wordsfromlee Posted August 21, 2021 Posted August 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, DavidB6937 said: How's it work for people like them? I assume they now know people in the company allowing them to get decent tickets all the time? Originally it's most likely just mummy and daddy's money. But now, going out with Mick Foley's daughter probably gives him a connection or two.
Project Nim Posted August 21, 2021 Posted August 21, 2021 43 minutes ago, wordsfromlee said: Unfortunately, the guy next to him that Punk was hugging was his fellow uber-wanker, Frank the Clown. Thank god he was hugging wankers and not wan….
IronSheik Posted August 23, 2021 Posted August 23, 2021 Moments like this remind me why I love pro wrestling. The emotion in that crowd was off the chain and seeing Punk and the audience feed off each other was just golden. Punk was misty eyed and so was I. Just a wonderful moment. Maybe the best pop of all time. Amazing execution by all concerned.
The Gaffer Posted August 23, 2021 Posted August 23, 2021 Speaking of altering the pointy thing, Meltzer's been saying that preliminary numbers from the top ten TV markets indicated ratings were up 57 percent from the debut episode of Rampage: https://www.si.com/wrestling/2021/08/22/summerslam-wwe-aew-cm-punk-competition Taking a quick look at YouTube for sheer curiosity, Punk's debut is also currently on 5.3m. No surprise it's bigger than their usual weekly show clips, but for context they get 200k-800k usually. Sting's debut eight months ago is currently on 4.0m. Lesnar's return at the weekend is 3.2m and Becky Lynch is 1.2m. I know one was a once in a lifetime type of return, but that's seriously impressive stuff. Especially given how enormous WWE on YouTube is in some of the more far flung markets.
Factotum Posted August 23, 2021 Posted August 23, 2021 I imagine merchandise wise Punk is going to be massive for AEW.
TildeGuy~! Posted August 23, 2021 Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Factotum said: I imagine merchandise wise Punk is going to be massive for AEW. The Pro Wrestling Tees website crashed about 2 minutes into Rampage
Guest Posted August 23, 2021 Posted August 23, 2021 Pro wrestling tees never really gets mentioned in the story to this point. Totally made the indy life more of a full time option for many who are now tv stars.
dopper Posted August 23, 2021 Posted August 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Factotum said: I imagine merchandise wise Punk is going to be massive for AEW.
wordsfromlee Posted August 23, 2021 Posted August 23, 2021 I like how they've photoshopped out the black hems on the neck and arms because they have sold so many ringer t-shirts they the can't get hold of more fast enough and have had to print them on regular ones instead.
Kamaras-Tash Posted August 23, 2021 Posted August 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Factotum said: I imagine merchandise wise Punk is going to be massive for AEW. That SI article above said they shifted 200k+ of merch at that Rampage as well, was the Punk shirt available there?
Guest Posted August 23, 2021 Posted August 23, 2021 10 minutes ago, Kamaras-Tash said: That SI article above said they shifted 200k+ of merch at that Rampage as well, was the Punk shirt available there? You could only get it with back print on the night. The queue was crossing floors it was so long going by videos on Twitter
Kamaras-Tash Posted August 23, 2021 Posted August 23, 2021 8 minutes ago, Louch said: You could only get it with back print on the night. The queue was crossing floors it was so long going by videos on Twitter Yeah I remember seeing videos of that, I assumed they must have brought a load of Punk merch out after the debut but wasnt sure
wordsfromlee Posted August 23, 2021 Posted August 23, 2021 They've apparently bought every available ringer t-shirt in the United States to fulfil demand.
Paid Members JNLister Posted August 23, 2021 Paid Members Posted August 23, 2021 Ratings are out. Easiest way to put the numbers into context is this graph by Brandon Thomas of Wrestlenomics. It shows the number of viewers aged 18-49, which is how advertisers decide where to buy slots and in turn is the main reason TV stations buy shows. That orange line sure looks like a needle moving.
Guest Posted August 23, 2021 Posted August 23, 2021 Wednesday should be a good test of if that number is the Wednesday audience, or how much is new and persuaded to watch what’s next
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