Chris Jericho Says NXT “Should Retreat” To Tuesday Nights

Following the ratings success of this past week’s Super Tuesday NXT show, it has been reported that WWE might be thinking of making the move to Tuesday nights permanent.

The Wednesday Night War has almost always been won by AEW: Dynamite since the two shows started going head to head in October 2019, and former AEW Champion Chris Jericho thinks NXT should cut their losses and “retreat” to Tuesday.

Speaking to Busted Open Radio, Jericho said:

“They should retreat. They should move to any other night. Get away from us! You guys got a great program and it’s good, why would you want to sacrifice your own ratings just to be spiteful and petty to go head to head with AEW? We’re not going anywhere and put on anything you want – we’ll continue to beat you. It is a retreat, but it’s also the right move from a business standpoint. Get your head out of your rear end and just worry about your product the same way we worry about ours. If they move to Tuesday, smart move. That way you guys can get your 850 thousand, 900 thousand. Whatever! Get 10 million viewers. Congratulations! Let us do our thing and we’ll get over a million. I think it’s a smart move business-wise on theirs. They lost! There’s nothing wrong with conceiting defeat, moving to a different night, and worrying about your show and not worrying about going head to head with AEW because you can’t stop us.”

Without direct competition, both AEW and NXT saw a significant increase in their viewership, something the networks hosting the shows will certainly have taken note of.

Thanks to Wrestling Inc. for the quote.

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