WWE Raw Loses 2.2 Million Viewers After Netflix Premiere

[@drums4lyfe0987]

Ripping off US fans airing more ads than TV when the rest of the world gets extra interviews and full matches is an interesting (read: stupid) decision IMHO.

[@Dejumat]

That is the inherent problem of limited state oversight in the private sector. The U.S treats capitalism almost like a religion, and has historically treated calls to implement any policy that may affect the free market as evil communism or anti-American. The rest of the world (mostly) treats capitalism as the fiscal policy it is and institutes policies to help curb the worst of its excesses (albeit with varied levels of success)

[@VergilNamodoX3]

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[@edgarmalone7694]

A friend summed up what is the deal with wrestling for them. They said they only view highlights from both companies via social media, usually KZbin. They said they don't have time to sit down and look at 2 or 3 hour shows. They view the things that seem interesting and skip the rest. This is the new age everyone and it has been this way for a long time.

[@davidmacdonald1855]

I agree. Ive always recorded it and skipped through. Usually can finish the 3hr show in 20 or 30 mins.

[@StephenStepz]

Not sure what it is, maybe it’s personal expectations, but RAW on Netflix hasn’t felt as big as anticipated.

[@Nick-7]

That's wwe in a nutshell.

[@jonesyjones74]

I don't do cable so I was happy, finally I can watch RAW live, but fast forward is still necessary to enjoy the show....

[@K-Dub159]

It’s been 3 weeks 😂😂😂

[@charlesbuckley5615]

What tf are you talking about?

[@marksreviews2.080]

Compared to what??? What other episodic television show seems bigger??? Foh Say your a aew dork without saying your a aew dork 😂😂😂

[@brooklynnrichardson1149]

The fact that 90% of the show is talking and recaps and it took almost half an hour to get to the first match no wonder rating are tanking

[@six6thdisciple]

THATS SOMETHING SIMON FAILED TO MENTION IN THE REVIEW 🤦‍♂️

[@Nick-7]

​@@six6thdisciple Simon is a shill for wwe

[@anactualopinion868]

You didt even watch the video goofy...of course the number goes down after the premiere..for you to say "tanking" is dumb because 3 million + still watched

[@VanuttChan]

Hulk Hogan “The ratings would have been up 2.2 million if I was there brother”

[@mickie5530]

😂😂😂no it would not

[@TheBigfeet83]

it doesn't help that Netflix keep upping their prices.

[@josephpiedmonte]

I paid for Netflix this month to watch the new Castlevania and they announced a new price hike so I'm out once again. I'm not blindly paying for these streaming services anymore.

[@SalemArc]

Netflix and Crunchyroll are the only streaming services I have, and Netflix is mostly for my mom who lives on the other side of town and is disabled. I just paid $3-5 for an extra household so I could choose to watch it in my own home occasionally. I don't want anything else, honestly.

[@josephpiedmonte]

​@SalemArc yeah, they just add up and especially once you start thinking about several years of paying for a streaming service.. I hop in for a month and I'm out.

[@DashieNegan41]

I just watch movies and Castlevania rules

[@six6thdisciple]

@@SalemArc THAT

[@supremelebowski2712]

Pirating is free. All you need is the internet lol

[@ericmookiegary]

Another thing that will affect the ratings is now that us U.S. viewers know we don't get commercials watching the replay, some of us will not watch the show live.

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

These are weekly ratings not live.

[@TheSmilodon85]

I literally missed it Monday and watched it yesterday no ads I was happy AF 😂

[@anthonybarnes1903]

The problem with that is they do show some things during some commercials, so you might actually miss something.

[@DenimChicken15]

@@anthonybarnes1903that doesn’t make any sense lmao. If they are showing stuff during a commercial, you would miss it no matter what.

[@showtime1235]

i don’t think that’s a contributing factor to a 2mil drop off

[@drexeldragon1723]

It's a shame because the second episode (and third for that matter) was much better than that corporate circle jerk of a premier.

[@BryRobinson]

That first raw on netflix left a sour taste in our mouths with how dissapointing it was. Many probably tuned in to check it out and they left thinking "never again am I watching this rubbish". That first show was just one big corporate sponsor, the apologists will say that was tthe purpose of the show but clearly it backfired. They aimed to please the wrong people.

