klunderbunker
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Highest rating in six months eh? Yeah I'm sure this has NOTHING to do with Punk losing the title.
The Rock Beats Punk. Again.
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Highest rating in six months eh? Yeah I'm sure this has NOTHING to do with Punk losing the title.
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It'll have a lot to do with why he doesn't regain the title anytime soon.
It's probably more a positive reflection of the Rock than a negative one on Punk. Interesting nonetheless, I'll be curious to see if the ratings improvement continues.
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With Lesnar killing Mcmahons week after week it can only go higher.
Bernkastel
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If anything you could say that Punk was a good heel because he did what he was supposed to do - and that was to ultimately increase ratings by having the Rock beat him.
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It was a really good show last night, with a lot of really good segments so it doesn't surprise me that the show's rating was so high.
That's very nice, more importantly, how does WWE translate this temporary fix into a more permanent one? I'll buy the argument that Punk isn't exactly a guy people tune in for and to me his entire title run has kind of reeked of someone just trying to prove that fact to the man himself, but will this carry over when Rock leaves and Cena has the title?
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And decrease ratings while he was champ?
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Someone already said it, but it's more a positive reflection on Rock than a negative one on Punk.....But, I'm enjoying watching Punk completely own Rock on the mic. I forgot what Rock looked like with a title in his hand. It seemed out of place. He's always been better as the chaser. His promo before Punk came out wasn't very good either.
Still, somehow, you know there will be plenty of bitchers and moaners about the 'part timers' coming to 'steal WM spots' from the young guys. I heard it explained best yesterday by someone on here.....These guys have 10 months of the year to impress the WWE brass into giving them a Main Event spot at WM....if they don't, that's on them.
Still, somehow, you know there will be plenty of bitchers and moaners about the 'part timers' coming to 'steal WM spots' from the young guys. I heard it explained best yesterday by someone on here.....These guys have 10 months of the year to impress the WWE brass into giving them a Main Event spot at WM....if they don't, that's on them.
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But Punk was champ for Raw1000 and the night after WM28.
It's also going to be cold in Chicago in 2 days so Global Warming is clearly a myth.
But Punk was champ for Raw1000 and the night after WM28.
It's also going to be cold in Chicago in 2 days so Global Warming is clearly a myth.
Bernkastel
Reaper of Miracles
It's not the heels job to draw ratings though. It's the heels job to be threatening enough so that the face garners more interest. Perhaps Punk wasn't a serious threat to the Rock after all.
Those nights had Brock and Rock, as well.
There isn't near enough data to go with this, but at least now, more casual fans tuned in to see the Rock, and great, because Punk was really great last night. We'll have to see if that carries over next week.
Also, it is officiall Mania season, so there is that. Punk never caused people to turn in, but it looks like The Rock will
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Holy shit @ 21% increase. *dead*
Holy shit @ 21% increase. *dead*
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Nope.
It could, depending upon how they go about giving him the title.
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Rocky draws more than Cena. When Rock leaves, numbers will drop. It's a cruel truth, I know. It's not going to change.
While I don't disagree with you, I still think there would be a way to sustain ratings after the inevitable departure of the Rock. It would take some balls, and would likely sacrifice a few t-shirt sales in the short term, but it definitely could be done. It won't be, but it could.
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How else can they give it to him without pinning him? Unless they go the triple threat route with Punk (which would be much better than the alternative) and have Cena beat him.
I care not whether the victory would come by pinfall or submission. The point is, they could give the title to Cena in a manner that hasn't been seen in WWE for the last seven or eight years or so.
You could say that... if you're dumb. It's every top star's job to draw, and while I'm by no means saying that Punk doesn't draw, he certainly doesn't draw more than The Rock.
Moon Knight
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Pretty much. This isn't because Punk lost the belt, but who he lost it to. The result would have been different if somebody else won.
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The show last year after the Rumble drew more viewers. Punk was champion then. Wrestling ratings are cyclical. Comparing anything less than a year in the past without an adjustment of some sort is largely meaningless.
klunderbunker
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Not this many. Last year it went up 12% and in 2011 it went up 8%. A 21% jump is more than the last two years combined. I'd think that means a bit of something.