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Browsing: Dynamite
Wednesday night’s episode of AEW Dynamite averaged 534,000 viewers on TBS, up 66.4% from last week’s Tuesday night airing and up 14.8% from the last Wednesday airing two weeks ago. AEW Collision, which immediately followed Dynamite, averaged 400,000 viewers. That’s down 25.2% from the last time it aired after Dynamite, although those numbers were calculated using Nielsen’s former ratings calculation method.
Dynamite averaged a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demo. That’s up 57.1% from last Tuesday and up 22.2% from the previous Wednesday airing. Collision averaged the same rating, which was down 8.3% from the last time it followed Dynamite.
The audience retention for Collision was 74.9% in total viewers as opposed to 80.9% the last time they did a 3 hour Wednesday block although the 18-49 retention was 100% as compared to 85.7% previously.
As compared to the same week in 2024, under the old ratings method, Dynamite’s total viewership was down 15.6% while the 18-49 rating was down 45%. Collision aired on it’s regular night and time last year so year over year comparisons aren’t relevant. This year’s numbers do not include viewership on HBO Max.
Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo ratings for AEW Dynamite on TBS and AEW Collision as well as the 10 week average in both categories for both shows. This week’s Dynamite was down 6.3% in total viewers and 15.4% in 18-49 as compared to recent averages while Collision was up 44.1% in total viewers and 83.3% in 18-49, which shows the benefit of following Dynamite on Wednesdays.
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The October 15, 2025 edition of AEW Dynamite featured several major moments, including a tense jailhouse segment between Jon Moxley and Darby Allin that ended with Allin being laid out in brutal fashion. The episode was part of a three-hour AEW broadcast, with the first two hours dedicated to Dynamite and the third hour serving as AEW Collision.
According to Dave Meltzer, AEW Dynamite averaged 534,000 viewers, up from the 321,000 viewers recorded on October 7, 2025. In the key P18–49 demographic, the show scored a 0.11 rating, a notable increase from last weekâ€s 0.07 rating.
These figures reflect linear television audiences only and do not include any streaming viewership from MAX or delayed digital viewing.
AEW Dynamite October 15, 2025: Viewership and Highlights
This weekâ€s episode of AEW Dynamite saw Darby Allin and Jon Moxley meet face-to-face in jail, which ended in PAC ambushing Darby Allin and beating him bloody while Moxley watched on.
The Hurt Syndicate also took their first pinfall loss in traditional tag team action as Gates of Agony pinned Shelton Benjamin for the massive win. This and many other moments took place throughout the night.
AEW Dynamite week-to-week viewership comparison
MetricOctober 7, 2025October 15, 2025Change% ChangeTotal Viewers321,000534,000+213,000+66.4%P18–49 Demo Rating0.070.11+0.04+57.1%
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The build to Darby Allin and Jon Moxley’s “I Quit” match has been the focal point of AEW programming as of late, and Wednesday’s three-hour “AEW Dynamite” and “AEW Collision” double feature was no exception. While the two men had a generally positively-received pre-taped “cinematic” promo exchange, I can’t say that their in-person altercation on the “Collision” portion of Wednesday’s broadcast held up nearly as well.
After the Death Riders outnumbered Paragon and associates at the end of “Collision’s” Daniel Garcia, Wheeler Yuta, Kyle O’Reilly, and Orange Cassidy opener, Darby Allin made an incredibly dramatic entrance to intercept the violence. Now, when I say “incredibly dramatic” for Allin, what do you think of? Do you imagine him armed with a steel chair? Perhaps you picture him zooming down the ramp, skateboard in hand. Maybe, in your mind’s eye, Allin is making a heroic save with his finger on a flamethrower’s trigger.
I’m glad to report (sarcastically) that Allin’s dramatic entrance saw him standing at the top of the entrance ramp, limbs crooked and lifeless, like a zombie. Before you comment, I know that his less-than-lively disposition is not unreasonable, considering that he did get beaten to a bloody pulp by Pac earlier during “Dynamite,” and, honestly, if you had just given me a tired Allin, it could have been salvaged. Allin, however, in his incredible commitment to the bit, begins shambling down the entrance ramp like an extra off “The Walking Dead.” I’m talking failed sobriety test levels of swaying, with his body swinging off to the side against a steel barrier at one point. All the while, the Death Riders confronted him, one by agonizing one.
