Yakashi Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 On 1/22/2020 at 12:01 PM, GeronimoJacksBeard said: That PAC promo was class. He’s so fucking good. Ever since the “King of the Cruiserweights” gimmick and nailing all his promo stuff he’s been the very best around for my money. He’s right, he’s a good country mile away from anyone else in AEW. He’s the only person in wrestling I actually believe is real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) AEW: 871,000 (-7.3%), NXT: 769,000 (+9.9%) Another win for AEW, but the gap is closing. Do they still the quarter hour break downs for ratings? Would be interesting to know how much channel hoping occurs between the two shows Edited January 23, 2020 by WyattSheepMask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 51 minutes ago, Yakashi said: He’s the only person in wrestling I actually believe is real. Have him and Nick Gage ever had a match somehow? The promos would be so f'n good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members tiger_rick Posted January 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 24, 2020 Very surprised AEW won this week with a taped show against a pre-Rumble NXT. Good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted January 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 24, 2020 26 minutes ago, tiger_rick said: Very surprised AEW won this week with a taped show against a pre-Rumble NXT. Good news. I wonder how much curiosity over the location/aesthetic of that show played into things. I suspect a regular arena show, if it was on tape delay might not have fared as well against a live show, but that's testament to AEW taking a chance on doing something different! Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted January 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 24, 2020 To be fair, three of the matches had backstory that had been built up over the last few weeks too. Jurassic Express vs Inner Circle (with the Jungle Boy/Jericho story, plus they've been building Jungle Boy for the last few weeks on social media) Mox vs Pac No 1 Contenders (plus they're two of their bigger names) Hangman/Omega vs SCU (two of their bigger names with a built-up title shot). It wasn't like these were random matches - they all meant something and they all had build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, tiger_rick said: Very surprised AEW won this week with a taped show against a pre-Rumble NXT. Good news. I wasn't that surprised. NXT has had little to no build to the Rumble whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam O'Rourke Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Gotta say, I absolutely love the Hangman stuff every single week now. Best move they could have made was to get the tag belts on two stars - the SCU reign can't be considered anything but a misfire to me, and the all the non-subtle subtlety, with Schiavone blowing off Hangman to ask Kenny a question, and the Bucks going straight to Kenny to celebrate, it brilliant stuff to watch. That said, the show, which was good, suffered with the atmosphere, felt like it dragged more than normal with the crowd not being nearly as hot throughout as it looked like they might be as first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Chris B Posted January 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 24, 2020 (edited) It seemed like they had sound issues which would have contributed to that on TV - a small venue that doesn't have a roof for amplification, plus wind plus other distractions. They were certainly the most sweary crowd they've had in a while too. I really liked the idea of the venue, but the presentation wasn't great. Partly they were unlucky with the wind, although Hangman and Jungle Boy in particular were carrying off the windswept look in a way that made me and my other half slightly annoyed that the commentary is so straight and male. Kind of needed a Mitchell and Webb snooker-commentary-style "and there he is, hair gently swaying in the breeze, framing the bluest, most beautiful eyes... a vision of gentle manliness and, indeed, gentlemanliness... It'd make you wonder what it'd be like to... oh, and that's a bad miss." Edited January 24, 2020 by Chris B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted January 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 24, 2020 45 minutes ago, Chris B said: I really liked the idea of the venue, but the presentation wasn't great. Partly they were unlucky with the wind, although Hangman and Jungle Boy in particular were carrying off the windswept look in a way that made me and my other half slightly annoyed that the commentary is so straight and male. Kind of needed a Mitchell and Webb snooker-commentary-style "and there he is, hair gently swaying in the breeze, framing the bluest, most beautiful eyes... a vision of gentle manliness and, indeed, gentlemanliness... It'd make you wonder what it'd be like to... oh, and that's a bad miss." "Wow, he hits a shooting star press, truly a thing of beauty and -Â Tony... it's happened again..." "Darren, you'll just have to sit in it until the next interval." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Kat Von D Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 2 hours ago, mim731 said: I wonder how much curiosity over the location/aesthetic of that show played into things. I suspect a regular arena show, if it was on tape delay might not have fared as well against a live show, but that's testament to AEW taking a chance on doing something different! Good stuff. I think something that played a part was Omega and Page winning the titles. Anyone who had checked spoilers would have seen that and decided the show was worth watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted January 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 24, 2020 5 minutes ago, UK Kat Von D said: I think something that played a part was Omega and Page winning the titles. Anyone who had checked spoilers would have seen that and decided the show was worth watching. That's probably a good shout, in fairness. Can definitely see a title change enticing those sitting on the fence to tune in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted January 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 24, 2020 1 hour ago, mim731 said: That's probably a good shout, in fairness. Can definitely see a title change enticing those sitting on the fence to tune in. Just ask Eric Bischoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescottishchamp87 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 ITV Box Office has closed down so now the question is what will ITV do with AEW PPVs in the future https://www.rxtvlog.com/2020/01/itv-ends-pay-per-view-service.html?m=1 Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted January 24, 2020 Paid Members Share Posted January 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, thescottishchamp87 said: ITV Box Office has closed down so now the question is what will ITV do with AEW PPVs in the future https://www.rxtvlog.com/2020/01/itv-ends-pay-per-view-service.html?m=1  That probably explains why there has been no mention of the next PPV at all from them. At a guess, ITV's deal with AEW was for PPV on Box Office only. If that is the case, they will either have to partner with someone else who does it (Hi Sky..) or we will be only able to show them on Fite. What will be interesting is if there were two separate deals, one for Dynamite and one for PPV or just one for AEW products, If it is the former, could ITV drop Dynamite completely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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