5) Christian Cage vs. Powerhouse Hobbs
one of those matches where to 2 wrestlers styles are so different they just cant have a good match, Hobbs is very slow and this stopped Cage showing his usual exciting moves, Hobbs needs a couple of more years experience before he is in a match like this again, 5 out of 10

main event TNT Championship Match: Darby Allin vs. Jungle Boy
i was expecting a great match and it delivered, they where great together, they worked so well together, they shows why they are the future of wrestling, i loved this match, everyone need to see this match its a master class, 9 out of 10
after the match Sky and Page beat up the baby faces before Sting made the save, that could be setting up a match at the next PPV,

next weeks show sounds very interesting its only going to have one match that will last the whole 2 hours as The Inner Circle and The Pinnacle fight in a Blood and Guts match i am really interested to see how they are going to pull this off,

Dynamite averaged 889000 viewers this week, so down a bit but still good