How dare you be an unbiased fan. This is the IWC. We only allow hateful comments and brand tribalism. You’re supposed to worship your favorite 3 letters and continuously hate on all other wrestling companies with 3 letters.
I'm not really a fan (I really only liked it in 2019) but I'm glad they got a deal. AEW has more potential than WWE but the long matches are so boring.
With so many AEW haters on most channels.. I'm glad this channel has more people showing support. Those who watch AEW and constantly hate on them.. it's really pathetic. So many criticizing Tony and the company for not making a profit or getting a deal like WWE. Look.. the dude running the company is a billionaire. He's good.. Financially free and obviously money isn't an issue for him, so why (as a fan) obsess with their business practices if you're not making/losing anything from the company? If AEW is gonna be here for years to come.. why not just be enthusiastic we get to see our favorite wrestles do what they love and entertain us? Its more sexy to hate on them and bitch and complain about ratings/attendance. For those with podcasts.. I get it. Negativity sells. Fans with no monetary incentive who just complain about everything AEW does really shows how meaningless their lives must be. We get it.. you're miserable lol I personally love AEW and WWE. Both have their creative issues but I could give a flying fuck about how much the companies are making or their profit margin. Do you guys care how much your favorite TV shows are grossing or how much revenue your favorite Sports team is bringing in? If so.. WHY??????? Maybe find something useful to do with your time and enjoy life.. Its short. If hating on AEW brings you happiness and that's how you get your rocks off, keep hating. Without you haters, there would be no true wrestling lovers who's passion keep this awesome company in existence. Hate on.. I'll be over here enjoying the action and being a lover of wrestling!
I was in the media and advertising industry for the better part of 20 years and i just laughed at WWE fans going after AEWs ratings but they always fail to understand their deal is based on ranking for the night, advertising dollars generated from programming, and most importantly 18-49 demo...plus dvr and on demand views...the Nielsen rating alone hasnt been a huge factor in about 20 years...there is much more to it than that....its not the total number its where you rank for night/week
Look at the bigger picture. It is dying. It's audience numbers have dropped off so significantly that to get close to even 800k is seen as a win when they were doing close to a million around 2 years ago. Many photos have proven that people don't turn up in numbers to their live shows anymore either, despite what bs Tony likes to spew. The reason they have even got the deal is that Zaslav is an utter clown who has destroyed WBDs worth and now needs programming to keep what little they have got left from going under. I'm not even speaking as a hater, I'm simply speaking facts that no one wants to acknowledge. This company is not on a good footing regardless of what Meltzer or any other shill wants to say. Edit: Let us also not forget that this deal amount most likely will not even pay for half the rosters contracts due to tonys mismanagement of money. Either he starts paying people out of his own pocket (which he likely will) or layoffs will occur in the future which isn't a bad thing. Either way, this isn't the win people try to make it out as.
@@michaelmurphy8394I don't need to move anything when the evidence speaks for itself. Enjoy the product as you wish but don't delude yourself into believing this is a profitable venture when it hadn't been for sometime.
I am confused, because so many people said that AEW is dying, but now they are getting more money and shows? Its almost like those people who told me the company was dying either have no idea how television works or were so pathetic that they were hoping the company was dying.
im also confused because so many people said that aew was going to double their old deal and were major competition for wwe, but now theyre getting less then wwe, no streaming, no international deals, and arent going to fox? it almost like the people who told me those things have no idea how television or the wrestling business works
@@frank-vt8yf They are about to more than double their old deal which was 170 million over 4 years. Now they are looking at nearly 700 million over 4 years. Go back and sit in your corner child.
@@frank-vt8yfActually AEW is making more than double there current deal with this new deal so you probably should have done a little bit of research before you tried to turn my reply against me and people never said concrete that AEW is getting a steaming deal or going to Fox but are things that people hoped for or expected. Please tell me you do understand the difference between wants/expectations and confirmed reports, right? Granted those things can still happen because the specifics of the new deal have not been formally announced. You sound like you got butt hurt about my comment and tried to twist it on me but came off looking foolish instead. So Better luck next time, drone.
@@JackLawrence-dn2jb Looks like someone ain't been paying attention seeing as AEW works with New Japan 🗾 Wrestling and Mexico . Kinda makes that PG Company and there Working relationship with TNA look like as big of a Joke as what's between your legs .(JACK )
Well Bryan, All Petite Wrasslin' proved they can make more money than my redneck territory did back in Joo-ly of 1984, but at least I didn't book Pockets or Riiiiho! 😂😂
What, you mean he will continue to get more views then AEW television weekly combined? Well yea it's not really hard is it. Just a reminder, WWE Netflix deal is worth 9 billion. Get back in the mud.
Well clearly WBD have lost their minds. Haven't they been listening to the experts on wrestling news sites? According to them AEW is in serious trouble and Nielsen ratings are the most important thing in the world! Smh WBD going out of business
Meltzer, whose been saying he knows what going on for weeks, is making assumptions and guesses on this information. He knew nothing. He still never knows anything.
Wtf Dave's got a victory flag doing victory lap whilst admitting he dosnt have any details and instantly on hearing the number tells us everything about the deal he just admitted he had no details on, ok Dave so you have no details but your victory lap your telling us it dosnt include international rights and it dosnt include new shows or ppv so the number is great lol this is guy that told us were all stupid and aew would get billion dollar deal, when did goalposts move so far that 170 mil is now great deal FFS just stop speculating and let us know when we have deal done with Facebook s.
@@Saddler1944And that’s bad? Personally I think it’s a good thing wrestlers have more places to earn money, and I’m not crying any tears over rich people losing said money in the process.
@@lagofala It's because in 2019 Tony and Aew started bragging about "almost" beating raw in the ratings and key demo. Which is why Jericho was called Le Demo god. And they kept talking about ratings until 2022. Now they want to forget that ever happened
@@lagofala 😂😂😂😂let me guess you think we should all just enjoy pro wrestling too right? After all the mud slinging AEW started and now it’s worse then ever
I honestly want to see AEW programming on a broadcast station. I feel like the best night for AEW to meet expectations from their broadcast partner would be Saturdays just because people are out and ratings are usually down. Also lets keep in mind AEW Dynamite was pulling more viewers than an an episode of The Simpsons last year excluding episodes with NFL lead in and Holiday episodes
"The Simpsons" have been on TV since 1989. Most people will tell you that they think the show was cancelled ten years ago, when you ask them if it's still on.
