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Brace for IMPACT: Scott D’Amore brings the wrestling world together

Scott D’Amore brings the wrestling world together Scott D’Amore, IMPACT Wrestling’s Executive Vice President should be considered among the most valuable executives in pro wrestling. When he took over in 2018 along with former partner Don Callis, TNA/IMPACT was all but dead. Anthem purchased the company from the scrap heap a little more than a…

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Brace for IMPACT: What’s up with Matt Cardona?

 What’s up with Matt Cardona? Matt Cardona lost the IMPACT Digital Media Championship at a Wrestling Revolver show to Rich Swann on May 28 in Las Vegas. The match has been built for weeks on television, but one would think it would have happened during an IMPACT taping. The problem is, since IMPACT left…

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Brace for IMPACT: IMPACT! on AXS TV breaks the Showbuzz Top 100 for first time

IMPACT! on AXS TV breaks the Showbuzz Top 100 for first time For the first time since their move to AXS in October 2019, the May 19 episode of IMPACT! on AXS TV broke in to the Showbuzz Top 100, coming in at #93. The episode averaged 119,000 viewers with a 0.04 demo. Total viewership is down from last…

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Brace for IMPACT: Is Eric Young the right choice to headline Slammiversary?

Is Eric Young the right choice to headline Slammiversary? Eric Young won a gauntlet for the gold match on this weeks IMPACT to earn a shot at Josh Alexander’s world heavyweight championship at this years Slammiversary on June 19. Is Eric Young the right choice to headline Slammiversary? Young has been primarily a tag team…

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AEW & WWE Ratings Report: WWE SmackDown drops below two million viewers on FOX

The big news: SmackDown drops below two million viewers on FOX For the first time in 2022, WWE SmackDown fell below its personal Mendoza line of two million viewers for a FOX airing of the show. Of course, the NBA playoffs hurt all pro wrestling shows this week with this being the most notable example….

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AEW & WWE Ratings Report: NBA Playoffs take a bite out of pro wrestling ratings

The big news: NBA Playoffs take a bite out of pro wrestling ratings The big winners of the last year in terms of television ratings are the NFL and the NBA and with the latter league at the start of it’s playoff season, numbers are up from last year and the result is a big…

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AEW & WWE Ratings Report: Rampage numbers way up with loaded show

 The big news: AEW Rampage numbers way up with loaded show On a recent episode of Busted Open Radio, Tony Khan promised that he would be “ruthless” on Friday nights and promised a renewed focus on making Rampage a “must-see” show. This past Friday saw Bryan Danielson wrestle for just the second time on…

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Brace for IMPACT: The REAL Cardonas have arrived

The REAL Cardonas have arrived The real Cardonas have arrived in IMPACT Wrestling, and the show will be much better for it. Chelsea Green, the bland happy-go-lucky wrestler turned on Mickie James during last nights IMPACT. In the middle of James’ title match with Tasha Steelz, Green came to the ring to help her friend…

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AEW & WWE Ratings Report: Dynamite back over one million viewers

The big news: AEW Dynamite back over one million viewers Last week’s episode of Dynamite featured three title matches and the show did average numbers. This week there were no title matches, no number one contender type matches, but featured almost all of AEW’s biggest stars in CM Punk, Jon Moxley, Chris Jericho, Bryan Danielson,…

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AEW & WWE Ratings Report: Average TV Ratings Numbers Across the Board for Everyone

The big news Even with AEW coming off a very successful Revolution PPV and WWE ramping up on the road to WrestleMania, the viewership and 18-49 demo numbers were remarkably similar to the 10 week averages for the major shows with the exception of NXT, which was slightly up. That show had several main roster…

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