AEW Dynamite 5/12/21 feat. Nagata's Return to TNT, Tony Khan buys a new stage ramp, & SCU's Farewell?

[Emperor Smeat]

Card for tonight's show:

– AEW World Championship Eliminator Match: Orange Cassidy vs. Pac – The winner will face Kenny Omega for the title at Double or Nothing

– TNT Championship: Darby Allin (c) vs. Miro

– AEW World Tag Team Championship: The Young Bucks (c) vs. SCU – If SCU loses, they won’t team together again

– IWGP United States Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Yuji Nagata

– Thunder Rosa in action

– The coronation of The Pinnacle

– Cody Rhodes will make a Double or Nothing announcement

– Jim Ross interviews Dr. Britt Baker, D.M.D.

– Tony Schiavone interviews Jade Cargill

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[Evil Vito]

Yuji Nagata!
AND Ren Narita!

[Jordan]

This is a pretty important episode tonight. I hope they deliver. As much as I enjoyed Blood and Guts, the ending was pretty crap. They gotta deliver.

[Evil Vito]

WILD THING

[Emperor Smeat]

:y: at AEW actually getting Nagata's "Blue Justice" theme for his match tonight.

[xrodmuc316]

Wild Thing lol

[Jordan]

Okay WILD THING? I love it!

[erickman]

mox with wild thing

[Triple A]

What's the reason for "Wild Thing"... is that his NJPW theme or something

[Triple A]

I like it though...

[slik]

I like his new music

[erickman]

tony writing out the check books for the music

[Triple A]

Moxley doing a bunch of weak ass moves...... idk

[Emperor Smeat]

What's the reason for "Wild Thing"... is that his NJPW theme or something

No he uses "Death Rider" in NJPW.

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[Evil Vito]

This is so cool. This is <i>so</I> cool

[Evil Vito]

In the .5% chance Bryan signs with AEW, Khan’s gonna have to pay up for The Final Countdown

[Jordan]

I was thinking that The Bucks would cost Moxley the title here but after that new theme music I just don't see it happening. He's gotta retain.

[rez]

https://fanbuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/03/ricky-vaughn.png

[Jordan]

In the .5% chance Bryan signs with AEW, Khan’s gonna have to pay up for The Final Countdown

:eek:

OHhhhhhhh HELLLL YEAAAAAGGAAAAHH!

[xrodmuc316]

Moxley doing a bunch of weak ass moves...... idk

Moxley has always been an absolute shit traditional striker. He is far better with the high impact moves.

[slik]

crowd sounds great tonight

[Emperor Smeat]

Ouch at Moxley getting busted open.

[slik]

Wish Sanada would come out r/n and powerbomb Moxley thru the announce table

[xrodmuc316]

Death Rider is a much better name.

Cody is up next.

[Emperor Smeat]

IWGP US title match was a fun hard hitting bout.

Guess Ren Narita forgot to bring an ice bag from Japan for the post-match cool down stuff.

[rez]

good stuff

[Evil Vito]

Man that was a fun opener.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at the TNT censor guy botching the bleep.

[Jordan]

We haven't had enough Cody lately.

[slik]

I hate this commercial so much

DRUM LOUD

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What a WILD way to kick things off tonight on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/nagata769?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@nagata769</a> v. <a href="https://twitter.com/JonMoxley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JonMoxley</a> for the IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Championship!<br><br>Watch Dynamite Now on TNT! <a href="https://t.co/jJMi2Ghle2">pic.twitter.com/jJMi2Ghle2</a></p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href="https://twitter.com/AEW/status/1392631763348959237?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Evil Vito]

I'll take a monthly Mox US title defense vs someone from NJPW. Give me Tomohiro Ishii!

[slik]

I have no clue who Cody will face at D or N

[Triple A]

lol this promo sucks........

[slik]

lol not a evil foreign heel

[Triple A]

Jesus...

[rez]

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[Evil Vito]

This promo sucks. I don’t want jingoistic-based feuds in AEW.