As a UK resident, moving to TNT sports is a bad idea, its been a pay wall and isn’t as popular as Sky Sports. But I think AEW need to either move away from ITV or demand more, none of the shows are on at a consistent time and are needlessly on very late, nor are the shows heavily promoted
They used to be promoted quite well when they first started up within the first 6-12 months I remember seeing tons of adverts during the day for AEW which shocked me. But I actually disagree, they need to move away from ITV or demand their shows move to more consistent time slots. I would demand Dynamite be moved to ITV2 and to be aired LIVE at 1am on Wednesday, and rerun again the next day on Thursday at the 10/10:30pm slot (I am sure they can move Family Guy around). Rampage can stay on ITV4 and air LIVE on friday night at 1am and then rerun again Saturday at the 10/1030pm slot. Collision can either stay on ITV4 or be moved ITV3 again aired LIVE at 1am on Saturday and rerun at 10/1030pm Sunday. I don't see any other way of getting more exposure from ITV, imagine Love Island finishes on ITV2 and then AEW rerun airs straight after. Thats BIG opening ratings for AEW, and this gets them way more eyeballs than being stuck on ITV4. I VERY much doubt ITV would go for this, so just move to TNT Sports. Sure its a paid for channel but it makes them seem more like a premium product than a cheap free for all on freeview TV. At the very least move your premium show to the premium channel. The only way I think ITV would ever go for this deal would be if AEW gave them a few PPV's a year for VERY cheap like WWE did with Channel 4 back in the early 2000's.
Anybody with a functioning brain knows AEW was never getting cancelled and they were gonna get paid very well. I will never understand why fans continue to let trolls opinions distract them from reality.
@@vonVile Warner could replace it with literally anything and get higher views but they won't because live sports sells really well to advertisers and you can build around live tv you can't build around reruns.
@@sebastianwalker7573 because you fans that are delusional. Swore this promotion is the be all and end all when it’s not. It’s not even the alternative. Wake Up it stinks like some of its fans
@@gi79304 AEW had hype during Vince's run but since Vince has been away from the WWE it kind of shows how AEW really is just bland. Anything was better than Vince's boring PG WWE.
@@realbammargera WHAT DOES THAT MAKE YOU? YOU MUST LISTEN TO BISCHOFF, WHO FAILED MISERABLY, RUSSO WHO THINKS MCMAHON IS BUYING AEW, CORNETTE WHO GOT FIRED BY EVERY WRESTLING COMPANY EVER CREATED, OR DISCO WHO MIGHT BE THE DUMBEST AND WORST WRESTLER EVER TO BE IN A RING
Listen 170million a year for what they spend on talent(some huge yearly contracts), licensing, production all the things that go in to making a company look professional they won’t really be making money will about break even at best so will have to rely on ticket sales and we all know the state of those atm on a week to week basis not one off shows here or there. We can all pretend this is positive but it’s just a deal that got tk almost breaking even for the first time in 5 years
@@al5306They beat WWE weekly and then completely annihilate them with their PPVS 🤣🤣🤣 AEW is the best pro wrestling around and that's not changing anytime soon
@@ZoobleZiLol. Yea. As if youve never made an incorrect prediction in your entire life. My track record will be redeemed when this deal falls through. Cant wait 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Remember when Dave used to say if aew was fox on a network channel they'd be able to beat raw numbers. Now he's saying they'd get killed by smackdown on cable lol😂 what about the Friday night warz
What exactly does a new deal solve for Aew. They were already funded by a billionaire who's one of the richest people in the planet so they had an unlimited budget to speak with. They've already signed all the big name talents (past n present stars) and most have flopped drawing ratings. What is there to be happy about ? The show is dead. People are done with Aew and only people left are the small niche audience that like video game wrestling. Sadly that's a dwindling fan base as I'm sure they've figured out now or if they haven't do yr by yr comparisons of the ratings n grab a hint
So so I mean like so so "I mean it's still I mean it's not as big as an increase as uhmm you know it's not it's not really technically a double but it would be uhmm you know like uhmm you know it would be substantial increase you know uhmm
Let me get this straight... Two TV shows. Twice a week. Across three networks. Seperate broadcast deal to come (presumably Shockwave). Are they getting rid of Rampage?
That’s kind of up in the air but I think it’s more likely they’re going to combine Rampage and Collision into a 3 hour block to make room for Shockwave. Which they’ve already experimented with that format so it wouldn’t be any drastic change for AEW and its viewing audience.
lol cope harder. Imagine trying to make out $170m a year is a failure. They were on $50m a year in 2020 and people like you were saying it wouldn't make 2021.
@@JamesWilsonMD as far as profitability goes yes he is right ...TV rights pay a lot more today than 1999...I'm not talking about inflation either...back then Vince made his money with gate, merch, ppv buys and live show attendance...TV was basically like an infomercial for his product
Dave regurgitated what had been discussed by him and rest of the sheets. He doesn't know anything new. He's throwing stuff against the wall hoping something sticks
I do think that AEW expanding to FOX network would absolutely have happened if AEW still had CM Punk. I think everyone vastly underestimated how VALUABLE Punk could be for TV network negotiations (especially with traditional TV networks: NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX).
It wasn't underestimated at all. If he wasn't a valuable asset he would have been canned in the fall of 22 the first time he publicly humiliated the company and assaulted his coworkers.
@@HeavenUpsideDown CM Punk was the leverage that AEW needed to get their Saturday night program: Collision. Ask Dave. They would have never gotten that program without promising TNT plenty of CM Punk. He’s a draw and modern icon.
