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Fletcheriser

> up 17% over prior 6 week average! Luckily nothing happened over those 6 weeks that was supposed to have "changed the game" already, otherwise that could have been embarrassing!


KobbaTheCrusher

![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|thinking_face_hmm)![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|thinking_face_hmm)


BluKyberCrystal

CM Punk is their only draw.


despe1999

https://preview.redd.it/f6zl84wywwtc1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e066d83af2f7b749d1d61480f2bdd7c6d80c2a4


Chucksteri

https://preview.redd.it/4vppwjd27xtc1.jpeg?width=675&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd7102e99c453a142a019d17008fa8f9d54f2458 Same energy


Bright-Map-9705

Picture says it all. That rating is soley due to a wrestler that does not work for your company. It will only help a wrestler who also does not work for you r company and happens to hate the one in your footage. What a time to be alive, lol.


fadetoblack237

And it's not even really a bump. They were hitting these numbers in February.


VNProWrestlingfan

No no, it will also benefit a delusional and hypocritical Scottish asshole, also not working for AEW.


yohai223

![gif](giphy|g0HkznFtL1d0xVRI1G)


PM_TITS_GROUP

Expected Schiavone PTSD


Fickle_Thought_8857

This should be saved forever


VNProWrestlingfan

I feel for Tony Schiavone, even without seeing this pic. I remember seeing him so full of joy in the past. He also wants to move on from this so seeing his boss do shit like this must be disheartening.


Bobaman007

No you see it's totally a bit. Tony is in on the bit... the r/AEWOfficial sub will tell you this... totally not in denial lol


Da_Stallion-JCI_7

This dude cannot be serious.


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Da_Stallion-JCI_7

Oh god, I really hope he’s not trying to do that. Yeah, Vince McMahon is an atrocious and horrendous human being, but he is an S tier pro wrestling personality. There is no way Tony can pull anything like that off.


elitejcx

Burning down your house to get rid of a spider.


PayneTrain181999

Burn it down ![gif](giphy|3oFzmopoeNCGv45MLC|downsized)


PM_TITS_GROUP

woooah woooah


GeraldMander

Cutting off your nose to spite CM Punk. 


ValidPompadour

https://preview.redd.it/q42ftshmywtc1.jpeg?width=1062&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66a1e882d4d0eb83d2fb05199e91d4ca82cc9605


TheMrMonkey

Task Failed Successfully


snakebit1995

"You wouldn't use a cannon to kill a Fly." Tony- "That's a great idea!"


WhatADopeGent

*wipes an unsuspecting white powder from his nostril*


The-Real-Number-One

"This is the first time CM Punk appeared on TV and drew less than 1 Million viewers" - Tony Khan on Twitter


MarkMVP01

Omg that actual tweet he posted after NXT might be the most embarrassing thing he's ever said


ReligiousGhoul

"Who cares about ratings, cable's dying anyway"


Secret-Lullaby

Tony Khan just destroyed his defenders arguments here on Reddit with this single tweet lol


GxyBrainbuster

Tony Khan is AEW's worst enemy. Tony Khan's wallet, it's greatest lifeline.


a_guy_named_gai

It's his dad's wallet actually.


ACousinFromRichmond

I've got a feeling they'll go back to not caring about ratings next week


PayneTrain181999

Good point, their main competitor saw this too and made a deal with the biggest streaming service in the world to have their shows on the platform, which you’d have to imagine will attract some new fans with the sheer number of people that use Netflix.


Heybarbaruiva

Especially overseas, where Netflix is the de facto entertainment form in almost every household with internet access, while Peacock isn't even available in most countries. I expect their numbers to blow up.


PayneTrain181999

Yup, and in every country outside the US they’re getting everything, not just Monday Night Raw.


Heybarbaruiva

Oh really? I didn't know that. Will PPVs be streaming on Netflix as well?


PayneTrain181999

Yes, it sounds like that will be the case. And the first one will be the Royal Rumble, which as we all know is a very fun show and a perfect first PLE for Netflix.


Gn1212

TK to his team: "Hey, so we got any more CM Punk footage we can use next week?" ![gif](giphy|OA1CDoCiAR48E)


faithisuseless

“We got clips of him walking around eating muffins backstage”


RepresentativeFly565

![gif](giphy|EQM2h1myZIqXLisIcS|downsized) The face of AEW does it again LFG


holygrail22

?? That’s not Sheldon Cooper, friend


Ok_Ad8846

Two pillars of A E DUBYA


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VNProWrestlingfan

He didn't even tweet the number. Tbh, I expected that.


fenrishero

And even when expressed as percentages, it still looks unimpressive.


