[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.] [@Switchblade97](/creator/twitter/Switchblade97) "Ask Meltzer how the 2024 NBA all star game only did between 52k and 152k on MAX. Also ask him why there was zero spike in interest on Google trends for AEW when moving to MAX Look at the big spike for the Raw on Netflix debut by comparison"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946807713339416886) 2025-07-20 05:41:43 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "TNA countdown show currently has 11.8k people watching the countdown show for Slammiversary"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947070701640286285) 2025-07-20 23:06:44 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "1.1k watching the TNA PPV on Youtube. For comparison AEW Double or Nothing peaked at 6.6k viewers and AEW All In peaked at 9.6k viewers"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947091622094569614) 2025-07-21 00:29:52 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "AEW All In 2025 peaked at 9.6k viewers representing a XX% increase from the previous PPV offering Double or Nothing. This would indicate roughly how many buys were received for the show on the Youtube Platform"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1944201313203446032) 2025-07-13 01:04:49 UTC XXX followers, 5512 engagements "@AirickAirheart I only remember Dave saying it for the Lakers/Mavs but that can't be the case for the 2024 All Star game cos all cable numbers add up to 5.398m which rounds up to 5.4m but NBA PR reported 5.5m with MAX. Dave will never address this point because his aim is to deceive people"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946073052959158368) 2025-07-18 05:02:26 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "The huge gap is the platform difference. AEW is on a platform averaging 738000 viewers while TNA is doing 100k on a platform averaging 26000 viewers. That is the difference. TNA has outperformed the station average on every platform they've ever been on"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947460124974461373) 2025-07-22 00:54:10 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@SoDuTw Sorry I meant 2nd since Genesis the one where Joshua Alexander and Jordynne Grace worked their last PPV match and Hendry vs Nemeth for the title"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946769941908033990) 2025-07-20 03:11:38 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@SeanRossSapp @jimmyvan74 The whole partnership with WWE is what may carry them to the deal. You are thinking inside the wrestling bubble. Outside the wrestling business in the real business world the working relationship with WWE is what is opening doors for TNA"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947514486501302501) 2025-07-22 04:30:11 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "USA is not a stronger statio than TBS. Also WWE is not putting our first run live wrestling on A&E. They are putting out documentaries and reality show. TNA is already doing 135k-170k on AXS according to Carlos Silva. AXS averages 26000 and A&E averages 344k"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947986744684507593) 2025-07-23 11:46:46 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@lukebunger @DosEvil @AEWNeckbeard There is no indication to think he misunderstood the question when you look to the context. He referred to the question then started talking about first look data to establish which content drives MAX viewership and not how much MAX drives linear viewership"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946751604398367140) 2025-07-20 01:58:46 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@Celtics_fan78 @cafc4ever1 Thats not what you said. You said all these reports and using Dave for their numbers. You don't know that"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947754340665397379) 2025-07-22 20:23:16 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Really happy for TNA but they are completely papering this show. It follows the same pattern as All In where they are suddenly moving large numbers of tickets at the end. I was told All In did just under 20k paid and the rest were comps. TNA are obviously comping here"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946760274859479541) 2025-07-20 02:33:13 UTC XXX followers, 10.4K engagements "The TNA PPV peaked last night at 1.3k viewers on Youtube. For comparison Double or Nothing peaked at 6.6k and All In at 9.6k. Early Google Trends data suggests Slammiversary had XX% the interest of Double or Nothing and XX% that of All In"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947310786444922979) 2025-07-21 15:00:45 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@SovietColonel Regardless it's always good to question the promoter but I'd say there is some public data available to give credence to his claims. Not like with AEW where they magically added 300-500k viewers on MAX with not even a blip on the Google trends chart"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948000609346445519) 2025-07-23 12:41:52 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@WrestleGraphs No Smackdown on USA compared to Raw on USA the previous year the best like for like data we have"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946620873441509851) 2025-07-19 17:19:17 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@365Boss @nicklopiccolo This "troll" account is an agent for ex AEW talent so he will know what some are making. Its his job to know. And I didnt switch up anything. I referred to the lawsuit on my original breakdown but was skeptical as an average of 104k per year is ECW level from over XX years ago"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1945576777532764377) 2025-07-16 20:10:25 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@TheRealTimGioia @JonAlba Hardys are TNA talents"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947147365275631938) 2025-07-21 04:11:22 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@WrestleGraphs In Q2 2024 Smackdown was up X% in P2+ from Q4 XX. Your data this year shows Smackdown as being level. So they have cooled off