@@TheGrittyUrbanSaga lmao that’s their best insult when they get triggered. When fans have an opinion that AEW fans don’t like that’s their coping mechanism, 😂
😂😂😂 imagine paying money for these videos to listen to Dave “uhm and uhhh” the audience to death and shuffle looking for papers, being so unorganized, and offering no new infortmation. Then Bryan thinking Fox would pay 30 million to air AEW dark matches at 2:00AM on FS1. That was the crap free youtube stuff that they axed. These guys I swear.
Imagine being such a waste of oxygen you mock somebody's speech pattern. Meltzer's forgotten more about wrestling than you'll ever learn. Try shutting up for once and engaging your brain.
Something something AEW is dead something something no crowds something something *poking fun at dave* There ya go. Thats the comment section. You can leave now.
2,911 in attendance at a 20k-capacity arena in the second biggest city in the state of Kentucky. 716k and 250k watched on television. 2,994 in attendance at a 10k arena in the fourth-biggest metropolitan are in Ohio. 268k watched on television. What glorious triumphs! How's it going? It's going _great..._
Aew being on fite tv in the uk is a bargain only costs me £0.81p a week ad free for all the shows & back catalogue on demand, does not include the ppvs though.
Gross and Net profit are 2 completely different things. They only talk about Gross...but Net is what matters. If you gross 100 million but you spent 200 million on salaries and advertising, then you are not profitable.
@@SubZero_125 true story I was listening to this in the car while taking my daughter to daycare and she got in sync with Dave. I didn’t realize what she was doing at first but then I realized she kept saying “ummmmm” then I noticed Dave was doing lol. My 4 year old speaks Meltzer
If PPVs included, it means that it might be the same money as before as they used to make some money with their PPVs. If part of the deal, that goes away
Does Dave know what the term profit/profitable means? Gross revenue and net profit are two vastly different things and if he’s saying that they’ll be profitable, how does he know what their expenses are?
Dave's comments about AEW is starting to get interesting by saying AEW is "second-tier wrestling" so much for Uncle Dave Meltzer being a "co-owner" of AEW along with WBD!
@@RunandLift2 yeah reported by dirt sheets. this has been reported by actual financial journalists.....which we all knew when it was signed it would be someone like that reporting it.
AEW going from ITV4 to TNT sports would completely kill their audience in the UK. It would be a really dumb move if they want to run Wembley again in 2026.
ITV4 is a dead channel bro, sure its freeview but its a dead channel barely anyone watches. I bet if they moved to TNT Sports their viewers would nearly double.
@ZoobleZi Remember when Meltzer and Aew marks blamed the weather and Kendrick Lamar for their low ratings? You must have missed that 2 year plus cope + seeth
no profits, no growth, no future. no ad revenue because the ratings are down, no ticket sales unless its a big show in England, no video game sales. paying out overpriced contracts.
@@simonhh They're down 200k. And you're worried about what? Being "right" this is exactly why fans don't take that company seriously. You call everyone drones but cry the second anything is said that isn't pure glaze. You simps. Collision +Rampage combine for 400k but since Aew hasn't disappeared. You were right? Losers
Drones? Still losing money with 170 mio and a 100 mio roster. Healthy is 25-30%, not way over 50% for personal. Tonys Father is still paying the deficit the next years
170 vs over 100 mio salary per year just for wrestler is not a good deal. You have to pay the other staff, medical care, travelling costs. They need to increase the audience for their weeklys
@@simonhh They're went from 900k/500k/500k on the shows to 700k/180/200k and you're bragging? Just being in business isn't good enough. You have to know that
@@RunandLift2 The fed had 4 million regular viewers not long ago. Now they're doing 1 million with a overhyped Roman return. Yet you brag about a Netflix deal because they will finally be able to hide the viewing figures :D
2 years ago these dudes said AEW was getting 5 year billion dollar deal. This is no where near that . Plus this is for like 3 shows and WBD has a stake in the company. I’m happy they got a deal but let’s keep it 100. Dave said the raw deal wasn’t that great cause it included so much. This is the same thing isn’t it ?
@@Phantom7inCHNostalgia legit thought MJF was gonna sign with WWE 💀 his track record is garbanzo 😭 also his brain can't come up with anything original so he just copies whatever I say 😂
@@Phantom7inCH My dream of a new deal NOT being signed is REALITY Your dream of a new deal being signed and OFFICIALLY announced hasnt happened and NEVER will Cope and Seethe 🤣🤣🤣
Good, hope wwe never gets anywhere close to being a monopoly ever again
clown
LOL Like AEW is any competition.
When has WWE ever been a monopoly? You do know what a monopoly is?
I for one wish AEW the best, no I'm not being paid to say that, I'm just a genuine fan.
Same here
How dare you be an unbiased fan. This is the IWC. We only allow hateful comments and brand tribalism. You’re supposed to worship your favorite 3 letters and continuously hate on all other wrestling companies with 3 letters.
@@MisaToTheMax that's the same as saying you wish a pedjogil3 the best
I'm not really a fan (I really only liked it in 2019) but I'm glad they got a deal. AEW has more potential than WWE but the long matches are so boring.
With so many AEW haters on most channels.. I'm glad this channel has more people showing support. Those who watch AEW and constantly hate on them.. it's really pathetic. So many criticizing Tony and the company for not making a profit or getting a deal like WWE. Look.. the dude running the company is a billionaire. He's good.. Financially free and obviously money isn't an issue for him, so why (as a fan) obsess with their business practices if you're not making/losing anything from the company? If AEW is gonna be here for years to come.. why not just be enthusiastic we get to see our favorite wrestles do what they love and entertain us? Its more sexy to hate on them and bitch and complain about ratings/attendance. For those with podcasts.. I get it. Negativity sells.
Fans with no monetary incentive who just complain about everything AEW does really shows how meaningless their lives must be. We get it.. you're miserable lol I personally love AEW and WWE. Both have their creative issues but I could give a flying fuck about how much the companies are making or their profit margin. Do you guys care how much your favorite TV shows are grossing or how much revenue your favorite Sports team is bringing in? If so.. WHY??????? Maybe find something useful to do with your time and enjoy life.. Its short. If hating on AEW brings you happiness and that's how you get your rocks off, keep hating. Without you haters, there would be no true wrestling lovers who's passion keep this awesome company in existence. Hate on.. I'll be over here enjoying the action and being a lover of wrestling!
