The Internal Battle. How Did AEW Fyter Fest’s Streaming Numbers Compare To Fight For The Fallen’s Numbers?

When you fight against yourself. AEW has hit the ground running with a series of shows that have all been fairly well received. After the big pay per view event with Double Or Nothing, the next two shows, Fyter Fest and Fight For The Fallen, streamed for free in America on B/R Live. One of the most interesting points has been how AEW will do against WWE, but how will they do against themselves?

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, the B/R Live numbers were down roughly 10%-14% from Fyter Fest, which took place three weeks earlier. While it is not clear why Fight For The Fallen’s numbers were down, it is likely a combination of the WWE Network running Evolve’s Tenth Anniversary Special at the same time, AXS TV running coverage of the New Japan G1 Climax Tournament and AEW running two shows in less than a month’s time.

Both shows were quite entertaining. Check out a recap of both shows:

Opinion: You can’t quite be surprised at the numbers going down even a little bit. It’s just going to happen at some point, but it’s certainly not like the numbers went through the floor. If 10% of the fans didn’t watch, 90% of them still did and that’s quite the amount of people to retain. If they can keep that later on, things are going to go quite well, especially if they can increase the numbers from where they are now.

Which show did you think was better? How high can the company go? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the History Of In Your House.

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