Tony Khan again ended up landing in the bad book of pro-wrestling fans through an over-hyped business move. Unseen footage from the controversial All In scuffle was slated to come to the surface on the April 10 Dynamite episode. The unseen footage aired in a bid to raise viewership numbers and cast a spotlight on the upcoming Young Bucks vs FTR matchup.

However, the strategic move failed to be worth the hype at all. This week’s AEW Dynamite number did receive a viewership boost but the overarching value it added to the episode did not pan out as expected according to netizens. They swiftly took to social media to sling mud at the AEW head honcho.

Tony Khan’s overrated Dynamite move sparks criticism 

Firing CM Punk abruptly has already been one of the most debated acts of Tony Khan in recent times. So it was natural for fans to be curious to explore more layers to it. Khan read that instinct right and tried to play on the angle by pumping up a release of a clip from the epic Jack-Perry- CM Punk altercation. AEW Dynamite featured a ton of bigwigs like Kazuchika Okada, FTR, The Young Bucks, Samoa Joe, and Dustin Rhodes, but the ultimate cynosure turned out to be the Punk footage. It was just another means of building up The Young Bucks’ feud with Punk allies FTR. According to Dave Meltzer from Wrestling Observer News, AEW’s flagship show garnered 819,000 viewers and was rated 0.30 among the 18-49 demographic. This number saw a rise compared to the previous week, and Khan again took to Twitter to brag about it.

And eventually, it prompted fans to get into an unbridled trolling spree as they deemed the number to be too low to justify the hype.

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Fans don’t buy the exaggerated viewership numbers 

Fans seemed extremely irritated with the unnecessary strategic initiative that Tony Khan had made. These users cited that all the hype before this about the footage didn’t materialize to reap the benefits that AEW had envisioned.

These users mocked Khan for the negligible boost in numbers.

These users remarked that Punk was the only reason for this little surge in numbers.

What’s your take on fans trolling CM Punk for not garnering enough views after a heavily hyped-up episode of AEW Dynamite? Let us know in the comments.

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