Tonight's episode of SmackDown will air on FS1 instead of FOX, and that gives AEW Rampage a very good shot at topping the WWE Friday night show in the ratings (certainly in the 18-49 demographic). Vince McMahon won't let that happen, though, hence why the blue brand has added an extra commercial-free 30 minutes that will go head-to-head with AEW's show.
Well, shots have been fired from Tony Khan yet again as he's now confirmed that Rampage will air no commercials during its first match. The kicker is that this will be the case for CM Punk vs. Matt Sydal, and the Best in the World has proven himself a major ratings draw for AEW since his debut.
People do switch the channel during commercials, so AEW now has a good shot at topping WWE. They've also announced a special Buy-In on YouTube that kicks off at 9pm ET. That features:
Bobby Fish vs. Lee Moriarty
Bryan Danielson vs. Minoru Suzuki
Tay Conti vs. Santana Garrett
As for Rampage, the current card is made up of:
CM Punk vs. Matt Sydal
Ruby Soho vs. The Bunny
Inner Circle vs. Men Of The Year and Junior Dos Santos
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