[@johnrigs6540]

Yea the shows have been decent and obviously all of us long time fans watch every week no matter what, but that first show hooked no one. Even some relatives and friends of mine, who are not hardcore fans, tuned in that first week and have not been back. The reason is that they did not set any storylines up at all that first week, so viewers watched but did not tune back in after the initial excitement of that debut because there really was no reason for them to see what happens next because WWE did not give them a reason to. Now it’s also Netflix so people know they could just tune in whenever they want and fast forward commercials and segments they are not interested in, so that’s also a big reason why that Monday tune in does not feel as urgent as it did when it was on USA.

[@johnrigs6540]

Yea the shows have been decent and obviously all of us long time fans watch every week no matter what, but that first show hooked no one. Even some relatives and friends of mine, who are not hardcore fans, tuned in that first week and have not been back. The reason is that they did not set any storylines up at all that first week, so viewers watched but did not tune back in after the initial excitement of that debut because there really was no reason for them to see what happens next because WWE did not give them a reason to. Now it’s also Netflix so people know they could just tune in whenever they want and fast forward commercials and segments they are not interested in, so that’s also a big reason why that Monday tune in does not feel as urgent as it did when it was on USA.

[@lordtao5617]

In the long run, Netflix was never gonna be the game changer some thought it was. you don't get more fans by switching formats, the watchers just watch you on another platform. 5 years from now we'll get a massive return to TV special.

[@murkwell17]

Idk, I'm not sure broadcast TV will even exist in 5 years..

[@anactualopinion868]

You sound dumb..3 million + watched week 2..that's more than any weekly wrestling show ever

[@darryllmcgee]

Do you realize how stupid your comments are? How are you going to base what you are saying after only three shows? WWE On Netflix is just getting started.

[@Sadion666]

I've been able to watch for the first time ever, just not going to watch it at 2 in the morning live.

[@anthonybarnes1903]

@@anactualopinion868 well, duh. Wwe is the most popular company in the industry, they have global influence at this point. Averaging 2-3 million viewers per week for them is actually pretty normal.

[@jamescaldow5608]

So Raw used to do 1.5mill average on TV. So its going to settle at around the same viewship as it has on regular TV...

[@brv20]

Yeah that's the level, I didn't expect anything different really 🤷🏾

[@moopert86]

Honestly, probably more. Because this is worldwide numbers and counts people watching throughout the whole week and not just live on Monday.

[@wmdank4918]

I think those numbers apply to US viewership. Which are fine. The idea that they are pulling those numbers simulcasting across the world is what's worrying.

[@RockApe_]

Crazy how times have changed as TNA used to get around those numbers too weekly 15 years ago.

[@centraltimegamers2977]

It lost 2mil but what is it at? People forget how many people who aren’t wrestling fans that have Netflix and decided to watch it.

[@anthonybarnes1903]

If you’re not a wrestling fan, you’re probably not watching raw at this point.

[@OnlyBuenoBars]

They hyped up Netflix for an entire year for it to be the same old same old.

[@pooldead7712]

The wwe told you it would be the same multiple times.

[@showtime1235]

@pooldead7712they def didn’t they said the exact opposite lmao

[@TheNauticalwheeler19]

The fact that the 1st RAW on Netflix had only four matches in 3 hours might have something to do with it. We want more content and less bullshit.

[@tonyo2675]

The first Netflix Raw was treated like a PLE and featured personalities like a Mainia or Summer Slam. It seems like their still adjusting but the more actual matches and storytelling, the better.

[@JPLeonhart]

Many many Americans who watch RAW were watching Trumps inauguration and his various post inauguration appearances instead. It was a big moment for the country.

[@SeanGreen-k2w]

Only 24 million watched which is one of the smallest numbers ever for an inauguration. 😅

[@JPLeonhart]

@SeanGreen-k2w maybe on cable but many watched through various social media streams and restreams. And many of those watching probably watch RAW generally

[@theregolfer9721]

Please tell me Simon Miller will be applying for the tryouts?!