Allin got up every time. The message here is resilience, right? It’s a tale of Allin’s grit, how he is willing to get beaten down, but still rise to his feet (or hands and knees) in order to climb whatever mountain he has his eyes set on: Everest or otherwise. That’s all fine and good…but can we not have the rest of the Death Riders just staring at him as he crawls pathetically to Moxley at two miles an hour? I understand what they were going for here, and on paper, this sounds amazing and more introspective than what I expect from AEW. In practice, though, this segment dragged on in such an awkward way, I found myself hating it before it was even done. By the time Allin finally got to Moxley, he unfurled the AEW flag at Moxley’s feet, only to be at the receiving end of Death Rider. Something, something, Moxley’s war on AEW. Segment over.
Like I said, in theory, this makes sense. On paper, this is cool. In practice? Painstaking to watch.
Written by Angeline Phu
Welcome to Wrestling Inc.’s live coverage for “AEW Dynamite” and “AEW Collision” on October 15, 2025, coming to you live from the Cable Dahmer Arena in Kansas City, Missouri with a special run time of 3 hours!
The Opps’ Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, and Powerhouse Hobbs will be putting the AEW World Trios Championship on the line as they defend against Rush, Dralistico, and The Beast Mortos of La Faccion Ingobernable. This will mark the first time that Joe, Shibata, and Hobbs have defended their title since the August 27 episode of “Dynamite” when they retained against The Demand’s Ricochet, Toa Liona, and Bishop Kaun.
Speaking of Liona and Kaun, the Gates Of Agony members will be joining forces with one another once again tonight as they collide with Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin of The Hurt Syndicate. All four men have met one another twice in the ring when Kaun, Liona, and the aforementioned Ricochet defeated Lashley, Benjamin, and their stablemate MVP at AEW All Out on September 20 only for The Hurt Syndicate to seek their retribution this past Tuesday on “Dynamite” when they emerged victorious against The Demand in a Street Fight.
Three members of The Death Riders will be in action tonight, as Daniel Garcia and Wheeler Yuta join forces to face Orange Cassidy and Kyle O’Reilly while Claudio Castagnoli takes on Roderick Strong. O’Reilly and Strong alongside Matt Menard hold a win over Garcia, Castagnoli, and their stable leader Jon Moxley from the September 27 edition of “Collision”.
With AEW WrestleDream right around the corner this coming Saturday, Jurassic Express’ Jack Perry and Luchasaurus will be squaring off with The Young Bucks with $500,000 on the line and Jamie Hayter will be going one-on-one with Thekla at the pay-per-view event. Before they compete in their respective matches, however, Perry and Luchasaurus will be teaming up with Kenny Omega to go toe-to-toe with The Don Callis Family’s Josh Alexander, Hechicero, and the returning Mark Davis while Hayter collides with Thekla’s Triangle Of Madness stablemate Skye Blue.
Additionally, the aforementioned Moxley and Darby Allin will also be meeting with one another one last time before their I Quit Match at WrestleDream and likewise, Toni Storm and titleholder Kris Statlander will be coming face-to-face with one another when they exchange some famous last words ahead of their AEW Women’s World Championship on Saturday.
We are live! Excalibur, Taz, and Bryan Danielson greet audiences at home before we head over to Toni Storm and Kris Statlander sitting down backstage with Renee Paquette. The two women then give one another some tense famous last words before their WrestleDream match. Storm and Statlander head to the ring and begin brawling with one another, with Storm offering Statlander a free shot at her using the AEW Women’s World Championship. Statlander opts not to clock Storm, but Storm lands a Dragon suplex on Statlander. Statlander then offers Storm a free shot at her with the AEW Women’s World Championship, but Storm instead places the title belt on Statlander’s shoulder.Â
The Demand then makes their way to the ring. The Hurt Syndicate follows.
The Road to WrestleDream reaches its final stop with tonight’s three-hour AEW Dynamite and Collision programming block on TBS and HBO Max.
In a six-man tag, Kenny Omega teams with Jurassic Express against Hechicero, Mark Davis, and Josh Alexander of The Don Callis Family.
The AEW Trios Championship will be on the line as The Opps (Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata, Powerhouse Hobbs) defend against La Faccion Ingobernable (Rush, Dralistico, The Beast Mortos).
