Tony Khan Reacts To Increased Numbers For AEW Dynamite Amid Fan Backlash

Tony Khan managed to garner a lot of attention from fans for their 4/10 episode of AEW Dynamite. While the episode featured a lot of action throughout, from massive stars like Adam Copeland and Samoa Joe, the highlight of the night turned out to be the Young Bucks leaking the backstage footage from AEW All-In. 

Since the announcement of their plans to release backstage footage from All-In, fans have been questioning their decision. Following the release of the footage, millions around the world have been wondering if it had anything interesting, as it was anticipated by the company. 

While the reaction from fans and stars backstage didn’t turn out very well, the numbers for AEW Dynamite turned out to be great. Wrestlenomics reported that the show did 819,000 viewers overall with a 0.30 18-49 demographic. Tony Khan has now broken his silence on the great numbers for the show. 

In a recent post on X, Khan stated that the viewership for Dynamite were 29% more than that of last week and 17% over their six-week average. 

“Just got the great news from @TBSNetwork: Last night Wednesday Night #AEWDynamite, up 29% from last week, + up 17% over prior 6 week average! Thank you all watching AEW Wednesdays! See you at a stacked TBS wrestling show Wed in Indy + Rampaging & Colliding this weekend on TNT!”

While an increase in numbers were expected, thanks to the anticipation that was built for the backstage footage release, the reaction following that is yet to be known. The best way to understand if the release of footage was a good decision or not, would be to wait till next week’s AEW Dynamite. Ringside News will keep you updated with this story. 

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