even by your data"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946621328804450592) 2025-07-19 17:21:05 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@WrestleGraphs Hence the reason we are using Raw. It was your idea to compare Raw to Smackdown. I just moved the data points a little to get the most fair comparison to take into account that Mania started later this year"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946625759067443367) 2025-07-19 17:38:42 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Some viewers per HH data for the last week .Dynamite did 427.5k HHs & 588k viewers averaging XXXX viewers per HH. The last Raw on USA did 1.195m HHs averaging 1.665m viewers for XXXX viewers per HH. Smackdown on Friday did 1.069m HHs & 1.582m viewers for XXXX viewers per HH"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1877515305057980540) 2025-01-10 00:38:25 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "Have zero issue with this bit of nostalgia. It will likely be the only real nostalgia act on the show. TNA has way less nostalgia than its closest competitor"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947289322647937126) 2025-07-21 13:35:28 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "Smackdown is doing XX% of the Raw audience on Netflix. Smackdown only airs internationally while Raw is Global. In Q4 XX the two shows were similarly watched as Raw averaged 1.52m & SD 1.46m on USA. We can assume that the US/International split for Raw is 75%/25% respectively"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946585455438311847) 2025-07-19 14:58:33 UTC XXX followers, 1185 engagements "@TheRajGiri Question from someone specifically to you. How has WWE cooled off Don't shoot the messenger"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946260107156738068) 2025-07-18 17:25:43 UTC XXX followers, 16.1K engagements "If you adjust the numbers in the previous tweet for inflation then the cost of producing TV would be $1.156m today then $934k per taping for AEW is a reasonable estimate"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1907130073460699530) 2025-04-01 17:56:56 UTC XXX followers, 13.3K engagements "Since AEW are now into residency shows this is an interesting article suggesting a UK wide residency for AEW to potentially take the UK market from the WWE. I'd recommend giving it a read"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946952793215934844) 2025-07-20 15:18:13 UTC XXX followers, 1151 engagements "@kspowerwheels NBA AEW & NHL. Anything else"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947811473465528700) 2025-07-23 00:10:18 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@Darth35575344 @Noahgilberto19 The huge gap is the platform difference. AEW is on a platform averaging 738000 viewers while TNA is doing 100k on a platform averaging 26000 viewers. That is the difference. TNA has outperformed the station average on every platform they've ever been on"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947459804034638206) 2025-07-22 00:52:53 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@WrestleGraphs No Smackdown pre Mania is down compared to Smackdown post mania. Same show same station same day. Down XX% in XX weeks. How is that not cooling off. Don't say "post Mania dip is normal" because remember you said "if you have to factor out cyclicality" so lets not factor it out"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946623455182426163) 2025-07-19 17:29:32 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "SNME currently has 105k people watching on Youtube right after they returned from commercial break"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1944189532548542637) 2025-07-13 00:18:00 UTC XXX followers, 1221 engagements "@ThirstRoundPick @TheRajGiri The NBC number was down big from the last one. Isn't that the definition of cooling off"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946274312190640416) 2025-07-18 18:22:10 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "Enzo needs to be someones manager. Such a great promo"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947280978503705061) 2025-07-21 13:02:18 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@RollingSoStoned Unless Raw significantly outperforms Smackdown internationally then yes the about XX% of viewers for Raw are in the US. From the best evidence we have on a like for like platform SD and Raw do similar numbers"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946595796654195147) 2025-07-19 15:39:38 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "This is why platform matters. Similar no. of homes same UFC prelims but one station averages 286k & while the other averages 1.674m & numbers jumped from 516k/0.21 to 977k/0.39. Now tell me what happens if TNA goes from a channel averaging 26k to one doing say 300-400k"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947816287884759490) 2025-07-23 00:29:26 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@WrestleGraphs Since you brought up the cyclical nature of the numbers you've used Q4 which is usually the worst quarter of the year for WWE. For example 2024 Q2 also outperformed Q4 2023. I removed X SD 2023 numbers due to FS1 outliers. It's something very normal"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946619615678771545) 2025-07-19 17:14:17 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@SovietColonel It's not just the last month though. The interest in TNA has been up all year. The last known ratings we have are from Q4 2024 where they were doing 85-100k. Interest in TNA from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 is up XX% according to google trends data"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948007465993588769) 2025-07-23 13:09:06 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "Here are some station averages vs TNA averages Spike TV 2014 = 415k / TNA 2014 - 1.08m Destination America 2015 = 228k / TNA = 330k POP TV 2016 = 179k / TNA 310k AXS TV 2024 = 26k / TNA = 90k In 2024 A&E = 334k & FS1 = 312k. What happens if TNA lands on X of these stations"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948020158137581628) 2025-07-23 