WWE RAW Ratings
This past episode of RAW drew 3.64 million viewers, which was down from last week. Here are the hourly breakdowns:
8pm: 3.68 million viewers
9pm: 3.61 million viewers
10pm: 3.65 million viewers
Credit F4WOnline
NXT Morale Low Due to the Kevin Owens Push?
After Owens got called up to the main roster, there were some NXT talents, namely those who have been in Developmental "forever," who were upset to see a new guy come in and get fast-tracked. Tyler Breeze was one name who complained about this situation.
http://wrestlechat.net/morale-in-nxt-reportedly-low-due-to-owens-push-bret-hart-honors-nyc/
Reason For Recent Mickie James Storyline on Impact
TNA had to write Mickie off of TV because she had scheduled some autograph signings on the same dates as the next set of Impact tapings. At the moment, there is a lot of uncertainty regarding her future with the company and there is a chance she might not return.
Credit Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Radio
This past episode of RAW drew 3.64 million viewers, which was down from last week. Here are the hourly breakdowns:
8pm: 3.68 million viewers
9pm: 3.61 million viewers
10pm: 3.65 million viewers
Credit F4WOnline
NXT Morale Low Due to the Kevin Owens Push?
After Owens got called up to the main roster, there were some NXT talents, namely those who have been in Developmental "forever," who were upset to see a new guy come in and get fast-tracked. Tyler Breeze was one name who complained about this situation.
http://wrestlechat.net/morale-in-nxt-reportedly-low-due-to-owens-push-bret-hart-honors-nyc/
Reason For Recent Mickie James Storyline on Impact
TNA had to write Mickie off of TV because she had scheduled some autograph signings on the same dates as the next set of Impact tapings. At the moment, there is a lot of uncertainty regarding her future with the company and there is a chance she might not return.
Credit Dave Meltzer, Wrestling Observer Radio
Well, I imagine the autograph signings may be more lucrative.
ReplyDeleteThey can't cover what her pay for the signing would have been to get her to cancel and attend the TV taping instead? It's TNA so I'm guessing not - it's amazing to me how poorly the company is run.
ReplyDelete"Crap, we need to figure out a way to write Mickie off TV for a couple weeks."
ReplyDelete"I know! Let's KILL HER CHARACTER OFF WITH A TRAIN!"
But can you imagine the pop when she returns?! It'll be Mankind winning the title on RAW after Stone Cold's help huge!
ReplyDeleteIt means NXT is a minor league developmental system and not WWE proper.
ReplyDeleteIt's a hard concept to understand. Oh wait, it's not.
If it ends with Mickie drinking Steveweisers for ten minutes to close a PPV, I can already smell the money.
ReplyDeleteJust got into HOT LESBIAN PORN Mickie. It seems better than being killed by a train in TNA.
ReplyDeleteWhat the hell?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ign.com/articles/2015/06/10/homer-and-marge-to-legally-separate-in-the-simpsons-season-27?utm_campaign=ign+main+twitter&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social
Just cancel it already.
If you consider the Blue Jays "big leagues".
ReplyDeleteMickie James was thrown under a train because of an autograph signing? Classic.
ReplyDeleteTyler Breeze is mad HE didn't get called up before Kevin Owens? He should be counting his blessings. He'd end up in the bunny suit before the end of his first episode of Raw.
Mo'fucking Virgil probably makes more money at signings than TNA wrestlers do at tapings
ReplyDeleteThat show is still on...?
ReplyDeleteIt's so bad. Every story I hear about that show it just gets worse and worse.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for the episode where Homer gets prostate cancer.
ReplyDeleteWatching Money in the Bank 2010. Matt Hardy got a surprising pop.
ReplyDeleteThe topical shitfest that show is, I imagine a major character will undergo a sex change very shortly
ReplyDeleteHope it's Moe.
ReplyDeleteIt'll definitely be Moe.
