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AEW to make Maine debut next month

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Next month, AEW is holding a show in the state of Maine for the first time ever.

It was announced today that the Wednesday, May 20 episode of Dynamite will be held in Portland, Maine at Cross Insurance Arena. This is Dynamite’s go-home show for Double or Nothing 2026.

Tickets are going on sale to the general public this Friday (April 10) at 10 a.m. Eastern time. AEW World Champion MJF, Women’s World Champion Thekla, Willow Nightingale, and Will Ospreay are featured on promotional material for the episode.

While this is AEW’s first-ever event in Maine, the promotion’s World Championship was defended on an indie show in the state earlier this year. MJF retained against Alec Price in January at a show for Limitless Wrestling, an indie promotion founded in Maine. That same night, Price and his tag team partner Jordan Oliver were presented with AEW contracts.

A new Collision date has also been added to the AEW schedule. That episode will take place from the Wicomico Civic Center on Saturday, May 16 — one night after the venue hosts ROH Supercard of Honor 2026.

AEW has its Dynasty pay-per-view coming up this weekend and will then start the build toward Double or Nothing, which is being held in New York City on Sunday, May 24.

WOL: Janel Grant, Jericho return, Dynamite, more!

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Lance Storm is back with tons to talk about including the latest on the Janel Grant lawsuit, Chris Jericho returns on Dynamite and what we know about the timeline, AEW Dynamite from Wednesday night, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!\

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WOL: Kyle Fletcher’s bad day, Ospreay’s Wembley opponent, Dynamite

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with tons to talk about including the worst day of Kyle Fletcher’s life, a full recap of Dynamite last night, the debate over who should face Will Ospreay at Wembley this year, lady facing prison for allegedly embezzling funds to buy WWE tickets, and tons more. A fun show as always so check it out~!

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WOR: Ricochet tweet, Dynamite, weekend schedule, news!

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including Ricochet’s tweet and the fallout, New Japan Cup update, a big weekend schedule of Smackdown, Collision, New Japan, AAA and more, ratings, a poor edition of Dynamite and your NXT report as well, and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: Ricochet deletes controversial post & fallout
7:35: NJPW Cup update, early AEW Revolution numbers, thoughts on main event stipulation and more
19:48: Lineups for this weekend
35:21: Ratings
39:42: AEW Dynamite recap
1:04:09: WWE NXT recap

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WOR: ESPN/WWE ratings, Ronda Rousey, Dave goes to Dynamite

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the ESPN ratings controversy for WWE shows, notes from New Japan and CMLL this week, tons of news from the Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano press conference, AEW Dynamite which Dave attended live, plus Collision spoilers and the PPV line-up. A packed show so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: ESPN takes down grades for PLEs after WWE complaints
14:58: Nino Hamburguesa fired by AAA/WWE after fan incident, CMLL notes
22:20: Ratings, NJPW cup update
39:22: Ronda Rousey/Gina Carano press conference notes
53:58: AEW Dynamite recap
1:15:28: AEW Collision spoilers, Revolution lineup

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WOL: WWE creative changes, Mania sales stalled, Dynamite

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with tons to talk about as news breaks throughout the show. We have the latest on Road Dogg being axed from WWE, a RAW creative promotion, WrestleMania selling not tickets and why WWE’s response is misguided, RUSH returns from injury and what he did for his knee, the Dynamite report and more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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Hechicero to challenge Jon Moxley on AEW Dynamite

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The feud between the Don Callis Family and the Death Riders will continue this Wednesday when Hechicero challenges Jon Moxley for the AEW Continental Championship on Dynamite. 

AEW CEO Tony Khan announced the match on social media. 

Moxley won the Continental Championship in December, defeating Callis Family members Kyle Fletcher and Kazuchika Okada in the semifinals and finals of a tournament for the belt. He has since faced and defeated three other members of the Callis Family: Josh Alexander, Mark Davis, and El Clon. A fourth Callis Family member, Konosuke Takeshita, took Moxley to a time-limit draw. 

Moxley has also fought alongside the Death Riders against the Don Callis Family in a series of trios matches, going 3-1 in those contests. 

Hechicero started wrestling for AEW in January of 2024. He has never won a championship in AEW; his last championship match in the promotion was a loss to Mark Briscoe for the TNT Championship in January. 

