Overview
- PWTorch and Wrestlenomics report the January 22 episode drew 171,000 viewers and a 0.03 rating among adults 18–49.
- Total viewership slipped about 1% from the AMC debut’s 173,000, while the 18–49 rating fell 25% from 0.04.
- Early retention outperformed other recent wrestling rollouts, with smaller second‑week declines than AEW Collision and WWE NXT reported for their week twos.
- Fan reception rose sharply, with a 6.09 Cagematch score compared with 1.47 for the premiere.
- The show brought back the Feast or Fired match, with Eddie Edwards, Eric Young, Steve Maclin, and Trey Miguel winning briefcases, and featured Miguel’s quick return following his short-lived AEW stint tied to past comments deemed homophobic.