By Chad Cooper Twitter @thechadcooper We had a fucking tie last week in television ratings…Seriously? A tie? Both NXT and AEW drew a 778,000 television audience and last night’s shows were buried, especially on social media, thanks to the Democrats false sense of hope, which is what they call “impeachment.” Sore losers is much better. Anyway, let’s jump into Week 12 of the Wednesday Night … Continue reading Wednesday Night Wars Recap | Week 12
Since October 2019, multiple wrestling promotions have started releasing their own original weekly programming via YouTube. Read: Top 250 Wrestling YouTube channels ever While WWE (NXT) and AEW have been trading ratings victories on-air, they have also been at war on the digital front. For this particular list, we are looking specifically at AEW DARK, NWA Powerrrr and MLW Fusion. We break down how each … Continue reading AEW Dark, NWA Powerrr & MLW Fusion by the Numbers: 2019 YouTube Wrestling Wars Recap
FLAGGED has this exclusive first look at 2x WWE Hall of Famer Booker T speaking with current WWE Superstar Kevin Owens about his early life, how he got into wrestling, his favorite superstars, and how he developed his promo skills. Owens also discusses his recent run in WWE, being on the road, the advice that Stone Cold Steve Austin gave him, why Shawn Michales vs. … Continue reading Exclusive: Kevin Owens talks to Booker T about In-Ring Influences, Developing Promo Skills and Social Media
by Chad Cooper Head into Week 11 of the Wednesday Night Wars. Last week, AEW claimed a very small victory in the ratings wars. AEW was in the Lone Star State on Wednesday night Garland near Dallas while NXT is back at Full Sail University in Florida. Let’s get to the shows… Head to head TV ratings: Week 10: AEW (851K), NXT (845K) Week 9: … Continue reading Wednesday Night Wars Recap | Week 11
In this exclusive first reveal, 2x WWE Hall of Famer, Booker T talks to Smackdown Women’s Champion, Bayley. Bayley discusses her character change and who made the decision, working on the independent circuit and how Sasha Banks has been a mother to her. Listen to the full clip and check out additional clips and episodes of the Hall of Fame Podcast here. Continue reading Exclusive: Booker T Talks to Bayley about Character Change, Sasha Banks, Independent Wrestling and More
By Chad Cooper Twitter @thechadcooper Thanksgiving edition of the Wednesday Night Wars…What a week NXT had, beginning last Wednesday as they beat AEW in the TV ratings and had one of, if not, the best PPV events of the year with NXT Takeover. That momentum rolled over into WWE’s Survivor Series as NXT also had a helluva night. Head to head TV ratings: Week 8: … Continue reading The Wednesday Night Wars | Thanksgiving Edition
Wrestlecade Weekend, one of the largest 3-day wrestling conventions in the world, returns to Winston-Salem, North Carolina THIS weekend (11/29-12/1). Events kick off Friday night at the Benton Convention Center. Continue reading Wrestlecade Weekend: Tickets, Matches & Where to Watch
by Chad Cooper Twitter @thechadcooper Week 8 of the Wednesday Night Wars was very intense. It was the “go home” show for NXT as they have “Takeover” and Survivor Series this weekend while AEW countered with Nick Jackson-Fenix and Moxley-Darby Allin. Head to head TV ratings: Week 7: AEW (957K), NXT (750K) Week 6: AEW (822K), NXT (813K) Week 5: AEW (759K), NXT (580K) Week … Continue reading Wednesday Night Wars Recap | Week 8
By Chad Cooper Twitter @thechadcooper Week 6 of the Wednesday Night Wars as both shows come into the week off all-time low viewership (as marks say due to Game 7 of the World Series). AEW will their “go home” show as their “Full Gear” PPV is scheduled for this Saturday night and NXT invaded RAW & Smackdown, so the stakes were high for both shows. … Continue reading Wednesday Night Wars Recap | Week 6
2x WWE Hall of Famer, Booker T addressed the Jordan Myles WWE t-shirt controversy yesterday on the latest episode of his “Hall Of Fame” podcast with co-host Brad Gilmore. Booker T addressed the WWE creative process of t-shirt designs and Myles’ comments about ROH star, Jay Lethal being an “Uncle Tom”, which Booker says he’s also been called himself in the past. We have collected … Continue reading Booker T Sets the Record Straight on Jordan Myles and “Uncle Tom” Comments