In CMLL, he is a former CMLL World Heavyweight Champion, a former NWA World Historic Light Heavyweight Champion, and former co-holder of the CMLL World Trios Championship. 

His last match was a loss in a trios match, teaming with Lance Archer & Rockey Romero in a defeat to Moxley & Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia on a January 21 episode of Collision. 

AEW Dynamite lineup | March 4, 2028

The upcoming March 4 episode of Dynamite will take place in El Paso, Texas, at Don Haskins Center.

  • The IInspiration (Jessie McKay & Cassie Lee) in-ring debut
  • MJF (c) vs. Kevin Knight for the AEW World Championship
  • Thekla (c) vs. Thunder Rosa for the AEW Women’s World Championship
  • Jon Moxley vs. Hechicero

AEW Dynamite viewership & 18-49 ratings drop

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

This week’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 633,000 viewers on TBS, down 8.5% from the previous week. It’s the second lowest audience for the show since Nielsen adjusted the way they report numbers using the Big Data + Panel method.

Dynamite averaged a 0.10 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 16.7% from last week and is the lowest audience the show has done in that category since January 28th.

Dynamite went head to head with the 50th season premiere of CBS’s Survivor as well as the NBA on ESPN and the NHL on TNT. The show finished 15th on the prime time cable charts on the night.

As compared to the same week in 2025 the overall viewership was up 5.9% while the 18-49 rating was down 44.4%.

Listed below are the last 10 weeks of available overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS, with the numbers for the Christmas Eve episode still not being reported, along with the 9 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 12.8% in overall viewers but even in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
12/17/20250.08511,000
12/24/2025
12/31/20250.07398,000
1/7/20250.08516,000
1/14/20260.08526,000
1/21/20260.08498,000
1/28/20260.09653,000
2/4/20260.15654,000
2/11/20260.12604,000
2/18/20260.12692,000
2/25/20260.1633,000
*10 wk avg0.10561,333
*not includingcurrent week

WOL: Penelope Ford injury, AJ stays with WWE, Dynamite!

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez is back with a solo show running down all the news including an update on Penelope Ford’s injury, why moonsaults off the post are more dangerous the way they’re done today, the AEW Dynamite report, AJ Styles not leaving WWE anytime soon, and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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WOR: AEW Dynamite report, injury updates, WWE 2025 financials & news

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Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of Bobby Douglas, Bronson Reed biceps update, TKO business notes from today’s earnings call, AJ Styles reiterates retirement, Stand and Deliver not in Vegas, Arena Mexico, the Dynamite and NXT reports, Penelope Ford injured, and more.

A packed show as always so check it out~!

Timestamps:
Start: Ric Flair’s 77th birthday, Bobby Douglas passes away
6:08: Bronson Reed update, TKO business notes
14:15: New WrestleMania weekend events announced, NXT Stand & Deliver moved
20:52: AJ Styles confirms he’s retired
26:31: Arena Mexico notes, ratings
37:03: AEW Dynamite recap
55:47: WWE NXT recap

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AEW Dynamite viewership reaches highest levels since August

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Last week’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 692,000 viewers on TBS, up 14.6% from the previous week. It’s the largest audience for the show since August 6th of last year.

Dynamite averaged the same 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demo that the show did last week. That ties the second highest rating the show has done in that category since the Grand Slam Mexico show in September.

The show went head to head with coverage of the Winter Olympics on NBC, Peacock and the USA Network but still finished sixth overall in the primetime cable ratings for the night.

As compared to the same week in 2025, the overall viewership was up 22.9% while the 18-49 rating was down 29.4%.

Listed below are the last 10 week of available overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings with the numbers for the Christmas Eve episode still not being reported along with the 9 week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 27.7% in overall viewers and 33.3% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
12/10/20250.09516,000
12/17/20250.08511,000
12/24/2025
12/31/20250.07398,000
1/7/20250.08516,000
1/14/20260.08526,000
1/21/20260.08498,000
1/28/20260.09653,000
2/4/20260.15654,000
2/11/20260.12604,000
2/18/20260.12692,000
“10 wk avg0.09541,778
*not includingcurrent week

WOL: Bryan returns, all the news and reviews from the weekend!

