[Gamblor]

Excellent breakdown. The fact after that Miz/Christian drop they only kept gaining and gaining and gaining was great.

Highest-Lowest segments by my calculations (DMN can do his stuff and/or put them in order when he makes his post):

1) Punk vs. Cena w/ Show and Rock run-ins+Punk heel turn (6,930,000)
2) Rock/Punk/Bryan Segment (6,694,000)
3) Undertaker's return helping Kane beat down jobbers (6,541,000)
4) Heath Slater vs. Lita and Legends (6,248,000)
5) HHH/Lesnar fight (6,223,000)
6) Heyman/Stephanie/HHH segment (6,133,000)
7) Bryan/AJ Wedding (6,119,000)
8) Christian vs. Miz (5,799,000)
9) Damien Sandow/DX (5,572,000)
10) DX (5,545,000)
11) Clay/Swagger and other shit (5,503,000)
12) 6-man tag (5,177,000)

Over 6-million people saw THE ONE MAND BAAAAAAAAAAND do his thang.

[kokepepsi]

So 6million people say that horrible HHH/Step family jerkoff display and Lesnar get bitched out.

Hello to 305k summerslam buys

inb4 sheen vs bryan which adds 50k

[Best-In-The-World]

Rock is a massive draw. But overall great breakdown. Brodus clay proving why he is a massive draw

[AthenaMark]

Rock, Bryan, and Punk getting the most impressive rating on the whole show. No surprise there.

[JoseDRiveraTCR7]

Originally Posted by AthenaMark

Rock, Bryan, and Punk getting the most impressive rating on the whole show. No surprise there.

I used to joke that Bryan is the next Austin, but it's clear that Punk is the next Austin and Bryan is the next Rock.

[chronoxiong]

Awesome breakdown. The marketing strategy worked and fans tuned in for the segments that mattered the most. I don't expect huge ratings for next week but hope to see it stay in the mid 3.0 range.

[ecabney]

Originally Posted by JoseDRiveraTCR7

I used to joke that Bryan is the next Austin, but it's clear that Punk is the next Austin and Bryan is the next Rock.

D-Bry is clearly being groomed as the number two heel of the company moving forward.

Punk is obviously the number one heel at the moment.

[Gamblor]

Oh and thanks to Undertaker, 6.5 million people now know of the existence of Drew McIntyre, Curt Hawkins, Tyler Reks, Camacho, Hunico, and Jinder Mahal.

YOU'RE WELCOME!

Edit: They also now know Taker's one true weakness.

[AthenaMark]

Originally Posted by JoseDRiveraTCR7

I used to joke that Bryan is the next Austin, but it's clear that Punk is the next Austin and Bryan is the next Rock.

Daniel Bryan's success in 2012 is more impressive than anything I've seen in pro wrestling in a long time. When you think about where he was in January 2011 and now look at him..fans are begging for a face turn and he's the heel everyone loves to hate and chant with. It's fun shit.

Saying that..CM Punk better have one of the best promos of his career, Indy or WWE, after how the spotlight is gonna be on him. He can't fuck this up and do the whiny and sarcastic goofy shit. It better be on point. This kind of stuff makes careers and turns popular stars into legends.

[DesolationRow]

Originally Posted by JoseDRiveraTCR7

I used to joke that Bryan is the next Austin, but it's clear that Punk is the next Austin and Bryan is the next Rock.

I joked that Bryan was the next Austin back in February because of a silly thread in the Smackdown section but then "YES!" became the new "WHAT?" and I've begun to wonder if I wasn't onto something.