[@adamhop]

It’s just not well put together, it takes forever to get going, with shots of the arena and wrestlers arriving. Then guys stand in the ring for 5 minutes waiting for their opponent’s music to start while we see ads and interviews. Trying to watch a full Raw just frustrates me. I gave up this week’s with an hour left because it was driving me up the wall

[@showtime1235]

it’s one of those things that fans really like but isn’t good for casual viewers

[@lockedinnn]

Cause it SUCKS! we want last year Mania build up weekly! Also shrink it to 2 hrs and STOP ALL THE DAMIN PROMOS… its dragging..

[@abdouamamria6216]

They shot themselves in the foot with that first episode, they were too busy talking about sponsors and talking about how "amazing" they are, instead of focusing on producing a good wrestling show, 2nd and 3rd week were better, not out of this world but they were watchable kinda, first impressions matter, and the fact that they promoted the first episode for 6 months just to give us that garbage really did hurt them

[@DegenerateSharingan]

Not surprised here, Netflix was not going to be no different from cable TV, Triple H, and TKO people into thinking that they are in an actual boom when really they're still in the 20+ year decline. I can see Netflix dropping them a couple of years from now.

[@camtimmy9905]

Hahahahaha

[@darryllmcgee]

Do you realize exactly how stupid and uneducated your comments are?

[@RockApe_]

They’ll probably end up back on USA after this contract runs to an end.

[@darryllmcgee]

@RockApe_ Do you realize exactly how uneducated your comments are?

[@DJ_V_squared]

Wrestling is not bringing any new subscribers or viewers to netflix.

[@joshthefam1659]

Not everyone has Netflix so I expected viewers to drop

[@sadboi88]

More people have Netflix than cable. Netflix is global. That was the whole point of the move

[@KamoMustafaWWE]

60 million people had Netflix to watch the Tyson/Paul fight.

[@ibrakena2277]

@@KamoMustafaWWE That tells a lot about these 60 million "people"

[@joshthefam1659]

​@@sadboi88they lost 2 million viewers.....

[@joshthefam1659]

​@@KamoMustafaWWEbecause it was Mike Tyson lol

[@Pharaoh_in_the_sheets]

to me it feels like the same Raw...boring. and where the hell is Bron? He's the champ, right??

[@wfjones123]

You know I'll be just very honest, I wish you guys could report on wrestling news without coming off in a sensational way. And before you say it can't be done, Most of Spotify is composed in a way that isn't sensational it's just information. And it can absolutely be done in a fun way as well. I'm obviously not a content creator but I can tell you what I resonate to more now, and that is things that aren't fluffed.

[@laurakrolikowski3749]

Well i can tell you this past Monday, Netflix would not stream Raw on my phone. It did the week before.

[@TheJCCroyle]

One of the issues to is that between week 1 and 2 they changed things so that certain devices wouldn't play live. Maybe people didn't go back to watch later?

[@pedromartinez-xt7ye]

You guys do realize that raw isn't on Netflix in like 90 different countries right so numbers will change again once it is

[@cadendicky1855]

At least I can watch the segments on the official WWE KZbin channel, and I can still watch the PLE's on Peacock.

[@jimmyramen]

I don’t watch live so I can skip over the commercials. But the fact there is commercials really rubs me the wrong wrong way

[@ryangilligan40]

Netflix and WWE make themselves too important. I have been on the edge of continuing my viewership of WWE. The Netflix deal made it easier. I’m too old to pay for WWE. 🖕wwe

[@Pyro_Might]

I can't be the only one... I usually pause or canceled some subscriptions after the holidays. And when I do resubscribe, I watched as many contents as I can before pausing/cancelling again.

[@egudszenties]

Netflix is canceling raw . It's over

[@Geneticlyinsane1]

I'd also place money on most people now watching it on catch up which wont show in the live ratings

[@DannyDenay]

Remember when Heyman and Bischoff became "exec producers" and the first episode of Raw had somebody gored through the entrance and Corey Graves going "holy shit". Why have they done no spots on that level to go 'hey, this is what we can do'.

