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[Zach]

What does Ryback mean??

 

[klonere]

1.88 rating

We officially within a bad month away from TNA on Spike numbers, friends

I should have made that avatar bet, I said they'd hit TNA's highest ever rating this football season.

 

[cordy]

What does Ryback mean??

Ryan = Real name
"Silverback" = Nickname as a kid

Ryback.

 

[Data West]

I've perceived how fucked the WWE is since the 90s brother

 

[Zach]

Ryan = Real name
"Silverback" = Nickname as a kid

Ryback.

Oh.

Well.

Thank you for clearing that up, cordy.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

1.88 rating

We officially within a bad month away from TNA on Spike numbers, friends

Because someone was bound to point it out eventually:

Dec 11, 2000 Nitro, lowest rated Nitro ever


1.8

 

[Kaladin]

Holy shit, Ryback pulled a Warrior and legally changed his name to his gimmick. Wow. Just wow.

It isn't even a good name either. And he had the chance to change it Rydberg, too. Missed opportunities.

At least he's not changing it to just Ryback like Warrior changed his to just Warrior.

 

[Zach]

Because someone was bound to point it out eventually:

Dec 11, 2000 Nitro, lowest rated Nitro ever


1.8

Hey, no spoilers.

 

[Marvel]

Austin jobbing to the Dog, respect.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

The business is evolving, the audience is evolving, television is evolving, Nielsen is evolving, the number system is evolving.

 

[Dark Ninja]

1.88 rating

We officially within a bad month away from TNA on Spike numbers, friends

They stopped booking for the casual fans and now all they have left is Wrasslin fans. They got worked into a shoot.

 

[Kaladin]

Austin jobbing to the Dog, respect.

Always job to the dog

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Holy shit, Ryback pulled a Warrior and legally changed his name to his gimmick. Wow. Just wow.

It isn't even a good name either. And he had the chance to change it Rydberg, too. Missed opportunities.

wait what

 

[klonere]

The business is evolving, the audience is evolving, television is evolving, Nielsen is evolving, the number system is evolving.

But the WWE money is still all in TV hehehehehe

Sorry Sunny if you are reading this. I appreciated your positive outlook. But now it is time to shit on the ratings each week and watch this company scramble and wither.

 

[Toki767]

The business is evolving, the audience is evolving, television is evolving, Nielsen is evolving, the number system is evolving.

But Raw ratings are devolving.

 

[Wagram]

​

With Roman in the main event

It has nothing to do with the wrestlers and everything to do with bad pacing and writing. No wrestler will save these ratings alone.

 

[Kaladin]

Question, with Warrior's name change to Warrior, I know his wife is publicly known as Dana Warrior, but is that a legal name change too? What about his kids? Is their last name Warrior?

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

But Raw ratings are devolving.

You can't say that for sure, friend. Afterall, evolution is a mystery.

 

[Kaladin]

You can't say that for sure, friend. Afterall, evolution is a mystery.

A small change that no one sees

 

[cordy]

"Ryback" changing his name to Ryback doesn't surprise me. That sounds like something he'd do. Like, he's the kind of guy that would build a secret base for an alien invasion in his spare time.

It has nothing to do with the wrestlers and everything to do with bad pacing and writing. No wrestler will save these ratings alone.

The company believes whoever's champion is the one who the ratings fall on though which is why people blame the champion.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

A small change that no one sees

There's nothing small about this, friend

And you better believe everyone sees it

 

[Lothar]

They stopped booking for the casual fans and now all they have left is Wrasslin fans. They got worked into a shoot.

Vince Russo?

I hear him say that all the time. It's totally true though.

A heel champion should not be getting You Deserve It chants. That means something is wrong. It would make absolute no sense to the casual audience. The product needs to be fixed.

 

[Fox318]

If raw ever hits 1.88 NBC will have to step in right?

 

[Menome]

There's nothing small about this, friend

And you better believe everyone sees it

Filth.

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

Gallagher has won amateur MMA fights so it probably wouldn't even be close.

That's what I picked him.

 

[Kaladin]

Degenerate into something fool, we just got tired of doing what you told us to do.

That's the breaks boy.

Yeaaaaaah.

That's the breaks, little man.

Break it down.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

https://twitter.com/adecorativedrop/status/775806436534288384

Lowest since '96 now. So cross off '97, we've officially hit even worse. All time low is 300k less viewers

So yep Spike TNA within reach

 

[Sweeney Tom]

Monday after Clash of Champions, they're up against MNF AND a presidential debate

 

[Jamie OD]

The business is evolving, the audience is evolving, television is evolving, Nielsen is evolving, the number system is evolving.

