AEW Dynamite saw an increase in viewership on May 8.
According to Wrestlenomics, 711,000 viewers watched the show on Wednesday night, drawing a 0.24 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. The viewership is up from last week’s episode, when 703,000 viewers tuned in. The demo stayed even from last week‘s episode, which also drew a 0.24 rating in the same demographic.
Dynamite saw an increase in viewership again this week despite stiff competition last night going head-to-head with an NBA Playoff game on TNT and an NHL Playoff game on ESPN.
What happened on AEW Dynamite this week?
This week’s show kicked off with Orange Cassidy defeating Trent Beretta in the opening contest.
AEW World Champion Swerve Strickland confronted Christian Cage but was turned on by his former stable, The Mogul Embassy, and put through a commentator’s table.
Mariah May defeated Harley Cameron in women’s action. A post-match attack from Saraya saw May get saved by Mina Shirakawa as Toni Storm was unavailable due to being knocked out earlier by Serena Deeb.
The main event saw Adam Copeland defeat Brody King in a no-disqualification match to retain the TNT Championship. The Elite then faced off with the newly formed Team AEW to brawl with each other, setting up Anarchy in the Arena to close the show.
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