[@EnigmatikNeko]

"The story, let it cooooook, long time story telling" gotta wait like 2-3 months for cool spots xD

[@TheLedonne3]

I think the viewership/interest in RAW can somewhat be gauged with the number of Netflix subscriptions beginning on January 6th that are or aren't renewed on February 6th.

[@arlopear7136]

The same exact thing happened with Friday Night SmackDown on Fox. That debut show had 4 million viewers & the following week dropped to 2 million where they basically remained slightly over and slightly below for the rest of their run on Fox. Now lets see if the typical social media wrestling dork of today who obsesses over ratings, gate receipts & merch sales as much if not more than the actual product in the ring & on tv, will just simply brush this off or make it an issue? For the record, its not important & never was but if you're gonna have so much energy for low AEW ratings & their drops don't treat this like it doesn't matter at all because in both the SmackDown on Fox and Raw on Netflix cases, the WWE opened up their product to a whole new tv audience to huge numbers & MILLIONS of those viewers watched & said "No thanks". Thats WAYYYY more people that abandoned the AEW product & never came back & their hardcore audience that's left them. WWE isn't hurt by this whatsoever, it really is a slight blemish in the grand scheme of things & despite the gloom & doom from social media it didn't hurt AEW either having landed their WB deal to the butthurt of many wrestling pundits who got proven wrong in the end that those low ratings were gonna be their demise. Can we all just stop with the ratings bullshit, its officially not an issue anymore & never really was other than bragging rights between wrestling nerds on social media who've likely never had s3xual intercourse in their lives.

[@abdouamamria6216]

It's not gonna stop bro , and the wrestling world is built on hypocrisy and double standards nowadays

[@alexrichienz]

Damn! Tbf, I didn't expect it to stay as high as the debut but 2.2m!

[@joeyn5475]

2.2 is 700k higher then the 1.5 it normally averages on USA

[@andrewsingh]

So this video was 84% Andy laughing and making weird noises.

[@Tompeteux]

Also him 100% being a stupid idiot. But that’s nothing new

[@Hos394]

All the people claiming the decline has anything to do with people not having subscriptions now are delusional. Netflix haven't lost anywhere near 30% of their subscribers in a week so it's a drop caused by the interest not retained by the first show. I hadn't watched WWE (or wrestling) in years, tuned in for the debut hoping they'd get me interested again and found it painfully dull and didn't watch week 2. This shouldn't be considered normal as these 2 are suggesting. losing 10 - 20% maybe, Losing a third of the audience shows millions like me gave them a chance and they failed to keep them. It's a huge opportunity wasted and needs to be blamed on the decisions made on that show

[@CharChBoii]

What about the rewatch numbers on the next day

[@PookieMaliboo]

Netflix pays $5bn for WWE rights, turns around and raises prices on the customer, so expect more viewership drops.

[@KamoMustafaWWE]

Isn't this low viewership due to the fact that people don't have to watch it live, and it will always be available? Just an assumption.

[@paymonhashemi6892]

That first episode was an incredible, non-replicable card. It was also more for the common person. While numbers dropped, it was #4 AND the number of hours watched per view was high. Therefore, people are engaged.

[@soullessmin]

incredible?

[@brv20]

Yeah exactly, plus that's a good level for Raw to come out 4th this week on Netflix, nothing too crazy

[@azizrampage]

How was it incredible nothing of real significance happen, Rock and Cody randomly buried their feud for no reason and there was no big moments to come out the show apart from a good main event which is really just another good main event

[@metalanarchy5186]

Isn't that to be expected the first one was kind of special right they had huge matches it was almost like a WCW clash of the Champions type thing and this weeks Raw was a regular episode of Raw

[@michaelleader4253]

The first episode was shit to be fair. I was going to say Raw has become the slowest wrestling show of all time but that's not true, it really isn't a wrestling show, it truly is a sports entertainment show and it is nothing like a wrestling show has ever been before.

[@GovPancakes]

The comments are crazy. I KNEW the headline was going to have people butthurt.🤣🥞

[@nasciryarbrough4260]

Really can’t talk when AEW got their own problems. Death Riders storyline, Rey Fenix situation, Britt Baker & also I don’t recall AEW pushing over 2 million viewers on Dynamite or Collision. Best roster on the planet, yet losing viewership and are struggling to fill up big time arenas. You know it’s bad when NXT & TNA are selling out more than AEW because 4 years ago AEW was washing every other company.

