Author: Rhys Boulton
There was no doubt that when CM Punk came to AEW after not wrestling for 7 years. It would make a massive impact on AEW and the wrestling industry. CM Punk is going to be a massive draw for ratings and sales. He sold out the Last Dance episode of Rampage just through the tease of him being there. Tony Khan has now revealed some numbers that CM Punk has drawn for the company, one of them being T-shirt sales. Tony Khan on Busted Open Radio “What he’s done for our attendance, record TV ratings, record PPV buys. We set…
Victory Road Christian Cage (C) Vs. Ace Austin, soon after Cage beat Ace, Josh Alexander, the X-Divison champion, came out to set a future match between both champions. Laredo Kid Vs. Trey Miguel Vs. John Skyler Vs. Jake Something Vs. Black Taurus – Laredo Kid, came out on top here and won the match. Knockouts Knockdown Tapings Then we go onto the knockout special. Rachael Ellering Vs. Lady Frost – Rachael Ellering won. Chelsea Green Vs. Renee Michelle – Chelsea Green won. Mercedes Martinez Vs. Rosemary – Mercedes Martinez won. Tasha Steelz Vs. Jamie Senegal – Tasha Steelz won. Deonna…
In the debut of the new era of NXT, we had a lot of new young talent. This shows that the report of NXT having younger talent and training them to be future main eventers is true, with NXT now being developmental again. Before that, NXT wrestlers have been in a very weird position, with nearly every NXT call up being buried and their past in NXT forgotten about. But with new changes, for better or worse. Mention Their Past The Raw and Smackdown don’t usually mention their past in NXT, even though it’s part of what made them who…
AEW Rampage has already had its ups and downs. With it being the place where CM Punk made his debut. However, the viewership has been dipping since the Last Dance episode of Rampage. Where CM Punk took up over half of the show. That show went over 1 million, but since then, Rampage has been hitting an average of around 600,000, but what is going wrong? Why is AEW Dynamite starting to hit a constant of over 1 million and beating Raw in the 18-49 Demo and Rampage is slowly going downhill. AEW is starting to have the roster that…
Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar feud looks to put everyone’s momentum on hold. With the ongoing story of Finn Balor Vs. Roman Reigns is being buried due to John Cena and Brock Lesnar match. Then the tease of Demon Balor gave a lot of Finn Balor fans hope that change was in the air. However, in Saudi Arabia, the match will be between Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar. Terrible time for the Demon Return It feels like there was no point in bringing back the Demon, except if the Demon was going to beat Roman. Unless we get a massive…
Dan Lambert has been a regular of AEW of late, with him being the guy who hates wrestling. Even though he has two wrestling in his corner may not make much sense, but many AEW loves the crossover between UFC and wrestling. Playing the role of hating AEW in the latest interview, we have now heard what Lambert really thinks of AEW and WWE. Dan Lambert’s Comments on AEW In a interview with Cageside Seats, Dan Lambert said: “I’d like to hope it’ll be back to the Monday Night Wars where everyone keeps stepping their product up to outdo the…
Last night’s episode of Dark Side of the Ring put some well-known wrestlers in Hot water. One of these being Ric Flair after being accused of sexual assault on the episode by a flight attendant. We got to hear from the Flight Attendant herself and how much it affected her on the show. Soon after, we heard comments from Tommy Dreamer saying that it was a joke. Not long after this, it was trending on Twitter, with many fans wanting both Wrestlers off tv. Impact have “Indefinitely Suspended” from the company A day after the show, it’s been reported that…
Matt Hardy has had a questionable run in AEW. It started strong but then has gone downhill with his faction consisting of a massive mix of tag teams. However, there is no doubt that Matt Hardy is one of the best creative minds in the business. But through his career, the most successful runs are with his brother, Jeff Hardy, who’s currently being buried on the WWE roster. Matt Hardy has now commented on if Jeff Hardy will come to AEW and bring back the Hardy Boyz. Matt Hardy’s Comment “Tony Khan is great, I think he’s really on the…
NXT is now going into a new stage of its lifespan. It’s now going into its 2.0 with a new look going from its edgy feel to it and to a more pop culture look. The changes come after the reports of Vince. The first show is now considered a success, with the viewership being the highest it’s been since April with 770,000. Obviously, many people would have viewed this show to see what has changed with the new 2.0, and it does feel very different, but will it continue these numbers after the honeymoon period? A quick rundown of…
AEW Rampage, not being a live event, feels like it’s really hurting the show views as we see spoilers for the show straight after the Wednesday night episode of Dynamite. This week is no different with more spoilers. Lucha Brother Vs. The Butcher & The Blade First, it seems like we have Lucha Brother first defence of their tag team belts. The first match is also one of the first matches back for the Buchter, making this a big match but the obvious winners for the match were the Lucha Brothers. The Lucha Brothers win and start their run as…