Nah bruh. You and everyone knows I'm not an AEW Stan. Didn't watch last night's show, but I hear it went over very well on Twitter and elsewhere.

The amount of tickets they sold in the UK for their Wembley show. Having a good outing in Toronto, Japanese talent or not, shows AEW is a legit number two.

Impact would be nice. AEW has three shows on Cable TV networks that most people recognize. I always forget what station impact is even on.

Brother EPDC, I know you not a AEW fan but you see the facts on the numbers and the outcome of the PPV!!..Props to you brother!!.. :yes:
 
Just curious, how is Aubrey the worse?

I think Paul Turner is worse, white guy with the dark hair. He's been caught looking at spots he wasn't supposed to see and he sometimes poorly telegraphs his pin counts so sometimes his 2.5's and 2.9's really look like 3s. Him and Rick Knox are way worse than Aubrey IMO.
 
Nah bruh. You and everyone knows I'm not an AEW Stan. Didn't watch last night's show, but I hear it went over very well on Twitter and elsewhere.

The amount of tickets they sold in the UK for their Wembley show. Having a good outing in Toronto, Japanese talent or not, shows AEW is a legit number two.

Impact would be niche. AEW has three shows on Cable TV networks that most people recognize. I always forget what station impact is even on.
I think @XXXplosive crowd for the PPV not AEW in general.
 
Nah bruh. You and everyone knows I'm not an AEW Stan. Didn't watch last night's show, but I hear it went over very well on Twitter and elsewhere.

The amount of tickets they sold in the UK for their Wembley show. Having a good outing in Toronto, Japanese talent or not, shows AEW is a legit number two.

Impact would be niche. AEW has three shows on Cable TV networks that most people recognize. I always forget what station impact is even on.


Everything positive you stated is all outside the United States & they're a US based company :lol: They can pull 60k (allegedly) in London, but barely getting 4k in America. Everybody inside the industry predicted at least 45k for that show cause that's just how the market is there. It's still very niche cause they continue to cater to nerds. Number 2, but that don't really matter. They've hit their tv max, although Collision has been very good these last two weeks...just don't know how long they can keep a decent number. The ticket sales are down, viewership for Rampage is horrid, Dynamite continues to stay 8-900 it's peaked. If they go more casual friendly they can move beyond that niche label. Tony needs to use the help he has & quit letting certain guys book themselves. He's spread thin creatively & booking this shit like his computer game when he was a teen isn't helping the cause.
 
Everything positive you stated is all outside the United States & they're a US based company :lol: They can pull 60k (allegedly) in London, but barely getting 4k in America. Everybody inside the industry predicted at least 45k for that show cause that's just how the market is there.

If you're pulling off million dollar gates REGARDLESS if you're based in the United States or not you have surpassed the term niche.

It's still very niche cause they continue to cater to nerds.

No, they cater to wrestling fans. A casual isn't really a wrestling fan.

Number 2, but that don't really matter. They've hit their tv max, although Collision has been very good these last two weeks...just don't know how long they can keep a decent number.

The TV rating metric used today is a outdated model. There's more people who have cut the cord and watch through streaming than watching through traditional cable TV. Those viewers aren't accounted for. That's why I don't get wrapped up in the ratings nonsense because they're not accurate. The executives at Warner Bros/Discovery already know this which is part of the reason why AEW got a third show.


The ticket sales are down,

Only in over saturated or small markets. They had a very successful tour in Texas and their west coast tour was also successful. Their ppv ticket sales also continue to do well.

viewership for Rampage is horrid,

Friday nights in a bad time slot consistently up against basketball and other sports. You don't think Warner Bros/Discovery already know this? They don't care.

Dynamite continues to stay 8-900 it's peaked.

It doesn't matter.

If they go more casual friendly they can move beyond that niche label.

You do that and you lose your identity as a promotion. That's like me saying to the creators of "Game of Thrones"

Mastermind2002: Hey bruh you got too many Dragons and sex in this show. You need to make this shit more casual friendly.

Game Of Thrones showrunner: (Confused look on his face) But that's apart of what this show about.

Mastermind2002: Naw man you need to be more like survivor. Casual friendly man. You want more people to watch your show right?

Game Of Thrones showrunner: Then it would no longer be Game Of Thrones.


Tony needs to use the help he has & quit letting certain guys book themselves. He's spread thin creatively & booking this shit like his computer game when he was a teen isn't helping the cause.

I do agree with you here. He definitely needs help booking the shows.
 
He is entittiled to his opinion but I completely disagree. OC is an indy midcarder.
We're all entitled to our opinion. OC is legitimately one of their most popular guys and consistently puts out good matches. He's moved beyond the "lazy wrestler who doesn't want to wrestle". You put him in WWE and he'll still be over with how much emphasis they put on entertainment.
 
I still wouldn't use the term "niche". AEW regularly pulls in good to great ppv gates. Is it as big as WWE? Of course not but it's big enough to surpass the term "niche". Niche to me is a promotion like GCW where you're doing hardcore/garbage wrestling in a hotel ballroom or bingo hall. That's niche.

lolz @XXXplosive getting corrected by @Mastermind2002


I agree, they are beyond niche. AEW doesn't have household name recognition yet, but they are beyond niche at this point.


Here we go again!!! @Mastermind2002 and @EPDC joining forces again! First Batman and the Joker turn into the Deadly Duo and now this, it's like every 6months or so they team up and start giving each other props and LOLZ

So whose got the over under on how long it will last? My man E will bad mouth some female Japanese wrestler and that will do it for Master. You know it's coming:
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He is entittiled to his opinion but I completely disagree. OC is an indy midcarder.
Danielson is pretty much just a company man right now and will praise anything and anyone in AEW.

Funny how TV ratings don't matter to some until it's time to talk about Collison and Punk's segments ratings. :rolleyes:
I predicted ratings would fall for Collision and they're still doing better than Rampage at this point.
 
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Danielson is pretty much just a company man right now and will praise anything and anyone in AEW.

Funny how TV ratings don't matter to some until it's time to talk about Collison and Punk's segments ratings. :rolleyes:
I predicted ratings would fall and they're still doing better than Rampage at this point.

Compare the ratings to what was on their before! What is this TNT or TBS? What was on Aquaman for the 36th time that day and riddled with commercials? 2 hour movie takes 4 hours to finish due to all the commercials. NOBODY was watching that and if it was on it was on cause it's playing in a doctors office or some blue collar waiting room. Call me when the ratings dip below what Justice League was getting!
 
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