ReplyDeleteYeah........that's nice to look at
ReplyDeletehttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/CGdtihTXEAA33Si.jpg
"Call me Krishna"
ReplyDelete- Apu
Moe doesn't deserve that kind of treatment
ReplyDeleteI'd understand Tyler's complaints if it was some body builder with no wrestling experience being pushed straight to the main roster, but Owens has worked hard for a long time just to reach this level, and he has been tremendous in the ring and on the mic since his debut. Tyler's day will come.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Breeze was accidentally CCed on the JUST HAVE FUN DAMNIT memos
ReplyDeleteBreeze was a project and Owens was basically that guy drafted in the MLB that needs a few months in the minors before he's good to go.
ReplyDeleteIt can't be all that surprising that people complain. But seriously people of nXt....have you seen his act, it's really good.
ReplyDeleteIt would have been funny if Jason Jordan was the one complaining.
ReplyDeleteNitpick much?
ReplyDeleteRegarding Mickie - this is just the deck chairs floating off the Titanic; she was probably already on her way out (one of the few rats to still remain on that sinking ship) and this is one way to write her off.
ReplyDeleteI didn't say it was a SMART way of doing it.
Speaking as a big Simpsons fan in general, someone please put a bullet in this thing.
ReplyDeleteNevermind that Owens probably didn't even need to go to NXT in the first place.
ReplyDeleteOwens def didnt need to go to nxt is right.
ReplyDeleteHe was always pretty over in WWE.
ReplyDeleteBlame Mystico.
ReplyDeletealso wo shearer burnsy ned n co. are going to sound uber weird... they should of stopped after season 10.
ReplyDeleteDid he fall on somebody?
ReplyDeleteI have that damn thirftshop song stuck in my head this morning.
ReplyDeleteWeren't they already divorced once?
ReplyDeleteJeebus
ReplyDeleteA Very Special Episode of The Simpsons.
ReplyDelete*buzzer*
ReplyDeleteI like Tyler Breeze and I will just assume his gripe is with the sheer volume of guys who have gotten to WWE before him and not specifically a proven vet like Kevin Owens.
ReplyDeleteI've just remembered that you can't make jokes about this subject under any circumstances, so i retract my prediction.
ReplyDeleteNo, you just can't TWEET jokes about this subject under any circumstances.
ReplyDeleteHere are some more nice things to look at:
ReplyDeletehttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aGF3JI6tSy8/VRxIo_fXlBI/AAAAAAAAAVw/Ybj1cmrmg1M/s1600/noelle%2Bfoley%2B%282%29.jpg
Seems like every time I tune in to a new episode, it's about Homer and Marge separating
ReplyDeleteThat is a shapely figure.
ReplyDeleteHere are some more of Mrs. Foley's Baby Boy Baby Girl:
ReplyDeletehttp://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eiE7AVIY2rM/VRxIlCo663I/AAAAAAAAAVE/jQyXxVXybh4/s1600/noelle%2Bfoley%2B%281%29.jpg
That Billy Corgan is a creative genius!
ReplyDeleteIt's shocking how many don't understand this concept.
ReplyDeleteGeez, Tyler Breeze...just because you have hair like Dolph Ziggler doesn't mean you should complain like him!
ReplyDeleteJust because Owens is good doesn't mean Breeze isn't right to bitch about it.
ReplyDeleteJurassic World reviews are mixed. Still going to watch the fuck out of that movie.
ReplyDeleteIf you call guys up just because they've been there forever, you get Adam Rose and The Ascenscion which has been colossal failures. There's no way Tyler Breeze would make any real impact right now.
ReplyDeleteHe doesn't need to. Not everyone is going to be a main eventer.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they address why people would go back to the Dinosaur theme park after Dinos at the first park tried to kill everyone.
ReplyDelete"The world needs ditch diggers too."
ReplyDeleteExpected nothing less. Even the trailer seems mixed.
ReplyDelete$$$$$$$$$
ReplyDeleteProbably because it wasn't a theme park when that happened.
ReplyDeleteEasy answer: people are STUPID.
ReplyDeleteJust seems so unlikely something like that would happen twice
ReplyDeleteHe is really damn good... they should find a way to have him make an impact.
ReplyDeleteOn Wednesday nights?
ReplyDeleteNot for long!
ReplyDeleteI agree, and I totally get the frustration, he has worked hard to improve and wants a shot at the main roster But I'd also rather see guys be put in a position to have at least a chance of succeeding as opposed to getting called up because "the other guys got called up too."
