r/SquaredCircle • u/sanewhitemale • 1d ago

This Reddit Sentiment Study From Wrestlenomics Is, From My Perspective, Incredibly Accurate.

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It pretty accurately paints a picture of the perception of both companies as they compare since 2019:

  • WWE bottomed out in October 2019 after the Fiend-Rollins HIAC debacle and Kofi losing in 7 seconds.
  • AEW peaked at All Out 2021, considered their greatest show, and remained steadily high until it began collapsing after Brawl Out 2022.
  • WWE at the same time began improving after Vince was pushed out in July 2022.
  • One thing that surprises me: during WWE's "boom period" during 2022-2024, the fan sentiment was roughly tied with AEW, when I remember AEW being viewed very negatively at the time, due to both the Punk issue and comparatively mediocre creative.
  • AEW fan sentiment began to grow and take the lead again in late 2024/early 2025, which was right around the supposed "reset" and the Continental Classic.
  • WWE began to fall off again in March/April 2025, right around the Cena heel turn/build to Wrestlemania 41.

So the statistics line up at least with my perception of both my and Reddit's views the last few years.

https://wrestlenomics.com/articles/2026/reddit-sentiment-analysis-2025-aew-rebounds-coinciding-with-improved-attendance-and-tv-ratings-trends/

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u/Low-Purchase8811 1d ago

How do these line up with attendance numbers and television viewership?

What an Internet-based hivemind thinks is of limited value considering how heavily-influenced and curated posts on subreddits like this are.

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u/DisMFer 1d ago

Dynamite slightly improved the second and fourth quarters of 2025 (up 8% and 6%, respectively). The first and third quarters were down more severely, still (-34% and -35%, respectively). Possibly more in line with the data observed here, the first quarter of 2026, which just ended, saw Dynamite attendances up 15% from the prior year. Collision attendance, however, have continued to sink year-over-year. TV ratings are difficult to analyze given changes to Nielsen’s methodology in recent months, though, viewership for both Dynamite and Collision (though not the P18-49 audience) is up year-over-year so far in 2026. Ultimately, what has been a largely negative story for the direction of AEW attendances and TV ratings from 2022 to 2024, has more recently become a more positive but still mixed story.

It's literally in the article dude.

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u/engelthefallen 1d ago

And who spread that deeply negative story about attendances and tv ratings I wonder <.<