@@noblethoughts77 perfectly said
Look at your nasty nestlings commenting here about “e drones” and “haters.”
Imagine supporting any company that doesn't pay you 😂😂😂 what a mark
@@keni95851 Its called being a fan idiot 🤣😂😂
@@noblethoughts77 An awful lot of words to say, “Anyone but Vince”/“Anything Bit WWE.”
I was in the media and advertising industry for the better part of 20 years and i just laughed at WWE fans going after AEWs ratings but they always fail to understand their deal is based on ranking for the night, advertising dollars generated from programming, and most importantly 18-49 demo...plus dvr and on demand views...the Nielsen rating alone hasnt been a huge factor in about 20 years...there is much more to it than that....its not the total number its where you rank for night/week
No no, that can't be right. I have it on good authority that AeW iS dYiNg.
My favorite racist jim told me so!!!
Look at the bigger picture. It is dying.
It's audience numbers have dropped off so significantly that to get close to even 800k is seen as a win when they were doing close to a million around 2 years ago.
Many photos have proven that people don't turn up in numbers to their live shows anymore either, despite what bs Tony likes to spew.
The reason they have even got the deal is that Zaslav is an utter clown who has destroyed WBDs worth and now needs programming to keep what little they have got left from going under.
I'm not even speaking as a hater, I'm simply speaking facts that no one wants to acknowledge.
This company is not on a good footing regardless of what Meltzer or any other shill wants to say.
Edit: Let us also not forget that this deal amount most likely will not even pay for half the rosters contracts due to tonys mismanagement of money.
Either he starts paying people out of his own pocket (which he likely will) or layoffs will occur in the future which isn't a bad thing.
Either way, this isn't the win people try to make it out as.
@@ScuffedF keep moving the goal posts!
@@ScuffedF "Look at the bigger picture" - Ignores the upcoming 680 million dollar deal for up to 4 years. What a braindead clown.
@@michaelmurphy8394I don't need to move anything when the evidence speaks for itself.
Enjoy the product as you wish but don't delude yourself into believing this is a profitable venture when it hadn't been for sometime.
I am confused, because so many people said that AEW is dying, but now they are getting more money and shows? Its almost like those people who told me the company was dying either have no idea how television works or were so pathetic that they were hoping the company was dying.
im also confused because so many people said that aew was going to double their old deal and were major competition for wwe, but now theyre getting less then wwe, no streaming, no international deals, and arent going to fox? it almost like the people who told me those things have no idea how television or the wrestling business works
@@frank-vt8yf They are about to more than double their old deal which was 170 million over 4 years. Now they are looking at nearly 700 million over 4 years. Go back and sit in your corner child.
@@frank-vt8yfActually AEW is making more than double there current deal with this new deal so you probably should have done a little bit of research before you tried to turn my reply against me and people never said concrete that AEW is getting a steaming deal or going to Fox but are things that people hoped for or expected. Please tell me you do understand the difference between wants/expectations and confirmed reports, right? Granted those things can still happen because the specifics of the new deal have not been formally announced. You sound like you got butt hurt about my comment and tried to twist it on me but came off looking foolish instead. So Better luck next time, drone.
Who say these things? I couldn't imagine wasting my time listening to such people or even reading their comments.
@@JackLawrence-dn2jb Looks like someone ain't been paying attention seeing as AEW works with New Japan 🗾 Wrestling and Mexico . Kinda makes that PG Company and there Working relationship with TNA look like as big of a Joke as what's between your legs .(JACK )
Dave calling in from an old pay phone is hilarious. 😂.. "please deposit 50 cents to continue the call"
Cornette frantically trying to find a way to turn this into a negative to passify his fanbase.
Well Bryan, All Petite Wrasslin' proved they can make more money than my redneck territory did back in Joo-ly of 1984, but at least I didn't book Pockets or Riiiiho! 😂😂
He should be rejoicing. AEW staying in business pays his bills these days.
What, you mean he will continue to get more views then AEW television weekly combined? Well yea it's not really hard is it.
Just a reminder, WWE Netflix deal is worth 9 billion.
Get back in the mud.
Is your identity somehow validated by your fandom?
You kidding? He has 4 more years of relevance. His videos get more views than AEW’s.
Well clearly WBD have lost their minds. Haven't they been listening to the experts on wrestling news sites? According to them AEW is in serious trouble and Nielsen ratings are the most important thing in the world! Smh WBD going out of business
Meltzer, whose been saying he knows what going on for weeks, is making assumptions and guesses on this information. He knew nothing. He still never knows anything.
He knows nothing except nothing 😂
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......plans chage?
@@simonfenton56 he assumes so he makes a A** out of him and Alavarez and anyone who believes
@@gi79304 GEEK
Wtf Dave's got a victory flag doing victory lap whilst admitting he dosnt have any details and instantly on hearing the number tells us everything about the deal he just admitted he had no details on, ok Dave so you have no details but your victory lap your telling us it dosnt include international rights and it dosnt include new shows or ppv so the number is great lol this is guy that told us were all stupid and aew would get billion dollar deal, when did goalposts move so far that 170 mil is now great deal FFS just stop speculating and let us know when we have deal done with Facebook s.
So you are telling me E drones were wrong and AEW isn't dead ?
AEW is run by a nepo baby it will last as long as Tony wants it despite it ever making money or not.
@@Saddler1944And that’s bad? Personally I think it’s a good thing wrestlers have more places to earn money, and I’m not crying any tears over rich people losing said money in the process.
Not dead but still sucks
@@Saddler1944 You just described Vince McMahon in the early 80's
TNA is a bigger company than AEW prove me wrong
Great for AEW. Would love to see them switch from ppv to streaming including the library and events. Including roh could also help that brand grow
Is the wrestling community the most ratings obssessed sports community? What other sports media covers that much ratings related content?