[erickman]

cody never could do a good promo

[erickman]

what is that pocadots and boots

[Evil Vito]

Unfortunately dumb patriotic stuff is the very definition of playing to the lowest common denominator that is the average dumb American wrestling fan. They eat shit like this up.

Oh well, there’s an audience for it but it ain’t me.

[Emperor Smeat]

Cody vs. Anthony Ogogo at Double or Nothing is interesting.


I'll take a monthly Mox US title defense vs someone from NJPW. Give me Tomohiro Ishii!

Yeup. Hopefully Minoru Suzuki is included since that would mean one step closer to Suzuki vs. Orange Cassidy that was taken away last year because of COVID being the big bad heel monster to the world.

[rez]

Cody killed the momentum

[rez]

Who dressed The Good Brothers?

They deserve a raise

[Emperor Smeat]

cody never could do a good promo

He pretty much needs a really hot feud to pull out a banger of a promo but most of the time his promos and segments in AEW just drag on too long like the one he just did.

[ClockShot]

:nono:

Can't believe they put Mox/Nagata up first. Yuji probably had an early flight out or something. I'll catch it tomorrow.

[slik]

Wish Sanada would come out right now and powerbomb the bucks thru the crowd

[Evil Vito]

I don’t want to see SCU break up but I even moreso don’t want to see the Bucks lose via botched Good Brother interference turning them into tweeners again.

[Evil Vito]

Wish SANADA would come out right now and powerbomb Slik through the bed

[rez]

horny after that Gillette commercial

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at a pubes shaving commercial airing during the split screen break.

[slik]

Wish SANADA would come out right now and powerbomb Slik through the bed

BAH GAWD ALMIGHTY

[Jordan]

I think its fine that Cody is going to use The American Dream gimmick for a match. I just think that Agogo is a weak choice to pull it out for.

[Jordan]

Holy dick flip Daniels is gushing.

[Emperor Smeat]

Ouch at Daniels' gushing blood.

Tonight's show should have been titled "Blood & Guts Part Deux" with the amount of blood flowing soo far.

[slik]

is that the razor blade on the ground

[Triple A]

Cody promo is the worst promo I've ever seen on Dynamite... terrible...

[xrodmuc316]

Young Bucks suck, they are the definition of "playing wrestlers" and it's lame every other team has to put these turds over.

SCU is much better.

[ClockShot]

Ooooh. The Styles Clash.

[Emperor Smeat]

Think Nick Jackson's bald spot in the back of his head has gotten bigger recently.

At the rate its going, he's about to pull an old man HBK look soon.

[rez]

Styles Clash. Nice

[Triple A]

If Daniels bladed on purpose, feel like they are going a lil overboard with the blood now

[ClockShot]

HBK!

[Emperor Smeat]

Yikes at Daniels' blood oozing on Matt Jackson's shoes.

He might have bladed too deep on the cut.

[Triple A]

lol @ Callis

"He's trying to stop the bleeding"

[Jordan]

This match is really good.

[ClockShot]

Probably should have ended a bit sooner.

Hope Daniels is okay.

[Emperor Smeat]

Nice of Matt Jackson to offer some cold spray to help Daniels stop leaking all over the place.

AEW Tag title match was very good despite it being shenanigans heavy at the end. One of SCU's better matches in AEW.

[Jordan]

is that the razor blade on the ground

Can you find a clip or pic of it?

[Evil Vito]

Well that was a hell of a bloodbath for SCU to go out on.

[Emperor Smeat]

AEW's janitor about to beat the crap out of Moxley & Kingston when he/she finds them after that big mess they made backstage.

[slik]

Can you find a clip or pic of it?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">AEW's Producer: Let's not focus on Daniels, we gotta make sure the blade gets in the shot too.... <a href="https://t.co/L1nK5vWF9g">https://t.co/L1nK5vWF9g</a> <a href="https://t.co/PxxyNUjmku">pic.twitter.com/PxxyNUjmku</a></p>&mdash; Wrestlegeddon Podcast (@WrestlegedonPod) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlegedonPod/status/1392641666524368897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[slik]

Christian vs Sydal should be fun

[xrodmuc316]

LOL, I mean can't Tony afford any songs from THIS century?

