On November 4, AEW Dynamite delivered an intense episode featuring two Blood and Guts matches, thrilling fans in Jacksonville, Florida. This edition saw AEW go head-to-head with WWE NXT—a show spotlighting big names like CM Punk, John Cena, and Cody Rhodes—and came out on top in television ratings.
Data from Wrestlenomics, sourced from PWTorch, reported that the Blood and Guts episode of Dynamite drew an average of 792,000 viewers compared to NXT’s 552,000. This figure represents a 28% increase over the previous week’s Fright Night special, which averaged 620,000 viewers, and is also 19% higher than the trailing four-week average of 665,000 viewers. Notably, these numbers exclude live stream viewers on HBO MAX.
In the key 18-49 age group, Dynamite posted a 0.24 rating, surpassing NXT’s 0.17 rating. This 0.24 mark is a 71% jump from the prior week’s 0.14 rating and is the highest in this demographic since the 2024 Blood and Guts event. Additionally, in the 25-54 demographic, Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer noted a 0.27 rating for Dynamite, compared to NXT’s 0.16—making it the second-best rating of 2026 for this age group, trailing only the Pac tribute show on September 30.
Meltzer also highlighted that Dynamite ranked second on cable during its timeslot, only behind the NBA games, and outperformed major news networks like CNN and FOX News just one day after the midterm elections.
Fan Take: This strong performance signals AEW’s growing influence and the increasing demand for intense, high-stakes wrestling content. For fighting fans, it underscores the potential for AEW to redefine prime-time wrestling and fuel greater competition that benefits the sport’s evolution.
Source: www.wrestlinginc.com
