Dog Based Gremlin
Veteran
I forgot all about that special RAW last year being snowed in
That studio shyt was trill
That studio shyt was trill
"The Rock leads to huge WWE Raw ratings"
- Thread starter Vinny Lupton
- Start date
So if The Rock never showed up, the ratings would've been the same?
Who was announced and confirmed to be at the show before it aired? WWE champ Kang or Rock?
Riley Escobar
GOAT
Breh, nobody knew he was going to be there 
It was post-Rumble, people knew HHH was champ and that AJ Styles was going to be making his first ever appearance on Raw
It was post-Rumble, people knew HHH was champ and that AJ Styles was going to be making his first ever appearance on Raw
Breh, nobody knew he was going to be there
It was post-Rumble, people knew HHH was champ and that AJ Styles was going to be making his first ever appearance on Raw
Social media and word of mouth probably contributed to the ratings too
Golayitdown
Veteran
I agree to a certain extent, but trash in = trash out. The performers are a very small part of the problem. For all the all time greats the attitude era had, it was filled with dudes who overachieved or were much better than they should have been because the product itself was much more compelling (for better or worse). It says something when the most entertaining guys on the roster are a group of guys who are in the definition of a throwaway faction (New Day) and worked to get it over. All of the "it's supposed to be good" stuff falls flat because it's just bad from the second it goes on the paper.
Kevin_Nash
2x WWE Hall of Famer
Who is the champion?
The Neckbeard/Smark Bible states "Whoever is champ shall beith responsible for thou ratings". Kinda makes a lot of people look funny in the light now that ratings went up and Hunter isn't getting full responsibility. Maybe I drink too much $700 a glass Malbec on Monday nights, but I could have sworn "Dem Beards" were blaming Sheamus and Reigns for low ratings while they held the strap.
James Dean
All Star
People need to read.
"For a comparison, the new audience brought in by the usual Rumble bump and curiosity of where that leads saw hour one up 10 percent from last week, so that's roughly what Raw could have been expected to do, or slightly more because last week did have that bad third hour, as compared to last week without The Rock. Where The Rock helped the numbers is that hours two (where he appeared in the last few minutes) and three (where he appeared in the first few minutes) help up far better than usual, and hour two outdrew hour one, a rarity these days."
Ratings were going to be good because of AJ Styles RAW debut, hype from Rumble (yes this includes HHH) and speculation about the return.
Rock gave it a spike due to the timeslot he came in on. Kept it consistent as well as gave the ratings a boost. He didn't need to be advertised to be attributed to the ratings consistency and spike this week. These days word gets out FAST about whats going on, and more people flocked into RAW when Rock showed up.
Again, not saying he is the ONLY reason but he was most likely the biggest factor for some areas.
"For a comparison, the new audience brought in by the usual Rumble bump and curiosity of where that leads saw hour one up 10 percent from last week, so that's roughly what Raw could have been expected to do, or slightly more because last week did have that bad third hour, as compared to last week without The Rock. Where The Rock helped the numbers is that hours two (where he appeared in the last few minutes) and three (where he appeared in the first few minutes) help up far better than usual, and hour two outdrew hour one, a rarity these days."
Ratings were going to be good because of AJ Styles RAW debut, hype from Rumble (yes this includes HHH) and speculation about the return.
Rock gave it a spike due to the timeslot he came in on. Kept it consistent as well as gave the ratings a boost. He didn't need to be advertised to be attributed to the ratings consistency and spike this week. These days word gets out FAST about whats going on, and more people flocked into RAW when Rock showed up.
Again, not saying he is the ONLY reason but he was most likely the biggest factor for some areas.
Prince Akeem
Its not that deep breh....
No football + Wrestlemania season = Ratings bump
They ALWAYS go up around this time of year.
They ALWAYS go up around this time of year.
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Exactly, ratings are only used as a judge when it's convenient for their beard logic
WOAHMYGOODNESS
Your TSC World Champion
Ive been saying this for 2 years and got falled a daniel bryan hater
Cheech&Chong
rip chinx
they wasted it, theyre idiots. Raw after major paper views are always huge. They should brought him in next week to get higher ratings in consecutive weeks.
ya i was tight, payed 60 bucks to watch it only for it to be on TV for free 20 hours later, bullshyt
I forgot all about that special RAW last year being snowed in
That studio shyt was trill
ya i was tight, payed 60 bucks to watch it only for it to be on TV for free 20 hours later, bullshyt
Narratives
AJ bringing in the viewers.
They were in Miami you goof and as evidenced by the last couple of post-PPV Raw's, ratings don't always spike
James Dean
All Star
This.
And plus people talk as if Rock can even do appearances off the cuff like that. They were in Miami, hes in town, he comes to the show. Next week, dude could be off across the world filming something else. So its not a matter of WWE calling Rock up and saying hey, need ya next week.