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Wrestling Observer Radio: Weekend TV, Maple Leaf and Royal Quest, AEW PPV numbers

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the WWE story in Rolling Stone, AEW PPV and TV rating numbers, Royal Quest and Maple Leaf Wrestling must-see matches, Smackdown, Collision, and Battle of the Belts notes, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: PFL fighter Daiane Silva in a coma over a month after weight loss cut attempt
5:44: Rolling Stone story on WWE writers describing workplace environment, Piers Morgan roundtable
10:45: AEW PPV numbers & ratings
18:59: NJPW Royal Quest, other shows from this weekend
23:25: Cain Velasquez update, more from this weekend’s PFL show
26:20: AEW Collision & Battle of the Belts XII recap
40:45: WWE SmackDown recap, WWE Raw lineup

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AEW Collision and Battle of the Belts ratings down

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Saturday night’s AEW Collision episode averaged 382,000 viewers on TNT, down 19.1 percent from the previous week. It’s the second-highest audience total the show has done since June 29.

Collision drew a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 20 percent from last week and is the lowest number for the show since July 6.

Battle of the Belts XI aired on TNT immediately after Collision, averaging 308,000 viewers. That’s down 27 percent from the last Battle of the Belts special and is the lowest viewership total in the history of the show. It drew a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo, which ties the lowest rating in Battle of the Belts history.

Collision/Battle of the Belts went head-to-head with NBC’s Olympic coverage as well as the UFC 304 prelims and the start of the UFC 304 PPV broadcast.

As compared to the same week in 2023, the overall viewership for Collision was down 48.3 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 55.6 percent. Battle of the Belts (which aired two weeks earlier last year) was down 41.2 percent in overall viewers and down 40 percent in 18-49 as compared to the 2023 edition.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Collision, along with the 10-week average in both categories. The full ratings history for Battle of the Belts is also listed.

Women’s title eliminator match booked for AEW Battle of the Belts XI

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On the road to All In, AEW Women’s World Champion Toni Storm will be in action at Battle of the Belts XI.

AEW has announced that a title eliminator match between Storm and Taya Valkyrie will take place at Battle of the Belts XI this Saturday (July 27). It’s the first match that’s been announced for the Battle of the Belts show. If Valkyrie wins, she earns a future shot at the Women’s World Championship.

Storm confronted Mariah May on Dynamite last night, attempting to get revenge after May’s betrayal. Officials broke up a brawl between the two.

Storm is defending the AEW Women’s World Championship against May at All In on Sunday, August 25. May was Storm’s protege until turning against her in an angle that took place two weeks ago. After defeating Willow Nightingale in the Owen Hart Foundation tournament finals, May attacked Storm and left her bloody.

Battle of the Belts XI begins at 10 p.m. Eastern time this Saturday, airing live on TNT immediately after Collision. Both shows are taking place as part of AEW’s residency at Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Wrestling Observer Radio: UFC 300, could Vince start a new promotion, Smackdown, Collision, BOTB, more

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with a packed show! Dave and Paul Fontaine run down UFC 300, plus talk the post-show and the Hall of Fame, then Bryan and Dave discuss Vince McMahon and whether he could start a new company, Kenny Omega, Smackdown, Collision and Battle of the Belts, AEW Dynasty and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:

Start: Death of Tony Jones

9:11: UFC 300 recap

56:47: Observer Hall of Fame discussion

1:05:09: Vince McMahon selling the rest of his TKO stock

1:09:06: Kenny Omega talks CM Punk, possible surgery

1:10:47: NJPW Windy City Riot notes

1:15:10: AEW Collision & Battle of the Belts X recaps

1:28:22: WWE SmackDown recap, WWE Raw preview

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Wrestling Observer Radio: All the weekend shows plus Roman Reigns, Cora Jade, line-ups and more

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including full reviews of Battle in the Valley, Collision, Battle of the Belts and Smackdown, plus Roman Reigns not wrestling in Australia, ratings from this past Wednesday night, Cora Jade’s injury, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:

Start: Vince McMahon Netflix documentary, NJPW Battle in the Valley

30:38: News notes on Elimination Chamber, Cora Jade injury update, lineups for this week

36:30: Ratings

44:11: AEW Collision & Battle of the Belts IX update

56:12: WWE SmackDown recap

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Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show: Collision with awesome main event, BOTB IX with great streetfight

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The Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show is back with a lot to talk about as we review AEW Collision and Battle of the Belts! Both shows had at least one great match on them, and Collision had some good angles building up future title matches. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Wrestling Observer Live: Will Ospreay and CM Punk at Impact, weekend TV reviews, tons more

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including the RAW line-up for tonight, tons to talk about from Collision, Battle of the Belts and Smackdown this weekend, Will Ospreay and CM Punk and Impact Wrestling, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Date and start time revealed for AEW Battle of the Belts VIII

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The date and time for AEW Battle of the Belts VIII has been revealed. 