[slik]

LOL, I mean can't Tony afford any songs from THIS century?

No one who watches wrestling was born in THIS century

[slik]

Even though I know it will be OC I am rooting for PAC

[erickman]

Christian vs Sydal should be fun

i guess team taz wussed out

[ClockShot]

They looked good on ya, Pac.

[slik]

I think OC got new jeans, they look darker

[Emperor Smeat]

Poor OC's glasses, got viciously murdered by PAC.

[Jordan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">AEW's Producer: Let's not focus on Daniels, we gotta make sure the blade gets in the shot too.... <a href="https://t.co/L1nK5vWF9g">https://t.co/L1nK5vWF9g</a> <a href="https://t.co/PxxyNUjmku">pic.twitter.com/PxxyNUjmku</a></p>&mdash; Wrestlegeddon Podcast (@WrestlegedonPod) <a href="https://twitter.com/WrestlegedonPod/status/1392641666524368897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Yeah... It's taped up so he could grab it easily and you can see the corner of the blade there.

[Triple A]

This Sonic commercial is 1 of the worst commercials I've ever seen!!!!!

[xrodmuc316]

No one who watches wrestling was born in THIS century

LOL, Fair Point

[slik]

This Sonic commercial is 1 of the worst commercials I've ever seen!!!!!

DRUM

LOUD

[Emperor Smeat]

Not sure its a wise idea for OC to keep pissing off PAC during this match.

[ClockShot]

Ooof. Bad landing on that power bomb.

[Triple A]

Damn Pac is good...

[slik]

Is OC concussed?

[Emperor Smeat]

Is OC concussed?

If he is, might explain why the pacing for this match has felt off in recent minutes.

[ClockShot]

Hey Don.

[ClockShot]

Ooof. Bad landing on that power bomb.

I guess it was worse.

[Emperor Smeat]

Well that ending stunk.

Match itself was pretty good until the last few minutes or so.

[rez]

Love Kenny's suit

[ClockShot]

Yeeeeeeeeah. Kinda want to know how Orange is doing.

Feels like Tony just had to improvise on the fly.

[slik]

That had to be an audible but it worked out for a better match, also hope OC is ok

[Evil Vito]

Kenny you dummy, the no contest in a #1 contenders match always leads to a triple threat!

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Omega's reaction to being told that his dumbass plan didn't work.

[Triple A]

I like Gallows' new look, makes him much less boring

[slik]

I like Cutler's new tracksuit look

[rez]

It's all aboot America and Christianity tonight! hoozah!

[slik]

would be funny if Sanada came out r/n and pinned OC on a stretcher to make it a fatal fourway

[rez]

How long until we get Tim Tebow on the show?

[slik]

Wish they'd let 10 wrestle w/o the mask, Preston Vance has a very marketable look

[Emperor Smeat]

Hangman Page vs. Brian Cage rematch at Double or Nothing is interesting.

Feels like Cage has to win that match or else it would sort of undo the big win he got earlier against Page.

[Evil Vito]

Wardlow completely ignoring the promo and flirting with the girls is cracking me up.

[Triple A]

no reason to have Tully Blanchard on the mic for over 10 seconds........ always brings the segment down imo

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We're not sure how this Orange has any juice left in his tank �� <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> <a href="https://t.co/lkbZaXzBXa">pic.twitter.com/lkbZaXzBXa</a></p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling on TNT (@AEWonTNT) <a href="https://twitter.com/AEWonTNT/status/1392647083002273793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[slik]

Pinnacle is still a dumb name

[ClockShot]

What kind of watch, Tully?

Tag Heuer, Rolex, Longines, Citizen?

Or you a cheap bastard and got Timex.

[ClockShot]

Del Rio?

Nope.

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: at Inner Circle giving a "Bubbly" bath to the Pinnacle.

[rez]

lol @ the camera man showing Jericho ahead of time

[ClockShot]

Beer.............uh Bubbly Bath!

