The numbers are in for All Elite Wrestling’s third PPV outing, and they’re not looking great. In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Dave Meltzer reports that “B/R Live numbers were down about 10 to 14 percent, depending on the category, from Fyter Fest.” These are live viewership numbers, meaning that significantly fewer people tuned in to see the Jacksonville outing as it was happening. Dave offers several reasonable explanations, including the increased competition from WWE’s Evolve broadcast as well as PPV fatigue from the company. This event occurred only two weeks on from Fyter Fest, and it speculated that some fans didn’t want to take in another show in so short a time.
The number of PPV buys internationally were also down, but FITE TV made a similar amount of profit from Fallen as they did from Fyter Fest due to the latter’s increased cost. AEW charged more for Fight For The Fallen as part of their charity drive, which was a theme of the event. B/R Live is also said to be happy with AEW’s performance despite the drop in viewership. “Most of the B/R Live executives were described as pleasantly caught off-guard by the success of the last two AEW shows and the PPV numbers from the first show, particularly that there has been a significant increase in subs every show.”