@@lagofala It's because in 2019 Tony and Aew started bragging about "almost" beating raw in the ratings and key demo. Which is why Jericho was called Le Demo god. And they kept talking about ratings until 2022. Now they want to forget that ever happened
@@lagofala 😂😂😂😂let me guess you think we should all just enjoy pro wrestling too right? After all the mud slinging AEW started and now it’s worse then ever
@@gi79304 even before aew. Its like we never left the 90s ratings war. I know way too much about 18-45 demo and im not even american lol
@@lagofala lol Touche I will give it
You then many don’t
The Wrestling Observer, AEW, and its fans made it that way.
I honestly want to see AEW programming on a broadcast station. I feel like the best night for AEW to meet expectations from their broadcast partner would be Saturdays just because people are out and ratings are usually down. Also lets keep in mind AEW Dynamite was pulling more viewers than an an episode of The Simpsons last year excluding episodes with NFL lead in and Holiday episodes
"The Simpsons" have been on TV since 1989. Most people will tell you that they think the show was cancelled ten years ago, when you ask them if it's still on.
As a UK resident, moving to TNT sports is a bad idea, its been a pay wall and isn’t as popular as Sky Sports. But I think AEW need to either move away from ITV or demand more, none of the shows are on at a consistent time and are needlessly on very late, nor are the shows heavily promoted
They used to be promoted quite well when they first started up within the first 6-12 months I remember seeing tons of adverts during the day for AEW which shocked me.
But I actually disagree, they need to move away from ITV or demand their shows move to more consistent time slots.
I would demand Dynamite be moved to ITV2 and to be aired LIVE at 1am on Wednesday, and rerun again the next day on Thursday at the 10/10:30pm slot (I am sure they can move Family Guy around).
Rampage can stay on ITV4 and air LIVE on friday night at 1am and then rerun again Saturday at the 10/1030pm slot.
Collision can either stay on ITV4 or be moved ITV3 again aired LIVE at 1am on Saturday and rerun at 10/1030pm Sunday.
I don't see any other way of getting more exposure from ITV, imagine Love Island finishes on ITV2 and then AEW rerun airs straight after. Thats BIG opening ratings for AEW, and this gets them way more eyeballs than being stuck on ITV4.
I VERY much doubt ITV would go for this, so just move to TNT Sports. Sure its a paid for channel but it makes them seem more like a premium product than a cheap free for all on freeview TV. At the very least move your premium show to the premium channel. The only way I think ITV would ever go for this deal would be if AEW gave them a few PPV's a year for VERY cheap like WWE did with Channel 4 back in the early 2000's.
Anybody with a functioning brain knows AEW was never getting cancelled and they were gonna get paid very well. I will never understand why fans continue to let trolls opinions distract them from reality.
So AEW is like Saturday Night Live. NBC won't cancel it because they have no programming to replace it with.
@@vonVile Warner could replace it with literally anything and get higher views but they won't because live sports sells really well to advertisers and you can build around live tv you can't build around reruns.
@@Fezzy976 big bang theory block on Wednesdays that tends to draw more
@@sebastianwalker7573 because you fans that are delusional. Swore this promotion is the be all and end all when it’s not. It’s not even the alternative. Wake
Up it stinks like some of its fans
@@gi79304 AEW had hype during Vince's run but since Vince has been away from the WWE it kind of shows how AEW really is just bland. Anything was better than Vince's boring PG WWE.
People bothered by Dave are the saddest group of wrestling fans walking.
@@dasparkd Who blamed Kendrick Lamar for having a concert on Juneteenth for low ratings ?
People listening to Dave and his newsletter are the saddest group of wrestling fans walking.
@@RunandLift2Don't forget he blamed Caitlin Clark and the WNBA for low ratings as well
@@RunandLift2You still here loser? Take your L and stop crying over scripted television.😂
@@realbammargera WHAT DOES THAT MAKE YOU? YOU MUST LISTEN TO BISCHOFF, WHO FAILED MISERABLY, RUSSO WHO THINKS MCMAHON IS BUYING AEW, CORNETTE WHO GOT FIRED BY EVERY WRESTLING COMPANY EVER CREATED, OR DISCO WHO MIGHT BE THE DUMBEST AND WORST WRESTLER EVER TO BE IN A RING
Listen 170million a year for what they spend on talent(some huge yearly contracts), licensing, production all the things that go in to making a company look professional they won’t really be making money will about break even at best so will have to rely on ticket sales and we all know the state of those atm on a week to week basis not one off shows here or there. We can all pretend this is positive but it’s just a deal that got tk almost breaking even for the first time in 5 years
Impossible, aew is dying and actually already dead and a bloated corpse
Companies aren't valued on a multiplier of revenue, Dave.
Drink a shot whenever Dave says, “Um” and “ya know.”
I grew up in 90s as a WWF fan. WWF had 4 shows a week and no one cared how many watched.
WWF Mania
Livewire
Superstars
Raw
AEW are the ones who said they were going to beat WWE in 2019, bud. They talked trash and brought this on themselves
@@al5306they are still successful regardless of popularity in 2024
@@al5306They beat WWE weekly and then completely annihilate them with their PPVS 🤣🤣🤣 AEW is the best pro wrestling around and that's not changing anytime soon
@@ZoobleZithey beat nxt gtfoh lol
@@al5306Mr. AEW said that? You have a source?
Daily reminder edrones thought a new tv deal wasn't going to happen and are now coping and seething in the comments section 🤣 I love it AEW IS #1 BABY
Daily reminder that a new tv deal STILL hasnt happened and never will. lol
My guy you thought MJF was going to WWE in January this year 😂 your track record is shit @@Nostalgia9478
@@ZoobleZiLol. Yea. As if youve never made an incorrect prediction in your entire life. My track record will be redeemed when this deal falls through. Cant wait
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@@Nostalgia9478The seething is delicious 😊
@@ZoobleZiCOPE harder
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Good on them for getting the deal, hopefully the quality improves
Clear as mud, Dave.
“Second-tier Wrestling.”
The bucks could tell dave the sky was green and he would regurgitate it.
“It’s actually more profitable than WWE until the Austin Era.”
So 25 years ago? Really?
It can't be, because Tony spends far more than they make.
@@jaredbrady5566 So what's it to you . I mean the way your crying 😭 on here one would think he's spending 💰 your Food Stamp Money 💰.
