WWE NXT on the USA Network edged out AEW on TNT for the first time in its head-to-head battle on Wednesday night. AEW still won the overall battle in most demos with the exception of the over 50 demographic. WWE on NXT drew 916,000 viewers while AEW drew 893,000 viewers. The A18-49 demo was close […]
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AEW revives Bash at The Beach, but WWE still owns similar trademark
All Elite Wrestling issued a press release on Monday announcing the reboot of the Bash at the Beach event which was made famous by WCW. However, the trademark for the event name is facing an issue with trademark registration with the USPTO as an office action details issues with an existing mark. Bash at the […]
WWE Smackdown finds new low
WWE Friday Night Smackdown ratings fell once again to 2.445 million viewers in the first hour and 2.255 million viewers in the second. Also, the viewership for the A18-49 fell to 0.7 which tied with CBS’s Hawaii Five-O. The ratings are the lowest for the series since its debut on Fox. It drew a 4 […]
Fox, WWE bullish over SmackDown start on network
Speaking at an industry conference this week, Fox and the WWE are pleased with the ratings. The feeling from the parties is that “Friday Night SmackDown” “reaches a much broader audience than many people realize. Despite the fact that the overall ratings have trended down and usually third in networks ratings behind CBS, ABC and […]
CM Punk returns to WWE programming
CM Punk is back in a WWE ring…sort of. He made an appearance on WWE’s Backstage show on the FS1 Network Tuesday night. THAT. JUST. HAPPENED. #WWEBackstage pic.twitter.com/TDd5n0qk25 — WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) November 13, 2019 Punk’s departure from the WWE resulted in a legal matter in which he settled with the company on […]