Eli Drake makes NXT debut
Eli Drake is officially NXT bound. An earlier report from Mike Johnson at PWInsider this afternoon revealed that Drake had signed with NXT. Drake made his first appearance for the brand on tonight’s NXT TakeOver: […]
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AEW and NXT take big viewership hits against cable coverage of Trump Impeachment coverage, seven-day total updates
AEW Dynamite last night (2/10) drew 741,000 live and same-night DVR viewers, down from 844,000 the prior week. NXT on USA last night drew 558,000 live and same-night DVR viewers, down from 610,000 last week. […]
2/10 NXT ON USA PRIMER: Dusty Rhodes Classic Semis, Grimes returns, and final TakeOver hype
NXT ON USA FEBRUARY 10, 2021 LIVE IN ORLANDO, FLA. AT CAPITOL WRESTLING CENTER REPORT BY AMIN AJANI, PWTORCH CONTRIBUTOR We are just less than a week away from NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day and tonight […]
Johnny Gargano out of NXT TakeOver on Sunday
Johnny Gargano will not be competing at NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day on Sunday night. In a video message on Twitter, Austin Theory broke the news and said that Gargano’s Takeover absence was the fault of […]
Karrion Kross on the fast track to WWE main roster (w/ Heydorn’s Analysis)
Look for Karrion Kross to make the move to the WWE main roster sooner than later. In a report on Wrestling Observer Radio, it was revealed that Kross is currently on the fast track to […]
Edge to appear on NXT tomorrow night
It appears that Edge isn’t solely focusing on the WWE Champion or WWE Universal Champion when it comes to choosing his opponent at WrestleMania. Earlier today, Edge teased an NXT appearance tomorrow night and WWE […]
WWE reportedly signs Japanese star
Former Progress World Women’s Champion Meiko Satomura is heading to WWE. Yahoo Japan is reporting that Satomura has signed a contract with WWE in which she’ll be a wrestler and coach. The report indicates that […]
AEW Dynamite vs. NXT on USA viewership and demo ratings are in, plus seven-day viewership update
Last night (1/20), AEW Dynamite drew 854,000 total viewers (live and delayed viewing), topping NXT which drew 659,000. The difference of 195,000 is 50,000 higher than the average difference since Sept. 16 (after the shows […]
NXT announces new additions to the women’s division
NXT has added more talent to their already deep women’s division with the announcement of three new additions that will take part in the Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Zoey Stark (formerly Lacey Ryan), […]
Adam Cole calls NXT a main roster WWE brand (w/ Heydorn’s Analysis)
Adam Cole answered definitively when discussing NXT’s place in WWE. In a response to a fan on Twitter, Cole stated that there was “no debate” and that NXT is a main roster brand for WWE. […]
NXT vs. AEW Ratings Update: Mob storming Capital takes a big dent out of anticipated audience last week, new 7-day totals for December
Last week, NXT and AEW were anticipating larger-than-usual viewership coming out of the holiday weekend. Each had a New Year’s theme – NXT New Year’s Evil and AEW New Year’s Smash. The mob storming the […]
New Year’s Evil Fight Pit match rescheduled for next week
The Fight Pit is back. After being pulled from last week’s New Year’s Evil NXT show due to Timothy Thatcher not being cleared medically, it was announced last night that he and Tommaso Ciampa would […]
Recent NXT signees debut in the 2021 Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic
After signing with WWE late in 2020, the Rascalz made their NXT television debut on Wednesday night. The team, now named MSK, debuted in the 2021 Men’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic and defeated the […]
NXT announces its next Takeover event
NXT Takeover is back. In a Twitter post late Wednesday night, the company announced that its next Takeover special would air on Sunday February 14th 2021 on the WWE Network. This Takeover event has yet […]
NXT New Year’s Evil tomorrow night to open commercial free, first match announced
WWE announced on Tuesday night that Damian Priest vs. Karrion Kross would be the opening match on the special NXT New Year’s Evil show on Wednesday January 6th. In addition, it was announced that Priest […]
NXT and AEW viewership down Christmas week, key demos comparisons, year-ago comparison, overall cable ranking
Viewership for the Dec. 23 episodes of AEW and NXT were both down from the prior week. AEW Dynamite on TNT drew 775,000 total viewers, down 31,000 from the 806,000 the prior week. NXT drew […]
NXT closes gap with a bit of a comeback in viewership battle with AEW Dynamite, key metrics, demographics, historical perspective
AEW Dynamite’s Wednesday night (12/16) viewership (live and delayed) dropped from 995,000 to 806,000, more in line with typical viewership numbers this fall. Compared to last week’s peak, sparked by the Kenny Omega AEW Title […]
AEW surges to 995,000 total viewers for show week after Sting’s debut and AEW World Title change, NXT comparison, key metrics
AEW drew its largest live and same-night viewership on TNT since the Jan. 1 episode with 995,000 viewers last night (12/9). It also finished no. 2 overall in the key 18-49 demographic with a 0.45. […]
Impact Wrestling, buoyed by Kenny Omega appearance, beats last week’s NXT on USA in a key demo, plus detailed viewership and comparative metrics
Impact Wrestling on AXS, buoyed by a heavily-hyped special appearance by AEW World Hvt. Champion Kenny Omega, drew 221,000 total viewers last night (12/8). That is 55,000 more viewers than last week’s 166,000, a 33 […]
Media Call Notes: Paul “Triple H” Levesque touts Takeover, updates Rhea Ripley storyline vow, discusses why NXT wasn’t part of Survivor Series, NXT UK
Today Paul “Triple H” Levesque talked to the media about a variety of topics leading into this Sunday’s WarGames show. Here are some of the highlights… *Levesque opened with a tribute to Pat Patterson, and […]
Viewership and ratings for AEW “Winter is Coming” special episode of Dynamite, how NXT did in comparison, key perspective and metrics
AEW Dynamite drew 913,000 live and same-night viewers for the Dec. 2 episode on TNT headlined by Jon Moxley defending the AEW World Title against Kenny Omega. That was up 203,000 over the prior week […]
12/2 NXT ON USA PRIMER: Shotzi Blackheart vs. Raquel Gonzalez for advantage in WarGames, plus Thatch-as-Thatch-Can segment, McAfee & Co. appear, final Takeover hype
NXT ON USA DECEMBER 2, 2020 ORLANDO, FLA. AT CAPITOL WRESTLING CENTER AIRS ON USA NETWORK We are less than a week away from NXT Takeover: WarGames as Shotzi Blackheart will take on Raquel Gonzalez […]
NXT on USA eeks out rare viewership win last week against AEW Dynamite, illustrative of differences in viewing habits of different demographics
Last week on the night before Thanksgiving, NXT on USA scored a rare viewership victory over AEW Dynamite on TNT, 712,000 to 700,000 in live and same-night viewership, although NXT got a boost from having […]
AEW viewership surges above latest average, beats Raw in the 18-34 male demo, updated 7-day totals, other key metrics
AEW Dynamite surged to 850,000 viewers, an increase of 86,000 from last week’s viewership. NXT on USA was also up by 6,000 viewers with 638,000 viewers. The ratings were tied at 0.53 (which measure the […]