[Triple A]

cool @ stadium stampede

[slik]

very wwe like segment

[Triple A]

Yeah didn't love that tbh...

Schiavone laughing was Michael Cole-like...

[Emperor Smeat]

How long until we get Tim Tebow on the show?

After that MJF promo, I'm putting all my money on it happening during the Stadium Stampede II match in a couple of weeks.

[erickman]

what's all these plant based food ads

[Evil Vito]

If Stadium Stampede is closing the show, they could possibly have a brief intermission before the match to let the crowd walk over into the stadium into some pre blocked off sections for fans.

Otherwise I don’t imagine having a full crowd sitting there watching a long match on the screen would go over very well.

[Evil Vito]

I really hate the PPV is on a Sunday again. Liked PPVs on Saturdays.

[erickman]

i would like to see the aew follow the jags to england this fall

[rez]

I really hate the PPV is on a Sunday again. Liked PPVs on Saturdays.

this

[rez]

Man, I hope Thunder doesn't lose her NWA title match...would suck for her to be done with AEW.

[Evil Vito]

Varsity Blondes being the #2 ranked team is proof that the rankings don’t work

Evil Uno and Stu Grayson are a great team but have worked only one tag match in 2021 presumably because they don’t want them to job but also don’t want them racking up a bunch or Dark wins/forcing them up the rankings

Rankings weren’t a bad idea for something different but it’s too limiting at this point

[slik]

what's all these plant based food ads

I like Beyond Burgers and Impossible Burgers

[Emperor Smeat]

I really hate the PPV is on a Sunday again. Liked PPVs on Saturdays.

Yeah them and NXT holding their PPVs on Saturdays were nice.

At least Tony Khan mentioned AEW PPVs moving to Sundays is more of a case-by-case scenario and not them completely moving away from Saturdays.

[slik]

Where Rey Fenix at this week

[Triple A]

May 30 is Memorial Day weekend so no work Monday for lots of ppl at least!

Khan said that All Out and Double or Nothing will likely be on Sundays going forward because they are on Memorial Day and Labor Day weekend and most people have off on those Mondays...

And other PPVs will be on Saturday :y:

[Emperor Smeat]

Varsity Blondes being the #2 ranked team is proof that the rankings don’t work

Evil Uno and Stu Grayson are a great team but have worked only one tag match in 2021 presumably because they don’t want them to job but also don’t want them racking up a bunch or Dark wins/forcing them up the rankings

Rankings weren’t a bad idea for something different but it’s too limiting at this point

AEW really needs some serious tweaking to their rankings system.

Nothing wrong with Varsity Blonds managing to climb up the rankings but AEW has failed to follow up on the idea they had at the start of having a weighed system for rankings and wins. Like something as simple as 2 wins on Dark being equal to 1 win on Dynamite would be a big improvement over their current way.

[Evil Vito]

That Darby promo got me hyped

[Triple A]

This should be sweet... love Darby Allin ragdoll matches

[slik]

Let's go Miro

[Triple A]

It's cool to care about the results of TV matches in wrestling

[Emperor Smeat]

Yikes at that bruise on Darby's body.

Miro's beating the crap out of Darby as if he owed him money or something.

[Jordan]

Yeah didn't love that tbh...

Schiavone laughing was Michael Cole-like...

I thought so too.

[Jordan]

I really hope Miro wins and becomes a star.

[Evil Vito]

Tony’s kayfabe hatred of MJF is so well documented I can understand him laughing at MJF getting humiliated but yeah, that whole thing felt forced.

[Triple A]

Darby's dive to the outside rules... one of the only guys who hits his opponent with a big impact

[Triple A]

Love this match so far

[Jordan]

Awesome suicida by Darby. That was sick. This has been good. These two are perfect together.

[Triple A]

What happened to Sting in the picture in picture

[Emperor Smeat]

It's cool to care about the results of TV matches in wrestling

Same.

