Could AEW Pop a Big Rating Tonight w/ Yankee Game Lead-In?

Could we see Dynamite get a big lead-in from the Yankees/Guardians game? AEW Dynamite goes head to head with WWE NXT tonight. It’s an off night for Dynamite as they forced to move because of a scheduling conflict with MLB. Playoff baseball is in full swing right now and TBS is one of the biggest broadcasters of MLB games. Yesterday’s Guardians/Yankees game was delayed because of rain and will be airing at 4:07 PM.

Dynamite starts at 8 PM and also airs on TBS. Both the Yankees and Guardians face elimination tonight and you can be sure that it’ll do a massive rating. Provided Dynamite doesn’t get delayed too much, we could see that big baseball rating carry over into the Dynamite one.

Through either fans deciding to give Dynamite a shot after the game or through Yankee fans being too drunk to turn off their TV. There’s a shot the carry-over audience could pop a huge rating for AEW.

This could have an adverse effect if the show gets delayed. Let’s say the playoff baseball game goes extra innings, that would certainly push Dynamite. If you see it moved back, you could see their core audience switch the TV over to the USA Network and catch WWE NXT.

I’m very interested to see how this battle between NXT and Dynamite turns out. I expect we’ll see a couple of surprises on each show as they try to edge each other out.

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