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Post by markymark on Jan 5, 2023 17:46:59 GMT -5
Just let Shida beat up Toni tomorrow on Rampage, and we get more Mercedes teases, hell have the women tag match Main Event next weeks show, the rating is already weak and show will likely Rank in the Top 5 again so AEW wouldnt lose anything tbh.
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Post by Final Countdown Jones on Jan 5, 2023 17:54:23 GMT -5
Fitting, is it not, that a show called Dynamite can do little but blow itself up? "Light the fuse" indeed; the only winds blowing soon will be the ashen winds laden with rubble and dust when Tony Khan reaps the fruit of his own misdeeds and everything comes crashing down. It matters not who wears that cheap toy of a belt around their waist, for all in time shall learn that it is long too late to do anything but run. Run, and perhaps you avoid the blast zone.
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 5, 2023 18:01:26 GMT -5
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 5, 2023 18:07:50 GMT -5
And once again the only thing AEW is behind is the NBA/Sportscenter
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Post by Andee9001 on Jan 5, 2023 18:42:50 GMT -5
I guess the whole country went to McDonalds
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Post by Dub H on Jan 5, 2023 18:43:15 GMT -5
They pretty much laid out that MJF as champion won't be wrestling regularly on the show and anyone who's watched any wrestling knows that he isn't likely booked to drop the belt anytime soon. So, a guy that the audience wants to watch isn't going to do much more than talk every week and is going to be doing that for the foreseeable future... ....not sure who thought this would pop the ratings Seems to work for Roman Reigns. So you are saying that aew just needs to push mfj super strongly for more 5 years and people will just learn to accept it
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2023 18:48:15 GMT -5
woah rough numbers considering all hype surrounding the production changes...The next few weeks should be more telling
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2023 18:50:15 GMT -5
I'd wager the US government being in complete chaos probably hurt things. This is a joke right? I mean I have seen everything wagered as a potential excuse before on both sides but what did the US Govt have to do with AEW on a Wednesday night?
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Post by Dr. Bolty, Disaster Enby on Jan 5, 2023 18:53:24 GMT -5
I'd wager the US government being in complete chaos probably hurt things. This is a joke right? I mean I have seen everything wagered as a potential excuse before on both sides but what did the US Govt have to do with AEW on a Wednesday night? Ongoing news stories, especially federal government related ones, tend to dominate viewership in general. Not sure if this one is, though, without seeing more. Feels like there isn't a lot to actually see or get updates on, but maybe that's just my take.
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 5, 2023 19:04:17 GMT -5
This is a joke right? I mean I have seen everything wagered as a potential excuse before on both sides but what did the US Govt have to do with AEW on a Wednesday night? Ongoing news stories, especially federal government related ones, tend to dominate viewership in general. Not sure if this one is, though, without seeing more. Feels like there isn't a lot to actually see or get updates on, but maybe that's just my take. Unless it was dominating the broadcast networks, that wasn't a factor with anything last night.
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Post by Error on Jan 5, 2023 19:13:45 GMT -5
I'd wager the US government being in complete chaos probably hurt things. This is a joke right? I mean I have seen everything wagered as a potential excuse before on both sides but what did the US Govt have to do with AEW on a Wednesday night? No. Major news draws to begin with (Fox News and CNN are usually 90% of the top shows) and the ongoing drama with the House, it being the first time in over a century they've failed to do elect a speaker, the third in line for the presidency, is big. It's the splintering of the GOP before the people's eyes. Only thing bigger was the drama Monday from MNF, which hammered WWE.
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Post by Kalmia on Jan 5, 2023 19:18:50 GMT -5
Seems to work for Roman Reigns. So you are saying that aew just needs to push mfj super strongly for more 5 years and people will just learn to accept it Yep. Years of boring TV and then profit!
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Post by THE FVNKER on Jan 5, 2023 21:14:53 GMT -5
When are people gonna realize this shit just happens?
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Post by HMARK Center on Jan 5, 2023 21:28:25 GMT -5
When are people gonna realize this shit just happens? Nah, see, now the narrative is "MJF's reign is a failure because x" or whatever. Every @#$%ing thing this company does is under the most ridiculous microscope. My other favorite is "why watch when most of the match outcomes are predictable?", a question that makes me wonder if the person saying it has ever watched pro wrestling before. Sucks to see a strong show get a shoddy rating, especially in the wake of a streak of strong shows, but cable as a whole seemed to suck so who knows? The drama in DC could've been a factor, maybe it wasn't, but something had the numbers down across the board for cable so people just need to suck it up and realize this is just reality now.
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 5, 2023 21:34:29 GMT -5
When are people gonna realize this shit just happens? That really does seem to be the most likely explanation. We'll have a better idea on Friday if people were glued to the Big Four for reasons (and it is Big Four because no one watches the CW anymore) or if it was just a crappy night for television overall.
And really, ratings are a pretty crappy indicator of how popular something is in 2023. Then again, a lot of wrestling fans (and wrestling media and promoters for that matter) are stuck in the 90's Monday Night Wars mindset when 56k dialup modems were considered a cutting edge invention. The only people who should really care about ratings are stat nerds (and I'm something of that, so guilty as charged there lol) and network executives. AEW Dynamite is regularly one of the best rated shows in its timeslot and night. And even Rampage does pretty well for its garbage timeslot most times. The important thing is that AEW ratings do well enough to survive and thrive whether or not it passes some mythical 1 milion P2+ live viewership marker that no one but obnoxious wrestling fanboys/girls/nb's care about.
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Post by XIII on Jan 5, 2023 21:35:20 GMT -5
I guess the whole country went to McDonalds Open 24/7 can’t compete with that
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2023 21:52:40 GMT -5
I guess the whole country went to McDonalds Open 24/7 can’t compete with that Where? haha our McD's and Walmart's both close now here in Illinois
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Post by Hypnosis on Jan 5, 2023 21:59:59 GMT -5
Open 24/7 can’t compete with that Where? haha our McD's and Walmart's both close now here in Illinois The McDonald's restaurants near me close at 11 PM.
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Post by lucas_lee on Jan 5, 2023 22:00:58 GMT -5
Hopefully ratings stablizie before March wrecks Dynamite schedule and ratings (March Madness tournament dominates the whole month)
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 5, 2023 22:01:01 GMT -5
Where? haha our McD's and Walmart's both close now here in Illinois The McDonald's restaurants near me close at 11 PM. Same. Just enough time to f*** with primetime ratings.
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