JC’s Raw List – Top 5 WWE Lineman to Support QB Reigns
Whether or not fans agree with the decision, WWE has made Roman Reigns their starting QB while John Cena is away and with an eye on the future. Is Reigns an elite QB right now? WWE believes […]
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Stone Cold not wrestling again, talks rushed Raw return, WM32 cameo?
“Stone Cold” Steve Austin says there is a 99.9 percent chance he has wrestled his last match. But, he is reserving the right to have one final match, even though he does not see much […]
Inside WWE’s 37 new advertisers – what worked & did not work
Back in March, WWE and NBC Universal announced a “multi-platform” co-marketing campaign attempting to bring in new advertisers to WWE programming. The campaign has paid off in some respects, but there is still resistance toward associating […]
Raw TV Notes – S. Series TV main event, Usos return, Orton, Paige, Sting, VOTE ON RAW
Raw TV News & Notes 11/2 – The main event of Raw featured Team Reigns beating Team Rollins in a traditional Survivor Series match. This set up the WWE Title match of Seth Rollins vs. Roman […]
Monday Torch Today (PM Update) – Raw is Reigns, Network launch, WWE/K.C. Royals, Ballers 2, Who is Timothy Thatcher?, BG #2 tonight, Lawler-Funk, Jerry Jarrett returning?, Dusty Finish
TORCH TODAY – Monday, November 2 AFTERNOON UPDATE – Last week’s Raw drew the highest rating of the fall TV season. But, can WWE sustain it? It will be interesting to see, especially with WWE […]
Ratings Report: Total Wrestling Viewership with DVRs for Oct. 5-19
The following is a pro wrestling TV break down for the last three weeks of WWE Raw, WWE Smackdown, TNA Impact, and ROH TV, with DVR viewing included. WWE Raw – Oct. 5 episode: Raw’s […]
WWE Q3 Call – WWE addresses low TV ratings; how it affects entire biz
WWE CEO Vince McMahon typically addresses TV ratings in the opening remarks of his quarterly conference call. However, with TV ratings slumping in 2015, there was no mention of ratings. During the Q&A portion of the […]
WWE Q3 – Why Raw is not shifting away from Three Hours
WWE’s long-term business will be driven by TV Revenue and WWE Network subscriber growth. However, with WWE unable to provide long-term guidance on Network growth, the business’s future is dependent on the TV segment, which has […]
HITS & MISSES – 10/26 Raw: Reigns, Paige’s turn, Del Rio, more
PWTorch specialist Jon Mezzera covers Raw with his weekly Hits & Misses column. What worked and did not work on the October 26 Raw following the Hell in a Cell PPV? WWERAW HITS Kingston vs. […]
10/26 Raw TV ratings – big jump for post-PPV show
This week’s Raw episode featured Hell in a Cell fall-out and a #1 contender series to determine the next top title contender. How did TV ratings compare to last week’s show? WWE Raw TV Ratings — October […]
10/27 WWE on ESPNews – Miz Interview, plus Highlights of the Week
WWE was featured in the 9:00 p.m. EST hour of SportsCenter Tuesday night on ESPNews. This week, The Miz joined Todd Grisham to discuss a variety of WWE & sports topics. WWE on SportsCenter Week 3 Airdate: […]
JC’s Raw List – Top 5 Matches from Raw
Seven total matches. Five with title implications. Four singles matches leading to a high-stakes main event. That was a well-structured episode of Raw setting up the next WWE Title match. So, with a good amount of […]
10/26 Raw down 10% in Twitter TV Ratings
WWE Raw Social Media Tracking — October 26: Monday’s Raw fell 10 percent in Nielsen’s Twitter TV Ratings despite following the Hell in a Cell PPV. Last week’s Raw drew the highest score of the Fall TV […]
New #1 contender to the WWE Title
Monday on Raw, WWE determined a new #1 contender to Seth Rollins’s WWE Title by going through a series of singles matches leading to a four-way #1 contender match in the main event. The ultimate […]
Raw Notebook – #1 contender, heel turn, Austin cameo, Breeze debut, Kane, Bray, more
WWE announced before the start of Raw that a new #1 contender to the WWE Title would be determined on Monday’s Raw. Included were multiple singles matches leading to a four-way match in the TV main event. […]
10/26 WWE Raw Results – CALDWELL’S Live Report on HIAC fall-out
The Card: Winners from last night’s Hell in a Cell PPV will compete in a series of singles matches – the winners will advance to a Fatal Four-way match to determine the new #1 contender to […]
Monday’s Torch Today (PM Update) – Taker-Lesnar blood, Survivor Series main event?, WWE 2K16, Kane, Snuka, Funk, Ballers 2, NOAH Standings, more
Torch Today – Monday, October 26 AFTERNOON UPDATE – Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker’s bloodbath (by today’s standards) in the Hell in a Cell main event has been a big topic of conversation internally in WWE. […]
Raw 10 yrs. ago – Cena vs. Angle booked as panic move over 3.7
The main event of WWE Raw 10 years ago today featured John Cena vs. Kurt Angle as part of a WWE Title feud. Most interesting was WWE booked the match as a panic move over a […]
Flair evaluates WWE biz & three-hour Raws
After appearing on Monday’s Raw, Ric Flair offered a candid evaluation of WWE business, especially as it relates to three-hour Raws, during an interview on CBS Radio St. Louis. “I think they’re right now trying […]
WWE Notes – Cena not at Raw?, Lesnar DVD & Network edit, Kofi, WM32, SD, Flair
– John Cena is not advertised for Monday’s Raw in San Diego the night after Hell in a Cell. However, Randy Orton curiously is. WWE sent out an email blast to their San Diego mailing […]
10/19 Raw Rating falls to historical low
As if the Raw TV ratings picture could not get any worse, Monday’s show fell to an historical low 2.21 rating despite the abundance of star power on the show. WWE Raw TV Ratings Report — […]
10/19 Raw TV taping report – crowd, top stars, SStars SPOILERS
WWE Raw TV taping report October 19, 2015 Dallas, Texas Report by VIP member James in Dallas – One-fourth of the very top of the arena was blocked off, but other than that, there were […]
JC’s Raw 5 List – Which Legends contributed the most on Raw?
In this week’s Top 5 List from Raw, we rank the contributions made by Legends who appeared on Monday’s Raw from Dallas. Conveniently, there were five Legends who appeared on Raw… (1) The Undertaker. Taker […]
10/19 Raw Social Media – Brock & Co. Pop
WWE Raw Social Media Tracking — October 19: Monday’s Raw drew the best Nielsen Twitter TV Rating of the fall season with the return of big-name stars. Raw’s unique audience was 1.764 million, up 45 […]