Below are a couple of top WWE & AEW news stories of the day:
• This past Friday, WWE SmackDown and AEW Collision went head-to-head.
SmackDown drew 2.21 million viewers with a 0.62 rating in the 18-49 demo, which is up from previous week’s 2.20 million viewers with a 0.57 rating.
Collision drew 270,000 viewers with a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demo (which is the lowest rating ever for Collision), which is down from previous week’s 396,000 viewers with a 0.11 rating.
After Collision, Rampage aired at it’s usual 10 PM EST time slot and drew 280,000 viewers with a 0.09 rating in the 18-49 demo (lowest numbers in Rampage history), which is down from previous week’s 322,000 viewers with a 0.12 rating.
• MJF defeated Jay White in the main event of the Full Gear PPV to retain the AEW World Championship. MJF has now held the Title for one full year.
WrestlePurists is reporting that MJF suffered multiple injuries at Full Gear:
“According to sources, MJF hurt his hip during his match vs Jay White and had to have his hip popped back in after the show.
He was also said to have banged up his shoulder.
MJF is not expected to miss any TV time, but the current plan is for him to be featured in a non-wrestling capacity while healing up.”
Sean Ross Sapp later confirmed this report.
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