9.5/10

Just breathtaking.

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Eve's buttcrack at the end of the show was the best thing that happened all night.

I did think it was a pretty good show. Did anyone else think Z legitimately jacked up his ankles on that fall?

Edit: Yes I know Speeps is being sarcastic, and I now see others saw the ankles.

Nothing to see here.

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Ankles or knees.

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This professional wrestling thing is really gonna catch on. Mark my words, fellas.

Ok seriously.

Probably a 7/10.

Kane-Cena stuff was bad. Zack and Eve made it worse if possible.

Matches were good.

Rock video seems pointless.

HHH-HBK-Taker was really good, although predictable.

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The Taker videos are fucking weird.

Gotta explain the hair somehow.

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Even that seems generous, to me anyway. But what I saw wasn't terrible. Okay maybe 7 is right after all. Nevermind.



Regardless of era, they generally do a good job on the pre-pro stuff. However, ....



I'm clearly not up to speed ... I thought the razor/hair thing was interesting enough - apparently there's a "real-world" reason for it I take it? Which is .... ?

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

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When did Letterman get tattoos?

or, I could have written: So they give Kane his hair back and take away taker's?

Regardless .... what's with the Polaroid lookin' dealie? And why all the hair cut off?

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Power is always in the hands of the masses of men. What oppresses the masses is their own ignorance, their own short-sighted selfishness.
- Henry George

I really don't know.

I guess be decided to shave it all off.

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^ I think the Polaroid deal is just a style you can frame pics in when uploaded via phone or something.

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Bald Undertaker is just stupid.

That would be like having a Hulk Hogan with talent.

Bad.

He's dropping the "Deadman" gimmick and is gonna do a "Walter White" gimmick.

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Mick Foley Tweeted the following to Joey Styles last night following the end of WWE Raw, which saw Zack Ryder take a nasty fall from the entrance ramp after being pushed off by Kane:

Yeah, @Joeystyles I'm legit concerned for @zackryder. There's just way too much risk there. That fall off the ramp might not be something you can get through with fortitude and ice packs. Zack has such a bright future; I hate to see his knees, ankles and spine at such risk. That's the type of thing that could cost him weeks or months at the most vital time of his career.


This is certainly an interesting source, but I agree with Foley. I know they had a little platform for him, but that shouldn't have been done. It's impossible to land that well. It reminded me of the type of thing that won't look that impressive, but is a really bad bump.

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I wondered if Cena throwing up the X was part of the storyline or if it was legit.

Yeah he was kinda ripped for it last night on the after shows.

Be interested to see if Zack really funked up his legs.

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Tuesday on Twitter, Shawn Michaels addressed a few notable, non-story items from his promo segment with Triple H on Monday's Raw. On doing an air guitar in the ring as Triple H made his entrance, Michaels said, "I thought the camera would be on him...DOH!!" On seemingly losing his voice at the end of the promo, Michaels said, "I don't yell much anymore."

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“Be Who You Are and Say What You Feel Because Those Who Mind Don't Matter and Those Who Matter Don't Mind.” ~ Dr. Suess


Nice Guys Finish Last

Thank you,and have a nice day !

WWE News: Raw TV ratings are in - despite HBK appearance, ratings & viewership sink

Feb 14, 2012 - 6:04:10 PM

By James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor


Despite WWE advertising Shawn Michaels in-advance and Raw being in WrestleMania hype mode, Monday's episode of Raw scored a 2.99 (3.0) rating, down eight percent compared to a 3.25 rating last week. Raw was down 16 percent from a 3.55 rating two weeks ago the night after the Royal Rumble PPV.

-- Raw averaged 4.12 million viewers, down 11 percent compared to last week and down 21 percent compared to the post-Rumble Raw. Overall, Raw was down 1.1 million viewers compared to the post-Rumble Raw.

Raw's first hour averaged 3.92 million viewers, down nearly one million viewers compared to last week's first hour and down 1.4 million viewers compared to the first hour post-Rumble. It was the fewest first hour viewers since September 12 (22 weeks).

Raw then increased to an average of 4.31 million viewers in the second hour, which was down 130,000 viewers compared to last week's second hour and down 800,000 viewers compared to the post-Rumble second hour.

It marked the first time in 2012 and only the second time in the last 16 weeks that Raw's second hour viewership increased compared to the first hour. This week, it was mainly due to the poor performance of Raw's first hour.

-- On cable TV Monday night, Raw ranked #2 behind "Pawn Stars" on History Channel in overall viewers. Raw's second hour ranked #1 among males 18-34 and the second hour ranked #2 among males 18-49. The second hour also finished #1 among males 12-34 & males 12-17, although the younger male demos continue to trail the same week last year by significant margins.

-- On a week-to-week basis, Raw took big hits in all key demographics (12-18 percent declines). Most notable was m12-34, m18-49, m18-34, and a18-34 scoring the lowest ratings of the year, even lower than against the BCS National Title game on January 9. Raw's adult 18-49 demo was even with the Jan. 9 Raw.

The following is a break down of this week's Raw's demos compared to last week (1W) and the post-Rumble Raw (2W).

A18-34: Raw down 18.9% vs. 1W, down 21.0% vs. 2W
A18-49: Raw down 12.5% vs. 1W, down 22.2% vs. 2W
M18-34: Raw down 17.0% vs. 1W, down 22.8% vs. 2W
M18-49: Raw down 13.1% vs. 1W, down 20.1% vs. 2W
M12-34: Raw down 17.4% vs. 1W, down 17.1% vs. 2W
M12-17: Raw down 11.6% vs. 1W, up 4.7% vs. 2W

-- Last year's Raw this week landed on the actual Valentine's Day when people would have been out on Monday night. That show scored a 3.13 overall rating (up 4.5 percent vs. 2012) and averaged 4.76 million viewers (up 13.5 percent vs. 2012).

Caldwell's Analysis: Very rough night for WWE. Raw was not faced with unusual TV competition, but the show saw significant decreases among adults, teenagers, and female viewers. The night after the Rumble, Raw was swarmed by irregular/every-few-weeks, casual viewers. It was the opposite this week. If the audience level doesn't pick up next week the night after Elimination Chamber, then WWE should start to be concerned.

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I don't know how they're determined. And I normally don't care about ratings.

But last night should've been higher with HBK advertised for the show.

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The one who could suffer if the ratings don't pick up, CM Punk.

Wasn;t there talk a couple months ago, taking the belt off him because of bad ratings, and I would say he is the Super star that get's the loudest pop.

Now when the Rock gets back on tv soon, that could help.

For Shawn Michaels, it's almost a tough spot to put him in, come in and talk a guy into a match that we have seen him lose twice.

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You guys should really just sit back and enjoy the ride.

Kinda like Bobby Knight said to Connie Chung...

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You guys always need to bitch.

First it was there's no serious contenders to Beth other than cheerleaders. Now they are trying to build up another shemale to championship status and you still complain.

Jeez.

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Steph will be revealed at the go home Raw for Wresltemania! Be patient!

GOD! It's Angry Miz Gril!

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You're becoming the Mini Ditka of the wrestling section.

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Serious question.

You really want to see a comedy act in the Smackdown main event on a PPV?

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You bet yer sweet ass I am.

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