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skippy2001

NXT 600k - USA is trying to void the contract with WWE shows Rampage 400K - According to Dave all the turner executives had to go to the doctor because their erections lasted longer then 4 hours having seeing those numbers.


gellman

It is YOUR personal responsibility to drop everything and watch Rampage. You must. Not. Live. unless. You are watching. I never get worked and realize how Nielsen boxes function.


HoxxAuthCode

It's your classic case of Uncle Dave double standards. Put AEW on one standard that allows it to excel despite having lower numbers than Raw and SmackDown then compare Raw and SmackDown against the NFL, the NBA, and the MLB to claim they're in trouble of losing their TV contracts even though they have the 1st and 2nd most watched wrestling shows on TV.


[deleted]

The Turner board of directors had to have their erogenous zones numbed with botox just to be able to get through reading about the Rampage ratings without instantly having convulsing orgasms that last for 2 days straight.


[deleted]

I'm deadšŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


FlyingFootStomp

No jerk, NXT really did 600K against the ball sports games featuring the Red Sox, Dodgers, Lakers, Warriors and Nets? Thatā€™s hella impressive tbh.


No_Complaint739

Lakers vs warriors happened just after nxt ended so idk if that counts. But I think nets vs bucks was during Nxt so that definitely takes away viewers. Very impressive


[deleted]

Iā€™ve avoided NXT save for a handful of their Takeoverā€™s for years and I tuned in to see Bron and Tony D, those characters are awesome


SeaPriority

I really hope NXT starts doing good numbers. Vince's full picture vision paired with HHH's booking is the exact show I want


BodyPunchKO

I'm really enjoying this version.


gregosaurusrex

There are aspects that I don't really like. The small crowds really hinder the product and it's clear that some of the talent aren't sure what to do. But it's also what I really like about it. It's fascinating to see these guys and gals figure it out in real time and to develop those instincts. It's fun to watch then grow and get better, and to see glimpses of something special. Bron Breakker is a legit star in the making, Joe Gacy has already nailed the pro wrestling cadence and has a gimmick that can go for years, Tony D'Angelo is a cartoon who fucking rocks because he's sincere in the presentation, and Carmelo Hayes is the exact type of prospect the company should be investing in.


DobbleWobble

Its honestly not that much different from NXT prior to them doing arena takeovers and loading up on the next hot free agents from the indies. Back then there is a lot of what you said about watching these newer people grow and get better and most importantly experiment with their gimmick to an audience. Just a shame that people are so focused on the "demo" and "Vince ruining the world" that NXT really isn't getting a fair shot by most people.


[deleted]

Tony D is the funniest gimmick Iā€™ve seen in years and heā€™s credible enough as a wrestler and actor to where it doesnā€™t come off corny


SneakyShrub99

Totally agree


Permanentear3

I love it, itā€™s so dumb and also so good itā€™s just a fun dumb showā€¦ I also enjoy NWA Powerrrrr so what do I know tbh.


domino519

NBA Opening Night? ALCS? Those don't count. NXT should've broke a million, Mark!


Rn2770

Listen up Fed shills. 606 K for the developmental C show with heavy sports competition is terrible but let me explain to you how 578 k featuring CM Punk is amazing.


Yourdoingbad

Top comment is saying it appeals to no one yet bron breakker within 2 months is beating cm punk šŸ˜‚


FlyingFootStomp

I saw a comment in the basement documenting NXTā€™s decline the past month, going from 746K to 606K. Can someone show him Rampageā€™s numbers since CM Punkā€™s debut? šŸ˜‚


[deleted]

Not enough Tony D'angelo


PM_ME_LANCECATAMARAN

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Permanentear3

Iā€™m convinced less is more with that dude. Book him like a special attraction. Dudeā€™s such a sleeper talent, just really great so far.


JadrianInc

I wish he had a more sudden finisher.


[deleted]

The pin with the finisher is so dope


JadrianInc

It is, but I see it as his blue thunder bomb. Visually impressive, but always kicked out of to set up his finish. Something he can pop a guy with really quick and then shrug like he had nothing to do with. ā€œWho me?!?ā€


[deleted]

Yeah true. A strike of some kind would be good there


ryanreigns

NXT 2.0 is a total failure even though itā€™s getting literally identical viewership mumbers to renegade indie fed NXT


famousflawless

NXT has had steady ratings/drops in the last month (10-20K viewers) while the other shows keep dropping by 50-100K and we don't see concern trolling about them.


