"Tony Khan is NOT happy about this one" - Twitter erupts as AEW Dynamite ratings slump amid stiff competition from WWE NXT this week

The wrestling world has reacted to AEW Dynamite going head-to-head with WWE NXT this week.

All Elite Wrestling had a pretty stacked card for the latest edition of its flagship show. It had four title matches, including Jon Moxley defending his AEW World Championship against Hangman Page in the main event. In addition, MJF was involved in a highly-charged segment with WWE veteran William Regal.

However, none of these big names could prevent a drop in ratings as Dynamite drew an average of 752,000 viewers. In the key 18-49 demographic, the show got a 0.26 rating. In comparison, last week's edition got 983,000 viewers with a 0.32 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Dynamite was temporarily moved to Tuesday this week due to MLB coverage on TBS, putting it head-to-head against WWE NXT for the first time since the end of the 'Wednesday Night Wars' in April 2021. For its part, NXT managed to draw an average of 676,000 viewers with a 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demo this week.

AEW Dynamite last night on TBS (8-10pm)
752,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.26
#8 cable original in P18-49

WWE NXT last night on USA Network (8-10:07pm)
676,000 viewers
P18-49 rating: 0.18
#12 cable original in P18-49
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Wrestling fans on Twitter erupted as soon as the ratings were revealed for the two and below are some of the reactions to the same:

WWE NXT: 676,000

AEW Dynamite: 752,000

Tony Khan is NOT happy about this one 😂😂😂

@NewsXero NXT BASICALLY WILL STILL W😂😂😂😂

@WWEGareth It's also important to note that NXT kept viewer count and ratings in their normal range... So AEW didn't pull many viewers away.

@NewsXero They're barely scratching past NXT...

@NewsXero Wow I don’t think many expected that number for AEW

@bryanalvarez The AEW marks celebrating going against the developmental heheheheh

@WWEGareth NXT stay the same, AEW lose 200k viewers

@WWEGareth AEW can never become A draw again. Mark my words

@NewsXero This is embarrassing 🤣 🤣

@NewsXero Damn, I'm not suprised Aew won but also at the same time. I'm suprised they did so bad in ratings.
NXT did a good number for their show whilst title Tuesday did terrible for a Aew show.

You can check out the full results of Dynamite HERE.

What went down on this week's edition of AEW Dynamite?

The show opened with an action-packed AEW Trios Title match between Death Triangle and Orange Cassidy & Best Friends. The champions managed to retain their gold after Fenix hit a piledriver on Trent for the pinfall victory.

Toni Storm put her AEW Interim Women's Championship on the line against Hikaru Shida. She retained her title after hitting the Storm Zero. Post-match, a brawl ensued which ended with the return of Riho.

MJF and William Regal were involved in a tense promo segment. The Salt of the Earth aired his grievances at Regal and seemingly teased a face turn in the coming weeks. Chris Jericho then successfully retained his ROH World Title against former champion Dalton Castle.

Find Out Why the World is Talking about @The_MJF & @RealKingRegal | #AEWDynamite: Title Tuesday

▶️ youtu.be/alncMQV-Au4 https://t.co/yj3f1iArRQ

In the main event, AEW World Champion Jon Moxley squared off against Hangman Page. It was a hard-hitting match between the two stars with some insane spots. However, the bout will most likely be remembered for the injury suffered by Page. The clash was stopped abruptly and Moxley was named the winner.

Post-match, MJF teased cashing in his Poker Chip, but eventually decided against it. He then challenged The Purveyor of Violence to a major world title match at the upcoming Full Gear pay-per-view.

With Tuesday Night Dynamite in the history books, it will be interesting to see what tricks Tony Khan has up his sleeve to boost the ratings on next week's show.

Which show did you like more this week, AEW Dynamite or WWE NXT? Let us know in the comments section below.