Before their Women’s World title match at WrestleDream, champ Kris Statlander and challenger Toni Storm will have a “Famous Last Words” segment on tonight’s show.
Jon Moxley and Darby Allin will square off in an I Quit match at WrestleDream, and the two will have one final face-to-face segment on tonight’s episode.
Orange Cassidy and Kyle O’Reilly will team up against Wheeler Yuta and Daniel Garcia of The Death Riders.
Claudio Castagnoli and Roderick Strong will go one-on-one in singles competition.
Skye Blue vs. Jamie Hayter, plus Harley Cameron vs. Megan Bayne are two women’s division singles matches set for tonight.
In tag team action, The Hurt Syndicate’s Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin will take on Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona of Gates of Agony.
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AEW presents a special three-hour Dynamite and Collision supershow tonight, airing live from the Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence, Missouri. Serving as the go-home event before AEW WrestleDream 2025, the card features the final build before AEW’s latest PPV offering.
The AEW Dynamite/Collision supershow kicks off live at 8:00 p.m. ET on TBS and HBO Max. The broadcast will run for three hours and is also available internationally via TrillerTV and local AEW partners.
Announced Matches and Appearances
- AEW World Trios Championship: The Opps (Samoa Joe, Katsuyori Shibata & Powerhouse Hobbs) (c) vs. La Facción Ingobernable
- Kenny Omega & Jurassic Express (Jack Perry & Luchasaurus) vs. The Don Callis Family (Josh Alexander, Hechicero & Mark Davis) — following Kota Ibushiâ€s injury and Omegaâ€s uneasy alliance with Perry
- Claudio Castagnoli vs. Roderick Strong — a rematch years in the making
- Orange Cassidy & Kyle Oâ€Reilly vs. The Death Riders (Daniel Garcia & Wheeler Yuta) — revenge match stemming from last weekâ€s events
- The Hurt Syndicate (Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) vs. Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) — another chapter in their escalating faction feud
- Skye Blue vs. Jamie Hayter — their first singles clash since ROH stardom
- Harley Cameron vs. Megan Bayne — grudge match following Cameronâ€s recent return from injury
- “Famous Last Words†Segment: AEW Womenâ€s World Champion Kris Statlander and “Timeless†Toni Storm share final promos before their WrestleDream showdown
- Face-to-Face: Jon Moxley and Darby Allin meet in the ring one last time before their “I Quit†match at WrestleDream — with a strict “no contact†rule.
If last year’s AEW WrestleDream was any indication, we’re in for another good show this weekend.
AEW has announced a new match for the three-hour Dynamite and Collision block airing Wednesday night, October 15.
AEW owner Tony Khan has revealed in a social media post that Megan Bayne and Harley Cameron will go one-on-one on Wednesday’s three-hour special. Khan wrote:
Harley helped Willow fight off Megan/Penelope Saturday! Before they collide at #AEWTailgateBrawl, Harley will fight the woman who broke her nose, Megan Bayne, 1-on-1 TOMORROW NIGHT!
Cameron and Willow Nightingale will team against Bayne and Penelope Ford on Saturday’s Tailgate Brawl special on TNT and HBO Max. The one-hour Tailgate Brawl serves as the pre-show for the WrestleDream pay-per-view on Saturday night beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern time.
The updated lineup for Wednesday:
AEW Dynamite & Collision (October 15) —
- AEW Trios titles: The Opps defend against La Faccion Ingobernable
- Kenny Omega & Jurassic Express vs. Josh Alexander, Hechicero, and Mark Davis
- Jon Moxley/Darby Allin face-to-face
- The Hurt Syndicate vs. GOA
- Claudio Castagnoli vs. Roderick Strong
- Kris Statlander/Toni Storm Famous Last Words
- Wheeler Yuta & Daniel Garcia vs. Orange Cassidy and Kyle Oâ€Reilly
- Skye Blue vs. Jamie Hayter
- Megan Bayne vs. Harley Cameron
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AEW security takes the use of Molotov cocktails seriously.
In the closing moments of Dynamite this week, Darby Allin was tackled to the ground as he appeared intent on throwing fire at Jon Moxley. The quick reaction from security led some to believe they might not have known the moment was part of the show.
