Dave Meltzer reported in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that the head-to-head competition between AEW Rampage and WWE Friday Night SmackDown may have been due to an article in Variety showing AEW Dynamite was closing the gap against WWE Raw in the key 18-49 demo.
It was noted that the perception within WWE is that AEW President Tony Khan will spend and lose so much money trying to compete that they have a “rope-a-dope” strategy against him.
Khan took to Twitter to comment on this report by writing:
“I’ve never met Ted Turner. It’s very possible Ted Turner is smarter than me, but he didn’t know 1% of what I know about professional wrestling or WCW would still be on TNT/TBS. @AEW is here to stay, watch #AEWRampage LIVE tonight on TNT or WatchTNT app on your phone or any device.”
I’ve never met Ted Turner. It’s very possible Ted Turner is smarter than me, but he didn’t know 1% of what I know about professional wrestling or WCW would still be on TNT/TBS. @AEW is here to stay, watch #AEWRampage LIVE tonight on TNT or WatchTNT app on your phone or any device https://t.co/eYLCzCiMiQ
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) October 15, 2021
