WWE Insider Rates Saturday Night’s Main Event

The first Saturday Night’s Main Event ended with an Undisputed WWE Title match between Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens. The show went off the air with Rhodes’ win, but the real action happened after that, leaving most TV fans feeling they missed the best part. WWE insider Dave Meltzer gave the show an average rating, which makes sense given what fans missed.

The SNME had over 2.3 million viewers, with 1.59 million watching on NBC and 700,000+ on Peacock. Big matches included Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens for the Undisputed WWE Championship and Chelsea Green winning the first WWE Women’s United States Championship. Liv Morgan also defended her WWE Women’s World Championship against IYO SKY.

Dave Meltzer gave the show average ratings in the WON where the Women’s World Championship match got the highest rating. This shows WWE might need fresh ideas beyond the Morgan vs. Rhea Ripley feud for the Women’s division.

BREAKING: Dave Meltzer has rated the Iyo Sky vs Liv Morgan match at Saturday Night’s Main Event: ***** 1/2 stars. This rating is now the highest rated WWE women’s match of all time.👀🔥

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Here is the rating:

Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn ***1/2
Liv Morgan vs. Iyo Sky – ***** 1/2
Gunther vs. Damian Priest vs. Finn Balor – ****
Chelsea Green vs. Michin – ***
Cody Rhodes vs. Kevin Owens – ****

Why Dave Meltzer calls Saturday Night’s Main Event disappointing

On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer said WWE is probably unhappy with the show’s ratings. He mentioned tough competition like the Heisman Trophy on ESPN and the NBA Cup semi-finals on ABC.

“There was competition, but this thing was promoted so hard that … it has to be considered a disappointment,” he said.

.⁦@davemeltzerWON⁩ has an illuminating breakdown of WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event ratings in this week’s Wrestling Observer pic.twitter.com/rlm6H6CP6s
— Ben Miller (@benmillerMKE) December 20, 2024