[@abdouamamria6216]

​@@nasciryarbrough4260 lol who mentioned AEW, and don't get it wrong I watch both shows so I hold them to the same standards I don't di*k ride these companies, but the fact is AEW had it's good and bad in the last year, while on the other side WWE since WrestleMania 40 has been unwatchable

[@nasciryarbrough4260]

@ unwatchable since mania 40 is crazy as all hell & I agree with that standards especially with AEW but my gripe is this: if you and all your wrestlers going on record saying that you have the best roster in the world then by all means stfu and prove why yet you barely used the people you’ve signed from the fed during the hot streak they had and your homegrown talent. What in the world is Tony doing with Ricky Starks, Miro, Malakai Black like coke on. Daddy’s money helping sign stars but creative wise what are we doing? Also don’t get me started on the whole “feared for my life” stuff.

[@GovPancakes]

@@abdouamamria6216 this is the issue here, didn't say a company at all and then the tribalism starts. Yes the title is about WWE, why bring up the other company at all? I also agree with the rest of your comment

[@david-p8e6o]

@@nasciryarbrough4260 this isn't about AEW like how you E drones keep bringing up AEW yea they have their problems wont admit WWE is failing in ratings and viewership too stop the competition bullshit who is winning watever so childish stop obsessing about ratings

[@jfinity_362]

False flagging the fans into thinking the show was going to be different is probably why. Everything "new" is aesthetics. New logo, music, ring, stage, mics. Nothing else.

[@Whizperz666]

I watched the first Raw on Netflix. I only remember 3 matches, and all of them had a commercial break during the match. It's not worth the 3 hour time investment for so little . It's like the NFL televising all of the huddles, time outs, sidelines, and then cutting to commercial while the ball is in the air.

[@Tunda2]

I’ve seen more production issues in the last three weeks than I have my whole life with WWE

[@ThatOldSWDude]

Michael Hamflett would last for hours until WWE figured out he isn’t Arn Anderson’s illegitimate son.

[@PedroKelly29]

Eurgh these two are insufferable.

[@ramboluib2752]

It was bound to happen after the first episode.

[@tomhallick419]

I'd rather see and hear Pat McAfee for 45 minutes on the ESPN Field Pass College Football Championship broadcast than 2-6 hours of Corey Graves on WWE TV.

[@the8ofustogether]

Triple H said we’ll see things we never seen before. Yeah, it ends at 10:30. Lol still the same.

[@criminalmindsgirl2936]

Because people never cared for it being on Netflix. They only cared for that first episode and that was it. Triple H really needs to leave things as they are. He's changing WWE way too much. Not everyone has Netflix. But it shows that WWE's best days are behind them. They're not going to get the ratings that they had during the Attitude Era

[@ReptilianBoomer]

WWE is literally bigger rn than they were in the attitude era so what is your point exactly?

[@abdouamamria6216]

​@@ReptilianBoomerin the attitude era , they used to get between 6-8 million viewers weekly, wtf r u talking about, back then everyone knew who stone cold Steve Austin was, now go outside and show someone the picture of Gunther and see if anyone gives a f

[@Nick-7]

​@ReptilianBoomer Lol wwe is a family circus show

[@TonyFleury]

@@abdouamamria6216wrestling is never going to do the numbers of your precious attitude era for a ton of different reasons. The product is so much better than it’s been in years and you’re still crying.

[@JoeBauers8]

@@ReptilianBoomercorporate trash “wrestling”

[@buster-vu7sx]

There's so much damn filler in RAW now. It's irritating to watch it live. By time you skip the recaps and the women division stuff, there's about an hour of entertainment from a 3 hour show

[@leighdunkin4674]

Hey Andrew, an Alabama boy here. Just an FYI, we only have 5 million people living here. Lol😂. Also love watching you guys. Thanks for the shout out though.

[@OnePunchLion]

They'll lose more than that when Netflix raises their price. A lot of people are going to be dropping them quick.