The TNT schedule has the show airing on Saturday, October 21 beginning at 10 p.m. Eastern time immediately following Collision, confirming an earlier report by PWInsider.

AEW Collision will air live from the FedEx Forum in Memphis on October 21. Advertising for the show does not currently state Battle of the Belts will also take place that night. 

This will be the fourth Battle of the Belt event to take place in 2023. The last event took place on July 15 from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. It took place the same night as the Owen Hart Cup finals. The show saw Luchasaurus successfully defend the TNT Championship against Shawn Spears, Orange Cassidy defend the International title against Lance Archer, and Toni Storm defend the AEW Women’s World Championship against Taya Valkyrie, although broadcasting trouble prevented the final moments of that match from airing. 

AEW Collision ratings stay consistent, Battle of the Belts up

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Saturday night’s episode of AEW Collision averaged 579,000 viewers on TNT, down 0.2 percent from the previous week. It’s the second-lowest audience total of the five episodes that have aired to date. 

Collision drew a 0.20 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 4.8 percent from last week. That’s the third-lowest rating for Collision so far. 

Battle of the Belts VII, which aired on TNT immediately following Collision, averaged 524,000 viewers. That’s up 26.3 percent from the last Battle of the Belts special in April. It’s the third-highest viewership total for Battle of the Belts, which has aired in various time slots on Friday and Saturday since debuting in January 2022.

Battle of the Belts drew a 0.15 rating in 18-49. That’s up 7.1 percent from the last special and is also the third-highest rating in the history of the quarterly special.

Listed below are the overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for each episode of Collision and Battle of the Belts that have aired to date:

Wrestling Observer Live: Bayley, Callis, Prince, BOTB, Collision, Smackdown, NOAH, AAA, EVERYTHING!

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back to talk all the big news and show of the weekend, injuries to Callis, Bayley and Elton Prince, Battle of the Belts, Collision, Smackdown, NOAH and AAA and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Wrestling Observer Radio: All the top matches, AEW, G-1, Callis attacked, Bayley and Elton hurt, tons more

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including all the best matches of the weekend, Nakajima vs. Miyahara, Omega vs. Vikingo, FTR vs. Juice & Jay, Don Callis attacked legit, Bayley and Elton Prince hurt, Mox wins shoot with DEATH JITSU, Rick Steiner, Mercedes, Smackdown, Collision, Battle of the Belts and more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:

Start: The Mikey Nicholls G1 finish, Bayley injured at WWE house show, Elton Prince injury

8:10: Kento Miyahara vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima & Kenny Omega vs. Vikingo from this weekend, Don Callis incident

22:09: FTR vs. Jay White and Juice Robinson on Collision, Battle of The Belts feed dies

32:12: Rick Steiner invited back to WrestleCon

36:10: Mercedes Mone update, Giulia heading to the US, Jon Moxley wins gold medal in NAGA grappling tournament

38:16: A recap of the rest of AEW Collision & Battle of the Belts VII

52:52: WWE SmackDown recap

1:01:48: Dave’s G1 thoughts, WWE Raw preview

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AEW Rampage ratings up, ranks sixth on cable

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Friday night’s episode of AEW Rampage averaged 503,000 viewers on TNT, up 47.9 percent from the previous week. It’s the highest audience total for the show since January 13 and the third highest of the year to date. 

In the 18-49 demo, Rampage finished sixth on the cable charts with a 0.17 rating, up 70 percent from last week. It’s Rampage’s best rating in the key demo since December 23.

Rampage’s ratings were up in every demo with the biggest increase coming with females 12-34, which were up 150 percent from last week. The show also more than doubled its rating with males in that age group, as well as with people 18-34 and people 25-54. 

As compared to the same week in 2022, Rampage was down 16.2 percent in overall viewers and down 32 percent in 18-49. 

Battle of the Belts VI, which aired immediately following Rampage, averaged 415,000 viewers. That’s up 1.5 percent from the previous Battle of the Belts special in January. The show finished 12th for the night in the 18-49 demo with a 0.14 rating. That’s up 27.3 percent from the last Battle of the Belts.

As compared to the 10-week averages, Rampage was up 26.9 percent in overall viewers and up 41.7 percent in 18-49.

Bryan & Vinny & Craig Show: Nick Wayne wins DEFY title, AEW Rampage & Battle of the Belts VI

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The Bryan & Vinny Show is back with tons to talk about including a look at Nick Wayne’s big win over Swerve Strickland for the Defy Title on Saturday night and how that ties into Nick’s Dynamite debut, plus full recaps of both AEW Rampage and AEW Battle of the Belts VI! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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