13:59:32 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "While they made Trick look like a chump & I turned the show off in disgust the amount of free promotion TNA was getting on CW in front of a relevant audience would cost millions if they didn't have this working relationship. Taker did the same to Bron Breakker & he is doing ok"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1948029034824139202) 2025-07-23 14:34:49 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@TheNicSoapdish Without divulging the info I have been given lets just say even before the WWE partnership TNA were looking to grow and expand in 2025 and had a potential strategy expecting heavy losses this year and next. 10m for going live XX weeks a year is definitely not enough though"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947996718793998477) 2025-07-23 12:26:24 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@WrestleGraphs The dip post Mania is nearly double in the best case scenario (removing post Raw Mania and Smackdown). They dipped X% for 2024 and XX% for 2025"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946618115401392523) 2025-07-19 17:08:19 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@WrestleGraphs How have I cherry picked data Smackdown post mania is down 11%. If you don't want to factor in cyclical trends as you yourself said then explain how being down XX% post Mania compared to pre Mania is not cooling off"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946621784817578165) 2025-07-19 17:22:54 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@DosEvil You are just plain wrong. Shows you mentioned like White Lotus do around 80-90% on MAX vs Cable. The season finale did 6.2m on MAX and HBO but only did 968k on HBO. No one watches sports on MAX. You misunderstood Zaslav. Stuff like White Lotus & AEW is XX% of MAX viewership"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946588729050616082) 2025-07-19 15:11:33 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@AlexLam87004746 Depends on their level of a TV deal. If they got on a station with comparable station average in a comparable number of home I think Impact ends up somewhere between Collision and Dynamite in the ratings. they'll never have the money TK has though to truly compete for talent"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946776093362458826) 2025-07-20 03:36:04 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "The only way I can think to reconcile them is that all the talent getting millions at the top of the salary structure are employees hence they aren't included in Chris Harrington's numbers. The rest are averaging $104k per year which is ECW level pay XX years ago"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1945579985105826303) 2025-07-16 20:23:10 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@AirickAirheart @TheRoyalePain I wouldn't assume the first two parts. Though for sure the third part about the residencies is obvious cost cutting at the expense of making the product look poor. I have no sources for this but I don't think Shad has had to put any more money other the initial $100m"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947990840124526804) 2025-07-23 12:03:02 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@TheCynick If we are fair there is a theoretic valuation that puts AEW a $2b. If the TV numbers are real their revenue is likely to be closer to 250m this year. Put an 8x multiplier on revenue like WWE got you get $2b. But like with all valuations it's not real till someone pays for it"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947993339145412673) 2025-07-23 12:12:58 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@SoDuTw Watching the PPV tomorrow for sure. Will be the second one this year the last being Rebellion"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946769222207521227) 2025-07-20 03:08:46 UTC XXX followers, 3945 engagements "@bobby_s_axelrod @SeanRossSapp @jimmyvan74 You don't pitch Trick Williams or Jacy Jayne. You pitch WWE stars Trick Williams and Jay Jane to network. They won't know who Jack Jayne or Trick Williams are but they will know what WWE is. You also pitch the fact you've outperformed every network you've ever been on"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947515161759101301) 2025-07-22 04:32:52 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "@LastCallwChrisC @AnthonyJ2545 Tony started it with $100m that was an advance on his inheritance. I don't believe Shad has put any more money into it past that initial $100m so there is no reason for Shad to tell Tony that"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947849308625047770) 2025-07-23 02:40:39 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@SovietColonel Thats fine. I agree the promoter is the first person you question. What I will say is that the increase in google trends data lines up with his claims though. Compare this with AEW who supposedly added 300k-500k new viewers with zero change in google trends data"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947997396371185838) 2025-07-23 12:29:05 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "So heres my question was AEW committing tax fraud in Nevada when they listed their talent pay at $2m or was Chris Harrington lying in the lawsuit when the average salary per year works out to $104k Or is there a way to reconcile the two official sources for AEW salary numbers"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1945578367111049316) 2025-07-16 20:16:44 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "To illustrate how ludicrous an average of 104k is say the average is 100k. For X person to make 200k you need X people to make an average of 75k. For X person to make 300k you need X people making an average of 75k. Now do you see how that average is stupidly low"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1945583432840475005) 2025-07-16 20:36:52 UTC XXX followers, 1033 engagements "@MainBRosnor @WrestlePurists @ThisIsTNA It's not a WWE burying TNA thing. It's an Attitude Era burying the modern era thing. They've been doing this shit for XX years"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947828851951730795) 2025-07-23 01:19:21 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements "@WrestleGraphs But you yourself said it's cyclical. The whole point is trying to factor that out. Q4 is a dead period for WWE traditionally. The point was comparing the Post mania dip this year and it is nearly double compared in the best case scenario & multiples more in the worst case"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1946616577660526829) 2025-07-19 17:02:13 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements "When Zaslav said that sports weren't a big driver on MAX what sports air on MAX under the sports section"  [@Switchblade97](/creator/x/Switchblade97) on [X](/post/tweet/1947786545412378903) 2025-07-22 22:31:15 UTC XXX followers, 2743 engagements