Feels way more invested and entertaining to watch than the BS way WWE treats a lot of their matches on RAW and SD these days.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Darby Allin is deranged! �� <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEW</a> <a href="https://t.co/WtkkbVByui">pic.twitter.com/WtkkbVByui</a></p>&mdash; A-N-T ❕ (@ANTwontstop) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANTwontstop/status/1392658923044417540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[slik]

This is a fun match between Miro/Darby, they work really well together

[Evil Vito]

I fear that Darby will be confined to a wheelchair someday.

[xrodmuc316]

i would like to see the aew follow the jags to england this fall

They have to go to England because they are the worst selling team in the NFL.

[Triple A]

Awesome match

[Triple A]

Miro's shoulders on the mat though...?

[Evil Vito]

Damn that was a red hot finish to that match.

[slik]

The last few minutes of Darby/Miro were terrific.

[Evil Vito]

Miro vs Archer and Sting/Darby vs Sky/Ethan added to Double or Nothing in the very near future

[erickman]

They have to go to England because they are the worst selling team in the NFL.

i am talking about aew let them tour there the same time

[xrodmuc316]

Ugh!! Every Fucking time they have to overshadow a guy's big win with a bunch of extra shit.

Didn't need another attack on Sting.
Didn't need a Dark Order save.
Didn't need to instantly book the next fued with Archer.

Let the moment sink in once in a while.

[xrodmuc316]

i am talking about aew let them tour there the same time

AEW across the pond would be fun.

[Emperor Smeat]

:D MIRO WINS

TNT title match was a very good hard hitting bout.

Archer vs. Miro as a potential future match for the title sounds sweet.

This week's show was very entertaining overall. Only real weak point was Cody's promo since that was such a bad idea to put it almost right after the Moxley match and would have been much better if it was cut in half for time.

[Jordan]

This was a good show. I'm not that hyped for the PPV but it is looking to be pretty solid. I really hope they can sell out Daily's Place.

[rez]

They have to go to England because they are the worst selling team in the NFL.

Yeah, today I saw it's Jags/Dolphins in England. Like, that's the dumbest logistics ever.

[rez]

Khan's futball team got demoted....they need to just sell it off.

[Triple A]

Double or Nothing card so far:

- Stadium Stampede: The Pinnacle vs. The Inner Circle - If The Inner Circle loses, they have to break up forever.

– AEW World Championship Three-Way Match: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Pac

– AEW Women’s World Championship: Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.

- AEW World Tag Team Championship: The Young Bucks (c) vs. Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston

- Hangman Page vs. Brian Cage

- Cody Rhodes vs. Anthony Ogogo

- Casino Battle Royale: Winner gets a future AEW World Championship match. Announced: Christian Cage, Matt Sydal

Likely matches:

- TNT Championship: Miro (c) vs. Lance Archer

- Darby Allin & Sting vs. Ethan Page & Scorpio Sky

[Evil Vito]

Ugh!! Every Fucking time they have to overshadow a guy's big win with a bunch of extra shit.

Didn't need another attack on Sting.
Didn't need a Dark Order save.
Didn't need to instantly book the next fued with Archer.

Let the moment sink in once in a while.

Moreover this all happened when Miro won the match at 9:59. It literally all happened within a minute.

Some of it really can just be shown as a Twitter exclusive or something.

[Triple A]

The original plan for the Orange Cassidy vs. Pac match tonight on Dynamite was for the two to go to a 20 minute draw, leading to the announcement of a three-way with Kenny Omega at Double or Nothing.

When Cassidy went down hurt the sunset flip powerbomb to the floor and still kept trying to get up and finish, an audlble was called to have Cassidy stay down.

At that point, AEW declared the bout a no contest at 13 minutes to set up the three-way instead, not wanting to remove Cassidy from the PPV title match.

https://pwinsider.com/article/146786/the-original-finish-for-cassidy-vs-omega-on-aew-dynamite-and-what-changed.html?p=1

[Triple A]

He either got hurt on that big powerbomb or right before it when he was kicked in the head by Pac... checking now and he was totally fine and moving really fast up until that point

[Emperor Smeat]

Double or Nothing card so far:

- Stadium Stampede: The Pinnacle vs. The Inner Circle - If The Inner Circle loses, they have to break up forever.