ReplyDeleteIt was obvious they had something with Owens, and he was moving merch so you know Vince wanted him selling more shirts on Raw ASAP.
Heyyyyyy, they're a .500 team.
ReplyDeleteRight now.
I mean, it's fairly distinct, right? It's never referred to as WWE NXT, verbally at least. For branding purposes sometimes, but otherwise the gulf is pretty well represented.
ReplyDeleteA buy one, get one free admission promotion.
ReplyDeletePeople might elect a Clinton or a Bush next year. People have very short memories.
ReplyDeleteUgh, they're really reaching at this point. It's sad because the first ten or eleven seasons are one of the greatest runs ever on tv.
ReplyDeleteSpider-Pig returns? That's a selling point now?
ReplyDeletePull the fucking plug.
Wait, they actually did this? Seriously?
ReplyDeleteI can't tell is Chris Pratt is supposed to be a badass military bounty hunter dude or funny Chris Pratt
ReplyDeleteEvery Jurassic Park movie follows a pattern of being much, much worse than the one before it
ReplyDeleteSo why haven't we seen a "killer whales take revenge at a water park" movie yet? You're falling asleep on the job, Hollywood!
ReplyDeleteLost World ain't bad.
ReplyDeletestupid fucking gymnastics kid
ReplyDeleteYeah, I agree, but it also wasn't as good as the original. And JP3 was crud. The statement stands, I think.
ReplyDeleteAdam Rose, Fandango, Bo Dallas and the Ascension ARE... THE NEW, NEW Nexxus!
ReplyDeleteThe thing that gets me is how Raw can be 3 hours and yet they somehow have less things for everybody else to do than ever before. It's like in Vince's myopic mind, longer shows means more and more segments for the main eventers. In theory, they could fill it with just as much stuff as an Attitude era Raw, but with actual pacing and structure.
ReplyDeleteI miss Jack Swagger as a semi-Main Eventer. He had the potential to be much better than how they ever utilized him.
ReplyDeleteWhat's funny is the title storylines have been the most poorly executed since Mania.
ReplyDeleteTyler, I like you, but come on.
ReplyDeleteOh boy...Chyna on the Opie and Norton show right now. X-Pac has called in and it's not going well.
ReplyDeleteSwagger had the credentials and an "interesting" look, but he never found the right role. Same with Barrett, really.
ReplyDeleteOooh do give pbp
ReplyDeleteTyler Breeze as an opening PPV match heel to get the crowd pissed off is the way to go for him. Bo Dallas also works perfectly in that role. New Day has been working that really well as of late, which is doubly good as they've bolstered the tag division.
ReplyDelete*turns radio and internet off*
ReplyDeleteGood day to you, folks.
Is this on a pay site?
ReplyDeleteBecause they never made that in the 70s or 80s, so a remake isn't possible. You're not suggesting they try a new concept right?
ReplyDeleteSiriusXM
ReplyDeletePart of it was his weak promo skills, and possibly his lisp, which has been made fun of by other wrestlers and announcers. That's why they brought in Zeb Colter to talk for him. Fine wrestler, but he needed more than 'We the People" to connect.
ReplyDeleteOpie and Norton?
ReplyDelete*reads Wikipedia*
Oh.
"It's like Jaws, but with a WHALE!"
ReplyDeleteI think Bray Wyatt should become the new Godfather. The pimp not the mafia don.
ReplyDeleteIf Breeze, or anyone else complaining, were as good as KO, they'd have a point.
ReplyDeleteThey're not. Simple.
You wouldn't be mad at a guy at your job who'd been there for 2 months jumping everybody for a promotion? I know I would be.
ReplyDeleteNXT is obviously a planet in the WWE universe. Duh.
ReplyDeleteBut you'd be wrong if the guy coming in had 15 years more experience and a better resume than you.
ReplyDeleteCause they wouldn't fit in a water park? Or hey into the areas where people are? And, a revenge flick has been done. Orca.
ReplyDeleteIf the guy was clearly more skilled and educated than I was? Sure, I might be annoyed, but I'd keep my mouth shut about it and work harder to improve.
