Tony Khan Says AEW Rampage Will Beat WWE SmackDown Head-To-Head Next Week

By AG

Posted on October 9, 2021

• Tony Khan Says AEW Rampage Will Beat WWE SmackDown Head-To-Head Next Week

Next week’s “Supersized SmackDown” will air on FS1 instead of FOX, because of the MLB Playoffs.

According to cable listings, SmackDown will air from 8 PM to 10:30 PM EST, which means it will go head-to-head with the first 30 minutes of AEW Rampage next week (from 10 to 10:30 PM EST).

AEW President Tony Khan tweeted the following about it:

“I saw you’re doing a half hour head-to-head with us. I can’t wait to finally beat your main show head-to-head. It’s been a long time coming. See you next Friday for #AEWRampage on @AEWonTNT!”

I saw you’re doing a half hour head-to-head with us. I can’t wait to finally beat your main show head-to-head. It’s been a long time coming. See you next Friday for #AEWRampage on @AEWonTNT!
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) October 9, 2021

A fan then replied to Tony that he should worry about his own show. Tony then replied the following:

“I already announced the #AEWRampage card for live next Friday, and it’s straight fire, chief.”

I already announced the #AEWRampage card for live next Friday, and it’s straight fire, chief.
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) October 9, 2021

SmackDown draws over 2 million viewers on FOX, but they do below 1 million for their FS1 shows.

With Rampage being live next week on TNT, and SmackDown being on FS1, Rampage defeating SmackDown, both in terms of viewership and the 18-49 demo, does look possible here.

Pre-taped episodes of Rampage are getting viewed in the 600,000 range, but a live episode might do better, especially given the fact that Tony has issued a challenge, which means the hardcore AEW fans and the anti-WWE fans will definitely make sure that they watch next Friday’s episode of Rampage live.

Below is the match-card for next week’s Supersized SmackDown:

– Brock Lesnar will appear on the show

– SmackDown Women’s Champion Becky Lynch vs. Sasha Banks

– Sonya Deville vs. Naomi

– Carmella vs. Zelina Vega in a Queen’s Crown tournament match

– Finn Balor vs. Sami Zayn in a King Of The Ring tournament match

Below is the match-card for next week’s AEW Rampage:

– CM Punk vs. Matt Sydal

– Ruby Soho vs. The Bunny

– Inner Circle (Chris Jericho, Jake Hager & TNT Champion Sammy Guevara) vs. Men of The Year (Ethan Page & Scorpio Sky) & Junior Dos Santos

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• ON THIS DAY IN WCW HISTORY (October 8, 1994) – WCW Saturday Night

On this day in 1994, Ted Turner’s World Championship Wrestling aired an episode of their weekly TV show ‘WCW Saturday Night’.

It was broadcasted from the Center Stage Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia and featured pre-taped matches, interviews & storyline segments on the road to the ‘WCW Halloween Havoc 1994’ PPV.

The card of the show can be found here:

– Stars And Stripes vs. Tom Burton/Frankie Lancaster

– Interview w/ Stars And Stripes

– Arn Anderson vs. Alex Davis

– Interview w/ Arn Anderson, Terry Funk, Bunkhouse Buck, Col. Robert Parker & Meng

– Jean Paul Levesque vs. Barry Houston

– Halloween Havoc Control Center

– Honky Tonk Man vs. Bucky Seigler

– Dustin Rhodes vs. Big Bad John

– Interview w/ Dustin Rhodes

– Nasty Boys vs. Rip Rogers & Bill Lewis

– Interview w/ Nasty Boys