Jack-Hammer
YOU WILL RESPECT MY AUTHORITAH!!!!
I was reading over some ratings info for Raw on wrestlinginc.com and what was probably the biggest surprise is that the tag team match featuring The Prime Time Players vs. The Real Americans was the 2nd highest rated segment of Raw. CM Punk's promo & subsequent brawl with Curtis Axel and the show ending angle featuring Bryan, The McMahons, Triple H, & The Shield tied with a 3.6 rating. The PTPs vs. The Real Americans drew a 3.5 rating.
Prior to the tag match, the segments featured Ziggler vs. The Shield and Del Rio vs. Sin Cara, both of which scored a 3.3 rating. The PTP vs. The Real Americans tag match came about during a time that isn't known for ratings growth on Raw. It's all the more surprising when you consider that The PTPs and The Real Americans aren't major stars on the roster right now. So, one has to assume that the increase was caused due to interest in seeing Young perform after he publicly revealed that he's gay last week. This MIGHT be bolstered due to the PTPs getting a significantly stronger response from the live crowd this past Monday than they usually get.
While it's still very early since Young came out, as last Monday was his first appearance, Young revealing that he's gay has already stirred up talk on forums all over the net as to whether or not it could lead to some sort of push. But just because the PTPs drew well this past Monday doesn't have to mean anything. However, as Young is the first member of the WWE roster to come out publicly while still active, it would surprise me if WWE doesn't at least try to capitalize on it. After all, the whole Be A Star bit is about encouraging tolerance and respect, so one would imagine that the first openly gay member of the active roster would be someone who would be a unique ambassador or something.
At the very least, I think that WWE will give the Players a solid push for the next little bit. I'd like to see Young get some mic time and address the whole thing.
Prior to the tag match, the segments featured Ziggler vs. The Shield and Del Rio vs. Sin Cara, both of which scored a 3.3 rating. The PTP vs. The Real Americans tag match came about during a time that isn't known for ratings growth on Raw. It's all the more surprising when you consider that The PTPs and The Real Americans aren't major stars on the roster right now. So, one has to assume that the increase was caused due to interest in seeing Young perform after he publicly revealed that he's gay last week. This MIGHT be bolstered due to the PTPs getting a significantly stronger response from the live crowd this past Monday than they usually get.
While it's still very early since Young came out, as last Monday was his first appearance, Young revealing that he's gay has already stirred up talk on forums all over the net as to whether or not it could lead to some sort of push. But just because the PTPs drew well this past Monday doesn't have to mean anything. However, as Young is the first member of the WWE roster to come out publicly while still active, it would surprise me if WWE doesn't at least try to capitalize on it. After all, the whole Be A Star bit is about encouraging tolerance and respect, so one would imagine that the first openly gay member of the active roster would be someone who would be a unique ambassador or something.
At the very least, I think that WWE will give the Players a solid push for the next little bit. I'd like to see Young get some mic time and address the whole thing.