Dana White’s controversial Power Slap ratings take hit after debuting on television
The Power Slap league made its television debut but failed to rank above the top shows. Dana White gets dragged on Twitter for failure.
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Dana White's Power Slap ratings come out (Image Courtesy - New York Post/Power Slap)
The hopes for UFC president Dana White’s new controversial show, Power Slap was never very high. The UFC boss’ personal scandals also have a played huge part in affecting the show ratings. The TV ratings for the new slap-fighting competition have dropped and the show ranks among the lowest.
Dana White, contrary to popular belief decided to invest in a slap-fighting competition. The show’s premiere had already been delayed by a week following the UFC boss’s wife-slap scandal that took place on New Year’s Eve. According to Show Buzz Daily, the show’s ratings ranked among the lowest.
Show Buzz revealed that the new Power Slap show had ratings of 0.10. The show followed TBS’s AEW: DYNAMITE. White’s new show ranks at 45th place out of 50 shows. White has received a lot of backlash for continuing to promote the show despite his slapping scandal.
The sport of slap-fighting as such has not been received well amongst fans of fighting. The show has received several criticisms. Dana White, however, has given a very snobbish response to the haters.
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Fans celebrate Dana White’s Power Slap ratings tanking
Fans who were already rooting against the Power Slap league were delighted to know that the ratings were among the poorest. Recent clips have also been branded as “traumatic” for fans from the slap-fighting competition.
Conor McGregor, the biggest UFC star, however, has endorsed the new show in a positive light. The Irishman in his recent tweets was breaking down the perfect technique for slap-fighting. Fans in general have been continuing to diss the show.
Power Slap TV ratings drew just 295,000 viewers on TBS for its debut last night, doing 0.10 in the 18-49 demo (45th on Top 150) ✋? pic.twitter.com/7BFDJmkAO7
— Alfred Konuwa (@ThisIsNasty) January 19, 2023
I don’t think I’ve ever looked forward to the release of tv ratings like I am with Power Slap today. Hoping for a hilarious unmitigated disaster that results in the show being canceled.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) January 19, 2023
Jay Briscoe Tribute Show would've done better viewership and rating than Power Slap
— Jeremy Lambert (@jeremylambert88) January 19, 2023
The ratings Rampage and NXT get seem bad until you put it in perspective of the greater context of TV as a whole. PowerSlap absolutely bombed 1st week out. Wrestling is so valuable as a TV property. Unmatched outside of football and basketball.
— Ibou, of WrestlePurists (@BackupHangman) January 19, 2023
Happy to see Power Slap absolutely bomb in the ratings
— Scott E. Wrestling (@ScottEWrestling) January 19, 2023
Makes the Power Slap ratings all the more satisfying. https://t.co/WW1asYJojS
— kEEm. (@KeemWinsAgain) January 19, 2023
power slap should be ended. Dana white is a piece of shit, literally no one likes it, and it did a terrible rating
— BMW Monè {LP ?} (@winterm00n_) January 20, 2023
The Power Slap finished higher than two shows from popular channels, TLC and Nat Geo. From the fans’ reactions, it can be seen that White’s slap scandal has played a negative effect on his new show.
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