Ouch. Its almost as if people just arent that interested in a three hour show involving a short man in a bull costume, a love triangle featuring a ballroom dancer, another never-ending evil authority figure storyline, an overrated stable from 10 years ago taking up a lot of TV time, a woman who's dating a comedy figure defeating the number one contender, a dated anti-American gimmick, a one-note party gimmick, and an injured WWE Heavyweight Champion these days. While that last one isnt WWEs fault, the rest are all Vince McMahon's and his cronies' creations. This past week Raw sunk to a 3.6 million viewers which is the lowest of the year. The last hour was also the least watched hour of the night which is a disturbing trend. Fans are getting their fill during the two first hours and dont stick around to see the push of the main event feud, which traditionally has got people the most excited in the past. With the company expected to lose $50 million this year and the price of their stock tanking, it could mean that the mediocre product is vastly over-exposed. There is no end in sight for WWE to turn things around, so well all just have to stick together, and hope that WWE accidentally puts on a series of good shows. You just gotta Bolieve!
As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at."
Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week.
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