WWE Responds After NXT Loses To AEW In Wednesday Night Ratings War

While the official numbers have yet to come out for last night’s episode of NXT, it looks as if the TNT premiere of AEW Dynamite has come out victorious in the initial battle of the Wednesday Night Wars.

Earlier today, it was reported that Dynamite brought in 1.5 – 1.7 million viewers for its debut offering – with even the most optimistic of AEW executives surely blown away by that strong number.

In a classy move, WWE has released the following statement to praise All Elite Wrestling and promise a “competitive and wild ride” as AEW and NXT continue to air up against one another every Wednesday night.

“Congratulations to AEW on a successful premiere. The real winners of last night’s head-to-head telecasts of NXT on USA Network and AEW on TNT are the fans, who can expect Wednesday nights to be a competitive and wild ride as this is a marathon, not a one-night sprint.”

Considering that WWE has gone out of their way to completely ignore the existence of other promotions in recent years, it’s certainly a surprising move on the part of Vince McMahon’s company to acknowledge, let alone praise, what many view as a rival promotion.

Now let’s wait to see the big slap on the back WWE gives to Impact Wrestling for their recent move to AXS TV…