[@westnile21]

I don’t think anyone was expecting them to stay at 5m like they did that first week.

[@K-Dub159]

Cap

[@OnePunchLion]

@@westnile21 I don't think they were expecting it to drop almost in half though.

[@westnile21]

@@OnePunchLion - You didn’t think the views were gonna continue to go up without Roman, The Rock, Cena, Undertaker, etc, did you?! They aren’t gonna hit those numbers on a steady basis again unless it was the attitude era.

[@BryRobinson]

@@westnile21 5 million was a terrible number in itself. I mean that didn't represent the number of viewers watching in the states, that number was the ammount of people watching WORLDWIDE. In 1999 they were getting 8 million viewers in the states alone, now they can't even get anywhere near that worldwide.

[@SmoothSportsGaming]

That's because only smarqks blindly support HHH and his ⛽ lighting era. They got good at making a profit but that's not indicative of quality or popularity.

[@Hugh_Jannis]

I still haven't forgiven him for the Reign of Terror and his burial of talent

[@GrahamM2341]

Hi Tony

[@JoeBauers8]

@@GrahamM2341cope

[@mjroach6385]

I loved it the first week when responding to Booker Ts style "is that what I sound like when I talk about my wife?" As well as the light the fuse line this week

[@simsimuk1912]

There’s a reason why I still prefer AEW over WWE tbf Penta’s debut was better than the whole premiere episode of Raw

[@burna2650]

Couldn't tell at American Airlines this week for RAW, it was sold out and the crowd was hype.

[@anthonyrodriguez8014]

To put this in context, the number they had this week is slightly less than their debut on Fox. 3.7 million on Netflix compared to 3.9 for the "big" debut on Fox. Now, that's worldwide as opposed to domestically but they're still huge numbers for WWE. They have made the top 10 on Netflix for the last 3 weeks. AEW who is also seeing an increase in viewership through Max, hasn't cracked the top 10 on Max even once. Netflix is much bigger than Max, and no one reasonable is sound the alarm on AEW on Max. WWE is killing it and it's okay to admit that.

[@abdouamamria6216]

Killing it? That crap has been unwatchable since mania 40, and it's 2.7m they dropped from 4.9

[@sc.willis]

Prolly because they’re burying all the melanated talent. Making Kofi lose and burying Carmello is really messed up.

[@GardenWins]

tbf, the College football national championship was Monday and it had 2 of the 3 largest fan bases in the country in it

[@Pappavol]

Y’all tripping. It’ll be fine. Just anything to talk abt. If it’s good yall ride the coat tails . If it’s going bad you you point n laugh. It’s the same damn show it’s been.

[@dnacollectibles974]

The issue is that you dont have to watch live. People can watch whenever they want that has to be accounted for

[@VisuallyImpairedGamer1987]

It's funny coming from the Undertaker, the guy who complained about wrestlers playing video games backstage.

[@judgeredneck7027]

If the numbers were from the Monday two weeks ago, there was a playoff game during that time

[@mr4cccc]

Shout out to Alabama 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾, but for me it's the ads and way more talking now than ever. I thought the WWE on Netflix was going to be big deal but it's more watered-down now than when it was on the USA network. Plus ending the show 30 minutes earlier is not helping

[@slightlyhoopla4215]

3 minutes of commercials for every 2 minutes of content is not entertaining.

[@Rocty23]

We have to remeber that their was a big Vikings vs Lions NFL wild card game for the no1 seed at the time it qas air

[@moopert86]

AEW's numbers on television are about the same, so I don't think their ratings numbers really have much invalidity. But TBS is obviously fine with them, since they just re-signed them to a multi year deal. I think the more interesting thing is the quarterly breakdowns of what keeps viewers and what drives them off.

[@hurleyfrancois4060]

from the reviews, the debut show was not much to draw you into the next episode.

[@donovanjr284]

Good!! It's Trash 🗑️ 🗑️🗑️ anyway

[@K-Dub159]

Cry harder

[@jonathanillari3580]

Easy way to measure ratings: Live attendances

[@josephjames2011]

the boyz SMOKED ONE this morning

[@blb50]

Aew casting on max has not helped them at all

[@six6thdisciple]

WHEN DID THEY MENTION AEW???