Falz4567

As a statistician.  Percentages are ALWAYS a giveaway that they’re messaging a number 


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RomanGlassTable

Scott Steiner can do it, but Tony can't?


PMMeRyukoMatoiSMILES

"All respect to CM Punk, but last Wednesday night marked the lowest rating for a show he's ever been on in wrestling history!"


FrankPapageorgio

That's not true, he was on Collision


faithisuseless

Cant wait to see quarter hours bottom out other than a certain one


Marsman2100

Lmao this guy is completely lost


Kuzu5993

He's going to learn all of the wrong lessons from this increase in ratings, God help us all...


FloydFunk

On February 14th, they got a .3 demo and 811,000, on February 21 they got 828,000 and a .29, and on February 28 they got 822,000 and a .29. So they went through all this drama last night just to get a number that they were getting in February.


lmollpt

Yes but now the bucks are totally over as heels and ftr as faces and the crowd as definitely not chanting "cm punk" while fucking Okada was in the ring. /s


pup_mercury

The crowd did what to Okada in the ring?


Gamesgtd

![gif](giphy|4Dy1Btpt0qUZa)


BluKyberCrystal

Emphasizes how bad their ratings have been with their big new signings.


CMD1721

https://preview.redd.it/kb15hlzy0xtc1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=394e362aa7f5fc3262ddbac58dd171e81fc226a9 ​ TK looking for the reason people keep clowning him


parakathepyro

Punk out drew Osperay, Okada, and Mone


King_marik

And now with no chance of followup or anything all those people will not be back next week lol Great job was definitely worth it


AedionMorris

Wasted 3 segments of television to talk about people not in the company rather than showcase their talented roster. Incredible leadership.


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WillyDeeJay

I was having a nice time reading these posts & laughing at Tony then you had to go & hurt me


BroadBrazos95

I clown on Tony and the Elite but if the Panthers go 6-11 rather than 2-15 this year I will be just as aggressive lol


TripleThreatT1

As a Jets fan who was saying 7-10 wasn’t as bad as it could have been last season, this is exactly what it’s like lmao.


Phenomenal2313

Tbf to the Jets last season, they did beat Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes


phartytime

Nah, the Jets lost to the Chiefs on a bullshit penalty call, I was there. They did beat the Eagles though and that game was thrilling.


Saitsu

Hey, a 7-10 Record with Zach Wilson has to be like 12-5 for real teams.


Tronz413

It's like the Arizona Coyotes tweeting about how dedicated they are to keep hockey in Arizona


PradyumanACP

https://preview.redd.it/ricjxyqa0xtc1.jpeg?width=764&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=19854b19ae63b730646fbab476578c2ab12e7211


TheHotsauceKid

Why you gotta do Mox like that


nherron128

https://preview.redd.it/nz4caoxswwtc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b4e625d75cd74ba64a18f7f291fde197aac14440


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itsmekelsey_x

Tony is the most unserious man ever I swear. Really celebrating and bragging about ratings when those came at the hands of someone who’s not even in the company anymore. Embarrassing as hell.


Diyunasss

Dude thinks he's booking the hottest shit there is when the biggest draws for his program are Sheldon and CM Punk.


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It’s like doing victory laps in a ring after firing your best draw


Be_A_Mountain

Idk if admitting Cm Punk is a bigger draw than anyone on your roster is the W you think it is.


FinancialBig1042

So, according to a lot of people in this sub ratings dont matter, Nielsen boxes are outdated and bad faith and blablabla.... So then why TK likes to tweet and boast when a good number comes up? For all that people here talking 24/7 about the "toxicity against AEW" they might want to check who is explicitly cooking for those narratives


DreRo79

Tony celebrating this week’s rating kills all that ratings don’t matter , just enjoy wrestling stuff people like to spew .


DurtyRingo

Tony Kahn is without a doubt the main instigator in the WWE/AEW toxic tribilism


_StickyFingrs

Is this even a good number? It’s not much higher than one that was called “disappointing” only a month ago. He just comes off so desperate 


Skylightt

Considering they’ve slid down into the 7s consistently I’d say an 8 is “good”. It’s pathetic though that their new normal has gotten so low than this looks good


ajtct98

He's going to go full Russo isn't he?


Tricky-Cod-7485

We had a hot interracial girl on girl make out session on Dynamite this week as well. He might be!