1:32 Meltzer: This is just speculation on my part
VINTAGE MELTZER
@@Mortallica03 speculation aka what I really mean is idk anything
Pulling numbers out his ass like aew is a sports franchise. Aew is worthless because it means nothing to anyone not named Kahn
@@SpaceGhost92Hahahah that's not how TV works lil bro
@@ZoobleZithis yt not tv young Susan 😂
@@juliuspryce8514Damn you're restarted huh?? 😭🥺
Imagine pitching this to shark tank. My company has never made a dime in profit, and I value it at over a billion dollars
Where did Dave get his numbers from?
@@perryco34 the same place he got that “memo” from and refused to apologize about it
His own head
Where do any of the inside scoop people get their news?
@@mediumchungus some troll inside AEW or WBD that can't keep their mouth shut. Or just making shit up.
All numbers come from Krisp’n Wah
Dave has no idea what the TV Deal is.
70 million to 170 million. That's more than double Dave!!
The current deal is 150 a year I thought
@@armandogomez2677 U thought wrong
@@armandogomez2677 150 for three years so 50 per year.
@@Fezzy976 they getting 170 (without ppv or fox show) a year on new deal
@@Ronnie-k6m but 170 per 3 is 56 per year so it’s not more it’s less
IM BEGGING YOU DAVE, TIDY YOUR OFFICE
Didnt Bryan show up at his house and cleaned his office for him a couple years ago? WTF Dave
@@The_Cats_Pajamasdid he wear the Japanese school girl outfit or maid costume 🤔
I’m begging him to stop shilling for aew. Remember when he used to be objective? This is not how he covered WCW
Remember when Dave used to say if aew was fox on a network channel they'd be able to beat raw numbers. Now he's saying they'd get killed by smackdown on cable lol😂 what about the Friday night warz
When did he say they would beat Raw?
@@simonhh if they were on network television.
@@simonhh if they were on network television. He was on the 2021 train that aew won the Friday night warz. When smackdown was on fs1
@@TheHeatisOn76 oh uncle Dave so delusional 😂
@@TheHeatisOn76 AEW was red hot back then...they beat Raw in the demo a couple of times, so back then he was right
What exactly does a new deal solve for Aew. They were already funded by a billionaire who's one of the richest people in the planet so they had an unlimited budget to speak with. They've already signed all the big name talents (past n present stars) and most have flopped drawing ratings. What is there to be happy about ? The show is dead. People are done with Aew and only people left are the small niche audience that like video game wrestling. Sadly that's a dwindling fan base as I'm sure they've figured out now or if they haven't do yr by yr comparisons of the ratings n grab a hint
Great but why can't Tony close a TV deal without having to do new shows
@@thepenguin55 he can’t help himself
Coz if ya get the offer for more money ya take it.
Because they’re warners largest tv property so if they’re going to pay more they want more content produced to fill up time slots….
Exactly, I'll bet they'll be doing 5 or 6 TV's a week now. Won't work out to be much of an increase.
@@kyleolson279 nope its not hating its facts take all that money and deal and grow your product more and ad revenue
If only the Tony Khan could get a good deal on an actual ‘Booker’ …
Edrones just got in the Guiness book of world records for the most coping ever 😂 these comments are hilarious 🤣 legit novels being written of COPE 🤭🤭🤭
What the F is an E drone?is it the same as an AEW booger eater?
@@chrislewis6488lol
This is a good deal? Sounds like a second rate deal!
Does anyone know what profitability is? Gross is not net
@@richardgraham1038 they made a net loss of 24 million is that's what you mean.
AEW is private so nobody really knows besides TK and his accountants, some people speculate of course but that’s it.
Exactly. Notice how real journalists break the news..
Do you understand profit Dave? Profit is what’s left after you pay bills
So so I mean like so so "I mean it's still I mean it's not as big as an increase as uhmm you know it's not it's not really technically a double but it would be uhmm you know like uhmm you know it would be substantial increase you know uhmm
😂😂😮😮😂😂😂
That is spot on.
Why are you here then?
Cause I can be wherever I want to be and nothing you sickos can do about it
I didn't know Dave and Tony let their Tea bag holders out of the pocket
Would the PPV be on Max like WWE is on Peacock or would the PPV just be facilitated by Max.
Dave is just rambling. Hard to listen to after 2 minutes
Then don't. But make sure you comment the same on the next video too.
I need to see a flow chart of all the digressions and tangents he finds himself on.
Agreed
So why are you here?
@@Connax94for entertainment purposes only
By meltzers stuttering you can tell this deal is weak
Oh hell yeah it's profitable andsl that's the bottom line because Dave Meltzer said so 😂Tony khan is the best GUY
It's not a sports franchise
Let me get this straight...
Two TV shows. Twice a week. Across three networks. Seperate broadcast deal to come (presumably Shockwave).
Are they getting rid of Rampage?
That’s kind of up in the air but I think it’s more likely they’re going to combine Rampage and Collision into a 3 hour block to make room for Shockwave. Which they’ve already experimented with that format so it wouldn’t be any drastic change for AEW and its viewing audience.
Dave meltzer is aew biggest fan
$170 Million a year. Thats insane.
Still haven't forgotten these guys trying to say the deal would be for a Billion 😂😂😂
I’m trying to figure out who asked?
Where did they say a billion,
@@MrRedx55 Meltzer and other Aew marks said 240 million a year for 5 years was the tv deal. Which is 1.2 billion
ouch no streaming Max deal, guess the aew library is worthless
lol cope harder. Imagine trying to make out $170m a year is a failure. They were on $50m a year in 2020 and people like you were saying it wouldn't make 2021.
@@Julian-xj6mh not gonna happen without One-Bil-Phil on the roster.
The deal that hasn’t been announced yet? The deal Tony khan hasn’t put pen to paper on? That deal?
@@619AJ Yes that deal. The Aew marks want to go brag to the WWE fans they have been ignoring while Aews numbers have dropped.
That deal has been talked for a year now. At this point it’s not happening or AEW isn’t getting that bag like they thought.
@@gi79304 why would they? It shouldn’t even be for as much as they get now.
