10 Weird Wrestling Matches That Drew Incredible TV Ratings
10. Wrath vs. Lizmark Jr. (Nitro - 21 December 1998) - 4.2
The way TV ratings are calculated may have evolved over the years to allow for on-demand programming, but it's still impressive that a nothing match like Wrath vs. Lizmark Jr. pulled in a 4.2 rating in lateDecember 1998.
A mere six days before WCW presented that year's Starrcade, the 21 December '98 Nitro drew an overall 3.99 TV rating compared to Raw's 4.71. That comprehensive victory for the WWF only makes it even more confusing that Wrath squashing a masked Cruiserweight would outshine Raw.
More people tuned into Wrath's routine win than a DX segment starring Shane McMahon.
Whilst there was a little bleeding over of audience from a prior Ric Flair promo, it's striking that Wrath (someone WCW were trying to present as a Goldberg-like wrecking ball) outdrew D-Generation X and a member of the McMahon clan at all, never mind beating their skit by a 0.2 score.