10 Measures WWE Can Take To Improve AWFUL Ratings

6. More...Arm Wrestling?!

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The Bobby Lashley/Braun Strowman arm wrestling segment on the June 3, RAW uploaded to YouTube has generated, at time of writing, 13 million views.

For reference, the Undertaker's return promo on that same show drew a paltry 1.2M. Roman Reigns and Shane McMahon are the focal point of both flagship shows, post-Wild Card, and their segment hasn't yet cracked a million.

The answer to WWE's rating woes isn't Shane McMahon, shockingly enough. The answer to WWE's rating woes is...

...arm wrestling.

Weirdly, this is not an aberration. As collated by Twitter user @702sales, people are sh*t-hot on arm wrestling contests. An arm wrestling match between Mark Henry and John Cena, uploaded two years ago, has amassed an astonishing 64M views. Those are Rikidōzan numbers! Triple H and the Great Khali's Broken Glass Arm Wrestling match, meanwhile, has racked up 20M views.

But who holds the most powerful arms in WWE, which should henceforth be known as World Arm Wrestling Entertainment? Which two men are best-equipped to headline the inaugural ArmWrestleMania?

The intense bicep conditioning carried out by John "Let's Sign Divas Through Swimsuit Magazines" Laurinaitis and Kevin "She Needs To Find Some Titssssssss" Dunn dictates WAWE's glorious, new future.

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Michael Sidgwick is an editor, writer and podcaster for WhatCulture Wrestling. With over seven years of experience in wrestling analysis, Michael was published in the influential institution that was Power Slam magazine, and specialises in providing insights into All Elite Wrestling - so much so that he wrote a book about the subject. You can order Becoming All Elite: The Rise Of AEW on Amazon. Possessing a deep knowledge also of WWE, WCW, ECW and New Japan Pro Wrestling, Michael’s work has been publicly praised by former AEW World Champions Kenny Omega and MJF, and current Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. When he isn’t putting your finger on why things are the way they are in the endlessly fascinating world of professional wrestling, Michael wraps his own around a hand grinder to explore the world of specialty coffee. Follow Michael on X (formerly known as Twitter) @MSidgwick for more!