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Originally Posted by F4W In an attempt to boost eyeballs on the go-home show for the Royal Rumble, which takes place on 1/19, WWE will be doing a show called "Raw Reunion." Announces already as appearing on the show are Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, plus a 30-man Lumberjack match with John Cena vs. Seth Rollins. An interesting note is that in the release for the show, Brock Lesnar's name was not listed. Previously, Lesnar had been advertised for that date.

Originally Posted by Observer From the WWE Has No Clue How to Promote the Network file, there's this video on WWE.com, which is, in theory, supposed to count down the top 10 hidden gems on WWE Network. It consists of quick clips from the network's eight weekly shows and then three clips of archival footage: Ric Flair vs. Sting from the first Clash of the Champions, The Undertaker vs. Jeff Hardy in their ladder match on Raw in 2003, and Elizabeth announcing on Saturday Night's Main Event that she'll be in a neutral corner at WrestleMania V. First of all, that adds up to 11. But more importantly, none of the archival footage is named and there's no actual countdown of any of this. Without a brief "hidden gems" graphic you'd think they posted the wrong video.

Tom Phillips noted on tonight's Super SmackDown that WWE doctors are evaluating Ryback for concussion-like symptoms after he was attacked by WWE United States Champion Rusev before Ryback's scheduled match with Seth Rollins that didn't happen. Phillips promised an update on Ryback in the next few days.

Originally Posted by Observer Raw did 3.51 million viewers last night, the lowest rating for the show since a Christmas Eve show in 2012. It was the lowest non-holiday audience for Raw since December 3, 2012, a show that did 3.43 million viewers, and one of the lowest rated non-holiday episodes since 1997. The number can't be attributed to the NFL, since the game did 11.07 million viewers, a below average number. Plus it was the day after a PPV show, when the audience, in particular for the first hour, should be way up. This was a reflection of declining interest in the product. The three hours were: 8 p.m. 3.70 million viewers 9 p.m. 3.48 million viewers 10 p.m. 3.39 million viewers

Originally Posted by 411Mania Last night’s episode of WWE Raw sunk to the lowest level of 2014–or 2013, for that matter. The show drew 3.52 milion viewers and a 1.17 rating in the 18 – 49 demographic. Those numbers are down 5% and 8% from last week’s 3.7 million and 1.27 demo rating; the viewership is the lowest average rating for the show since the December 24th, 2012 episode drew 3.17 million viewers.

Another source about RAW's poor performance with ratings breakdowns.


Some other sheet news include Rolling Stone naming Ziggler as their Wrestler of the Year winner. Also for some laughs, another classic "Tales of the Vince" story involving Vince and burritos -> http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/W...le_72356.shtml.