Sweeney Tom
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There is negative percent chance the draft helps Raw's ratings and if anything, it's the last chance they have at saving SD's
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WWE Raw drops to lowest TV rating in 18 years
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There is negative percent chance the draft helps Raw's ratings and if anything, it's the last chance they have at saving SD's
Not being slotted against the NBA Finals certainly helped too.
Roman Reigns, the Ratings Killer confirmed.
edit: The final hour not crashing on them is a big deal.
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Just heard the news about Roman.
Do they keep pushing him when he comes back, or nah?
Also, glad as hell Vince was reminded he still employs Sasha Banks. Put the goddamn championship on her, call up Bayley, and let them have fun already!
Do they keep pushing him when he comes back, or nah?
Also, glad as hell Vince was reminded he still employs Sasha Banks. Put the goddamn championship on her, call up Bayley, and let them have fun already!
Yeah. The main event actually had a purpose this week, which would have helped.
Who would have thought that a champion that the fans actually like would have made a difference?!
serenewarfare
Banned
If the viewership stays at this level every week while Roman's suspended (not counting July 4th obviously), it could spell the end of him as "the guy". The fact that the third hour equaled the first is gigantic.
Discotheque
Banned
god damn the fans are clueless. why can't they chant You can't Wrestle at this dork instead.
Glorified G
Member
That ratings bump.
He's not a draw, he's not even clean....
He's not a draw, he's not even clean....
Tom Nook
Member
Ambrose as top dog = ratings.
UberTag
Member
Vince's reaction... "These people miss Roman Reigns, damn it. Let's shorten his suspension!"
Can't wait for that sub-3 million viewer count next week.
Bruce Springsteen
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not sure what that means
Next week's (July 4th) ratings might be the lowest ever.
Nemesis121
Member
For at least 4 weeks they won't be slotted against anything...Zika RIO 2016 will take some viewership, then NFL will finish them off..
Violence Jack
Member
I missed Raw after the Sasha Banks match. Was it as shit as usual?
But he can wrestle.
Is he a Daniel Bryan? No. Few people are. Is he a CM Punk? No, even if his elbow is infinitely fucking better. Ambrose is, when booked properly, a weird cross between Steve Austin and Mick Foley, a guy who does things simply to do them and gets over because he'll stare down a guy like Brock all the while knowing he's going to get his ass kicked.
Why?
Because fuck Brock Lesnar, that's why. And Ambrose has been making dog shit look like chocolate for the past two years. His booking has been horrendous, and yet he's stayed consistently over.
It'll be a split roster so the ratings are going to be lower even if they're building people up like they're supposed to during that time.
The Silver
Member
Someone explain how the bad numbers are actually all 140% Roman's fault.
shaowebb
Member
Maybe they should stop having guys act like shmucks with gimmicks a 10 year old would write and try to go somewhere that'll let them make promos and stuff like in the 90s. For gods sake all they do is guest star and name drop their glory days from the 90s in this kid show. Just fucking leave or renegotiate the contract till you can go back to marketing this to teens and adults. Kind of hard to back characters that just take selfies, dance, and say rehashes of the same "im awesome you suck" promos.
Whoop an ass, drink a beer, show who has stroke, tell em to suck it, and let guys get over and get angry with their characters again. Sick of this fluff piece. If it wasn't for the ROH veterans and NJPW veterans on the card it wouldn't be worth watching.
Whoop an ass, drink a beer, show who has stroke, tell em to suck it, and let guys get over and get angry with their characters again. Sick of this fluff piece. If it wasn't for the ROH veterans and NJPW veterans on the card it wouldn't be worth watching.
Ninja Scooter
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the attitude era wouldn't work in 2016. The kids is all they have. IF they tried to go "adult" again their ratings would tank even worse. Teenagers and young adults in 2016 aren't checking for dude's in tights to say "suck it" and "ass" and "bitch" on basic cable anymore. that's not edgy. Kids nowadays are having snapchat orgies in the school bathroom, pro wrestling is never not corny to them.
reptilescorpio
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Arrowgigantic
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30 days of unmodified Samoan metabolism? Well, we'll see. There's always the world's largest living love machine gimmick, RIP Nelson Frazier.
I've never thought of it like that but its very true. That stuff worked in the 90s but it is indeed corny as shit today. WWE is making the right move going with the 13yo or so demographic these days and posting their highest annual revenues, ever.
and those ratings... that's what you get for taking the title off a handsome samoan and putting it on some homeless looking guy
twinturbo2
butthurt Heat fan
Semi-related, but WWE Network finally put up the remaining episodes of WCW Monday Nitro up. Now I'm just waiting for the WCW B-shows to show up.
Roket rise and fall daniel bryan.
I like to think he went out on top which actually kinda makes it even sadder.
Gabriel_Logan
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Why is there an 82 page thread on WWE tv ratings?
jordan0386
Member
Best reality show
Marcin Gulik
Neo Member
Because it's still popular?
I've thinking about that for a while.
How does it compare to the late 90s/ early 00 years?
Nowhere close.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
Exponentially lower.
From what I can gather, internet wrestling fans think that if the ratings go down, their niche ideals of what wrestling should be will finally be catered to. Thus, they hope, sometimes outright cheer for WWE's failure as they continue to hate watch on a weekly basis.
Fascinating, isn't it?
Right now Roman is suspended and the Top 5 guys in WWE are now Kevin Owens, Ambrose, AJ Styles, Seth Rollins and Sami Zayn.
I think it's working!
dream
Member
Only a matter of time before Vince has them job to Stroman.
Who they them feed to Roman.
Kofi survived !
*cries*
Nerdkiller
Membeur
There seems to be some rumblings backstage that Vince wants to make a redemption storyline for Roman when he comes back from his suspension, according to PWTorch:
I recently started watching again because I really like the talent they have right now. I know most are just ROH and NJPQ guys who have been around forever, or guys who have been around forever but finally have something to do (I hope Kofi thanks the new and old god everyday for New Day happening), but I'm a super casual fan so they're all new to me. Plus, they have Sasha Banks, who is my wife in my head.
That said, I'm pretty sure I'll tune out again when all the guys and gals I like end up under utilized.
I see Zack Ryder and I just cry. They did him so dirty.
Vince...let it go. No one likes this guy.
That said, I'm pretty sure I'll tune out again when all the guys and gals I like end up under utilized.
I see Zack Ryder and I just cry. They did him so dirty.
Vince...let it go. No one likes this guy.
PROh1bited
Banned
He just doesn't get it, does he?........
The Silver
Member
Vince has a big poster of this up on his wall to remind himself every day, "never again..."
twinturbo2
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