{"id":144722,"date":"2022-08-17T20:06:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T01:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=144722"},"modified":"2022-08-17T20:06:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T01:06:47","slug":"nxt-2-0-heatwave-special-jolts-viewership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/08\/17\/nxt-2-0-heatwave-special-jolts-viewership\/","title":{"rendered":"NXT 2.0 Heatwave special jolts viewership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3964720411\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/08\/16\/8-16-nxt-heatwave-report-hazelwoods-live-report-on-themed-episode-with-three-title-matches-and-two-grudge-matches-including-breakker-vs-mcdonagh-and-rose-vs-stark\/\">Heatwave special episode<\/a> of NXT 2.0 this week drew an average of 723,000 viewers on Wednesday night, a significant increase over 597,000 last week. All of the key demo ratings increased over prior week as well with the key adult 18-49 rating increasing from 0.13 to 0.18.<\/p>\n<p>Heatwave was headlined by Bron Breakker vs. J.D. McDonagh for the NXT Championship in the main event. Breakker defeated McDonagh and retained his championship after a spear.<\/p>\n<p>Two other championship matches took place on the show. Mandy Rose successfully defended her NXT Women&#8217;s Championship against Zoey Stark and Carmelo Hayes defeated Giovanni Vinci to retain the NXT North American Championship.<\/p>\n<p>Heatwave also featured a street fight between Santos Escobar and Tony D&#8217;Angelo. D&#8217;Angelo won the match, which will force Escobar to leave NXT for good.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>CATCH-UP:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2022\/08\/17\/wwe-nxt-2-0-receipt\/\">HEYDORN\u2019S WWE NXT 2.0 RECEIPT 8\/16: D\u2019Angelo vs. Escobar delivers in worthy conclusion to feud<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-3409959654\"><div id=\"pwtor-3619257908\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Heatwave special episode of NXT 2.0 this week drew an average of 723,000 viewers on Wednesday night, a significant increase over 597,000 last week. 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