Dax Harwood Reacts To Criticism Of AEW Collision Ratings So Far – Some people have criticized the idea of AEW’s newest weekly television show, Collision, since reports of the new show being talked about came out.
The two-hour Saturday night program show is built around CM Punk. The show drew solid ratings since premiering three weeks ago but has also seen a continuous drop in its ratings – both total viewership and the key demo rating. The drop in ratings was expected as all programs see a drop after premiering.
The June 17th episode, which was also the premiere of Collision, did 816,000 total viewers with a 0.33 key demo rating. The June 24 episode did 595,000 with a 0.21 and 452,000 viewers with a 0.13 key demo rating last week.
FTR’s Dax Harwood responded to criticism from former WWE ring announcer Jonathan Coachman about how fans should’ve been warned and the decline in Collision’s ratings.
Specifically, Coachman said “wrestling do not work on Saturdays. Never have. Never will. Now you all can try and come up with something else but try and understand some of us who are in the business kind of know what we are talking about. All that said I would never float about being right and an entire fan base being wrong.”
“I would have started more social and tic tok content before ear marking tens of millions and cutting your talent roster in half. Saturday’s are for house shows and PPV. Period.”
In response, Harwood said: “Hey Coach. We’re trying to build a brand. It will take time; we understand that. Hopefully you do too! This roster absolutely loves wrestling. Like, an entity. LOVES it. I know you probably can’t relate to that. Will this Saturday night tv show endeavor work? Who knows. What I do know is, we’ll all work our asses off to MAKE it work. I hope you, & people like you, give us an opportunity to show you, professional wrestling IS alive. I know you know how Monday nights work, but maybe you’ll give us more than 3 weeks to make this work. If not, you’re more than welcome to tell me I’m wrong. What I’m not wrong about is, wrestling fans love wrestling. And we’ll always work to make them proud. Give us a chance.”
Tony is buying way to much into hard core wrestling fans and not paying attention to what actually works in entertainment. I would have started more social and tic tok content before ear marking tens of millions and cutting your talent roster in half. Saturday’s are for house… https://t.co/14KFptcmLE
— The Coach (@TheCoachrules) July 5, 2023
Kyle what do I know. Been out of the business too long. You don’t know AEW fans. You’re an idiot-just watch Tony will show you. Let me repeat myself for those except Kyle who clearly listened m- wrestling shoes do not work on Saturdays. Never have. Never will. Now you all can try… https://t.co/LKH64EEbYH
— The Coach (@TheCoachrules) July 5, 2023
Dax Harwood Reacts To Criticism Of AEW Collision Ratings So Far