On Sunday, our own Bryan Alvarez posted an update on X for subscribers, writing:
“Security guy on Dynamite, Sam, was 100% smartened up on the Darby spot, but he wanted to make it look legit, like what would happen if some lunatic actually pulled out a bomb or something on a show. Heâ€s been working security for wrestling dating back to ECW Atlas security days.â€
Sam Hemingway is the head of security for AEW. Two days after the segment on Dynamite, he posted the following message to social media:
“My actions had nothing to do with the ‘show’ and everything to do with the safety of others. You can debate the tackle. I’m just glad we’re not dealing with the alternative headlines that read unhinged AEW talent seriously injured Jacksonville fans. Numerous lawsuits are filed.”
Up next in the Darby Allin vs. Jon Moxley feud is an I Quit match scheduled for AEW WrestleDream on October 18 in St. Louis. Moxley previously defeated Allin in a Coffin Match at AEW All Out last month in Toronto.
My actions had nothing to do with the “show” and everything to do with the safety of others. You can debate the tackle. I’m just glad we’re not dealing with the alternative headlines that read unhinged AEW talent seriously injured Jacksonville fans. Numerous lawsuits are filed. pic.twitter.com/xR0dZUnSfB
— Sam (@Security__Sam) October 11, 2025
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WWE NXT scored a ratings victory over AEW Dynamite with the shows going head-to-head on Tuesday night.
The NXT vs. TNA Showdown special averaged 625,000 viewers on USA Network, an increase of 9.3 percent from last week. With Nielsen changing its ratings methodology, this is still the second-lowest reported audience total for NXT since July 15.
AEW Dynamite Title Tuesday, airing on TBS outside of the show’s normal night, averaged 321,000 viewers. That’s down 31 percent from last week and is the lowest reported audience in the history of the show.
In the 18-49 demo, the NXT episode drew a 0.12 rating. That’s up 20 percent from last week but ties the second-lowest number the show has done in that category so far in 2025.
Dynamite drew a 0.07 rating in the demo, which is a decrease of 22.2 percent from last week and is a record low number for the show.
It should be noted that starting two weeks ago — when Nielsen began using its “Big Panel + Data” measurement system to determine ratings — there have been nearly universal severe declines for both WWE and AEW wrestling programming.
As compared to the same week in 2024, NXT’s average viewership was down 28.5 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 50 percent. AEW’s viewership was down 2.4 percent while the 18-49 rating was down 30 percent. Both shows aired head-to-head during this week last year as well.
Here’s a look at the last 11 weeks of ratings data for both programs:
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Tuesday nightâ€s (10/7) episode of AEW Dynamite on TBS averaged 321,000 viewers, compared to 465,000 the prior week and the 638,000 the week before that. The current ten-week rolling average is 570,000. NXT averaged 625,000 for their special NXT vs. TNA theme show.
Last year, when Dynamite moved to Tuesday, it experienced a similar drop to 329,000 from 680,000 the prior week. The ten-week rolling average a year ago was 649,000.
Two years ago when it moved to Tuesday, it drew 609,000 compared to 800,000 the prior week.
NOTE 1: Additional viewers watch AEW Dynamite on Max streaming service as of Jan. 1, 2025, and those viewers are not part of the TBS data. That data is not made available.
NOTE 2: Nielson as of this fall is compiling ratings using new methodology called Big Data + Panel. It’s incorporating a wider array of sourcing of viewing data to then extrapolate a total viewership estimate. It means that ratings before this fall were created with a different method and thus there could be differences built in that affect how comparable past data is to new data.
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In the key 18-49 demo, it drew a 0.07 rating, compared to 0.09 and 0.14 the prior two weeks. The ten-week rolling average is 0.13.
One year ago, it drew a a 0.10 rating with a ten-week rolling average of 0.20.
Two years ago, it drew a 0.26 rating with a ten-week rolling average of 0.30.
The announced matches and segments were…
- “Hangman†Adam Page and Samoa Joe face-to-face
- Brodido (Brody King & Bandido) vs. Kazuchika Okada & Konosuke Takeshita – Double Jeopardy Eliminator match
- Jon Moxley vs. Tomohiro Ishii
- Pac vs. Orange Cassidy
- Kyle Fletcher vs. Kyle Oâ€Reilly – TNT Championship Kyle vs. Kyle 2
- The Hurt Syndicate (MVP & Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) vs. The Demand (Ricochet & Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) – Street Fight
- Mercedes Moné TBS Championship Open Challenge
- Jurassic Express (Jack Perry & Luchasaurus) to be in action
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