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"Ask Meltzer how the 2024 NBA all star game only did between 52k and 152k on MAX. Also ask him why there was zero spike in interest on Google trends for AEW when moving to MAX Look at the big spike for the Raw on Netflix debut by comparison"
@Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-20 05:41:43 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"TNA countdown show currently has 11.8k people watching the countdown show for Slammiversary" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-20 23:06:44 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"1.1k watching the TNA PPV on Youtube. For comparison AEW Double or Nothing peaked at 6.6k viewers and AEW All In peaked at 9.6k viewers" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-21 00:29:52 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"AEW All In 2025 peaked at 9.6k viewers representing a XX% increase from the previous PPV offering Double or Nothing. This would indicate roughly how many buys were received for the show on the Youtube Platform" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-13 01:04:49 UTC XXX followers, 5512 engagements
"@AirickAirheart I only remember Dave saying it for the Lakers/Mavs but that can't be the case for the 2024 All Star game cos all cable numbers add up to 5.398m which rounds up to 5.4m but NBA PR reported 5.5m with MAX. Dave will never address this point because his aim is to deceive people" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-18 05:02:26 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"The huge gap is the platform difference. AEW is on a platform averaging 738000 viewers while TNA is doing 100k on a platform averaging 26000 viewers. That is the difference. TNA has outperformed the station average on every platform they've ever been on" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-22 00:54:10 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@SoDuTw Sorry I meant 2nd since Genesis the one where Joshua Alexander and Jordynne Grace worked their last PPV match and Hendry vs Nemeth for the title" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-20 03:11:38 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@SeanRossSapp @jimmyvan74 The whole partnership with WWE is what may carry them to the deal. You are thinking inside the wrestling bubble. Outside the wrestling business in the real business world the working relationship with WWE is what is opening doors for TNA" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-22 04:30:11 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"USA is not a stronger statio than TBS. Also WWE is not putting our first run live wrestling on A&E. They are putting out documentaries and reality show. TNA is already doing 135k-170k on AXS according to Carlos Silva. AXS averages 26000 and A&E averages 344k" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 11:46:46 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@lukebunger @DosEvil @AEWNeckbeard There is no indication to think he misunderstood the question when you look to the context. He referred to the question then started talking about first look data to establish which content drives MAX viewership and not how much MAX drives linear viewership" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-20 01:58:46 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@Celtics_fan78 @cafc4ever1 Thats not what you said. You said all these reports and using Dave for their numbers. You don't know that" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-22 20:23:16 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Really happy for TNA but they are completely papering this show. It follows the same pattern as All In where they are suddenly moving large numbers of tickets at the end. I was told All In did just under 20k paid and the rest were comps. TNA are obviously comping here" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-20 02:33:13 UTC XXX followers, 10.4K engagements
"The TNA PPV peaked last night at 1.3k viewers on Youtube. For comparison Double or Nothing peaked at 6.6k and All In at 9.6k. Early Google Trends data suggests Slammiversary had XX% the interest of Double or Nothing and XX% that of All In" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-21 15:00:45 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@SovietColonel Regardless it's always good to question the promoter but I'd say there is some public data available to give credence to his claims. Not like with AEW where they magically added 300-500k viewers on MAX with not even a blip on the Google trends chart" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 12:41:52 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@WrestleGraphs No Smackdown on USA compared to Raw on USA the previous year the best like for like data we have" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-19 17:19:17 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@365Boss @nicklopiccolo This "troll" account is an agent for ex AEW talent so he will know what some are making. Its his job to know. And I didnt switch up anything. I referred to the lawsuit on my original breakdown but was skeptical as an average of 104k per year is ECW level from over XX years ago" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-16 20:10:25 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@TheRealTimGioia @JonAlba Hardys are TNA talents" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-21 04:11:22 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@WrestleGraphs In Q2 2024 Smackdown was up X% in P2+ from Q4 XX. Your data this year shows Smackdown as being level. So they have cooled off even by your data" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-19 17:21:05 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@WrestleGraphs Hence the reason we are using Raw. It was your idea to compare Raw to Smackdown. I just moved the data points a little to get the most fair comparison to take into account that Mania started later this year" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-19 17:38:42 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Some viewers per HH data for the last week .Dynamite did 427.5k HHs & 588k viewers averaging XXXX viewers per HH. The last Raw on USA did 1.195m HHs averaging 1.665m viewers for XXXX viewers per HH. Smackdown on Friday did 1.069m HHs & 1.582m viewers for XXXX viewers per HH" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-01-10 00:38:25 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"Have zero issue with this bit of nostalgia. It will likely be the only real nostalgia act on the show. TNA has way less nostalgia than its closest competitor" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-21 13:35:28 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"Smackdown is doing XX% of the Raw audience on Netflix. Smackdown only airs internationally while Raw is Global. In Q4 XX the two shows were similarly watched as Raw averaged 1.52m & SD 1.46m on USA. We can assume that the US/International split for Raw is 75%/25% respectively" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-19 14:58:33 UTC XXX followers, 1185 engagements
"@TheRajGiri Question from someone specifically to you. How has WWE cooled off Don't shoot the messenger" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-18 17:25:43 UTC XXX followers, 16.1K engagements
"If you adjust the numbers in the previous tweet for inflation then the cost of producing TV would be $1.156m today then $934k per taping for AEW is a reasonable estimate" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-04-01 17:56:56 UTC XXX followers, 13.3K engagements
"Since AEW are now into residency shows this is an interesting article suggesting a UK wide residency for AEW to potentially take the UK market from the WWE. I'd recommend giving it a read" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-20 15:18:13 UTC XXX followers, 1151 engagements
"@kspowerwheels NBA AEW & NHL. Anything else" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 00:10:18 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@Darth35575344 @Noahgilberto19 The huge gap is the platform difference. AEW is on a platform averaging 738000 viewers while TNA is doing 100k on a platform averaging 26000 viewers. That is the difference. TNA has outperformed the station average on every platform they've ever been on" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-22 00:52:53 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@WrestleGraphs No Smackdown pre Mania is down compared to Smackdown post mania. Same show same station same day. Down XX% in XX weeks. How is that not cooling off. Don't say "post Mania dip is normal" because remember you said "if you have to factor out cyclicality" so lets not factor it out" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-19 17:29:32 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"SNME currently has 105k people watching on Youtube right after they returned from commercial break" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-13 00:18:00 UTC XXX followers, 1221 engagements
"@ThirstRoundPick @TheRajGiri The NBC number was down big from the last one. Isn't that the definition of cooling off" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-18 18:22:10 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"Enzo needs to be someones manager. Such a great promo" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-21 13:02:18 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@RollingSoStoned Unless Raw significantly outperforms Smackdown internationally then yes the about XX% of viewers for Raw are in the US. From the best evidence we have on a like for like platform SD and Raw do similar numbers" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-19 15:39:38 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"This is why platform matters. Similar no. of homes same UFC prelims but one station averages 286k & while the other averages 1.674m & numbers jumped from 516k/0.21 to 977k/0.39. Now tell me what happens if TNA goes from a channel averaging 26k to one doing say 300-400k" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 00:29:26 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@WrestleGraphs Since you brought up the cyclical nature of the numbers you've used Q4 which is usually the worst quarter of the year for WWE. For example 2024 Q2 also outperformed Q4 2023. I removed X SD 2023 numbers due to FS1 outliers. It's something very normal" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-19 17:14:17 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@SovietColonel It's not just the last month though. The interest in TNA has been up all year. The last known ratings we have are from Q4 2024 where they were doing 85-100k. Interest in TNA from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 is up XX% according to google trends data" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 13:09:06 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"Here are some station averages vs TNA averages Spike TV 2014 = 415k / TNA 2014 - 1.08m Destination America 2015 = 228k / TNA = 330k POP TV 2016 = 179k / TNA 310k AXS TV 2024 = 26k / TNA = 90k In 2024 A&E = 334k & FS1 = 312k. What happens if TNA lands on X of these stations" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 13:59:32 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"While they made Trick look like a chump & I turned the show off in disgust the amount of free promotion TNA was getting on CW in front of a relevant