WWE: Drew McIntyre Update, SummerSlam 2023 Ticket Sales Breaks Record, A&E WWE Ratings

Drew McIntyre

As noted before, Drew McIntyre has been out of action for WWE since their WrestleMania 39 event earlier this month due to an unknown health issue.

The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer reported that WWE officials currently expected McIntyre to remain out of action for at least the next several weeks.


SummerSlam 2023’s Day One Ticket Sales Reportedly Breaks WWE Record

The Sports Business Journal reported that their sources stated that the ticket sales for WWE’s upcoming SummerSlam 2023 event this August in Detroit, Michigan had broke the all-time record for largest day one sales in company history.

It was reported that WWE had sold around 32,000 tickets during the first 24 hours that tickets were officially available for sale. It was also reported that this was the largest ever day one ticket sales for a non-WrestleMania stadium event in WWE history.

In regards to the new record, the Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer reported that while tickets for this year’s SummerSlam event did break a record, this was a bit misleading since this was only a record for a WWE event held within the United States. Meltzer reported that when factoring in global WWE events, this year’s SummerSlam event day one ticket sales was the third highest ever in WWE history for a non-WrestleMania event.


A&E WWE Programming Ratings – April 16, 2023

This past Sunday’s Biography: WWE Legends episode drew 452,000 viewers on A&E. This episode also drew a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic and a #21 ranking in the key demographic rankings. This was down compared to last week’s of 461,000 viewers but the same compared to last week’s rating and ranking. This episode focused on WWE Hall of Famer The Iron Sheik.

This past Sunday’s WWE Rivals drew 357,000 viewers on A&E. This episode also drew a 0.11 rating in the 18-49 demographic and a #26 ranking in the key demographic rankings. This was down compared to last week’s 427,000 viewers, 0.14 rating and #20 ranking. This episode focused on the famous Hulk Hogan vs. Rowdy Roddy Piper feud.

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