[D.M.N.]

I was checking the breakdowns and how they've progressed over the past year for Rock segments:

14/02/11 - 3.84 rating / 5.7 million
28/03/11 - 4.77 rating / 7.31 million
04/04/11 - can't find
01/05/11 - 4.10 rating / 6.26 million (opening)
01/05/11 - 3.23 rating / 4.95 million (closing)
14/11/11 - 3.8 rating / 5.5 million
27/02/12 - 3.46 rating / 5.22 million
05/03/12 - 3.57 rating / 5.07 million
12/03/12 - 3.51 rating / 5.12 million

Only full segments where he has been in the ring are included.

[Izual_Rebirth]

Originally Posted by CrystalFissure

DA ROK IS A RATING DROR.

Nah seriously, this is a very surprising rating, quite honestly. I mean, it's the GO HOME show, no matter how shit it may be, a 3.04 is woeful. I'm sure the WWE brass are NOT happy with that shit..
I wonder why people weren't interested?

Because none of the feuds feel personal \ intense \ emotional.

It just feels like WWE is going through the motions.

Apart from maybe HHH vs Taker and even that was underwhelming and ended last week.

[Rock316AE]

Horrendous rating for the go home show. But you still don't know about the million buys because they're doing different promotion. The Rock/Cena special did 2 million viewers which is good, they need to sell 300k with their promotion on youtube and this special on different channels. The product is so cold, worst roster of all time but million buys is still possible.

[Warrior]

The roster needs a better direction. Rocks appearances currently have not been a ratings remedy to the mediocre storylines, so IMO it is that people are not interested in the material of the feuds.

[Coffey]

Originally Posted by Rock316AE

Horrendous rating for the go home show. But you still don't know about the million buys because they're doing different promotion. The Rock/Cena special did 2 million viewers which is good, they need to sell 300k with their promotion on youtube and this special on different channels. The product is so cold, worst roster of all time but million buys is still possible.

But aren't they shooting for 1.3 million buys? I seem to recall that being the number Meltzer said. If so, I don't know, maybe I guess, but I think they're going to be disappointed.

[The-Rock-Says]

When Rock came back last year he was a big special attraction. He was there twice before Mania.

But he almost like a regular guy now. He's been on RAW more times than the Undertaker has been in the last year than Taker has in 2.

The attraction wears off after a while him being there week in week out. Just a fact.

If Steve Austin was to get into a program with anyone and was there for like 6 weeks straight it would be the same. His special attraction would wear off.

[Green Light]

I don't know where Meltzer got the 1.3 million number from but there is no way they get that high, I'll be quite surprised if they even top 1 million

[kokepepsi]

WWE has stated they want this Mania to break the record for most buys which is 1.2 million from WM 23
So that is where the number comes from

[Punter]

Aside from Rock/Cena, I think you guys are forgetting Triple H/Taker/Shawn as well. Rock/Cena may not do 1 mill+ at this point, but with a Hell In A Cell on the card involving 3 of the biggest stars of all time? That's 1 mill+ easy.

And if WWE can't manage to get ATLEAST 1.1 mill+ with this card, then they're in some serious trouble for the future Mania's.

[deatawaits]

A 3.04 for go home show of WM featuring one of the biggest matches of all time.They are going to score buyrates but what after mania? the ratings will be in mid 2s.