The power of RAW's ratings
 

The power of RAW's ratings

This week, Monday Night RAW brought the power of 4 million viewers back to USA Network in prime time.

Monday Night RAW drew a 4.7 rating (up from 3.2 last week on Spike TV), according to the latest Coverage Household Ratings information.

That’s 48 percent higher viewership.

RAW climbed to a 5.0 as Stone Cold Stunned the entire McMahon family. It was a segment that reminded WWE’s fans just what USA programming looks like. The three-hour spectacular also featured the anticipated return of Triple H, a crowd-pleasing WWE Championship Match, an incredible Ladder Match, a show-stopping WWE Iron Man Match and a showdown between members of the RAW and SmackDown rosters.

WWE Homecoming showcased unparalleled star power that included Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold, Mick Foley, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper and a host of WWE Legends.

The buzz from the show lasted throughout the night, and its ripple effect led to WWE.com's biggest traffic day in recent history.

USA Network enjoyed a marked ratings increase in the time slot now re-occupied by RAW; WWE’s 10 p.m. hour delivered household numbers that tripled the average for programming airing there the prior four weeks.

“The successful return of Monday Night RAW was a great team effort between USA and WWE,” said Gary Davis, WWE Vice President, Corporate Communications. “We wanted to create a phenomenal debut for our fans, and the viewing public responded in a big way. We greatly appreciate that support. It's good to be home again on USA.”

CREDIT: WWE.COM

Impressive numbers, I hope this is the beginning of a trend for the WWE.

A 'crowd-pleasing WWE championship match'.:lol: That shows you how bad that match was when they resort to comments like that.

Not surprised at the ratings, glad they actually pulled it off.

Do you hate competition or something?

WTF are you on about sadistic?

Wanting the WWE to do well some how means I don't want competition?

He says he hopes that WWE continues to get high ratings. That is terrible for the wretling industry. He must hate competition if he wants WWE to get all the viewers.

Erm no, if anything its the best thing for wrestling industry. If the WWE starts doing good busienss again, wrestling will hit another boom period, which will make companies like ROH more popular.Right now wrestling isn't as cool as used to be, if the WWE gets that feeling back again, it can only have a positive affect for the industry.

Your a moron.n TNA doesn't even come on at the same time as RAW. So if more people watch RAW it doesn't mean they are going to stop watching TNA. I wish for them both do well. Ultimately if the WWE gets hot again people might start looking for more wrestling, thus turning some WWE viewers to TNA, in theory.

Fuck WWE, it's TNA's time to shine. WWE had their chance and all they did was ban moves and give us shit PPV after shit show after shit storylines.

lol the only word he managed to spell correctly was 'a' and he calls me a moron.

Fuck WWE, that CZW is better. :shifty:

That typo must mean he's a moron.

How about you quote the whole message next time retard.

Instead of mocking my grammar how about you make a valid point, or are you incapable of such an action?

forget that rating it will be back down to 3.5 next week

He watches CZW, so that's obviously why the only action he is capable of is making himself look like a retard.

Your probably right, but forgive me for being optimistic about the situation.

We'll see.And if you're wrong I will laugh at you for being so negative.:cool:

WTF? You make zero sense. Literally zero sense.

How does WWE ratings effect the wrestling industry? TNA ratings and WWE ratings have nothing to do with each other. A higher rating for one does not cause a lower rating for the other or vice versa.

From your doosh bag comment here, you are implying that once people start watching the WWE, then that's it, they got them. And these viewers can never watch TNA because the WWE has then locked.

think before you post please.

if i'm wrong i'll laugh at my own damn self lol

how high were the ratings during the monday night wars?

I believe the "This is Your Life" segment got as high as 8, not sure on that though.

In WCW's dying days, they were pulling about what Smackdown does now.

Not true, he's also capable of throwing himself off a building, on fire, wrapped in barbed wire, while wrestling a 'five star match' on a local Alaskan TV station at 2 in the morning where the only viewers are the workers' mothers.

After all, that's what all CZW fans want to do, right?

Yeah, that's all that happens in a Sonjay Dutt vs. CM Punk 20 minute epic.

That no CZW fan gives a shit about.

Yes they do. Now if someone like Zandig or Mondo started a 'wrestling' match I will admitt that the crowd chants 'Boring' but that's only because these guys built a reputation on killing themselves. When it comes to the amazing pro wrestlers that don't do hardcore spots, the fans really do appreciate it.

I'm sorry but even with CM Punk, the words "Sonjay Dutt" and "epic" just don't seem to go together.

Tell me this, how many CZW matches on a show, on average, isn't a spotfest or a garbage match? How many technical matches are there?

His answer will be unrealistic and you know it. He is a CZW mark (wow a mark for a whole company,) he is incapable of making them sound anything less than infallible.

His answers amuse me.

Ironically enough, he doesn't think WE appreciate wrestling.

:eek:

How did a thread about RAW ratings end up being a discussion about how bad CZW sucks? Fuckn Sadistic.

Because Sadistic said something retarded that didn't make sense. Much like he always does whenever he opens his big mouth in the wrestling forum.

I've seen better epics in my bowel movements.

