The state of AEW should disqualify Tony Khan from any sort of award.

Tony Khan is set to turn it all around with Dynamite next week though. You’ve got Kenny Omega vs. El Hiji del Vikingo and Jon Moxley vs. Stu Grayson. The cherry on top is Hook vs. Stokely Hathaway in a no DQ match for no reason.

actually, there is a reason

No, there’s not. Is Stokely Hathaway even perceived as a wrestler? Why do you need to go to a gimmick?

yes, there is.

No. There really isn’t. Why is Stokely Hathaway even having matches?

i am sorry that you insist on being wrong.

The “AEW is really good, guys, really” gimmick you’ve got for itself has run its course.

uh, what? now just making up shit because you don't like being informed that you are wrong? strange tactic.

:roll:

AEW Revolution was down roughly 22.5% YoY in terms of PPV buys, according to Meltzer. Oof.

moving on is the best move for you. congrats.

“Why do you need to do a gimmick to make a wrestling match with a guy who isn’t perceived as a wrestler work?”

Oof

If the match is your "Memphis Bullshit" (credit: Shane Douglas) manager match, then sure. But Stokely doesn't have heat like that.

If it is to promote a proper feud where some new guy screws Hook and Stokely wins, it could actually work.

If it is a competitive match and Hook barely wins, Khan would be better off just giving me the money he wasted putting it on.

That’s it. There’s no reason for this to be shooting out this much steam. It’s less Memphis and way closer to “_____ on a pole.” Hook and Stokely having a “feud” is no inherent reason enough to blow things up with a gimmick match.

Hook should probably still be at the point where he is wrestling a member of The Firm. If Stokely is going to be the guy getting heat then he should be helping his clients get wins over Hook so that Hook has obstacles to overcome and the payoff can be the match with Stokely.

That is ok if they make 22.5% less PPV money, it's not like Tiny pays for all the wrestlers, ref, agents, and employees hotels and travel, so his P&L Report probably still looks really good! :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

At least AEW doesn’t have the burden of needing to make money to stick around.

And more talent should be leaving rooms when their contracts are up.

SD - 2.26 million
Rampage - 474k

Rampage about to catch up.

raw - 1.77 million

SmackDown -2.6% wow
Rampage +6% wow

Clear to see who the real winners are.

dynamite - 954k

Ooooof.

Super duper hyped up DREAM MATCH!
Still can't draw a Million viewers.
Tony Khan is bad at his job.

LolAEW

raw - 1.84 million for go home for WM

Oof(?)

What of the ratings in Australia? (Where AEW has a TV deal, I’m told.)

dynamite - 833k

What was the All Access rating!?!?

Lost 120,000 viewers from last week, it is a booming promotion and Tiny Khan is doing a great job!

328k.

They can't even leech off Wrestlemania season. Talk about a cold product!

It’s only going to get worse for them too.

Australia ratings being delayed for some reason or what? Please get on this news, Slik. It is your job. Are you not even aware that AEW has a TV deal in Australia? Because AEW does have a TV deal in Australia.

That is 20,000 more than watched Rampage :rofl:

Good thing they’re adding a new show.

People may have missed it, but TK has another huge announcement in response to this week’s rating. :lol:

Billberg is All Elite

I’m sure TK will open the purse for him. I have no clue who Goldberg works with there, but TK is such a mark for him.

I think it will probably be something like Collision, a new reality show or an international tour. Something along those lines.

People wanting to see if awkward coked-up Tiny Khan will ever blink on camera is legit AEW's biggest draw :rofl::rofl::rofl:

I think it says something about the worry in AEW too. If the numbers weren’t a concern, why the feckless stunts?

raw after wm - 2.26 million

Oof. That’s almost Dynamite numbers!

Could be the biggest drop off ever after that show.

I’m fact, what is the biggest week to week drop off in history? % or by number, will accept both.

dynamite - 877k

Man even Tiny's HUGE GAMECHANGING announcements can't draw 900,000 anymore :'(

Holy shit at that Dynamite rating.

Cool shit, bro. :y:

Taking suggestions for a new hobby. AEW’s ratings are too low for me to enjoy the product and Vince is going to kamikaze WWE.

I know you’re being funny, but AEW’s ratings are indeed a reflection of how they suck.

raw - 1.82 million

Barely doubling up Dynamite. Oof.

When you’re barely doubling Dynamite, it’s time to give it up.

#ShutItDown

100% of the blame is on Vince forcing fans to watch that horrible show last week. Way to blunder one of the few chances a year to hook more viewers.

Lost over 400,000 viewers that were excited about WWE 9 days ago.

It certainly doesn’t help. Both shows squandering viewers left and right. Well, not sure how SmackDown’s doing. Probably still losing to Rampage.

Was it the biggest drop ever?

That is a good question, not counting being preempted I have to think it is close.

NXT also got its lowest rating ever on USA.

Oof.

dynamite - 866k

Crippling defeat for AEW

At least it’s not their biggest drop ever. I bet WWE would kill to have that stable 866k audience.

raw - 1.81 million

.foO

I mean Lock Jaw has said it all but is it time to abandon ship? AEW continues to close the gap.

Only roughly 1 million over what AEW got. Not a good look for WWE.

nxt - 565k

dynamite - 830k

At least they’re not as low as NXT.

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Can we admit AEW sucks yet?

raw - 1.81 million

dynamite - 863k

How many weeks in a row is that under 900,000?

Quite a few. The show is clearly hot shit.

smackdown - 2.47 million

meaningless friday night draft running against the real draft and probably NBA playoffs gets a months worth of Dynamite ratings in a single night. Oof.

Fucking hell.

Is that the Australian way of saying “oof”?

Nah, 2.47 mil is a pretty big number. I’m not sure that people tuning in would have actually been impressed, but 2.47 is sturdy.

raw - 1.78 million

Not as strong. But not Dynamite numbers.

Dynamite - 776k

Raw maintaining that 1 million viewer lead. Losers.

Damn sub 800k, super oof.

Under 800,000 isn't even a good metric of AEW's success. They are still a one time draw in England, 43,000 tickets, so they are SUPER ON FIRE AND POPULAR!!!!!

They haven’t sold that stadium out yet. And the stadium is doing most of the work. Honestly, I thought they would have been doing better there.

raw - 1.78 million

Imagine a business having more than one indicator of success. Crazy times.

Good call, I mean they did sell 4200 tickets for that Dynamite, bringing the total who watched from 776,000 all the way up to 780,200! So still under 800k, LOVE indicators! :rofl:

Lol, come on, that’s not the issue here.

dynamite - 877k

Oof. Especially when you consider how much they hyped this show.

TV viewership doesnt matter, they have one show that sold a lot of tickets, WHITE HOT!

Smokescreen

Credit to AEW for the last segment going up for a change. Everyone likes a cage match*

*until Snowman does them every week and kills them like he has killed everything else.