AEW Fight For The Fallen Scores Decisive Ratings Victory Over WWE NXT

NXT fell to its second-lowest 18-49 rating as the Demo God conquered all.

by Andy H Murray
Chris Jericho
AEW

Anyone who was worked by Chris Jericho's 'Demo God' shtick on this week's AEW Fight for the Fallen should look away now: 'Le Champion's' home promotion just doubled WWE NXT's number in the key 18-49 demographic.

NXT dropped to its second-lowest number ever, going from a 0.20 rating the previous week to just 0.14 for the 15 July show. Dynamite, meanwhile, posted a slight increased from 0.28 to 0.29.

AEW's flagship show was the fifth most-watched on cable for the night. NXT was 49th.

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As far as overall viewership goes, Fight for the Fallen hit an average of 788,000 across its two hours, meaning AEW scored its first victory in this department since 17 June, with NXT dropping to 631,000. A total of 1.419 million people watched live professional wrestling on Wednesday evening.

Increased competition from NASCAR and the UFC may have had an impact on both shows, with the former pulling 2.036 million total viewers and the latter's prelims hitting 434,000 on ESPN.

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Doubling NXT's number in the 18-49 demographic means that Jericho is only going to get louder with the 'Demo God' bit. He has already released a t-shirt:-

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.