WWE Raw loses television deal with TELE5 in Germany due to declining ratings

[Grifter]

For 17.16 marks Germany can see all of WWE past and present.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

This is a WOAT argument considering that same SHOULD apply to the NBA, NFL, NCAA football but their ratings keep expanding for the most part...

Nope.

What applies in the US doesn't apply to Germany/Elsewhere. Also the fact that Raw/WWE is shown in primetime TV slot in the US and it is shown in Europe in the early hours, Raw finishes at 4:10-4:15am in the UK. So it easier for people to watch after the fact in these locations. And if it is on delayed coverage a day or two later, you would of probably watched it already on those devices I mentioned earlier.

Those sports you mentioned, they are continually having/making new stars, there is always someone new on the scene in those sports to go with already established names and teams. Sport is unscripted and unpredictable. You should know, with the Lions going 0-16 that one time.

 

[Osmosis]

Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens killed the business

 

[StatUS]

Stop...The WWF was always about larger than life wrestlers and/or larger than life personalities and pushing the envelope. The Rock, Austin, Hogan, Savage, Nash, DX, The Undertaker...could go on and on. Star power brings In the cash and makes for an exciting product. The Ratings don't lie. That's why they'll keep throwing out millions to part timers to keep the company afloat ...until hopefully they get hungry again and build better talent and better storylines. Buying WCW was the worst thing that could have ever happened to the wrestling business.

Those guys were still there at the top when the ratings started dropping. The lost of competition and bungling of the Invasion angle for sure is the reason they're in this position now. Which isn't terrible, they're still the world leader in pro wrestling and make money but a couple more slips and they could be hurting like that. The guys you're seeing on top now are basically people who made their names one the indies (modern day territories) who despite their look proved they could get over with crowds and put on great matches which means a little more nowadays than the past. The big muscle headed dudes WWE was working with in the mid 2000s either flamed out or left. They still try to push those types but if they suck like they usually do they move on.

 

[Spyro]

Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens killed the business

Oh yeah because Reigns is doing so much to move the needle despite being pushed to Pluto and back for the past few years

 

[Fenian]

No wonder, raw right now is genuinely some of the worst tv I've ever seen, after the first hour I'm usually sleeping.

it's not KO's fault imo, no matter who is on top it won't change their excuse for a creative team or their shyte storylines and it won't change the fact that it's 3 fukking hours long and starts after midnight in Europe.

 

[Rell84shots]

WWE is dying

The "flagship" show y'all

fixed, This is waht happens when you let smarks dictate your programming.

 

[Ed MOTHERFUCKING G]

Not exactly. At the very least you can watch Raw after it airs live and not feel a way about it. That'll never be the case with sports

Nope.
Those sports you mentioned, they are continually having/making new stars, there is always someone new on the scene in those sports to go with already established names and teams. Sport is unscripted and unpredictable. You should know, with the Lions going 0-16 that one time.

That's...my point...missing wrestling has no consequence and they have done a poor job of making it event worthy watching by making raw inconsequential.

 

[Nintendough]

Owens drawing that bret hart money