Would You Accept A New AEW Show on Mondays at 8, 9 or 10 pm?

[toodarkmark]

In the "TNT moving Dynamite to accommodate NBA section", Doing it For EJM said that he thinks that TNT would be a tool to move Dynamite temporarily to Mondays, and I thought it would be a fun idea. I can see both sides, but what do people think?

Of course, there is no plan to do this, no rumor, just curious how people would react if that new proposed show were to be on Mondays? I don't mean temporarily for NBA, I mean a permanent "We have a show every week on Monday now".

[Hurbster]

Makes no odds to me, I watch it whenever it comes up on ITV 4.

[Deleted]

As far as me personally, I guess I would watch it. I'm not busy watching Raw on Monday night or anything.

I don't really see the point though. Putting AEW and NXT head to head has been bad for the ratings of both shows.

[eJm]

Dynamite hasn’t been on for a year yet. There’s no good reason to test anything to do with Mondays yet.

[Zombie Mod]

Aug 3, 2020 14:46:36 GMT -5 Hurbster said:

Makes no odds to me, I watch it whenever it comes up on ITV 4.

so about 1am saturday morning then

[Deleted]

I'd rather a different day, 3 days of wrestling in a row is just too much....
especially if Dark is one of those 10+ match evenings

[111111]

Aug 3, 2020 14:55:28 GMT -5 Zombie Mod said:

Aug 3, 2020 14:46:36 GMT -5 Hurbster said:

Makes no odds to me, I watch it whenever it comes up on ITV 4.

so about 1am saturday morning then

Still sooner than it makes it to ITV hub to be fair....

[Mozenrath]

I don't care about Raw, so it wouldn't change anything for me. I just think it'd be a bad idea since it'd eat into their audience to a degree, even if a lot of AEW fans do not watch WWE anymore.

[rnrk supports BLM]

I'd probably watch it, but I don't think it'd be in their best interests. TNA tried the "new Monday night wars!!!" hype and crashed like a lead balloon.

[bob]

maybe

2 hour show starting at 9 or 10 would go too long for me

starting at 8 works for me

[Cyno]

Makes no difference to me personally as I don't watch WWE anymore. But a Monday night wrestling show is still a bad idea, not just because of Raw but also because of Monday Night Football.

[Hurbster]

Aug 3, 2020 17:17:53 GMT -5 111111 said:

Aug 3, 2020 14:55:28 GMT -5 Zombie Mod said:

so about 1am saturday morning then

Still sooner than it makes it to ITV hub to be fair....

In SD as well.

[floundertime]

Nah, we need AEW Saturday Night, starting at 6:05.

[toodarkmark]

Almost 50-50, with no getting more votes. People not interested in a Mon night war.

I think 6:05 on a Saturday is great, but would you watch it real time? Id watch it on the App, and I imagine weekend watching would be like that. Then again, it would lead into their PPVs on Saturdays.

AEW Saturday Night with your host Jim Ross. Sting has to show up first episode.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

The Wednesday Night war comments are infuriating enough. Keep them as far away from WWE as possible

I have to restate again, AEW didn't want a war, WWE put NXT on Wednesday to directly compete with them...

[Fake Jesus]

I'm going to be honest: I think Dynamite would tear chunks out of RAW in the ratings. I'm not so sure they'd ever beat RAW, but it's entirely possible. Out of the many people who watch both shows, very few would choose mainstream WWE over AEW.

With that being said, it would be a horrible business move and a massive risk that no one in their right mind would take.

[Deleted]

I mean, I'd watch it over Raw, but it'd be an absolutely awful idea business-wise.

Hell, even if Dynamite were beating Raw in the ratings every week it'd be completely pointless to do.

[Zone Was Wrong]

I mean, I haven't watched Raw in 2 years, I don't see it would change anything from my point of view.

[Oh Cry Me a Screwball]

Aug 4, 2020 1:01:17 GMT -5 Fake Jesus said:

I'm going to be honest: I think Dynamite would tear chunks out of RAW in the ratings. I'm not so sure they'd ever beat RAW, but it's entirely possible. Out of the many people who watch both shows, very few would choose mainstream WWE over AEW.

With that being said, it would be a horrible business move and a massive risk that no one in their right mind would take.

Yeah, I don't think there's anything really gained out of trying the Monday Night War one more time, and I believe Tony Khan has already said that would never happen because he doesn't want to compete with the NFL, much less WWE's flagship show.

The real unanswered question is what would unopposed Dynamite be, and if AEW can really leverage its loyal following and get the word out to its wider audience that its on Thursday for a few times, we could learn a lot about how big the show can be unopposed. Along the way, we will also finally get the chance to see how NXT performs solo as well. Imagine if it pulls close to Raw numbers, and maybe USA has second thoughts about having it on Wednesdays? I always felt it should have taken Smackdown's Tuesday slot when it left USA for Fox.

[Tenshigure]

I'd be all for a Saturday show if they put it on at a time that would air at a time that would line up with being a pre-show similar to Sunday Night Heat was. That way on nights of PPVs, they can use it as a way of both hyping up their show on broadcast television, as well as continue storylines in a meaningful way.