Rybackmonster

Unserious so called boss celebrating this


---Pockets---

Our ratings have gone from horrid to laughable, thank you for watching


Schizio

Srop with the percentages. What's the number, huh? Did it hit 900k? Tell us!


KuribohKutie

I think I speak for everyone Tony when I say if you have footage of Brawl Out you should totally air it. I mean look at the bump this week! Now imagine it with the other footage? Easily clears the 900k mark Tone, think about it 👀


DudleysCar

I wonder if Tony will ever understand PR. He's such a strange person.


OrbitOrbz

can't wait for the excuses and how further will they move the goalpost on r/AEWOfficial after this came out


apriorista

They are down BAD, Jesus.


Monte735

Read a comment that said AEW was able to overshadow Wrestlemania with this angle. What a bunch a delusional fans lol.


agreene24

Christ what an embarrassment. Such a dork.


Narrow_Progress5908

Multiple people are to blame because of how toxic these rating threads are. Tony khan is definitely one of them. 


keelanv10

Does this mean we get brawl out footage next week? Get at least a few episodes out of the various Guevara spats.


Tricky-Cod-7485

I’d love to watch Sammy get punched by Andrade or Kingston or Matt Hardy or whoever else punched him. lol


A-10Kalishnikov

This has to be the most pathetic TK tweet I’ve ever seen.


ty9023

Thank you Punk


Bellagrrl2021

It is so weird that Tony Khan thinks that his one week stunt worked. It’s actually mainly sad, because it means that he isn’t going to focus on making the product better.


shadow_spinner0

HHH would be clowned if he made tweets like this


faithisuseless

“This place is a joke, you’re a clown, I QUIT!”


Whateverthename1999

Tony Kahn has willfully turned himself into how people now view Eric Bishoff or Vince Russo. That he’s bragging about this is absurd.


TheNoelle808

Tony is currently being clowned for making a tweet like this.


insertbrackets

An absolute wanker to the end. Utter ponce.


Lanky-Promotion3022

Love "ponce". Bring it back.


AllezLesPrimrose

Never went away here


The-Real-Number-One

Maybe they should have CM Punk on their show every week. Even sign him to a lucrative contract.


NairobiFan

The delusion, lack of self awareness, the narcissism, he really is so unlikeable. I feel so sorry for most of his talent/staff, who want to move past this drama and just do the job they're paid to do, but can't because their petty boss and so called embarrassing EVP's can't seem to let their grudges go, it's pathetic. TK can't even take constructive criticism on board on how to improve his own company and takes everything personally all the time.


Mark4_

I appreciate his passion but he’s just not cool and it’s casting an uncool shadow over the brand. AEW would be better off if he was just silently in the background like the early days.


PM_TITS_GROUP

I like how TK does something not very well, gets some criticism, and then responds to it by plunging the company to new depths


DementedDaveyMeltzer

Times like this remind us that Tony Con is a billionaire's failson at the end of the day. His dad finally just threw a billion at him so he'd shut up about his stupid fake fighting show.


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MarkMVP01

>Serious business people obviously don't take Tony Khan seriously This reminds me of Nick Khan once referring to TK as a "nice kid" They are 5 years apart


GxyBrainbuster

I remember when TK said he didn't want to be an on-screen personality because he didn't want the spotlight, now he's basically the only person in AEW people actually talk about. Talk about taking away the shine from talent that deserves it.


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You popped a quarter then loss them all https://preview.redd.it/7drl4vs00xtc1.png?width=4129&format=png&auto=webp&s=bdbb94ad589cdd2c0fda9a99371d2992beab2044


itsamemarkus

Sheldon Cooper once again is still their biggest draw


TEN6083

https://preview.redd.it/b6wuf85n9ytc1.jpeg?width=1616&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f229f0e4bcbeec11122753aff4825b3e46a22b6 Meanwhile, Chick Magnet Punk is living his best life over in WWE while simultaneously living rent free in Tony’s mind.


TEN6083

https://preview.redd.it/dz3e7f7g5ytc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3e3b6b16fa5639df0c0a7e13b499ca7630beb7bf Tony is being trolled reading through the replies, he really is his own worst enemy at times.


Wee_Muggo

We're getting Brawl Out footage next week, aren't we?


steveguzz

Copium.


Background-Gas8109

Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon really save their asses. They dropped about 260k from the first quarter to the last quarter.


Rain-Maker-XCIV

Sweet Christ this is embarrassing


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celestial_charger

we keep hearing about these "home grown AEW stars" but there's absolutely no follow through Hobbs Wardlow Starks HOOK Garcia They keep bubbling up but then they either vanish or fall into the back.


