It was a pro wrestling fans dream on Tuesday evening as WWE presented their second week of NXT being on The CW Network, while AEW presented a special edition of Dynamite at a special time of 9 p.m. ET, due to the ongoing Major League Baseball Playoffs on TBS.
Per Nielson, WWE NXT on CW averaged 874,000 viewers and 318,000 viewers in the 18-49 demographic. That is down from the inaugural episode which had 895,000 viewers.
On the other hand, AEW Dynamite: Title Tuesday generated an average of 329,000 viewers and 128,000 viewers in the 18-49 demo. Last Wednesday, Dynamite averaged 680,000 viewers. While viewership did drop more than 50 percent, the show was on a different day and went on an hour later than it usually would have on Wednesdays.
WWE NXT on CW opened with an in-ring promo featuring Intercontinental Champion Jey Uso and NXT Heavyweight Champion Trick Williams, and Tony D'Angelo winning the NXT North American Title from Oba Femi. The main event had a special appearance by Randy Orton, where he bested Je'Von Evans in a teacher vs. student contest. After winning with the RKO, Orton picked up Evans and raised his arm in a sign of respect.
— WWE (@WWE) October 9, 2024
What a moment between @RandyOrton and @WWEJeVonEvans!#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/iuclbArb7N
AEW Dynamite showcased the announcement from Daniel Garcia declaring he was staying in All Elite Wrestling, the return at WrestleDream of former AEW Heavyweight Champion Swerve Strickland , and a main event of current heavyweight titlist Bryan Danielson teaming up with Wheeler Yuta to face Claudio Castagnoli and PAC. The segment featured Danielson and Moxley getting into a brawl and saving Yuta from a further attack from the Blackpool Combat Club.
Mox is in the building.
— All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) October 9, 2024
Watch #AEWDynamite LIVE on TBS!@BryanDanielson | @ClaudioCSRO | @BASTARDPAC | @JonMoxley | @MarinaShafir pic.twitter.com/4BenqNGkwA
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