AEW Dynamite’s Blood & Guts special on Wednesday drew 792,000 viewers and a 0.24 rating in the 18-49 demographic on TBS, beating a loaded edition of WWE NXT that ran head-to-head on The CW.
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer reported the numbers on X. Dynamite also drew a 0.27 in the 25-54 demographic.
Meltzer said the 18-49 rating was Dynamite’s best in years, including the Tribute to PAC episode on Sept. 30, which drew 899,000 viewers and a 0.22 in 18-49. He called the 25-54 number the second best.
NXT drew 552,000 viewers, a 0.13 in 18-49 and a 0.16 in 25-54.
AEW on Wednesday did 792K/0.24 18-49 0.27 25-54.
Best 18-49 including Ben tribute show in years. Second best 25-54.
NXT with Cena, Punk, Rhodes, etc did 552K/0.13 18-49 0.16 25-54.— Dave Meltzer (@davemeltzerWON) November 6, 2026
NXT moved from its usual Tuesday slot to Wednesday after The CW’s local stations aired election night coverage on Nov. 3. The show featured John Cena, CM Punk challenging Grayson Waller for the NXT Championship, and Cody Rhodes presenting the trophy to the winners of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. Dynamite featured men’s and women’s Blood & Guts matches.
The last time the two shows went head-to-head, on Oct. 6, NXT averaged 532,000 viewers to Dynamite’s 495,000, while Dynamite won the 18-49 demographic 0.11 to 0.10, according to Wrestlenomics.
