[JasonLives]

Meh, a 2.5 rating is better then what 90% on this board thought they was gonna get. ( Think they will get under 2.0 LOL )

It was a good show so im glad it didnt tank huge.

Have no idea why some even bring up the PG rating. It doesnt matter how edgy, or how much foul language you use. If its not booked right, it wont draw.
WWE has been dropping in ratings since 1999 so it has nothing to do with going more PG.

[MikeChase27]

Originally Posted by Flocka Ambrose

USA wanted the 3 hours and would pay em more for it. Sooner or later they're going to have to go through the pain of lowered ratings for a while as they build up stars, doing it with ryback as a start can be better for the long run.

[Striker]

Originally Posted by Mr Eagles

Is there any chance WWE can go back to being edgy if Linda loses her election in a few weeks? You bring back the PG-13 element with blood, more weapons, divas acting like sluts again....those are the type of things that bring in ratings.

Not really considering how much of the younger audience will tune out and no teens/adults will be anymore interested then they are now.

[DenGal]

Originally Posted by Striker

Not really considering how much of the younger audience will tune out and no teens/adults will be anymore interested then they are now.

It would be so funny to watch WWE all of a sudden get edgy and all the kids wouldnt be able to watch WWE anymore, but thats not the case. Kids will still watched, look at up untill 2008 when it was PG how were all the kids in the stands? Because they watched it even tho it was TV-14

[TN Punk]

Originally Posted by Shadow Madven

Soon they will, I was in Wrestliginc, and some of them are blaming Punk. Theyre sleeping now, lets wait until they wake up.

Originally Posted by Y2Raven

Don't speak too soon. This would be obvious bait to Punk detractors.

Good point. haha. I don't like when he get's the blame at all. It's not his fault. When he dropped the Pipebomb, they flopped with that. SMH.

Originally Posted by Mr Eagles

Is there any chance WWE can go back to being edgy if Linda loses her election in a few weeks? You bring back the PG-13 element with blood, more weapons, divas acting like sluts again....those are the type of things that bring in ratings.

Last time she lost, they started getting more edgy...but it wasn't no Attitude Era stuff. It was actually PG and not G rated like they were earlier in the year.

[JasonLives]

Originally Posted by Redead

that reminds me

did vince want the three hours or usa?

This was "reported" by the Wrestling Observer in January 2010:

It has been said that the USA Network is high on RAW going to three-hours, but Vince and Stephanie are both said to be against the idea. The word right now is that this is something being talked about a lot by some within the company.

[4everEyebrowRaisin]

Originally Posted by Striker

Not really considering how much of the younger audience will tune out and no teens/adults will be anymore interested then they are now.

Really? Kids love that shit! It's the parents dictating what their kids should be watching that are the problem. Kids love violence, just like I did when I was their age, and I'm assuming most of you did too.

Blame the parents.

[Mr Eagles]

Originally Posted by 4everEyebrowRaisin

Really? Kids love that shit! It's the parents dictating what their kids should be watching that are the problem. Kids love violence, just like I did when I was their age, and I'm assuming most of you did too.

Blame the parents.

Hell yea I did. I was a kid during the attitude era and it was amazing.

[Jingoro]

delete

[Tha Masta]

It doesn't help, that the WWE has a show on almost everyday of the week.
Monday- Raw
Wednesday- Main Event
Friday- Smackdown
Saturday- Morning Slam
Sunday morning & night- A.M. Raw & whatever PPV that day.

Can't forget the replays of Raw & Smackdown on the MUN2 & Universal networks.
Mun2: Raw- Wednesday night, Sunday morning & afternoon
Smackdown- Saturday night
Universal: both back to back on Saturday nights.

Then they have the Raw recap on every show.
Miss Raw live, don't worry just get caught up on the 10 recaps/replays durning the week.

Then theres the internet.

The more I list, the more I think the ratings of 1 show is less important.
What is the total of everything combined?
Are the same people watching every show?
Or are there different people tuning when they can?

2.5 is bad, but there is different ways & times to see WWE programming.
If it actually does entertain you.