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Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Filthy Tom Lawlor is back with tons to talk about including a bunch of unfortunately bad wrestling-related news to kick of the show, thoughts on the most newsworthy moments of Bryan’s absence, line-ups for the next few days, Smackdown and Collision and tons more! A fun show as always so check it out~!

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AEW Dynamite ratings down against Winter Olympics

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 604,000 viewers on TBS, down 7.7% from the previous week. It’s the lowest audience for the show since January 21st, the week before Nielsen changed the way it measured their ratings under the Big Data + Panel system.

Dynamite averaged a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s down 20% from last week, but was the second highest rating the show has done since the November 12th Grand Slam Mexico show.

The show went head to head with coverage of the Winter Olympics on NBC, USA Network, and Peacock, finishing 9th overall in the prime time cable ratings on the night. They were also up against an NBA game on ESPN that was 2nd on cable with a 0.26 18-49 rating.

As compared to the same week in 2025, the overall viewership was up 4.3% while the 18-49 rating was down 25%.

Listed below are the last 10 available weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings as well as the 9 week average in both categories with numbers for the Christmas Eve episode still not being reported. This week’s show was up 14% in overall viewers and 33.3% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages.

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
12/3/20250.09496,000
12/10/20250.09516,000
12/17/20250.08511,000
12/24/2025
12/31/20250.07398,000
1/7/20250.08516,000
1/14/20260.08526,000
1/21/20260.08498,000
1/28/20260.09653,000
2/4/20260.15654,000
2/11/20260.12604,000
*10 wk avg0.09529,778
*not includingcurrent week

AEW Dynamite draws best ratings in months

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s AEW Dynamite episode averaged 654,000 viewers on TBS, up slightly from the 653,000 viewers the show did last week. This marks the largest audience for Dynamite since the Grand Slam Mexico special on September 17 of last year.

In the 18-49 demo, Dynamite drew a 0.15 rating. That’s up 66.7 percent from the prior week and ties the best rating Dynamite has done in that category since August 20. The show finished tied for sixth on the cable charts for the night despite going head-to-head with an NBA game on ESPN that topped the chart with a 0.48 rating in 18-49 and 1.751 million viewers overall.

Beginning on January 26, Nielsen once again revised the way it calculates viewership with the Big Data + Panel rating system. This change has resulted in a noticeable increase for wrestling programs.

As compared to the same week in 2025, Dynamite’s overall viewership was up 8.1 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 11.8 percent.

Listed below are the last 10 available weeks of viewership totals and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, along with the nine-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 27.2 percent in viewers and 87.5 percent in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Dynamite ratings —

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
11/26/20250.1512,000
12/3/20250.09496,000
12/10/20250.09516,000
12/17/20250.08511,000
12/24/2025
12/31/20250.07398,000
1/7/20250.08516,000
1/14/20260.08526,000
1/21/20260.08498,000
1/28/20260.09653,000
2/4/20260.15654,000
*10 wk avg0.08514,000
*not including current week

AEW Dynamite draws best viewership in four months

Posted on by Paul Fontaine

Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 653,000 viewers on TBS, up 31.1 percent from the prior week. This marks the largest audience total for the show since AEW’s Blood & Guts special that took place in September 2025.

In the 18-49 demo, Dynamite drew a 0.09 rating. That’s up 12.5 percent from last week and ties the best rating the show has done in that category since November 26. Dynamite finished tied for 16th on the cable charts while going head-to-head with an NBA game on ESPN that topped the charts with a 0.59 rating in the key demo.

As compared to the same week in 2025, when Nielsen still used its panel-only ratings reporting method, Dynamite’s overall viewership was up 8.1 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 47.1 percent.

Listed below are the last 10 weeks of reported viewership numbers and 18-49 demo ratings for Dynamite, as well as the nine-week average in both categories. This week’s show was up 32.1 percent in viewers but steady in 18-49 as compared to the recent averages.

AEW Dynamite ratings —

DateAEW 18-49AEW total viewers
11/19/20250.1491,000
11/26/20250.1512,000
12/3/20250.09496,000
12/10/20250.09516,000
12/17/20250.08511,000
12/24/2025
12/31/20250.07398,000
1/7/20250.08516,000
1/14/20260.08526,000
1/21/20260.08498,000
1/28/20260.09653,000
*10 wk avg0.09496,000
*not including current week