Did AEW Dynamite deliver this week? Fans react as ratings suffer yet another drop

This week's AEW Dynamite ratings have been released, and fans have made their feelings clear on the matter.

AEW Dynamite this week featured six bouts, two of which had titles on the line. To kick off the show, world champion MJF faced Konosuke Takeshita in a championship contender's match.

If, by some miracle, Takeshita got the win, then he would have had a shot at the world title further down the line. That proved not to be the case, as after a slew of underhanded maneuvers, MJF scored the win via submission.

Last week's show drew 901,000 viewers, a major drop from the 1,003,000 produced a fortnight ago. The key 18-49 demo rating also dropped from 0.33 to 0.32 last week. This week's numbers experienced drops in both respects, drawing 899,000 in average viewership and a 0.30 key demo rating.

Fans have since reacted to the ratings, as is always the case when they drop. Some, like the user below, suggested that AEW World Champion MJF has been "losing steam," although it surely can't be fair to attribute everything to him.

However, it was a prominent notion, with other users pointing out that his promos have been on the edgier side as of late. It was suggested that they may have turned the audience away.

Others defended the show for its quality, pointing to the fact that this week's ratings don't fall too far from the show's average performance.

Fans cited a few other issues as potential reasons for the drop. Aspects of the program that some took issue with included the bloodshed and a "weak" preliminary card.

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What else went down during this week's AEW Dynamite?

Dynamite this week featured another five bouts outside of MJF vs. Takeshita. Women's World Champion Jamie Hayter faced The Bunny in another contender's match, winning the match via pinfall to ensure there would be no rematch.

Ricky Starks had to run the 'Garcia-Guevara Gauntlet,' competing against three members of the Jericho Appreciation Society to earn a rematch against Chris Jericho. He pinned Angelo Parker and Matt Menard before losing to Daniel Garcia, albeit with ringside help from Jericho.

Bryan Danielson defeated former Ring of Honor Champion Rush, thus cementing his world title shot at the upcoming Revolution event. The Elite retained their Trios Tag Titles in a fast-paced battle with AR Fox & Top Flight. In the main event, The Gunns defeated The Acclaimed in shocking fashion, thus capturing the AEW tag titles.

What did you make of this week's show? Join the discussion in the comments section below.