ReplyDeleteIt's not about good. It's about merch sales. And he has every right to complain. He may not be right but it's only natural to be pissed at the situation.
ReplyDeleteConcur.
ReplyDeleteAnything fun?
ReplyDeleteFollow...the crabs?
ReplyDeleteIt never opened before.
ReplyDeleteWhile Breeze getting pushed immediately into a feud with Cena is a stretch - I can understand why he'd want to be 'called up'. And to some extent that's a good thing - they should want the NXT guys to be itching for a chance to prove themselves on the main roster. How they handle it may a different matter (you don't want guys whining), but I'm not going to fault Breeze for wanting to be on RAW.
ReplyDeleteSO much this.
ReplyDeleteHi Matt.
He can bitch all he wants, but it still doesn't change the fact that Owens has a shit ton more experience and a better resume than a guy like Breeze.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention the fact that a nice breeze (see what I did there?) could knock him over.
Well, I meant a SeaWorld type place, not sure why I said "water park".
ReplyDeleteAnd if that's true, then MrTuesdayNight's point holds true and it's time for a remake! Blackfish basically sets the stage anyhow, might as well capitalize.
Mickie can sign my autograph anytime *wink wink nudge nudge*
ReplyDeleteHi Hoss!
ReplyDeleteRey Mysterio survives by the skin of his teeth against Jack Swagger, only for Kane to come out and cash in his newly-won briefcase for a title show. Rey is limping, injured and in no shape to compete. Why not just wait for the bell to ring and deck Kane with the belt? Draw the DQ and keep the title?
ReplyDeleteSometimes, being a virtuous babyface is stupid.
Also, Kane's tombstone on Rey missed Rey's head by a good foot and a half.
ReplyDeleteSadly,that is true in real life as well.
ReplyDeleteThe mech sales came because of a connection he made to the audience, and he was ready. The necessary level of skill was there. Don't tell me you'd buy Tyler Breeze going clean over Cena.
ReplyDeleteSIMPSONS DID IT....... with dolphins, but the point still stands
ReplyDeleteThe NXT guys are just pissed they all had to play ham slapping games with Bill DeMott to get to where they are and Owens just waltzed in, ham intact and went straight to the main roster.
ReplyDeleteHas anyone seen Jobber?
ReplyDeleteThe combo of his hair failure and Game 3 in one day might have sent him over the edge.
He has the right to complain, and WWE has the right to punish him for complaining or outright fire him. When the market for your line of work is as weak as wrestling is right now, you're better off keeping your frustrations to yourself.
ReplyDeleteCould be a real life sequel to Falling Down. Location fits, too.
ReplyDelete*Guy not getting your joke*: "How can she recreate your unique penmanship?"
ReplyDeleteHow exactly do they get out of their tanks?
ReplyDeleteCheck forger?
ReplyDeleteLook, I don't have time for your "proven scientific facts" and "reasonable questions". I want my orca revenge movie and I want it RIGHT NOW.
ReplyDeleteHonestly no - I started listening while X-Pac was on the air and they were arguing about her past drug use, and that seemed to pick things up a bit, but now that he's off the air it's incredibly boring. She is sticking to her "I'm the victim here" mentality about everything and denying having substance abuse issues.
ReplyDeleteYou speak from experience?
ReplyDeleteHe takes pilled up crack whores from the swamp to the ring. The catch would be he'd tell his opponent that he either fights him and gets his ass kicked or suffers the consequences of sleeping with the girls.
ReplyDeleteI'm a web developer, and I'm good but not a superstar at it. If some rock-star talent came along and wowed everyone (to the benefit of the company as a whole) and shot up the ladder in meteoric fashion, I don't think I'd have much to complain about.
ReplyDeleteGo watch Orca.
ReplyDeleteWell hopefully.
ReplyDeleteFrom the sounds of it, the haircut fits....also, he apparently looked like Michael Douglas from Wallstreet. The irony that he looks like Michael Douglas from Falling Down would be pretty hilarious.
