Raw gets abysmal lowest non-NFL rating since 1996. What would you do to turn it around?

[PikaDaDon]

I used to watch wrestling religiously as a kid. Never missed an episode of Raw/Nitro even if I was seriously sick. That's how much dedication I had. But around 2002-2003 when Steph became the lead writer shyt became uninteresting. They had the Rock, Stone Cold, and Hulk Hogan all on the same roster yet Triple HHH had all the screen time. That was around the time I slowly, gradually gave up on that shyt.

Nepotism fukked up WWE/F programming. Vince can't see that.

 

[MrFirst2doit]

What the fukk does Dolph Ziggler show off?

 

[dh86]

I used to watch wrestling religiously as a kid. Never missed an episode of Raw/Nitro even if I was seriously sick. That's how much dedication I had. But around 2002-2003 when Steph became the lead writer shyt became uninteresting. They had the Rock, Stone Cold, and Hulk Hogan all on the same roster yet Triple HHH had all the screen time. That was around the time I slowly, gradually gave up on that shyt.

Nepotism fukked up WWE/F programming. Vince can't see that.

If today's technology existed as a kid, would u have watched every Monday night at 9pm? Or lived your life and watched the good shyt on YouTube/DVR it?

 

[AKM-95]

If today's technology existed as a kid, would u have watched every Monday night at 9pm? Or lived your life and watched the good shyt on YouTube/DVR it?

Nah this excuse doesn't fly either, cause Game of thrones/walking Dead does numbers during first run broadcast.

I'll give you that people just don't watch TV anymore, we discuss it online usually while it's happening. But people still take time out view shows/movies that are good. But when's the last episode of Raw been must watch outside of the episode before/after Mania?

 

[mrken12]

Brock isn't the issue. The show is lack luster with limited amounts of storytelling and there is no urgency within the talent.

They give us no reason to care about the characters and the talent aren't hungry enough/smart enough to make us care. so what you get is the lowest rated shows in the recent industry history and a ageing average audiance age of 50+ watching out of habit rather than enjoyment.

Brock is definitely the issue. Especially if he's holding a World Title and hasn't shown up on TV since April.

 

[AKM-95]

Brock is definitely the issue. Especially if he's holding a World Title and hasn't shown up on TV since April.

The ratings were trending downward before Brock even thouched the Universal strap.

 

[mrken12]

The ratings were trending downward before Brock even thouched the Universal strap.

It definitely hasn't helped ratings to have him hold the title hostage.

 

[RammerJammer]

It definitely hasn't helped ratings to have him hold the title hostage.

Won't get any better either cause Monday is Memorial Day

 

[Waterproof]

Vince about to do a DX reunion to get them ratings up, he know y'all fan boy's have man crushes on DX

 

[RammerJammer]

Remember when Punk dropped that pipe bomb, got a number 1 contenders match in chicago, and he was leaving with or without the title, and cena never lost so it was hard to tell what would happen?

Do you remember that fukking excitement?

Now the only reason we have to look forward to being excited is either a debut from nxt or a dream match not the build up itself.

These nikkas really be feuding over bull shyt. Remember when eddie n rey were beefing and rey son came in the picture? boy that shyt was intense.

raw got three fukking hours to cut a bunch of promos and do a bunch of segments to build up to their ppv they have every 4 to 6 weeks.

We all said we wanted better wrestling years ago but just dont give us that dumb fukks especially the fact u give us the same match 3 weeks in a row and then on the ppv. And the fukked up thing about it is every match be 20 mins long like jesus.

nikkas got no character roman the big dog and top guy just because I like roman but jesus christ why are we supposed to cheer for him? nikka just shows up and micheal cole be like omg roman reigns!

This, so much this, the feuds now, they just throw around word like "this feud is personal" without it feeling personal. HHH/Orton in 2009 was personal, HBK/Y2J in 2008, that was personal. I saw a IG Post on a non WWE page talking about the Rey/Eddie feud, just goes to show how people can remember actual engaging storylines.

Why are Sasha and Alicia randomly feuding? Seth Rollins and Samoa Joe have been feuding since February but what's the end game here?

 

[NYChase718]

I used to watch wrestling religiously as a kid. Never missed an episode of Raw/Nitro even if I was seriously sick. That's how much dedication I had. But around 2002-2003 when Steph became the lead writer shyt became uninteresting. They had the Rock, Stone Cold, and Hulk Hogan all on the same roster yet Triple HHH had all the screen time. That was around the time I slowly, gradually gave up on that shyt.

Nepotism fukked up WWE/F programming. Vince can't see that.

And out of no where like burying austin that he left the company.

Then even wanted him to lose clean to coach.

Its like hhh knew rock was leaving so he had to run austin out

 

[Ironman]

You want to help improve raw? Fire those decrepit racist writers for one

 

[Jmare007]

After 45 years, New Japan has expanded into the United States on his back.

......casual

the lies

 

[Playaz Eyez]

This, so much this, the feuds now, they just throw around word like "this feud is personal" without it feeling personal. HHH/Orton in 2009 was personal, HBK/Y2J in 2008, that was personal. I saw a IG Post on a non WWE page talking about the Rey/Eddie feud, just goes to show how people can remember actual engaging storylines.

Why are Sasha and Alicia randomly feuding? Seth Rollins and Samoa Joe have been feuding since February but what's the end game here?

The Eddie/Rey feud over Dominic is an outlier. It did feel personal, but it was also a terrible feud, it just happened to feature two very good charismatic wrestlers that people were fans of anyway. Could you imagine a feud between Apollo Crews and Kalisto over one of their children? Those promos would be

 

[O.Red]

• Push the ic title like its major, have it main event shows that brock isnt on
• Have more managers to talk for these people who cant