"AEW Dynamite Grand Slam: France" aired on Tuesday, October 6, head-to-head with "WWE NXT," thanks to the MLB playoffs. Viewership for the episode of "Dynamite" was down significantly, though notably, the previous week's episode was the company's tribute show to the late Pac, following the former AEW All-Atlantic Champion's tragic passing, in addition to airing outside of its usual timeslot.According to Wrestlenomics, the October 6 edition of "Dynamite" drew 495,000 viewers on Tuesday, down 45 percent from the previous week's tribute episode's 899,000 viewers. The outlet noted that the night's episode of "NXT," airing in its usual timeslot on its normal channel, the CW, averaged 532,000 viewers."Grand Slam France" drew a 0.11 in the ever-important ages 18-49 demographic, down 50 percent from the previous week's 0.22 rating. "NXT" earned a 0.10 for the week. Compared to the trailing four weeks average viewership of 708,000, "Dynamite" was down 30 percent, and compared to the trailing four weeks average rating of 0.14, it was down 21 percent.The main event of the episode saw AEW World Champion Will Ospreay successfully defend his title against Kazuchika Okada. Three other titles were defended on the night, and TNT Champion Darby Allin retained over Kyle Fletcher. AEW Women's World Champion Mercedes Mone was victorious over Queen Aminata, and Bandido defeated the New Level's Kofi to retain his ROH World Championship.Elsewhere on the show, Samoa Joe bested "Jungle" Jack Perry to qualify for Clockwork Carnage at AEW WrestleDream. The Don Callis Family's Mark Davis and Jake Doyle defeated the Death Riders' Jon Moxley and Gabe Kidd, and it was revealed Davis will challenge Moxley for his AEW Continental Championship at WrestleDream.
