The former WWE star CM Punk made his pro-wrestling return after seven long years. He made his AEW debut at Friday’s AEW Rampage: The First Dance at United Center in his hometown Chicago.
The fans were delighted to witness ‘The Second City Saint’ make his highly anticipated debut in AEW. He welcomed to a huge reception from the fans. Charlotte Flair Parties With AEW Star After SummerSlam
TV Ratings wise it made a huge impact. Dave Meltzer during the latest Wrestling Observer Radio spoke about the debut of Punk and how it greatly impacted the viewership.
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Dave Meltzer said:
“One of the top ten markets mentioned was Chicago. Chicago did a 1.6 in 18-49 during the first half-hour, which will skew the average of the top ten. Compared to last week, Rampage was up 57% in households and 50% on 18-49. If this number correlates nationally (which it probably won’t as Chicago is part of the top ten), this would be around 1.16 million, 1.6 in 18-49.
Dave believes that the final number will be a little bit less than that, nationally. 0.46 is the overall demo from the top ten numbers.
Punk is set to battle the former AEW TNT Champion Darby Allin at AEW All Out pay-per-view on September 5.
