Wrestling fans were temporarily unable to watch Sunday’s AEW Revolution pay-per-view due to a widespread outage at Bleacher Report.
Revolution, the company’s first PPV of 2024, carried a $50 price tag.
Many many tweets from people saying they paid for the AEW PPV on Bleacher Report but are unable to stream ithttps://t.co/0UrryqlXEA
— Brandon Thurston (@BrandonThurston) March 4, 2024
Personal Experience
I had issues logging onto BR Live on a Smart TV, laptop, and tablet. I was finally able to get it to work on iOS, but it is shaky. Needless to say, my problem was not an isolated incident, because tons of fans are left without a show, even after paying $50.
Midway through the entrances for the scramble match, the screen went to a blank graphic, and only played the audio of the event. This was not a good look for BR Live at all.
I bought #AEWRevolution, but #BRLive dropped the ball.
It won't work on my laptop, tablet, or Smart TV. I got it playing on my iOS, but then the screen went to a BR Live logo and now all I can do is listen. @TonyKhan, please do better. This can't happen 9 times a year.
— Aaron (@AaronVarble) March 4, 2024
They did not address any technical problems during commentary, as the show carries on. Tony Khan can’t be happy about the fact that so many fans were not able to pay for the event that his company produced tonight.
Fifteen minutes in and @BleacherReport still will not load, after I've already purchased the pay-per-view. Unacceptable, @BRWrestling.
— Brian R. Solomon (@BrianRSolomon) March 4, 2024
Hey @BleacherReport,
I paid for #AEWRevolution and got a receipt confirming the purchase, but still can't open the event page.
It's still asking me to purchase the event.
Can you please fix your website? There's a problem with this almost every time I try and watch a PPV. pic.twitter.com/6piu5VuYSs
— Bill Pritchard (WrestleZone.com) (@bpritchard152) March 4, 2024
Keep me posted, Bleacher Report fucking blows so I’ll try to watch the show again in a few minutes.
— Jason Solomon ?? (@solomonster) March 4, 2024
Tony Khan Responds
Tony Khan addressed the Bleacher Report outage live during the show. He thanked all of the fans who ordered the pay-per-view, and he assured fans that the issue has been fixed on ‘most platforms.’
Thank you all watching #AEWRevolution tonight
For anyone with issues ordering on @BleacherReport, I understand BR's app has now fixed the issue on most platforms + just to ensure everyone can view the ppv, we've now been cleared to offer Revolution on @FiteTV in the US as well!
— Tony Khan (@TonyKhan) March 4, 2024