AEW CEO Breaks Silence on Rating Wars with WWE

WWE NXT: The Great American Bash and Fyter Fest went all out on 8th July and put on a great show. So how did both the shows fare?

NXT: The Great American Bash and Fyter Fest had some mouth-watering matches and incredible performers on the card. Both shows definitely created confusion for the audience in choosing what channel to stay on.

Fyter Fest put on matches like Kenny Omega and Adam Page beating Private Party. Colt Cabana and The Dark Order defeated Social Uncensored.

On the yellow brand, Candice LaRae defeated Mia Yim in a brilliant opening street fight. Johnny Gargano defeated Isiah Scott.

Fyter Fest’s main event saw Orange Cassidy taking on Chris Jericho. The performance from Cassidy was unpredictable, however, the result was predictable with Le champion going over.

NXT’s main event was a winner takes all with North American Champ Keith Lee facing NXT Champion Adam Cole.

Keith Lee created history as he was the winner who took all and ended the legendary 403-day run of Adam Cole.

The Wednesday Night War saw the Great American Bash Night beat the Fyter Fest Night.

However, Dynamite won in the ratings for the key 18-49 demographic. NXT drew 759,000 viewers on the USA Network, while Dynamite episode drew 715,000 viewers on TNT.

AEW ranked #65 in viewership, while NXT ranked #62 in viewership. AEW was #7 in the Cable Top 150, while NXT was much behind at #24.

NXT drew a 0.20 in the 18-49 demographic, while AEW drew a 0.28 rating in the same demo this week.

Here is the official Twitter post from Bryan Alvarez

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Tony Khan reacts to the official WWE vs AEW ratings

The AEW CEO reacted on the ratings on Twitter.

He tried to explain the significance of the ratings win in the current context of the wrestling business. Check out Tony Khan’s Twitter post.

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The Wednesday Night war will certainly bring out the best of both companies. Cody Rhodes may be new to the war but The Game is an experienced campaigner.

Triple H was a part of the Monday Night Wars. The only difference being that back then he was a performer, now he is the creator.

There are a few similarities in this War as well. AEW vs NXT has one key thing similar to WWE vs WCW.

WCW and WWE were broadcast on TNT and USA network. AEW and NXT are also broadcasted on TNT and USA network.

WCW signed established superstars like Hogan, Nash, Hall, Luger, and many more. WWE gave youngsters the chance to shine like Shawn Micheals, Triple H, The Rock, Stone Cold, The Undertaker, and more.

AEW hasn’t fully done it but they do have a few established stars like Chris Jericho, Jon Moxley a.k.a Dean Ambrose, Matt Hardy, and Brodie Lee a.k.a Luke Harper. The Black and Gold brand is all about giving young athletes a chance.

Who do you feel will come out on top in the Wednesday Night War? Let us know in the comments below

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