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Select Answers: Ratings, Michael Oku, European Raw

Added 2024-11-11 17:00:14 +0000 UTC

Welcome to Select Answers, a short feature that provides some of the answers to questions that were posed to Sean Ross Sapp in the most recent Fightful Weekly Q&A Podcast. The show drops every week on Fightful Select for subscribers.

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What's the internal AEW reaction to losing to NXT on Wednesday night this week?

I haven't heard much of any reaction. Fans are far more worried about that kind of thing in 2024 than I think companies are, although there is competition. WBD has always been clear that they care more about the cable ranking than viewership. WWE typically touts those numbers internally and to some media members, but I didn't hear of anything last week.

Any update on Michael Oku and AEW?

They have had their eyes on him, and Tony Khan has said that he likes Oku. They bring him in when they're overseas. However, he's not signed, and we haven't heard that he's going to be imminently. He's still working in the UK.

Do you think the European Raw tapings have a chance to air live worldwide?

In certain areas where it matches up appropriately with when and where it is broadcasted. If I were Netflix, I'd air it live in the United States, too. Why not? Netflix has infinite flexibility in that regard and could make it happen very easily. S