AEW Dynamite’s annual Blood & Guts special defeated WWE NXT in total viewers and the key 18-49 demographic during a rare Wednesday night head-to-head matchup on November 4, according to figures reported by Dave Meltzer of F4WOnline.com.
Dynamite’s Blood & Guts episode averaged 792,000 viewers on TBS, a significant jump from the 620,000 viewers who watched the October 28 edition of the show. The increase reflects the drawing power of the annual gimmick, which has historically served as one of AEW’s bigger attractions outside of pay-per-view events.
WWE NXT aired opposite Dynamite that same night, setting up a direct comparison between the two promotions for the first time in some time on a Wednesday. While specific NXT viewership figures were not included in the available reporting, both PWMania and eWrestlingNews confirmed that Dynamite came out ahead of NXT in the ratings battle, with eWrestlingNews specifically noting that AEW won both total viewers and the 18-49 demographic.
Notably, HBO Max viewership numbers for Dynamite were not available at the time of reporting, meaning the full streaming picture for AEW’s broadcast remains incomplete. Dynamite’s cable number alone, however, was enough to outperform NXT on the night, based on the figures provided by the outlets.
The result marks a rare instance of direct competition between the two shows, which typically occupy different nights on the wrestling calendar. Blood & Guts has long been positioned by AEW as a marquee annual blowoff match, often featuring cage-based stipulations designed to settle long-running feuds, and the format appears to have helped drive the increase over the previous week’s audience.
No further details on the specific matches contested during the Blood & Guts special, nor additional context on NXT’s November 4 card, were included in the available reporting. The ratings comparison was confirmed independently by Wrestling Headlines, PWMania, and eWrestlingNews, all citing Meltzer’s figures as the source of the viewership data.