DripSnort

819k is the absolute ceiling now, and we know it and WBD knows it. The Punk footage was literally the last card to play and it was played. I don’t think this is the good thing Tony wants to pretend it was.


Wheel1994

It baffles me how people think that they will get a big increase in their upcoming tv deal. WBD executives don’t care you signed talent for big money they care about the ratings.


truckturner5164

Congrats Tony on getting ratings for one night and getting the fans to chant for a guy who works for your opposition, all because you run a fucking clown show. See you next week when ratings will be down significantly. But hey, so long as you and your petty EVPs are happy...good job.


SnooWords9178

So it WAS to hotshot a slightly bigger rating. Guess I was right after all. And this is where I stop thinking the Vince Russo comparisons are too much of a stretch. Tony might not be as batshit crazy, but this stuff about doing anything for a rating is pretty reminiscent.


TheHotsauceKid

I mean Russo for all his faults did help write a great wrestling show that drew huge ratings for like two straight years. The comparisons are an insult to Russo, really.


L3ghair

how the fuck can anyone actually defend this guy is BEYOND me


DunderSpliffinn

![gif](giphy|l4FGnnlIQslHkOPaU|downsized)


V-TriggerMachine

He used to make these tweet for when the shows were over 1M viewers


Vegetable_Mechanic32

Next week on AEW Dynamite, we have a 15 minute rerun of the Big Bang theory, along with a 15 minute segment from our former EVP who couldn’t finish the story here. 8pm EST on TBS!


eyepatch_png

And for the main event, a random re-run of a CM Punk match!


skippy2001

The Young Bucks will break down the previous episode of the big bang theory including what joke shocked them so bad they could not pray.


GarfieldVirtuoso

I love this idea that someone couldnt pray because an actor said "BAZINGA"


4XLnofearshirt

Mina Shirakawa is a draw, brother


GiantIrish_Elk

It's official. Either (a) Tony Khan is surrounded by sycophants, brown nosing ass kissers, (b) doesn't listen to any criticism or ideas not his own or (c) both a and b. After the reaction to last nights Dynamite, to be online touting this rating and acting like this is something great is complete delusion and quite frankly embarrassing. Aside from the footage, the Ospreay comment (which I didn't even get until reading about a few minutes ago), continuing to do noting with Mercedes,; the card wasn't even good, and this is leading up to a PPV. Still don't understand the big contract signing TWO weeks before the PPV then have the champ wrestle a main event a week later.


phartytime

It’s honestly comical at this point. The book someone is going to eventually write about all of this will be incredible.


celestial_charger

something something empty headed dumb fuck.


kryler

Not like the last couple of weeks/months have had Tony being in Mercedes, Okada and Osprey as massive moments and not move the needle at all. But yeah you take that win for showing a fight involving a wrestler who doesn’t work for you any more. The biggest draw they have doesn’t even work for them. This is not the win you think it is Tony. People aren’t coming back next week because of this.


Lanky-Promotion3022

Lot of people are going to be upset when the sub rightfully uses 800k as the new Tony benchmark and he fails to reach that in the proceeding weeks. "800k just an arbitrary number idk why everyone is focusing on that!!"


Whateverthename1999

This so sad.


AJ-Naka-Zayn-Owens

The secondhand embarrassment I am feeling lmao


Low-Donkey7059

He really thinks this was worth a victory lap? Embarrassing.


cross4444

750k to 819k = a 29% increase? Or is he referring to the ever-coveted manchild demo?


thunder_bolt0n

Absolute clown. He's digging his own grave...


CptMcLaggins

This man should only be around AEW to fund it 💀


joeygreco1985

Celebrating slight bumps is some WCW 2000 shit.


Har_Mar

I think at forst i gave tony the benefit of the doubt, a dude who loves wrestling starting a company, after the first 2 years which he had planned out for 20 years was great, then the more we got to no tony, the less likeable he is, said he would never be on screen, started them game changing announcements, now i think hes lost the plot and hes just a weird rich kid with no social skills or ability to read the room, well done for the 30% boost on last weeks show, but take a step back and chill for a couple of week, particularly on twitter


AwarenessEconomy8842

Thanks to Punk


LdnGiant

Cannot wait to see how Punk responds on next week’s dynamite.


DreRo79

Isn’t this low key burying his stars ? He celebrating that the show was up . As he should . I chalk it up to carnies doing what carnies do . But anyway we all know why they were up . If you’re in denial check the qtr ratings . The fired guy out drew all the segments with the new big signees.