At the 'Best of the Best' shows there are no deathmatches. They are an annual 12 man junior heavyweight tournament. I liked Best of the Best 4:
1. Jack Evans vs Chri$ Ca$h vs Homicide
2. B-Boy vs Jimmy Rave vs Roderick Strong
3. Ruckus vs Alex Shelley vs Bobby Quance
4. "Spyder" Nate Webb vs Petey Williams vs Sonjay Dutt
5. Chris Hero vs Hotstuff Hernandez
6. Homicide vs Jack Evans
7. Roderick Strong vs B-Boy
8. Alex Shelley vs Bobby Quance
9. Sonjay Dutt vs Petey Williams
10. Nick Gage vs Dan Maff
11. Homicide vs Roderick Strong
12. Sonjay Dutt vs Bobby Quance
13. Jimmy Rave vs Ruckus vs Chri$ Ca$h vs "Spyder" Nate Webb
14. Roderick Strong vs Sonjay Dutt

BTW Chavo started this discussion.

Allow me to repeat that. How many CZW matches ON A SHOW isn't a spotfest/garbage match. Not a DVD, and not a fucking tournament or special show. A regular CZW show.

Isn't it sad that I have to use the term 'special show' when talking about a normal wrestling event in CZW?

Uhhh Best of the Best IS a CZW show. CZW gives you a show with no garbage wrestling and you're still negative? Whatever I say you will just dismiss it. I'm not arguing with someone like you. Nothing pleases you.

A REGULAR SHOW. You know, the ones where they DO have spotfest matches and one (according to you) garbage match? Ones that they do on a weekly/monthly basis...

You're not going to argue with me because you can't come up with a good looking lie to my question, is that it?

ok, let me pick out a typical CZW show at random:

May 1, 2004. CZW "Apocalypse".....
1. Joker & Sabian vs CKNY
2. Jon Dahmer vs Rick Feinberg
3. DJ Hyde vs Jude
4. Ruckus vs Derek Frazier
5. Nick Berk vs Emil Sitoci
6. B-Boy vs Roderick Strong vs Dan Maff vs Alex Shelley
7. Teddy Hart/Homicide confrontation
8. Ladder Match: Chri$ Ca$h vs GQ
9. BJ Whitmer vs Brad Bradley
10. Iron Man Match: Chris Hero vs Jimmy Rave
11. Tables Match: Sabu, Messiah & Adam Flash vs Trent Acid, Wifebeater & Nick Gage

Over half of those matches sound shit-tacular.

You guys would LOVE the Best of the Best shows though.
I know you don't like deathmatches but check out these shows. Every CZW show has matches like these but 'Best of the Best' every match on the card is amazing pro wrestling.
Best of the Best 3:

1. Music Video
2. Ruckus vs Chri$ Ca$h vs Sonjay Dutt - Falls Count Anywhere (1st round)
3. Tony Mamaluke vs Ric Blade vs Trent Acid (1st round)
4. Deranged vs B-Boy vs Lil Cholo (1st round)
5. AJ Styles vs Jimmy Rave vs Jason Cross vs Jay Briscoe (1st round)
6. Royal Rumble style Battle Royal featuring close to 30 wrestlers including Adam Flash, Nate Hatred, Rebels Army, Doomsday Danny Rose, Ian Knoxx, Hurricane Kid, Salvatore Rinauro, Nick Berk, Jon Dahmer, Nick Gage, Messiah, John House, Whacks, Johnny Kashmere, Tank and many others - Winner gets a title shot of their choice
7. Mark Briscoe (replacing the injured Ruckus) vs Sonjay Dutt (2nd round)
8. Trent Acid vs Ric Blade (2nd round)
9. B-Boy vs Lil Cholo (2nd round)
10. Jimmy Rave vs Jay Briscoe (2nd round)
11. Trent Acid vs Sonjay Dutt (semi-finals)
12. Jay Briscoe vs B-Boy (semi-finals)
13. Messiah (champ) vs Nick Gage - CZW Heavyweight Title Match
14. B-Boy vs Sonjay Dutt (finals)

Yes, even AJ Styles has been in CZW.

Shit.

Yeah. I mean who cares about good wrestling? No mercy might have 2 divas in a pillow fight. We can only hope.

:roll:

I LUV TEH BOOBIEZ.

Can't forget TNA's spotfests and, OH MY GOD, KEVIN FUCKING NASH!

bra and panties matches > Real Wrestling

Thing is: I actually witnessed more wrestling manoeuvres in that Diva match than I did in that ultra-violent death match you uploaded. I even consider Ashley ripping Torrie's skirt off more of a wrestling themed behaviour than some dude smashed a lighting tube over another dude's face

Nash has more talent in his damaged Quad than all of CZW regular's have combined.

OH SHIT

Another thread which sadistic has turned into a CZW arguement and ruined. :n:

Lol, Wifebeater. That faggot stole my gimmick idea.

well..that clearly makes no sense whatsoever.

Anyone think sadistic should be banned? I'm getting tired of these CZW threads.

I dont think Sad' should be banned, he should just learn to shut up about CZW. No-one cares or is going to listen. End your crusade Sad'

But he wont shut up will he?He's had enough chances now,I would've thought.

What do you expect? Look back, I never bring up CZW. Whenever I make a comment about WWE, TNA or wrestling in general, some idiot compares what I say to CZW.

Yes but then you argue against all odds to prove that you're right, when everybody is telling you YOUR WRONG.Got the message yet?