ReplyDeleteBingo - he should be pissed, and the WWE should be happy he's pissed. But the thought of deserving a spot just b/c you've been there longer and for showing up is lazy and lame.
ReplyDeleteThis seems a tad on the mean side.
ReplyDeleteOpening scene is him in the shower, watching precious hair fall from his head. Sports radio discussing last night's Warrior's game followed by a TNA promo commercial.
ReplyDeleteJobber has a tendency to disappear for a few days in a drug-induced haze. The Bay area opium dens are a good place to start. There may be a few in Chinatown.
ReplyDeleteOver the weekend, I was out and about with some friends. I did see the Belmont race itself and saw the win, sans commentary (I was in a casino). I did not see the King...
ReplyDeletehttp://finance.yahoo.com/news/burger-king-paid-200-000-130104872.html
WIN.
It's just symbolism - They're mad! I think he meant with the whole sea world, whales living in captivity thing.
ReplyDeleteFINE.
ReplyDelete*kicks can*
So I don't watch TNA, but didn't they say that Mickie got hit by a train? Is that the storyline?
ReplyDeletePeople generally don't survive being hit by a train.....like....ever.
Soooo.....the fuck?
You can't talk around the water cooler when all you have is a water fountain. People get nervous when the fountain is turned on because they're worried about getting wet. We need a water cooler around here.
ReplyDelete"He's broken out in love.....and herpes"
ReplyDeleteYou could have an alien race of super killer whales who can like, walk and shoot guns and stuff, and they're coming down to kill the humans for mis-treating their earth enslaved brethren.
ReplyDeleteYou're def right, but I think it's only natural to be pissed at the situation. He has a career and livilhood he's looking after.
ReplyDeleteThe clip I saw he knocks her on the track but they didn't show an oncoming train.
ReplyDeleteYou should get one, pour a cup of water on someone around it, and then they'll be scared of talking around that too.
ReplyDeleteOh, okay....that's a little better, I guess.
ReplyDeleteWell, I think everyone complains about their job at one time or another and the WWE is no different. He's pissed at the situation, he's wrong, but he has a right to be mad at his career projection..
ReplyDeleteBreeze just has to worry about continuing to improve as he has and his day will come.
ReplyDeleteIt's one thing to complain, it's another for that complaint to get out publicly. Clearly, nothing was learned from Dolph's situation.
ReplyDeleteUh.
ReplyDeleteNo?
He's in San Diego.
ReplyDeleteStill sounds insane. I wonder if we're going to get more craziness like this now that the countdown to the end is near.
ReplyDeletePeople still use water fountains? I thought that was like using a pay phone
ReplyDeleteCracker Barrel breakfast ftw.
ReplyDeleteI can buy anyone losing to anyone if the match is told in a specific manner that is easy to understand.
ReplyDeleteI thought ECW Jack Swagger was awesome. He should have never become an angry yelly-face guy. His IDGAF grin was great.
ReplyDeleteBut he flies up to Oakland to attend Warrior games. I think he went with his dad for game 2.
ReplyDeleteWe have fountains in our office and they had to add signs that say "Due to minimal use, please let water run for several seconds before drinking."
ReplyDeleteI see them in schools and outdoor parks, but that's about it.
ReplyDeleteYeah, you're a better than I, and most of the people I've been around. Complaining about job security is something that is widely done.
ReplyDeleteThat's easy to say from here. These NXT guys are rumored to only make like $25k/year. Breeze is still fairly young, but some are already in their 30s. It has to be frustrating for them seeing NXT turn into indy smark wet dream land with new signings repeatedly.
ReplyDeleteAnd he is wrong, no doubt. But it is only natural to be pissed about the situation.
ReplyDeleteThere's a reason Owens made the jump faster; he's better and legit future main eventer. Breeze has gotten a lot better over the past year, but as you said, he just needs to keep focusing on putting in work. There's only so many rockets to the big league but that's not the only transportation there, if you will.
ReplyDeleteThey gotta get better at moving people up or moving people on. How many people go up from developmental a year, 3 or 4? Clear out the deadwood from the main roster!
ReplyDeletePay phones don't cost .25 anymore. So people stopped using them.
ReplyDeleteAt least....that's the explanation that I use anyway.