He did at the other announcement will be next week you Vince McMahon butt kisser
Yes and yes so all those haters can cry
aew is bigger than the Attitude era
Most pathetic thing anyone has ever said.
@@JamesWilsonMD as far as profitability goes yes he is right ...TV rights pay a lot more today than 1999...I'm not talking about inflation either...back then Vince made his money with gate, merch, ppv buys and live show attendance...TV was basically like an infomercial for his product
Why would any network pay anything For AEW programming? It terrible
Dave regurgitated what had been discussed by him and rest of the sheets. He doesn't know anything new. He's throwing stuff against the wall hoping something sticks
He’s just click bait at this point
“As reported by the verge” so literally not a dirt sheet for wrestling
@@gi79304 GEEK
@@MrRedx55 calm down bryan alverass, still no streaming deal for a worthless aew library
Are you dumb? A mainstream media company came out with an article and that's what this video is about
So happy that Sports Entertainment fans have their WWE
But man, for fans of Professional Wrestling? This is great 👏👏👏
I do think that AEW expanding to FOX network would absolutely have happened if AEW still had CM Punk. I think everyone vastly underestimated how VALUABLE Punk could be for TV network negotiations (especially with traditional TV networks: NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX).
Incorrect
It wasn't underestimated at all. If he wasn't a valuable asset he would have been canned in the fall of 22 the first time he publicly humiliated the company and assaulted his coworkers.
@@HeavenUpsideDown CM Punk was the leverage that AEW needed to get their Saturday night program: Collision. Ask Dave. They would have never gotten that program without promising TNT plenty of CM Punk. He’s a draw and modern icon.
Lol, fox canned WWE with punk
Ain’t no one want that promotion it’s not making any money to WBD
Omg!!! I rather read the report, is Dave capable of finishing one sentence
Stop saying "e drones" you sound as ridiculous as the people you are trying to insult 😆
@@TheGrittyUrbanSaga Aew fans want WWE fans approval
@@TheGrittyUrbanSaga lmao that’s their best insult when they get triggered. When fans have an opinion that AEW fans don’t like that’s their coping mechanism, 😂
When e drones will stop spamming the web. Too bad it gets you, we now know you identify as one.
Edrone coping and seething 😂 the best part of a new deal
How about we call you all supporters of sex trafficking instead?
😂😂😂 imagine paying money for these videos to listen to Dave “uhm and uhhh” the audience to death and shuffle looking for papers, being so unorganized, and offering no new infortmation. Then Bryan thinking Fox would pay 30 million to air AEW dark matches at 2:00AM on FS1. That was the crap free youtube stuff that they axed. These guys I swear.
@@mariodiscarbio Can it be any more obvious that Meltzer and company just talk and don't really know anything
Imagine being such a waste of oxygen you mock somebody's speech pattern.
Meltzer's forgotten more about wrestling than you'll ever learn. Try shutting up for once and engaging your brain.
Umm, like , umm, what?
@@RunandLift2cope
@@JMag_24 "Y'know..."
Something something AEW is dead something something no crowds something something *poking fun at dave*
There ya go. Thats the comment section. You can leave now.
2,911 in attendance at a 20k-capacity arena in the second biggest city in the state of Kentucky. 716k and 250k watched on television. 2,994 in attendance at a 10k arena in the fourth-biggest metropolitan are in Ohio. 268k watched on television. What glorious triumphs!
How's it going? It's going _great..._
Aew being on fite tv in the uk is a bargain only costs me £0.81p a week ad free for all the shows & back catalogue on demand, does not include the ppvs though.
Gross and Net profit are 2 completely different things. They only talk about Gross...but Net is what matters. If you gross 100 million but you spent 200 million on salaries and advertising, then you are not profitable.
Please ppvs as part of Max. I can’t afford these ppvs
Dave is the master of saying a lot while saying nothing at all… He is truly in a god level tier.
Dave Meltzer: Ummmm
@@SubZero_125 true story I was listening to this in the car while taking my daughter to daycare and she got in sync with Dave. I didn’t realize what she was doing at first but then I realized she kept saying “ummmmm” then I noticed Dave was doing lol. My 4 year old speaks Meltzer
Tony Kahn and Dave Meltzer word salads are God Tier my friend😅
Your ratings declining and you get a new deal that's crazy 😂 kudos to aew
"it's a very successful business" 😂😂😂
WHERE ARE THE PEOPLE DAVE?
@@DomLab-g2n at home or living live theirs not caring about a mud show program
@@gi79304GEEK
@@gi79304 umm well ya know.. umm.. you see.. umm. AEW is an onion like ya know ummm.. many layers. Umm ya know. Very successful. Umm.
@@DomLab-g2n 😂😂😂😂
@@DomLab-g2n ummmmm Tokyo dome ummm 20 stars osprey ummmmm 30 stars
If PPVs included, it means that it might be the same money as before as they used to make some money with their PPVs. If part of the deal, that goes away
Great 4 more years to laugh and mock at money mark tony
Does Dave know what the term profit/profitable means? Gross revenue and net profit are two vastly different things and if he’s saying that they’ll be profitable, how does he know what their expenses are?
Dave's comments about AEW is starting to get interesting by saying AEW is "second-tier wrestling" so much for Uncle Dave Meltzer being a "co-owner" of AEW along with WBD!
Sources "an internal wbd memo"
So W.B. who is 41 billion in debt. They are trying to merge with another streaming svc. They do have 17% stake in AEW.
How can Dave talk in circles for so long?
Is the new TV deal in the room with us right now?
So it isn't signed then? Its all a conspiracy I suppose?
@@stevecollins1988 It's been over 2 years since this rumor started. Bs until signed
@@RunandLift2 yeah reported by dirt sheets. this has been reported by actual financial journalists.....which we all knew when it was signed it would be someone like that reporting it.
The coping mechanisms you absolute losers use with your whole chest is a new level of embarrassment.
@@RunandLift2C O P E
Monday night’s (9/16) episode of WWE Monday Night Raw on USA Network averaged 1.509 million viewers
70 year old company lol
AEW going from ITV4 to TNT sports would completely kill their audience in the UK. It would be a really dumb move if they want to run Wembley again in 2026.
