Raw gets abysmal lowest non-NFL rating since 1996. What would you do to turn it around?

[Vinny Lupton]

Cancel pi'naw. Take it out bacc and shoot it It's basically Nitro in 2000 levels now

 

[Apex]

The fact that you got WWE using Flo Rida songs for WWE PPVs and not Kendrick, Chainsmokers, Cole, Travis Scott, Drake, Future, Imagine Dragons etc. tells you all you need to know

To be fair they used the weeknd, but they definitely have a ways to go

 

[Nintendough]

WWE also doesn't use their legends in a meaningful capacity at all. fukk bringing them in only at WM, find some interesting shyt for them to do and announce that shyt in advance.

Can't remember the last time Austin has been seen or heard from, WM32?

Anyway, you got all these legends on legends deals. Let them do something during times like these not just from January-April.

Austin
Bret
Flair
Sting
Goldberg
HBK
Hall
Nash
HHH
Vince
Rock (if possible)

They should all be interwoven into the program. Commentary, mentorship on screen, manager usage for weak dudes on the mic. It's

 

[AquaCityBoy]

The fact that you got WWE using Flo Rida songs for WWE PPVs and not Kendrick, Chainsmokers, Cole, Travis Scott, Drake, Future, Imagine Dragons etc. tells you all you need to know

I get what you're saying but they've used Imagine Dragons several times.

 

[Cartier Murphy]

The show follows the same format it has had for like 20 years, nothing really matters, etc. We're in a golden age of entertainment, why settle for WWE's mediocrity

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Nothing...let the ship sink.

The company stop Punk's shine, crippled Bryne's reign, and let Brock hold the belt for ransom. Now they trying to make Golddust a thing AGAIN.

I can't wait until the NFL gets back on the air...rating are going to be "lit":

 

[Playaz Eyez]

Attitude 2.0?

 

[cartierhoe]

Most of this was already covered in thread but yeah basically these guys are out of touch

The writers backstage can't make compelling stories for some reason, they don't make us care for any of these guys

Most of the stories are basically "I want this title because I'm better than you" and the feuds without titles are meaningless, some feuds back then that didn't have a title involved were classic. They just don't make you give a shyt about watching next week.

I also think you shouldn't be signing ALL these indy guys if they can't talk, or have no purpose on the show besides providing good matches. Give them managers or some dope video packages, not everybody on your roster should be Dean Malenko.

Scripted promos are ass, they are so micro managed you gotta name shyt in order every time you talk, everybody goes through the motions, everybody gets half cheered half booed, this shyt terrible

I'll also add that we barely/if ever get that big fight feel anymore where it keep us guessing who is gonna win a match. I'll say the last time we genuinely got that was Punk/Cena MITB.

 

[Mr Bubbles]

It's boring as hell. I've barely watched since that Superstar Shakeup. They crippled Smackdown and Raw was already garbage. Braun was the best thing on the show and he's gone. None of the storylines are fun or compelling. There is no reason to get behind any wrestler these days. Most are generic as fukk and bleed together. No real stables anymore, the title pictures are weak. WWE is just garbage these days. Rivalries aren't even that personal anymore.

 

[Da King]

GOATsso remains undefeated

 

[Jmare007]

Isn't it true that ratings matter very little in this day and age? The Monday Night Wars are over and this company is doing great business regardless of TV ratings. Ratings talk is just dirt sheet filler for guys that still think, or wish, it is the 90s.

Unless I was getting pressure from USA, I would worry more about quality than a 2017 cable rating.

THIS.

 

[Jmare007]

Not true. One of WWE's major sources of revenue is TV rights fees. Wrestling brings in very low ad rates for TV networks, much less than scripted programming and live sports, so the only reason to keep it on the air is because it gives you high ratings and lets the network say it was #1 for the night.

So, at a certain point if the ratings keep dropping, USA might look and say.. how much is this really worth it anymore? WWE has been important to them because of the rating, and because USA hasn't created any original hit shows lately, but if the ratings keep falling and USA decides it can put something else in that slot to make more money, they will do it.

This is all per Meltzgawd.

That's why breh said it's not a problem until/unless USA thinks it's a problem. He's spot on.

 

[mrken12]

That's why breh said it's not a problem until/unless USA thinks it's a problem. He's spot on.

Even Raw at its worst still has had better ratings than most shows on cable TV and especially on USA.

 

[Jmare007]

Even Raw at its worst still has had better ratings than most shows on cable TV and especially on USA.

Exactly. Ratings being historically low doesn't mean much when it's still doing well overall because ratings across all of TV are down except very few exceptions.

Product being out of touch and stagnant is whole different subject. I'm kinda surprised no one has mentioned the most important factor to turn things around: luck.

 

[Silkk]

Exactly. Ratings being historically low doesn't mean much when it's still doing well overall because ratings across all of TV are down except very few exceptions.

Product being out of touch and stagnant is whole different subject. I'm kinda surprised no one has mentioned the most import important factor to turn thing around: luck.

You don't need luck when you can create your own. UFC lucked into Rousey & Conor, WWE can make their own stars, stories, and situations however they see fit. They just don't.