#oldschool
Dude, this is a job just like everything else. It happens to be a public job but a job nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteTo your friends and co-workers you trust? Sure. But you don't let that complaining reach the ear of your boss, because nothing good is likely to come from that.
ReplyDeleteTrue on that.
ReplyDeleteWhat did you have?
ReplyDeleteNo one is saying he doesn't have a right to get annoyed, but he basically has two options. Keep working there and try to succeed (if that's his goal) or resign and go find another job/line of work.
ReplyDeleteYou can still end up in a Chinatown opium den easy.
ReplyDeletelol what?
ReplyDeleteThere's no WCW anymore. People need to realize this and act accordingly. Take that 25k and put aside as much as you can, and be thankful that you have a steady gig which pays well in a business notorious for bad paydays and guys getting outright stiffed on the indy scene. I'm betting some TNA guys would literally kill for Breeze's spot right about now.
ReplyDeleteWell since things are easy to say from here I hope he ceases to improve and systematically watches eeeeeveryone who has been there less than him called up while he wallows in mediocrity on the NXT roster until the end of his days. And once he retires no one speaks his name every again. Reduced to less than a foot note. A passing whisper lost to the wind. Forever.
ReplyDeleteOnly TWO days until the debut of GFW and the wrestling landscape changes forever...
ReplyDeleteFor all the SF folks here - what's the deal with SF Chinatown? Always heard how cool it was, and when I went there I was disappointed. Looked like a total dump and was basically two streets from what I could tell (one touristy and the other looked to be a bit more native)
ReplyDeleteIt would be impossible to put aside anything when you make that little amount of money.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate that fantastic Upvote you gave me. You da man.
ReplyDeleteJust use the fountain like a cooler and fill up a cup?
ReplyDeleteThe day had come.
ReplyDeleteThe wine had fermented long enough.
ReplyDeleteThis emailer has written several pseudo sexual related snail mail letters to Kevin Owens in the past few months: fact.
ReplyDeleteWatching some of these 93 raws. The crush heel turn was really well done. I'm surprised he didn't just get Ludwig Borgas spot
ReplyDeleteIf you're single, I think it could be done with some sacrifices and a tight budget. With a family it would be much, much tougher, but I assume in those cases the wife is working so the husband can chase his dream.
ReplyDeleteAffiliating with yoko and fuji was probably a big mistake but I don't see why heel crush wouldn't have a better foil for luger until the end of the year.
ReplyDeleteCrush looked more menacing when he stopped highlighting his hair and let it grown in dark. You can't under-estimate the importance of good hair.
ReplyDeleteVince calls IRS "Mr. Rotundo" during an interview. I never caught that.
ReplyDeleteTell me about it!
ReplyDeleteOne at a time
ReplyDeleteTwo at a time
He lived for competition!
Heel Crush just didn't work for me. I couldn't take him seriously.
ReplyDeleteIt sucks the steiners left but the Qubecers are so fucking great.
ReplyDeleteBarry Horowitz picking the 123 Kid to back him up was pretty awesome at the time. The crowd didn't pop for shit but I remember seeing this when I was in like 5th grade and I thought it was awesome.
ReplyDeleteThis is so fucking depressing to read(true as well).
ReplyDeleteI'm marking out, bro.
ReplyDeleteI like Breeze as much as anyone who's been following NXT for awhile but does anyone see him having half the success on the main roster as Owens (or Zayn or FB)? Like if Breeze shows up on raw, even with the decent model gimmick he's really cultivated, is it possible he's anything more than a fandango or r truth type? How is Neville doing right now? Because Breeze wouldn't even crack that imo.
ReplyDeleteI have to piss really bad but I'm on the phone with a Client. Wanna say I have a meeting and go, but I also wanna see how far I can go before. Kinda like the episode where Kramer keeps driving on empty.
ReplyDeleteWhere's your piss jug? Is it already full of piss?
ReplyDeleteThis album from FFS is pretty good. Franz Ferdinand collaborating with 70's/80's new wave group Sparks. Always been a fan of Franz Ferdinand.
ReplyDeleteHe was a fine archduke.
ReplyDelete