audience would cost millions if they didn't have this working relationship. Taker did the same to Bron Breakker & he is doing ok" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 14:34:49 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@TheNicSoapdish Without divulging the info I have been given lets just say even before the WWE partnership TNA were looking to grow and expand in 2025 and had a potential strategy expecting heavy losses this year and next. 10m for going live XX weeks a year is definitely not enough though" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 12:26:24 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@WrestleGraphs The dip post Mania is nearly double in the best case scenario (removing post Raw Mania and Smackdown). They dipped X% for 2024 and XX% for 2025" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-19 17:08:19 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@WrestleGraphs How have I cherry picked data Smackdown post mania is down 11%. If you don't want to factor in cyclical trends as you yourself said then explain how being down XX% post Mania compared to pre Mania is not cooling off" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-19 17:22:54 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@DosEvil You are just plain wrong. Shows you mentioned like White Lotus do around 80-90% on MAX vs Cable. The season finale did 6.2m on MAX and HBO but only did 968k on HBO. No one watches sports on MAX. You misunderstood Zaslav. Stuff like White Lotus & AEW is XX% of MAX viewership" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-19 15:11:33 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@AlexLam87004746 Depends on their level of a TV deal. If they got on a station with comparable station average in a comparable number of home I think Impact ends up somewhere between Collision and Dynamite in the ratings. they'll never have the money TK has though to truly compete for talent" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-20 03:36:04 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"The only way I can think to reconcile them is that all the talent getting millions at the top of the salary structure are employees hence they aren't included in Chris Harrington's numbers. The rest are averaging $104k per year which is ECW level pay XX years ago" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-16 20:23:10 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@AirickAirheart @TheRoyalePain I wouldn't assume the first two parts. Though for sure the third part about the residencies is obvious cost cutting at the expense of making the product look poor. I have no sources for this but I don't think Shad has had to put any more money other the initial $100m" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 12:03:02 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@TheCynick If we are fair there is a theoretic valuation that puts AEW a $2b. If the TV numbers are real their revenue is likely to be closer to 250m this year. Put an 8x multiplier on revenue like WWE got you get $2b. But like with all valuations it's not real till someone pays for it" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 12:12:58 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@SoDuTw Watching the PPV tomorrow for sure. Will be the second one this year the last being Rebellion" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-20 03:08:46 UTC XXX followers, 3945 engagements
"@bobby_s_axelrod @SeanRossSapp @jimmyvan74 You don't pitch Trick Williams or Jacy Jayne. You pitch WWE stars Trick Williams and Jay Jane to network. They won't know who Jack Jayne or Trick Williams are but they will know what WWE is. You also pitch the fact you've outperformed every network you've ever been on" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-22 04:32:52 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"@LastCallwChrisC @AnthonyJ2545 Tony started it with $100m that was an advance on his inheritance. I don't believe Shad has put any more money into it past that initial $100m so there is no reason for Shad to tell Tony that" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 02:40:39 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@SovietColonel Thats fine. I agree the promoter is the first person you question. What I will say is that the increase in google trends data lines up with his claims though. Compare this with AEW who supposedly added 300k-500k new viewers with zero change in google trends data" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 12:29:05 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"So heres my question was AEW committing tax fraud in Nevada when they listed their talent pay at $2m or was Chris Harrington lying in the lawsuit when the average salary per year works out to $104k Or is there a way to reconcile the two official sources for AEW salary numbers" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-16 20:16:44 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"To illustrate how ludicrous an average of 104k is say the average is 100k. For X person to make 200k you need X people to make an average of 75k. For X person to make 300k you need X people making an average of 75k. Now do you see how that average is stupidly low" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-16 20:36:52 UTC XXX followers, 1033 engagements
"@MainBRosnor @WrestlePurists @ThisIsTNA It's not a WWE burying TNA thing. It's an Attitude Era burying the modern era thing. They've been doing this shit for XX years" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-23 01:19:21 UTC XXX followers, XX engagements
"@WrestleGraphs But you yourself said it's cyclical. The whole point is trying to factor that out. Q4 is a dead period for WWE traditionally. The point was comparing the Post mania dip this year and it is nearly double compared in the best case scenario & multiples more in the worst case" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-19 17:02:13 UTC XXX followers, XXX engagements
"When Zaslav said that sports weren't a big driver on MAX what sports air on MAX under the sports section" @Switchblade97 on X 2025-07-22 22:31:15 UTC XXX followers, 2743 engagements