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No_Name_Needed on 01 August 2023
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JWeinCom said:
JWeinCom said:

Wrestlers really need to stop trying to kill themselves on air. Ricochet and Logan Paul spot was stupid in theory, and when they didn't get the first part right, they should have just bailed out of it. Couple of other ugly spots here too. Logan didn't get the distance he needed on a splash making the gimmicked ladder not break. They decided to do a buckle bomb off a ladder into a ladder which just seems dumb when the regular buckle bomb has caused major injuries. 

Overall Money in the Bank was a decent show. Somewhere in the C+ to B- range. Bloodline stuff was great, everything else was ok. 

Well, this aged poorly. Collision's numbers are down to about 400,000 a little below rampage. Could say it's Saturday, or Punk's not a draw, or w/e but this is a consistent pattern that applies to AEW's other shows as well.

People are going to be upset I'm saying negative things about AEW, but the numbers are what they are. The product is really not resonating beyond that core fanbase, and some of them are losing interest. 

And, the ratings have been climbing back up. Most recent episode did a bit over 700k, which is the right trend. Apparently it's been a good program. Will be interesting to see if it starts beating Dynamite. 

The week Collision dropped to just above 450,000 viewers the show was airing just after Money in the Bank if I remember correctly. Not surprising people decided to skip watching more wrestling. The last two weeks they have not had direct wresting competition, so they have done well (and the show has been pretty good, so that helps). This weekend it will do horribly since SummerSlam will go head-to-head with it. Collision will die in the ratings this weekend, even with CM Punk in the main event.

As far as the product not resonating beyond the core fan base, it is what it is. WWE's most hardcore fanbase will never really support it, and they are the biggest wrestling fanbase in the world. Casual fans don't know anything else but WWE. Not AEW, Impact, NJPW, MLW, or anything else. That will always be a problem for any non-WWE promotion. The product (especially Collision) has been very good lately, but if some people are not willing to give it a real chance week after week to see that, then what can you do?

As long as both Dynamite and Collision are consistently in the top 10 in the ratings (and they are), the network will be happy. If they can build from there great, but it will take time. Fortunately they are still a new company and they can pivot and course correct if necessary. Hell they are about to have their biggest PPV ever with 77,000 tickets already distributed. That is amazing for such a young promotion. Now they just need to build on that.

Last edited by No_Name_Needed - on 01 August 2023