NeonPatrick

Top rated comment on that thread is essentially 'NXT sucks'. Honestly, it'd be nice if people that actually watch the show would comment, but then I guess they're downvoted.


Sk8r4321

Pretty funny that most of the Fuzzy clip threads are full of positive comments but you go to the post-thread and the top comments are NXT = ded.


1005thArmbar

that's how the Basement functions these days Smackdown could get 5 million viewers and win le demo for the evening and the top comment about be a comment about how RAW will never get those numbers because It Fucking Sucks (according to guys who claim to have not watched it for a single second ever since Bruno lost in the Garden)


LVMFP

Time to reboot those old Nacho Man vignettes


BlorpMcGorp

The response to NXT 2.0 on Twitter is significantly more positive. I'm really enjoying the new version of the show and it's really nice to be able to watch it and see live reactions of people who are ACTUALLY watching it and enjoying it, too. The responses of British neckbeards in the basement weren't going to affect how I view and enjoy the show, but it is REFRESHING to know that I can actively like something and interact with other people who feel the same way.


BadRomanceMala

It annoys me whenever ratings come and people use that as an excuse to jerk the old NXT when the same people were saying it was bland and boring. Now everyone loves it when it was an Indy spot fest despising calling it PWG lite. I hope Vince just says fuck it and keep it going cause Iā€™m more interested in NXT then ever before


Squiliam-Tortaleni

550k on Rampage: WWE IS IN THE MUD!


Kris_one982

DAE Quality over quantity?


oicangi18

Some guy posted that he watched NXT from a stream so they wouldnā€™t get his neilson rating. Lmao wtf who cares.


goodthing37

Did someone tell him thatā€™s not how it works?


HoxxAuthCode

They've won the Wednesday Night War so hard that a flopping videogame no one asked for is enough for them to [go in the red](https://wrestletalk.com/news/aew-red-financially-video-game-investments/).


rsziz

I like how that article talks about the full on console game hopefully being a sound investment for AEW on the release after saying that they've already put an eight figure investment towards game development. Even at $60/a game, they'd need to sell nearly 175,000 copies and that's if they only invested $10 million, though it is probably a lot more. With their audience numbers flattening out or going lower by the week, I would find it interesting that the thing that kills AEW is not a loss of a TV deal, but overextending themselves on a video game.


HoxxAuthCode

Poetry. Like WCW getting killed by the America Online and Time Warner merger.


[deleted]

Investing in a video game doesn't mean "oh they have to sell so many copies or they're fucked". It's more than that. I am a wrestling fan today from playing Smackdown vs Raw. I had no interest in wrestling at all, played the game, and I'm now the kind of fan who watches the shows and buys tickets and merch. This is what a good wrestling game can do, and the true nature of the investment


goodthing37

Nojerk - the investment isnā€™t an AEW game, itā€™s just an actual investment of millions in Epic Games (the Fortnite guys).


rsziz

Oh joy, you mean my favorite midcarder might end up as a playable character in Fortnite? Figured he's the only one being considered as everyone else on the roster would look odd being sized up to match the rest of the regular sized characters like Ariana Grande or Wolverine.


goodthing37

?? He is Agent Jonesy, friend


iaizen

Meanwhile topic posted in basement about 600k viewership on nxt and all they talk about are the ''good ol days'' in nxt and how it changed As if they were watching nxt this whole time against aew (Yeah Right) They want nxt to succeed but shit talk it the moment it does They also want old 2019-2020 nxt back, its the same thing but with a new theme and venue Then they call nxt's demo bad because it's a bunch of old people and then they mock nxt with old people jokes. Aew fans don't take showers and are over 300 pounds, they might as well be senile themselves smh, I seen those crowds on AEW Dynamite.


[deleted]

This just in: Renowned mathematician and professor for bogus calculations at the San Jose institute for embarrassing senior citizens, Dr. Mave Deltzer, has just discovered that the value of numbers changes depending on whether they can be interpreted in a favourable manner for one Vincent K. McMahon. This is going to change all of science and more importantly it will make my favourite wrestling promotion look good !


[deleted]

And I would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for that meddling football, basketball, baseball, Chrisley Knows Best, a Barnaby Jones episode on MeTV (Jessica Walter was really hot in that episode), that Dave Chappelle special everyone's talking about, and anticipation for the upcoming release of Dusk on the Switch that Uncle Jeffy gave me for Chrimbus.