Are you subtly telling us to watch Evolve?

 

[orioto]

That's why we can't have nice things..

 

[Barrage]

Mark My Words:

1. There will be inter-brand trades by December
2. Cena is coming home.

 

[Angry Grimace]

I'm pretty sure declining ratings have nothing to do with who the champion is and how the show is booked and a lot more with generally declining interest in watching people pretend to fight.

 

[Dark Ninja]

Vince Russo?

I hear him say that all the time. It's totally true though.

A heel champion should not be getting You Deserve It chants. That means something is wrong. It would make absolute no sense to the casual audience. The product needs to be fixed.

Vince Russo has been making alot of sense the past year or so. Maybe its just all the shiet booking of the past decade or so has finally caught up to the WWE. They have a great roster currently but they are still misusing a ton of them. Luckily for them all their PG deals and sponsors will keep them alive and well.

 

[Toki767]

I'm pretty sure declining ratings have nothing to do with who the champion is and how the show is booked and a lot more with generally declining interest in watching people pretend to fight.

I think those are the casuals that basically left years ago.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

I think those are the casuals that basically left years ago.

Yep. Statistically casuals have already abandoned ship. Now you're just losing people you had forever that aren't ever coming back once you lose them

 

[avengers23]

Only if he remembers that its 10 in the US and not 20 this time.

Raw Viewership:

8pm: 2.833
9pm: 2.717
10pm: 2.520

Avg: 2.690

Football kept under 3 million for the whole show. Smackdown could be it this week.

This fire burns, just like these ratings.

 

[Toki767]

Yep. Statistically casuals have already abandoned ship. Now you're just losing people you had forever that aren't ever coming back once you lose them

Those are the dangerous ones to lose. The ones who will put up with your crap but once they realize they really don't need it because you shit on them so much, never really go back to it again.

 

[Zach]

Monday after Clash of Champions, they're up against MNF AND a presidential debate

Everybody jump in the office pool!

0.9.

 

[Heroman]

WWE lost casual a long time ago, it the core that is leaving now.

 

[Kaladin]

Presidential debate for THIS election?

0.75

 

[Caderfix]

It has nothing to do with the wrestlers and everything to do with bad pacing and writing. No wrestler will save these ratings alone.

Exactly. That's why I gave that response to "lol The Kevin Owens show" made by someone who, if I remember correctly, is a Roman fan. To point out how stupid comments like that are.

 

[orioto]

WWE lost casual a long time ago, it the core that is leaving now.

Defines what you call "core". Cause actually i'm not sure the RAW roster has been as legit as it is, wrestling quality wise right now. Or WWE in general, with guys like Zayn, Owens, AJ, Cesaro etc...

So we're talking "cores" who wants attitude era stars rather than actual good wrestling.

Cause honestly, the wrestling has probably never been that good, averagely, in WWE. I'm talking about what happens in the ring.

But the wrestling industry has been based on some misunderstanding from the beginning anyway. It was never for the wrestling it seems.

 

[Cagey]

So WWE being taken over by the indies isn't just referring to the talent and in ring stuff anymore huh.

 

[Heroman]

Defines what you call "core". Cause actually i'm not sure the RAW roster has been as legit as it is, wrestling quality wise right now. Or WWE in general, with guys like Zayn, Owens, AJ, Cesaro etc...

So we're talking "cores" who wants attitude era stars rather than actual good wrestling.

Cause honestly, the wrestling has probably never been that good, averagely, in WWE. I'm talking about what happens in the ring.

But the wrestling industry has been based on some misunderstanding from the beginning anyways. It was never for the wrestling it seems.

The core are people who watch week in and week out , people like me who can't stand it anymore. It doesn't matter how good the wrestling is if you have a bad show people aren't going to watch.

 

[Marvel]

Degenerate into something fool, we just got tired of doing what you told us to do.

That's the breaks boy.

Yeaaaaaah.

That's the breaks, little man.

Break it down.

 

[Sweeney Tom]

So now the question is what do they do when SD plummets too

 

[Fox318]

https://youtu.be/GbKlJqIPx1A

Whose YouTube channel is this?

 

[slightconfuse]

Dont forget TNT has Monday Basketball starting in January

 

[Toki767]

So now the question is what do they do when SD plummets too

Say that ratings don't matter.

Same as they say now basically.

Until they have to renew their TV deal anyway.

 

[Biggest-Geek-Ever]

So now the question is what do they do when SD plummets too

"Welcome everyone, to Wednesday Night Raw!"