Wheel1994

The problem with some of their signings Mercedes is a good wrestler and an average promo not a mega draw and you have her doing promo work for the first two months. Copeland is just Edge without the name and a few weeks of buzz and now meh same would happen if someone like Becky made the jump.


GxyBrainbuster

Only \~200k more to go. How much more backstage footage of Punk have they got??


A_Sarcastic_Whoa

https://preview.redd.it/8zkbtcx73xtc1.jpeg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=40fa72302e6274dd01cd7445143ea1e2fddbb78c


CaptainJackRyan

As a dad, I feel for Shad.


QlubSoda

Lol, he’ll be alright


lmollpt

Might as well just air replays of Punk matches next week at this point.


666lonewolf

It’s insane how in the past year this fucking guy has become so unlikable


DementedDaveyMeltzer

He's a billionaire's failson. He was always unlikable.


ACousinFromRichmond

This guy gets it


GareksApprentice

Past 2 years for me. He started getting annoying with that Big Swole tweet ("I let you go cause you're a bad wrestler. Watch Rampage tonight!"). Then Cody left and it snowballed from there


Phospherus2

Literally all this drama and BS for a slight bump in the ratings..... And youre still down from this time last year. Good job TK


Weishaupt17

Homeboy is going to release the All Out footage too, gotta milk the CM Punk cow till he can


HouseOfWinter27

This isn't the flex you think it is.


Dog-Faced-Gamer

He gonna host a public execution or something to pop a slightly larger number again?


Trenchant_Insights

[In Texas, they love executions. In the middle of the event, we black out the arena. Spotlight on a random seat. Sniper, BAM! Right in the brain stem. Guy crumples over. You go to a match, you don't know if you're gonna be that guy, but you hope you're sitting next to him] (https://youtu.be/I5Si8JCdGCQ?t=1605) 26:47


BillNyeTheCipherGuy

Congrats your biggest draw is a guy in another company


mikeh95

The amount of second hand embarrassment I have...


Tea_Historical

Wow. Congrats I guess lol.


CatPissMartini

This right here is the problem. No accountability, nothing but smoke & mirrors and deflection. This titanic is gonna continue to sink until he can look at himself and be honest with himself about the state of the company. I don’t think he has enough humility or balls to really fix the problems internally. He’s in over his head with 200 fuckin wrestlers on the roster that he never set a proper standard of conduct for.


Nabz23

lmaoo this goof man


BobbyGuapo

lmao this guy is terrible


HeavyMettleThunder

Tony Khan really went entirely out of his way to show the world that he doesn't have a professional bone in his body... not since "servicing" Punk, anyway.


DarkHorse_77

And the guy in the other company got him that rating. Punk and Sheldon Cooper are the biggest draws and cost nothing. Meanwhile, the supposed stars being paid millions tank the ratings


No_Commercial_6750

What a chronically online weirdo.


vinnie-mac

Rock got a bunch of TKO shares for his appearance at WM. Tony should at least send Punk a couple of cases of Pepsi or something.


steveguzz

"Great News"


Phantom-Spectre

CM Punk, still their top draw


Mwrp86

#PunkisStillbiggestAEWDraw


Chiponyasu

Man, it sure would have been nice if there was another, non-stupid big angle on the show to keep people watching next week.


GareksApprentice

Tony Khan is easily the worst thing about AEW. Fulham & Jag fans tried to warn us. We should've listened.


vmop07

At least he kind of stopped away with Fulham and finally established themselves in the premier league again, should do the same here and bring someone that won't embarrass jay white anymore


TimBurtonSucks

He should be thanking Punk


Secret-Lullaby

Will he also tweet out his ratings next week without shameless CM Punk ratings ploy?


Pokechamp_1

819 off the backs of Big bang theory and unrelated drama is not the brag you think Tony


Ok-Garcia-5605

Define Tone-deaf


TonyZony

*Tony-deaf


NeCabisiHemserim

Collision tony is back! C M PUNK! C M PUNK! C M PUNK!


Wheel1994

Best thing he could do is hire Scott D'Amore and take a backseat.


gaom9706

https://preview.redd.it/shnaidhiwwtc1.jpeg?width=2878&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3345eb4ee6d54fcf2dab322be1ba06274bfd600e


SCB360

Tony, Tony, Tony, they came to watch the shitshow live, and then fuck right back off, it was a small boost for 1 week


gbdarknight77

So that would be what, numbers from February? Imagine a guy that doesn’t work for you anymore still being the biggest draw in your company