AEW Rampage debut, Smackdown prelims

Published: Aug. 16, 2021, 7:42 a.m.

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There\'s confusion over WWE Smackdown\'s fast affiliate rating after many markets preempted for NFL preseason games. AEW Rampage debuted on the same night. The Rhodes to the Top and Heels are set to debut. CM Punk seems set to debut in AEW. Meanwhile, Dynamite falls back under 1million viewers with the return of MTV\'s The Challenge. Brandon Thurston and Chris Gullo discuss all that and more.


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