Comments on: WWE Raw Loses Its Audience; This Week’s Rating A New Yearly Low

By: ZuTu

ZuTu — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:55:32 +0000

Staged wrestling or ''sports entertainment'' is played out plain and simple… back in the late 90's and early 2000's it was fun and exciting to watch.. now the routines and storylines are just bland.. a tall red tights wearing guy in a mask and a little pretend englishman arguing in a cafe and in the ring all night and it makes no sense… and ryback coming out and doing the same thing every week which everyone has seen a hundred times in the past.. then theres john cena all talk and confidence and no ring talent just the biggest draw and sells t-shirts… cm punk? comes out berates a few people makes the realest scripted promo and does the same thing week after week… WWE needs a complete overhaul… the product is going in a pointless direction which is losing them popularity, money and fans… MMA and Boxing are as real as fighting gets for fight fans without losing integrity.. you always know its gonna be fun to watch and never know whats gonna happen.. WWE is just a flashy tights and lights circus and people are realizing it

By: Logan_Walker

Logan_Walker — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:41:23 +0000

Its i because there was football games on ? Big Factor There.

By: mdawg

mdawg — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:41:15 +0000

you want ratings? its very simple.

fire michael cole………….

fire john steriods cena (do your research)

fire randy orton. every time orton comes on i turn the channel

By: Henry

Henry — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:06:30 +0000

No cena and too much punk

By: Mayank S

Mayank S — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:22:32 +0000

3 hours is longer than long movies, there is no wonder people don't have the patience to sit through and watch what is thrown at them especially since its full of kiddie storylines.

By: H.M.

H.M. — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:11:51 +0000

To re-quote what he said:

"That's *not* the only change that needs to be made, mind you, but that's one thing that can be pointed to and loudly shout "FAIL" at."

By: Mohammad Abulawi

Mohammad Abulawi — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:31:40 +0000

weather you like him or not cm punk just can't draw, and to be honest i don't care if you vote me negative the IWC is like only like 1/3 of viewership. dont take me wrong but punk is a great wrestler but can't draw to save his life/wwe life. and i bet vince is madder than ever

By: Louis

Louis — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 18:20:00 +0000

This just goes to show that, with or without Monday Night Football and no John Cena, slowly but surely, the WWE is losing its audience. I remember when back in 2010 probably that RAW was in the upper 3s in ratings. They're between the lower 3s – upper 2s right now and last Monday, they just scored in the mid 2s.

By: Evon Reese

Evon Reese — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:06:16 +0000

LMAO. You are so right about Cena and Punk. Punk has always hung onto others coat tails. I've been saying it and getting called names for it. However if he is so great Cenas absence should not matter. Because its Punk everything is blamed on MNF. RAW was a joke when he was just running through his lines. It was like he was just standing there and reading his lines. Not even Hayman could save him. He has reached a high point and the disrespect crap is just that crap. It's old and boring like ADR.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:45:35 +0000

What people also have to take into consideration is that when people DVR Raw and watch MNF and then watch raw another night or whatev, it DOESNT COUNT AS A VIEW. and many people are doing that

By: brandon

brandon — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:38:32 +0000

I couldn't agree more on all four of your points!

By: Evon Reese

Evon Reese — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:32:22 +0000

They need to shake things up. Punk has held the title too long and he is boring. It's always the same thing. Quit making RAW the CM Punk hour. He was great at first but now he's just stale and the respect thing is like ADR and his destiny.

By: Ellen

Ellen — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:10:39 +0000

Hate to say this but Mr. McMahon has no one to blame but himself.

By: pugfacerecords

pugfacerecords — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:14:15 +0000

I watched on Hulu. Condensed 90 mins!

By: Jashaun

Jashaun — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:45:54 +0000

Be quiet cena nobody missed you.. It can’t really be blamed on one superstar for the ratings drop. I think viewers want a good quality show with alot of good content. Like ending a show to making viewers wanting to know what’s gonna happen next week. But wwe hasn’t done that recently.

By: Wwe4L76

Wwe4L76 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:27:50 +0000

Wwe is a show for kids now… And Raw is waaaay to long. 3h og entertainment for kids? No thx! Thank you God for TNA!

By: MonsterMike42

MonsterMike42 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 09:59:50 +0000

I mostly agree with you, but I have to correct you on one thing. Goldberg wasn't the first person who used squash matches and an undefeated streak to get over. People had been doing that for decades, long before anybody even knew who Goldberg was, in NFL or wrestling. Goldberg just happens to be one of the better known guys that did it.

By: Yanman

Yanman — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 08:49:51 +0000

With Raw being 3 hours regularly does that mean on a Raw special night we’ll get 4 hours… oh man, I can’t wait for the 8 PM – Midnight show.

By: Mark Henry

Mark Henry — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 05:47:09 +0000

No Cena, its because i aint been there.

