The one-hour show has received tons of criticism, primarily because of the show’s languishing around half a million viewers on TNT. Last week’s live edition of Rampage garnered 482,000 viewers, which marked a 19.66% decline from the April 8th episode.
Speaking with Dr. Chris Featherstone on Writing With Russo, Vince Russo slammed the entire show for being phony. The former WWE head writer asserted that the one-hour show always spins around four action-packed matches with no psychology.
Here’s what Russo had to say about why Rampage has failed to draw casual fans’ attention:
You can check out the entire Writing With Russo podcast below:
Vince Russo believes AEW Rampage could get canceled soon
Vince Russo has also shared his belief that AEW Rampage could soon get canceled by the TNT network.
The veteran explained that the Friday night show is struggling to get past the half-a-million mark, and there’s been no growth since its inception:
It’s worth noting that AEW Rampage has only registered over a million viewers once; the August 19th edition met the mark last year. The show became a mega-hit, courtesy of the shocking arrival of CM Punk.
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