Why do wrestling fans care about ratings?

[Rhaps]

Something I've never understood about some wrestling fans...why do people care about the ratings of a show?

It just strikes me as an odd thing to concern yourself with.

As a fan, I care about the matches, the angles, the promos and whether they're good or not. I couldn't really give much of a shit about how high (or low) the ratings are.

It's the same when people bitch about companies "giving away" matches for free that they could have done on PPV. Why are you complaining that you didn't have to pay money to see something?

Gets me all rather confused