WWE NXTNA Spells Disaster for AEW

Two nights ago, on October 8, 2025, a brand-new episode of AEW Dynamite aired, going head to head in a competitive television timeslot with WWE NXT ShowDown. The NXT program featured exciting matchups between NXT and TNA Wrestling, adding extra intrigue to the evening’s wrestling lineup.

• The ShowDown had 625,000 viewers and a 0.12 rating in the all-important 18-49 demo.

• Meanwhile, Dynamite was battered, with just 321,000 viewers and .007 demo.

NXT’s 625K viewers are a 9.3% increase from last week’s 572,000. AEW on the other hand has been trending down, in a huge way!

The September 24 episode of Dynamite had 638,000 viewers and a 0.14 rating. On October 1, viewers fell to 465,000 with a 0.09 rating. On October 7, it dropped again to 321,000 viewers and a 0.07 rating.