The recent collaboration between WWE and TNA Wrestling has brought a wave of excitement to the professional wrestling world. The two wrestling giants have shown interest in working together, with TNA Knockouts World Champion Jordynne Grace making an appearance in NXT. Grace confronted Roxanne Perez, setting up their NXT Women’s Championship match at Battleground. Despite the hype, TNA Wrestling officials were left disappointed with the ratings for a recent episode of Impact.
According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, TNA Wrestling officials had hoped that Grace’s appearance on NXT and WWE’s mentions of TNA Wrestling would increase ratings for the following episode of Impact. However, the expected increase did not happen, as the episode failed to make the Cable Top 150 list. This suggests that TNA Wrestling drew a key demo rating of 0.01 or less than 19,000 viewers in the key demo, making it the #134 spot and below.
WWE NXT Battleground 2024 is set to take place at the UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas, Nevada, airing live on Sunday, June 9, 2024. The event, hosted by American rapper Sexyy Red, features six matches, including Lola Vice vs. Shayna Baszler, Roxanne Perez (c) vs. Jordynne Grace, and Trick Williams (c) vs. Ethan Page.
Despite TNA Wrestling’s disappointment in the ratings, the WWE-TNA crossover has generated interest among fans. It remains to be seen how WWE’s exposure may have helped TNA Wrestling in the week of the show. With the upcoming Battleground event, wrestling fans can look forward to more exciting matches and possible collaborations between WWE and TNA Wrestling.
