[The-Rock-Says]

Of course WWE are worried about ratings. Ratings is what keep them on TV and how much they get from being on TV.

USA network damn well care about ratings and they have a huge voice in WWE's ear. They are the people that convinced Vince to go 3 hours.

[wb1899]

Ratings are important, but not that irrelevant HH-rating!
Important are only the A18-49 and C3 viewership!

[PHX]

I never said they aren't worried about them my point was they aren't freaking out about them like it was 1996 because this is the age of the internet. Big difference between caring and freaking out living and dying by the ratings. If they still worried about the ratings to the extent they did back in the day then they would not try and adapt to the internet age the way they have.

[Marv95]

Originally Posted by PHX

Just want to address that part only to say it's not the late 90's anymore. I don't know why people keep comparing a time that was the boom period for wrestling to now esp when during that time you didn't have all these tons of ways to watch Raw like you do now.WWE has pretty much conceded to this hence why they upload stuff from Raw and Smackdown on their youtube channel and now have a deal with Hulu to watch Raw and other WWE programming on. Think people on here freak out more about the ratings than WWE themselves do. They seem more concerned with their social media score and shit than ratings nowadays.

Then what about well after the boom was over in the 2000s and streams & technology were really coming into play? They were still getting 3s at WORST when they were competing with MNF, new fall shows, etc. Part of this time was when they were on Spike which from what I heard wasn't available to everybody in the country like USA is today, as well as SC and Rock both MIA. The NFL and other shows have access to what they can watch online as well. It's not an excuse.

Maybe when the product doesn't improve by the late fall and ratings are barely above 2.0(I know it's not too likely but still) maybe they will care.

[Patrick Bateman]

Stupid people with the nelson box shit, why do you hate Punk so much?

[Choke2Death]

Originally Posted by RevolverSnake

Stupid people with the nelson box shit, why do you hate Punk so much?

Because he can't draw!




Fourth week in the upper 2s. They are only lowering their standards more and more.

[Rock316AE]

Disaster number. That was even below the holiday number viewership earlier this year. The product is stale and bland, people aren't going to watch "one of 52" instead of a special alternative they have elsewhere, it didn't help that Punk was all over the program when it was proven time after time that the TV audience aren't invested in him no matter what he does. I get their new trick of putting him with big stars like Bret/Foley/Cena who will keep the general audience but it's a short term solution and it's time to refresh the product.

Originally Posted by Choke2Death

Because he can't draw!

You put Super Mario on RAW - 8.0s. The Rock vs Balotelli WM30 main event - dream match.

[JigsawKrueger]

Every casual fan I have spoken to doesn't seem too endeavored with the move to 3 hours. Usual complaints of too many commercials and pointless filler. It was like that before, just less noticeable.

Now they (WWE) have have competition in MNF, Dancing with the Stars, The Voice, Castle, Hawaii Five-0, Bones and 2 Broken Girls.

[NearFall]

Originally Posted by Rock316AE

You put Super Mario on RAW - 8.0s. The Rock vs Balotelli WM30 main event - dream match.

WrestleMania 29:Main event

WWE TITLE MATCH

The Rock(with Floyd Mayweather) VS Brock Lesnar(C)(with "Iron" Mike Tyson)
Special Guest Referee: "Super" Mario Balotelli
Guest Colour commentator: "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash

Dem buys

[Rock316AE]

Originally Posted by NearFall

WrestleMania 29:Main event

WWE TITLE MATCH

The Rock(with Floyd Mayweather) VS Brock Lesnar(C)(with "Iron" Mike Tyson)
Special Guest Referee: "Super" Mario Balotelli
Guest Colour commentator: "Big Sexy" Kevin Nash

Dem buys