5 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (Sept 28)
2. WWE RAW Posts Record Low Rating (Again)
Monday's WWE RAW, opposed though it was by decent competition in the form of the NFL, posted a record low domestic rating of 1.64. It was watched by 2,347,000 viewers.
To what can we attribute this fading viewership?
Are fans voting with their remote controls in defiance of the Roman Reigns push? We've reached a point at which we can't even describe him as the next John Cena. He doesn't split crowds with loud, volleying reactions; they are now unified in a state of near-apathy. Constable Corbin isn't a main event act, so let's put him in that main event and in every other segment of the show. Gotta get that relentless heat in an industry that was once able to emulate the inimitable rush of a sporting triumph. We have been conditioned to accept The Revival not as the heirs to the Brain Busters but the Bashams, only with Vince acting the dominatrix. The Ascension are an act several notches well below even the Legion of Doom mid-2000s reboot, and one of 'em actually won a match this week. That'll get Chad Gable over...
...not!
That joke, incidentally, is literally on par with the writing on the show. The comedy is that bad.
Footage also emerged this week of Daniel Bryan dancing - three words that laugh directly in the face in your "Can't wait for Bryan Vs. The Miz at WrestleMania" dreams - in front of an empty hard camera side of the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.
It must have felt odd for the stars of SmackDown, wrestling in front of nobody. Then again, since they wrestle for an audience of one in Vince McMahon, a smattering of first row punters must feel like WrestleMania III.