ITV4 is a dead channel bro, sure its freeview but its a dead channel barely anyone watches. I bet if they moved to TNT Sports their viewers would nearly double.
ITV viewership figures aren't that bad actually, given its shown so late.
Why does it sound like Dave is calling from the moon?
He got sent to the International Space Station to entertain the two astronauts who had to be left behind. 😂
It sounds like a loss to me.
But, what can you expect without one bill Phil?
Ha.
Dickeating CM Punk in 2024? lame.
Real Glass Phil with his rat he calls a dog 🤭🤭
@@ZoobleZi Aew haven't even sniffed 800k, ever since Punk bumped them up, when he appeared for both promotions in the same week.
Ha.
Dave says um more than any actual word in this conversation
“That’s a good question, I don’t know.” - classic Dave Meltzer
What? He's supposed to make something up?
@@KnightFallProd He does constantly
I mean that's usually what he does 😂😂😂@KnightFallProd
@@KnightFallProd he always does so what’s new
@@RunandLift2 GEEK
whatever happened to All Elite Women?
I've never seen so much coping and seething 😂😂 today is a great day to be ALL ELITE 🎉🥳🎉🎉🥳
@ZoobleZi Remember when Meltzer and Aew marks blamed the weather and Kendrick Lamar for their low ratings? You must have missed that 2 year plus cope + seeth
@@RunandLift2 Look at the mental breakdown 🤭🤭 edrones can't handle the L COPE AND LIFT
Summary by Dave = Ummm...Ummm...Like....Ummm...Either way....Umm...Like....Ummmnm.
the only person I know who can interrupt himself and then get flustered by the interruption lol
Great news!
So they're not out of business within a year? Looks like the drones have wasted another year with their doom and gloom predictions.
There is a deal to be announced next week. It's been an Entire Year now. But next week you DORKS WILL SHOW US.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
no profits, no growth, no future. no ad revenue because the ratings are down, no ticket sales unless its a big show in England, no video game sales. paying out overpriced contracts.
@@simonhh They're down 200k. And you're worried about what? Being "right" this is exactly why fans don't take that company seriously. You call everyone drones but cry the second anything is said that isn't pure glaze. You simps. Collision +Rampage combine for 400k but since Aew hasn't disappeared. You were right? Losers
Drones? Still losing money with 170 mio and a 100 mio roster. Healthy is 25-30%, not way over 50% for personal. Tonys Father is still paying the deficit the next years
@@Mezzala90 The fans who cry when you criticize Aew calling others drones. Irony huh
I hope him and Tom Cruise do well at the blackjack tables this weekend.
almost half of this was "Um"
and I laughed out loud when Meltzer said "I don't have an answer for that" that sums up 90% of his life
@@iamdb1990 and yet you come here everyday and listen, so that sums up 90% of your life you GEEK
@@MrRedx55 yeah, fuck me for wanting actual news and not several minutes of "um"
@@MrRedx55bro u comment this aew/f4w insecurities bs in every video 😂
@@iamdb1990here for news from a source you clearly don't like. Nice job GEEK
@@samrizza8785 I look all over for news, this just happens to be the worst by a mile, yes
Another victory for AEW!
170 vs over 100 mio salary per year just for wrestler is not a good deal. You have to pay the other staff, medical care, travelling costs. They need to increase the audience for their weeklys
So they are still gonna be out of business within a year?
@@simonhh are you dumb? No, but Tonys Father still has to pay the big deficit. Got it?
@@simonhh They're went from 900k/500k/500k on the shows to 700k/180/200k and you're bragging? Just being in business isn't good enough. You have to know that
@@RunandLift2 he denies the fact that Tonys father is paying the annual minus.
@@RunandLift2 The fed had 4 million regular viewers not long ago. Now they're doing 1 million with a overhyped Roman return. Yet you brag about a Netflix deal because they will finally be able to hide the viewing figures :D
Good for AEW
The new deal is AEW will become an infomercial. Tony Khlown will pay WBD to air Dynamite at 2AM.
@@vonVile and they will get 100k weekly
@@gi79304 weakly lol
AEW/WCW > WWE
2 years ago these dudes said AEW was getting 5 year billion dollar deal. This is no where near that . Plus this is for like 3 shows and WBD has a stake in the company. I’m happy they got a deal but let’s keep it 100. Dave said the raw deal wasn’t that great cause it included so much. This is the same thing isn’t it ?
Dave asked always uses profit and revenue as the same thing.
They aren't at all 😂
Well dont forget this doesnt include Max or Fox.
@@AndrewClementDisney lost $60 Billion this year.
I forget what we started talking about, Dave.
Watching the edrones cope and seethe in the comments is the best 😂😂😂😂 AEW continues to be the #1 pro wrestling company in the world BABY
Cope and seethe when nothing is official?? lol ok
@@Nostalgia9478COPE 😂
@@ZoobleZiCope with the FACT that a deal STILL hasnt happened and NEVER will 🤣🤣🤣
@@ZoobleZiI think the definition of coping is a over reliance on emojis but u keep up the continuing improvement of ur mental health 🎉
@@juliuspryce8514 Look at the seething it's glorious 🤣 don't have a mental break now lil bro hold this L for me 😌
So the most important question wasn't addressed. Is there a streaming deal?
All the WWE fangirls throwing a tantrum in the comment section for this video is hilarious. Keep crying
Nostalgia where u at? 🤣 🤣 🤣
Nostalgia and RunandLift are hilarious 😂 both can't accept Ls probably the same person tbh
Im right here.. Has anything been signed? Didnt think so
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@@Nostalgia9478 Maybe if you comment another thousand times your dream will come true princess.
@@Phantom7inCHNostalgia legit thought MJF was gonna sign with WWE 💀 his track record is garbanzo 😭 also his brain can't come up with anything original so he just copies whatever I say 😂
@@Phantom7inCH My dream of a new deal NOT being signed is REALITY
Your dream of a new deal being signed and OFFICIALLY announced hasnt happened and NEVER will
Cope and Seethe
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