– AEW World Championship Three-Way Match: Kenny Omega (c) vs. Orange Cassidy vs. Pac

– AEW Women’s World Championship: Hikaru Shida (c) vs. Dr. Britt Baker D.M.D.

- AEW World Tag Team Championship: The Young Bucks (c) vs. Jon Moxley & Eddie Kingston

- Hangman Page vs. Brian Cage

- Cody Rhodes vs. Anthony Ogogo

- Casino Battle Royale: Winner gets a future AEW World Championship match. Announced: Christian Cage, Matt Sydal

Likely matches:

- TNT Championship: Miro (c) vs. Lance Archer

- Darby Allin & Sting vs. Ethan Page & Scorpio Sky

Could see Miro vs. Archer be saved for a future Dynamite show or PPV but wouldn't be surprised if that was the actual full card for the show.

AEW PPVs usually are 9 matches long and that list has 9 matches.

[Triple A]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I'm told that Orange Cassidy was okay backstage, but an audible was called in the match</p>&mdash; Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful.com (@SeanRossSapp) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanRossSapp/status/1392660374726619139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

[Triple A]

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[Bad News Gertner]

Wow, pretty bland show. 4/10.

[Evil Vito]

Wild Thing might’ve just been an Onita tribute since he used that theme and just announced he was bringing back FMW

but either way cool to hear it

[xrodmuc316]

Moreover this all happened when Miro won the match at 9:59. It literally all happened within a minute.

Some of it really can just be shown as a Twitter exclusive or something.

Yeah, just have Archer challenge him next week.

Also, Page and Sky already attacked Sting that match. Why take focus away from Miro to do it again. It's just too much.

[xrodmuc316]

He either got hurt on that big powerbomb or right before it when he was kicked in the head by Pac... checking now and he was totally fine and moving really fast up until that point

Looked like he came down on his neck/head on that Powerbomb instead on his back.

[rez]

Yeah, just have Archer challenge him next week.

Also, Page and Sky already attacked Sting that match. Why take focus away from Miro to do it again. It's just too much.

agree 100%

[Emperor Smeat]

According to PWTorch, last night's show did around 936k for overall viewership and a 0.31 for key demo ratings.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">AEW Dynamite last night drew 936,000 viewers (down from 1,090,000 last week) and 0.66 cable rating (down from 0.72 last week). More at <a href="https://t.co/b30cDz6YY1">https://t.co/b30cDz6YY1</a> later. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEW</a></p>&mdash; Pro Wrestling Torch (@PWTorch) <a href="https://twitter.com/PWTorch/status/1392940786594066438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">AEW demos: Among 18-49, 0.31, (down from 0.42 last week). Male 18-49, 0.44 ( down from 0.58) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEW</a></p>&mdash; Pro Wrestling Torch (@PWTorch) <a href="https://twitter.com/PWTorch/status/1392945502451388422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The viewership drop isn't that surprising but those key demos drop sure are.

A month into the end of the Wednesday Night Wars and both them and NXT are back to doing what they were doing during it assuming this trend were to continue.

Either the audiences for both shows are still fluctuating too much each week or all those new viewers went back to just watching their main show instead after trying out the other this past month.

Showbuzz hasn't released their chart for the night yet so no clue if any outside factors contributed to AEW's drop this week.

[#1-norm-fan]

A month into the end of the Wednesday Night Wars and both them and NXT are back to doing what they were doing during it assuming this trend were to continue.

Are they? I thought AEW was hovering around 700-750 before? They seem to still be getting a slight benefit.

[Emperor Smeat]

Mostly in regards to the demo numbers stuff.

The viewership is still higher than what they were normally averaging but also within what their upper level was during the "war" with NXT.

The only real concern is if this become the actual trend going forward since that would mean the post-war boost lasted for just a month. Probably going to be the case for NXT now while probably need a few more weeks to see if its the actual case for AEW since their numbers spike more often in both ways.

