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Going In Raw: A Pro Wrestling Podcast

AEW Rampage Hits New Low, What Needs To Change? WWE Morale Low Again? NXT Review & Highlights

Going In Raw: A Pro Wrestling Podcast

Studio71

Wrestling, News, Sports News, Sports

4.82.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2023

⏱️ 69 minutes

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0:00.0

Hey, friendos, Steve here.

0:09.0

Ed Larsen.

0:10.0

Welcome back to going in, raw, the only pro wrestling podcast you need to be listening

0:15.4

to on this episode.

0:17.3

We're going to be talking about NXT from last night.

0:21.4

We're also going to be talking about WWE morale, possibly in the dumpster again, but first,

0:28.9

it's on our thumbnail.

0:29.9

Oh man, what a big deal this is.

0:32.9

Rampage, AW rampage.

0:35.5

The ratings for it came in late yesterday.

0:38.4

And while Smackdown on the Friday, more or less held steady, AW's rampage, the special

0:44.3

tip off episode for the All Star weekend, garnered the lowest viewership in the show's

0:51.1

history, averaging 287,000 viewers and finishing 59th in that all important 18th

0:58.9

to 49 demo with a 0.07 rampage shifted times, of course, to accommodate NBA All Star weekend

1:05.7

airing at 7pm rather than 10.

1:08.0

But that can't, but that can't, account solely for the show's massive drop.

1:12.3

This year's edition of rampage slam dunk was down 39% in total viewership and 65% in

1:17.8

the 18 to 49 demo compared to last year.

1:21.6

So that begs the question, Larsen, at this point, can rampage be saved?

1:28.1

Should AW and Warner Discovery cancel it and start over with AW Dynamites, third hour?

1:36.8

Can it be saved?

1:37.8

I don't know.

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