[@khesipresents1885]

They didnt...its just a butthurt wwe fan t​@@six6thdisciple

[@DanTheWorkingMan1992]

​@@six6thdisciple 3:44 is where it starts

[@DanTheWorkingMan1992]

​@@khesipresents1885 3:44 is where they start mentioning AEW

[@TheBlaqSpiderman]

Oh god. They're suffering from success. oH ThE hoRrER😱

[@Damious820]

Commercials, we was hoping it would be uncensored And Netflix with jacking up the prices.

[@sir-gwayne1644]

Pat McAfee was announced to return back whenever he left to do the football season. So it should have been known for months that he was coming back

[@OnlyBuenoBars]

I was surprised the numbers they pulled in. This sounds just right to me... *sadly*

[@LOS0586]

This past Monday, in the US, we had the College Football National Championship Game that WWE had to compete against with viewing…. It was going on at the same time…. But also what is up with the ads during an interview? Can they plan the ads or does Netflix just throw it in there whenever they want?

[@themabestation]

Ironically that first show was the worst of them so far. I've quite enjoyed the last couple of weeks. Lots of interviews/promos, more matches, bigger variety of talent getting matches. More of this!

[@Adept24]

I don't know what it is, but I was looking forward to Raw on Netflix (just so I could watch it) but it somehow feels different on here, not as many matches doesn't help either

[@thatblindtekkenwarrior1177]

I love how every single outlet is making it about Corey Graves and Pat McAfee. Corey was told that he would get to do smack down when Pat came back. Then he was moved to NXT. So how is this got anything to do with Pat McAfee? Clearly it's Wade that took Corey's chair not Pat. Which if you'd watched, you would've seen Wade Barrett was the one taking shots at Corey. Corey said that in September he was told he would be getting smack down. Was it not September when Drew McIntyre called Wade into the Ring, looks like they were going to be starting something to me. Then all of a sudden that gets dropped Corey is no longer the SmackDown commentator and Wade has the job. So why is everyone making it about Pat?

[@badlydrawnkyle]

UK tryouts? Sounds like they want Simon but don’t want him to know how eager they are by going straight to him.

[@frengtterma4102]

Good, can't wait gifting podcasters to talk about this! Since they enjoy talking about AEW ratings... HHH might need to do job offerings to these losers to stop the criticism.

[@geeloco1600]

National championship game was on at the same time kids

[@K-Dub159]

This too

[@RidzkyKidBlock]

??

[@luedanger561]

Just in the US. Not for the rest of the world

[@BC.2499]

@ yeah Buddy. That is a large part of the viewership.

[@Whatnot627]

You're telling me people would rather watch Football than Wrestling? Imagine if Raw was actually good, it wouldn't matter what else was on.

[@kingmonteyii2143]

As far as viewership, it is football season

[@shawnhornick1901]

It’s so Chill now, that’s because Punk is behaving himself or at least he has to if he wants to keep getting paid

[@romeolives7062]

It's gonna probably drop more that just raised Netflix's prices

[@markmccallum475]

First raw was a very strong card and now one week later, it was back to resembling an episode of Sunday night heat from 1999

[@LawrenceAdams13]

I heard it’s not for a week with their live programming it’s for live viewers and 24 hours after.

[@dale444ify]

No one uses Netflix

[@dankbuds4203]

It's probably because a lot fans just don't have and or can't afford Netflix 💯

[@steezy7460]

Don’t fix anything that’s not broken, not everyone has Netflix.

[@yoitsyoboyjohnny5891]

Bro 300 million people have Netflix 😂

[@geeloco1600]

@@steezy7460 more people have Netflix then cable, are you slow?

[@DashieNegan41]

I have it and Tubi too

[@Faust1und2]

Not every country can watch Raw on Netflix like in europe because of licenses only possible to watch via vpn.

[@Titus-j4z]

I have to agree to that and very much

[@Fantastisch36]

The premier was a PPV like netflix. the hype around it was insane. ofc you cant keep up with these numbers. a decline is normal.