[Bad News Gertner]

According to PWTorch, last night's show did around 936k for overall viewership and a 0.31 for key demo ratings.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">AEW Dynamite last night drew 936,000 viewers (down from 1,090,000 last week) and 0.66 cable rating (down from 0.72 last week). More at <a href="https://t.co/b30cDz6YY1">https://t.co/b30cDz6YY1</a> later. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEW</a></p>&mdash; Pro Wrestling Torch (@PWTorch) <a href="https://twitter.com/PWTorch/status/1392940786594066438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">AEW demos: Among 18-49, 0.31, (down from 0.42 last week). Male 18-49, 0.44 ( down from 0.58) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEWDynamite</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AEW</a></p>&mdash; Pro Wrestling Torch (@PWTorch) <a href="https://twitter.com/PWTorch/status/1392945502451388422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 13, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The viewership drop isn't that surprising but those key demos drop sure are.

A month into the end of the Wednesday Night Wars and both them and NXT are back to doing what they were doing during it assuming this trend were to continue.

Either the audiences for both shows are still fluctuating too much each week or all those new viewers went back to just watching their main show instead after trying out the other this past month.

Showbuzz hasn't released their chart for the night yet so no clue if any outside factors contributed to AEW's drop this week.

I told you the election excuse was nonsense. This happens every single time they follow a really hyped show.

[Emperor Smeat]

That excuse would only be nonsense had the NBA game involving the Lakers didn't also nose dive badly that week because of Presidential Address news stuff.

The Lakers game dropped by almost the same amount as AEW that week from what they had been averaging for their games on tv this season.

[Bad News Gertner]

It's a trend though. This happens every time

And there's always going to be something else on T.V. Always. I hate that excuse

[Emperor Smeat]

That still doesn't mean the Presidential Address drop was nonsense as an excuse since AEW's two biggest drops this year was from major political news stuff happening that night.

If you want a really good in depth look at ratings in wresting and actual real trends and viewership volatility, Wrestlenomics' Brandon Thurston does a fantastic job covering that topic. He's was the one who broke down how volatile AEW's younger audience is compared to WWE's shows and why they spike soo much unlike NXT when it comes to certain competition or political stuff going down on tv. Also him and Meltzer revealing that a lot of AEW down weeks are moot in the end because those weeks tend to be heavier in DVR viewers than usual.

[Bad News Gertner]

Brandon's great and I get that. But there's always going to something up against AEW, NXt, WWE, whatever and they always suffer a drop like this after a heavily hyped show.

[xrodmuc316]

It shows that there is still interest in special shows, but week to week is not going to keep the same level of interest.

[Emperor Smeat]

Brandon's great and I get that. But there's always going to something up against AEW, NXt, WWE, whatever and they always suffer a drop like this after a heavily hyped show.

And they usually rebound the next week or so making the drop be a lot less gloom and doom than some like Cornette fanatics keep pushing whenever it happens.

If AEW is still declining a few weeks from now then you could make the case that the finish to Blood & Guts actually drove away viewers for real and not just mostly the casual types who only tuned in that week for that match just like they did with the Shaq match earlier in the year.

[Fignuts]

What's the reason for "Wild Thing"... is that his NJPW theme or something

It's Atsushi Onitas theme. I guess he "gave" it to moxley for the exploding barbed wire deatjmatch

[Bad News Gertner]

I read something interesting that AEW has lost a fair amount of 35-49 female viewers lately . The reason being put out there is due to the increase of blood.

[drave]

As if they should be scared of a lil blood. ffs

[#1-norm-fan]

If people are tuning out of a wrestling show because of blood then good fucking riddance.

[Bad News Gertner]

My gf who hates wrestling, sat down and watched the entire Nick Gage Dark Side of the Ring last night and thought it was awesome.

[drave]

Imagine if they did THAT level of a deathmatch. That dude is legit fucking crazy. Entertaining, but crazy.


I can see that style not going over well with the general public.