Rampage Viewership for August 19th

[Lizuka #BLM]

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Did 461,000 viewers and a 0.12 demo, coming in at #14 for the night. Down 67,000 and 0.05 from the week before.

More like Ratingsbusters amirite?

[Instant Classic]

Wow the guy with a gimmick out of 2000 didn’t draw? Shocked..

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Aug 22, 2022 16:17:04 GMT -5 Instant Classic said:

Wow the guy with a gimmick out of 2000 didn’t draw? Shocked..

Weren't they in the 300K range a few weeks ago? Like... it went down from last week but last week also had The Trustbusters all over the show and it was one of the best Rampage's in a long time ratings wise

What I'm saying is I think it's stupid to blame them, let alone Slim J, who did some of the coolest shit of the entire night in the match lol

[Starshine]

The main problem with the Trustbusters is it feels like they're quickly turning into the new Hardy Family Office, and I don't think anyone wants that back.

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Aug 22, 2022 18:43:11 GMT -5 Starshine said:

The main problem with the Trustbusters is it feels like they're quickly turning into the new Hardy Family Office, and I don't think anyone wants that back.

I don't think it'll be the same thing really, they seem more cohesive and upcoming DARK's seem to highlight that

They're more for ROH anyway, but introduce them now

[kingoftheindies]

Timeslot will always make ratings inconsistent. They do seem to be going back to Hook and the tag titles being the big drawing points to Rampage, so we'll see if that helps.

As for Trustbusters? While they're clearly being prepped for ROH, a group that never appeared outside of Dark (so not in front of a touring audience) was probably not a good idea. As much of a draw as Orange Cassidy is, having a brand new act with very little tv time against them isn't ideal.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

I imagine the numbers remain in this range until late September. I imagine they'll want to break out big stuff for the Rampage Grand Slam show. And then all of their October Rampage shows are standalone so if you want to sell tickets, you need a good card. If Tony fully invests in those cards and they're still doing about this, that will tell you it's sort of is what it is and hopefully their next TV contract and get them a better time slot. I'd still take Tuesday or Thursday at 8 on any of the other WBD Networks over this current slot.