Below are a couple of top AEW news stories of the day.
• While CM Punk is on bad terms with some AEW wrestlers, he’s still friends with wrestlers in the company he got fired from.
Punk noted on Instagram that he reunited with Darby Allin (his AEW debut match opponent) and Brody King of House of Black this month:
Speaking of Punk, he was interviewed on ESPN’s First Take, where he was asked who’s better – Michael Jordan or LeBron James.
Here’s what Punk replied:
“No contest, come on. Really? Yeah (it’s Michael Jordan), 100%. I think the NBA is played, and especially officiated, a lot differently, in 2024 than it was in the 90s, when the (Chicago) Bulls had their dynasty.
I think MJ’s possibly, he’s up there with Gretzky as the guy when you mention a sport. When you mention basketball, you mention Michael Jordan.
I would say Kobe (Bryant) is a closer comparison to Michael Jordan than LeBron. But people all have their opinions. I love LeBron too.”
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• Saturday was a tough night for AEW, as Collision lost 90,000 viewers compared to the previous week. It drew 382,000 viewers with a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demo, which is down from previous week’s 472,000 viewers with a 0.15 rating.
Also, Battle of the Belts XI (which aired LIVE after Collision) recorded the lowest viewership in the series’ history.
The eleventh special drew 308,000 viewers with a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo, a significant drop from Battle of the Belts X in April, which drew 422,000 viewers with a 0.11 rating.