By: karlos

karlos — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:48:04 +0000

The reason I think the ratings aren’t doing as welk as they should be is because of the fact that the WWE believes they have no competition. Therefore the material they are coming up with is not up to standard. I actually like the three hour raw format however I can see why it would be losing viewers. Maybe they should think about having one three hour raw a month. And each three hour raw should have a gimmick attached to it . For example raw roulette. Or champion vs champion. Just an idea. Another thing that might help is to merge the US title and ic title together. Keep the ic belt this way it will restore the prestige in th ic strap and start a cruiser

By: H.M.

H.M. — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:40:39 +0000

WWE's sponsors and supporters wouldn't like that idea as much as I'm in support of it. Then we'd have some self-righteous wrestling fans particularly from the IWC exclaiming that a certain storyline was not called for and was too 'offensive' even though it's no different from a movie which involves acting(i.e. your reference to the Booker/HHH feud).

By: smithmiester

smithmiester — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 04:14:39 +0000

Your opinion is not valued.

By: John cena

John cena — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:57:37 +0000

It’s cause I wasn’t there…….you can’t see me

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:09:12 +0000

Does anyone theese days think about DVR. I watch MNF and DVR Raw every week.

By: Jashaun

Jashaun — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 03:08:28 +0000

I think the reason it’s low is because of the social network crap

By: Voxmann41

Voxmann41 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:50:34 +0000

I for one wish for the days when we had territories again. Part of the problem for me is that even tho they’ve added an additional hour, the art of wrestling is disappearing. Last nights Raw spent the first 25 minutes with nothing but talk. Yes talking is part of it, but the drive for ppv’s merchandise and ratings and the obvious pull away of “wrestling” is hurting the sport. Mr McMahon…wrestling as a sport and attraction is what built WWE or W or whatever you’re calling it nowadays. The current storylines are insipid and quite frankly boring. Punk is an excellent talker and wrestler. But this whole respect story wire out it’s welcome a long time ago. Vena always has a major injury before a PPV and always ends up in the ring apologizing for his “short comings”. While I’m glad they found a new role for Skip, the whole Ryybeck routine is ripping of Goldberg who quite frankly , did it first and best. I tune every week as I always have befn a “wrestling” fan. Not an entertainment fan. I was pumped when I heard Raw was going to 3 hour format. But alas as I figured maybe if we’re lucky they add one extra match. But 5 matches in a 3 hour program? I get the whole PG thing, but what the core base that are true fans of wrestling? Wrestling isn’t a dirty word Mr McMahon. I’m not saying revive the attitude era but the way it’s been going why not cancel real wrestling and do a 3 hour cartoon about wrestlers….err sorry entertainers instead. As an adult I’m slightly insulted with the product. I’ll keep watching as other then ROH or TNA what is there? ROH may be the bastard stepchild of the 3 but at least wrestling in its original form is better than the big 2. TNA is just as bad as they seem to be loosely ripping of the old NWO schtick

By: n1ck

n1ck — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:36:45 +0000

the popularity of the NFL especially with all the extra attention its been getting with the replacement refs is the sole reason for this whether you like it or not

By: _JIM_

_JIM_ — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:14:11 +0000

Bad or low ratings equals no advertising revenue. The better the ratings are means that higher quality companies will buy advertising time at higher rates. Which is how WWE makes a lot of the money they make from having a show like RAW on TV in primetime. If the ratings are down that means less people are watching the show, and that means that less people are seeing these commercials that companies pay WWE a lot of money to air during their shows. At the end of the day it’s all about making the company money, and the higher the ratings are the more they will make. They have the talent on their roster to be able to put up way better numbers than that week to week. Which I can see why Vince blows a gasket when the ratings stink. It has to be really disappointing for him when his writers can’t seem to come up with anything that connects with the fans to make more of them watch regularly. The PG rating is hurting them more than it is helping them IMO. Yeah they have kids watching, but kids aren’t the demographic that spends money. That would be the 18-34 demo that they lost most of when the PG rating started. They are going to have to make things a bit edgier IMO so they can get some of that audience back. They could accomplish this without losing the PG rating also. PG movies are a lot edgier than they used to be. They just need to find a happy medium with their content so the kiddies parents don’t lose their minds, and so the 18-34 demo gets what they want. Which I guess seems to be harder than it sounds since they can’t seem to figure it out. Maybe make RAW more of an adult oriented show with a higher rating, and make Smackdown and all the other shows PG. Sounds like a great plan to me. Problem solved!

By: christopher525

christopher525 — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:00:05 +0000

You need a heel that really is "bad" as your top guy. Have them come out and destroy the "pink rope" because they really don't care about the cancer patients. Have them take controversial stances on things. Hell, we had Triple H almost being a racist back a few years in his Booker T title feud.

By: snap

snap — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 01:39:37 +0000

It’s not so much for the product itself, but the advertisers. Low rating translate into fewer people exposed to their commercials and a lower return on their investment which, in turn, means less revenue for WWE.