[11rob2k]

Unless you have a nielson box it doesn't matter if you watch or not.

[I Curry I]

Remember when everyone was going to boycott after AW got fired? That went well...

[-Sambo Italiano-]

Low ratings bring us things like celebrity guest hosts and million dollar mania.

[Green Light]

Originally Posted by BrosOfDestruction

That's why we have this wonderful invention known as satellite.

But that's what it seems like so far although it's probably gonna be 3 weeks instead of 2. I'm pretty sure he's gonna return on the 20th anniversary show which is on 7th Jan and the RR is on the 27th so that's most likely 3 consectuive shows he's gonna work to build up the match.

Not like this would be anything new though. I remember the Rock/Hogan feud in 03 and he appeared via satellite for a couple of weeks and only did 1 appearance in person on the go home show.

Do you people really wanna boo The Rock? BOOOOOOOOOOOOO

That was one of my favourite promos from Rock as well, like ever. When he is on his game that is all he needs to sell a match anyway, not to mention Punk can easily carry the feud in the weeks before Rock is there. Oh and, let's not forget Raw is THREE HOURS now. They will have several Rock-Punk segments each show I'm sure.

(If I remember rightly Rock made two appearances on that SD! 03 show, one promo alone and one where he came out to face Hogan, mocked him and then spat water in his face)

[Defei]

Originally Posted by Green Light

Do you people really wanna boo The Rock? BOOOOOOOOOOOOO

That was one of my favourite promos from Rock as well, like ever. When he is on his game that is all he needs to sell a match anyway, not to mention Punk can easily carry the feud in the weeks before Rock is there. Oh and, let's not forget Raw is THREE HOURS now. They will have several Rock-Punk segments each show I'm sure.

(If I remember rightly Rock made two appearances on that SD! 03 show, one promo alone and one where he came out to face Hogan, mocked him and then spat water in his face)

More like several replays. It is probably going to be two promos and then the match. Gonna suck ass.

[hardysno1fan]

Originally Posted by Twisted14

The problem may be Punk, but it isn't because of the work he does. It's the shitty way WWE has gone about pushing him and promoting him. He's the WWE champion and has put on great matches throughout his run, what else can he do? I think everybody on the roster is going out there and doing the best they damn well can. Punk goes out every week and performs extremely well, whether you like the guy or you don't, you have to admit that. They all do their best with what they're given. The problem is Cena. As bboy has pointed out above. No Cena and the ratings drop. This isn't the fault of Cena or anyone else on the roster. It's quite clearly the WWE's fault.

Nobody else is on his level. Punk is the closest. There are so many people out there (kids and adults included) who only tune in to watch Cena and don't give a shit about the rest of the show. It's pretty clear when you have stories of WWE giving partial refunds to people who went to live shows expecting Cena to be there. It's a sad fucking state that they have nobody that can replace him. They have nobody built up for it. Where's Randy Orton? Filming a fucking movie. Sheamus is being built to be in that spot but he's not there yet. It's just too little too late. This is a desperate time, they have spent the last however many years dicking around and building only one guy and ignoring everyone else.

They didn't lose ALL THAT many viewers. It's the lowest rating in a long time but it isn't THAT many people, they still have heaps of people watching and there are other factors here. The football, the fact that ratings often dip around this time of year, and the fact it is a 3 hour show. A lack of Cena would definitely have contributed to it though.

They've been riding on the success of Cena for way too long and haven't been using him to put anyone else up on the same level. They came close with CM Punk this year. But they went and screwed that up by putting him below Cena all the time. This was bound to happen eventually, Cena would get injured and they wouldn't know what to do. What happens if Cena can't make HIAC? Punk v. Ryback? I would rather not see that. But if not him then who else?

^^^^ This. They put all their eggs in 1 basket with Cena. They made him an unstoppable force in 07 and they kept it going at the rest of the rosters expense.

[Shawn Morrison]

Well i couldnt do much about that since im not in USA, but it could work cause desperate situations call for desperate measures.

[AthenaMark]

Originally Posted by Defei

I read somewhere that they only have two weeks to build for Rock vs Punk for Royal Rumble 2013 because of Rock's schedule. It would suck if thats true.

You can assume all you want but you won't know shit until it goes down. The Rock is returning in January as he told everyone and that's the only concrete thing that is known to date.

[-Skullbone-]

Bring back Attitude. As much as the internet hates to hear that, the ratings would skyrocket and you know it. Also, bring back the Hardcore title!

What aspects of Attitude though? Also, we have a heap of titles at the moment and a lot of them have lost their significance.

[King_Of_This_World]

Originally Posted by Living Tribunal

Bring back Attitude. As much as the internet hates to hear that, the ratings would skyrocket and you know it. Also, bring back the Hardcore title!

Compare the roster back then to this one now, it would never work, they simply dont have the talent.