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WWE RAW Ratings: Lowest Viewership Of The Year

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Monday’s episode of WWE RAW scored a 2.9 rating and averaged 3,916,000 viewers, down from last week’s 3.07 rating with 4,285,000 viewers. Raw ranked #2 on cable for the night behind the NBA Playoffs on TNT.

Here’s the hourly viewership:

  • Hour 1: 3.97 million
  • Hour 2: 3.87 million
  • Hour 3: 3.91 million

Overall, this was the least-watched RAW of 2013.

DISCUSSION: The WWE Universe is clearly sending the company a message that the current television product is not keeping them engaged. Comment below and tell us what you would change about WWE – and how low you think RAW’s ratings have to go in order for big changes to be made.

*Spoilers* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Friday

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* Ryback in The Highlight Reel led to Teddy Long announcing Chris Jericho vs. Ryback later on.

* WWE United States champion Kofi Kingston pinned Cody Rhodes with Trouble in Paradise.

* Big E. Langston vs. Jack Swagger ends up in a non contest when Alberto Del Rio (doing announcing) and World champ Dolph Ziggler get involved as do ladders. It ended with Del Rio standing tall.

* The Shield’s Dean Ambrose beat WWE Tag Team champ Daniel Bryan by DQ. The Shield interfered and Kane got involved. Finally, Kofi Kingston hit the scene but the referee saw him nail Ambrose causing the DQ. This looked to set up a six man at the PPV.

* They showed Mark Henry attempting to break a world record in strength by pulling an 18 wheeler truck.

*  Big Show KO’d Tensai like nothing. He went after Brodus Clay after but Randy Orton hit the scene and scored with the RKO.

* Chris Jericho beat Ryback by DQ after Ryback put him through a table at ringside and slammed him into the ringpost.

*Spoilers* WWE Main Event Tapings Results

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The following matches were taped on Tuesday night from Raleigh, North Carolina for this week’s episode of WWE Main Event:

* Randy Orton defeated Antonio Cesaro.

*Justin Gabriel & The Usos defeated 3MB.

Ziggler Tops ESPN’s WWE Power Rankings, Evan Bourne Returning

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– The talk backstage at RAW is that Evan Bourne will be back in action soon, according to PWInsider.com.

– ESPN.com has updated their weekly WWE Power Rankings, with World Heavyweight champion Dolph Ziggler once again claiming the top spot. Here’s this week’s Top 10:

1. Dolph Ziggler
2. Mark Henry
3. The Shield
4. Ryback
5. Triple H
6. Antonio Cesaro
7. Jack Swagger
8. Sheamus
9. Randy Orton
10. John Cena

The ESPN article gave a RAW a good review and said that Extreme Rules is “shaping up to be one of the most anticipated pay-per-views of the year.”

* The Latest On THE SHIELD Adding A Fourth Member

WWE Signs Two Talents To Developmental Deals

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– Northeast independent wrestler Smith James announced on Twitter that he’s been signed to a WWE developmental deal:

https://twitter.com/biggamejames12/status/331846389535498240

https://twitter.com/biggamejames12/status/331846661422858240

https://twitter.com/biggamejames12/status/331847618638520320

https://twitter.com/biggamejames12/status/331848395721416704

https://twitter.com/biggamejames12/status/331848669584318465

James was trained by former ECW World Champion & TNA announcer Taz at his finishing school on Long Island. Taz tweeted the following congratulatory message to James:

https://twitter.com/officialtaz/status/331849852319305728

Referee Matt Bennett, who has worked for Jersey All Pro Wrestling, has also been signed to a WWE deal and reported to developmental this week.

* The Latest On THE SHIELD Adding A Fourth Member

(Source: PWInsider.com)

Mickie James’ New Country Album “Somebody’s Gonna Pay” Released

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Mickie James has released her second country music album, titled “Everybody’s Gonna Pay.” The album can be purchased now at Amazon.comir?t=se0e6 20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00CAGERX8 for only $8.99.

Here is the track listing:

1. “Somebody’s Gonna Pay”
2. “Best Damn Night”
3. “Whatever Turns You On”
4. “A Good Time”
5. “Long Way Down”
6. “If I Can’t Be Me”
7. “Goin’ Fast”
8. “I’m Gone Song”
9. “80 Proof”
10. “Hurts Don’t It”
11. “I Just Wanna Do My Thing”
12. “Hardcore Country” (Bonus Track)

Last October, WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus joined Mickie James for the filming of the “Somebody’s Gonna Pay.” TNA co-founder Jeff Jarrett was also on the set for the video shoot.

Photos of Mickie James & Trish Status Shooting The “Somebody’s Gonna Pay” Music Video

Video: DDP Inducts Jake Roberts Into The Cauliflower Alley Club

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Diamond Dallas Page inducts Jake “The Snake” Roberts into the prestigious Cauliflower Alley Club, followed by Jakes inspirational speech.

RAW Social Media Score & Backstage Fallout Video, Big Names On Steve Austin’s Podcast

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– WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin announced that some big names will be appearing on his podcast soon:

– Monday’s WWE RAW had a Trendrr.tv social media score of only 195,239, down 4% from last week and the lowest score of the year. RAW ranked #4 on cable for the night, behind the two NBA Playoff games and “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” on VH1.

– Here’s the latest installment of WWE Backstage Fallout:

Forget “Fandangoing”! Watch as R-Truth teaches Tons of Funk some new moves in the Raw edition of “Backstage Fallout.”

Bella Twins Taunt AJ Lee, Photo Of Sheamus’ Back After RAW, Kelly Kelly On TMZ Live

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– The Bella Twins tweeted about abandoning AJ Lee in their Divas tag match on RAW last night:

– Sheamus tweeted the following about the beat down Mark Henry gave him on RAW:

https://twitter.com/WWESheamus/status/331613492522143744

– Former WWE Diva Kelly Kelly appeared on TMZ Live to discuss Miley Cyrus on the Maxim Hot 100 yesterday:

The Rock Missing More Apperances, Punk Attends Cubs Game, Flair-NASCAR

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– WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair will be announcing the drivers at Saturday’s Bojangles Southern 500 NASCAR race at Darlington Raceway.

– The Rock was scheduled to be in London this week to promote “Fast & Furious 6” but has not been cleared by his doctors to fly overseas.

– CM Punk continues to attend professional sports events during his time off from WWE and was spotted at Monday night’s Chicago Cubs baseball game against the Texas Rangers. Punk tweeted this photo from the game:

Jericho vs. Fandango Dance-Off Next Week, Summer Rae’s Status, Jericho-RCL

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– As seen on last night’s RAW, Fandango came out with a different dancer other than NXT Diva Summer Rae. Despite not being used, Summer Rae was backstage at the show and noted on Twitter that she’ll be at tonight’s SmackDown tapings.

– Next week on RAW, Chris Jericho will have a dance-off with Fandango.

– SyFy sent out a survey this week asking fans about a potential second season of Chris Jericho’s Robot Combat League show. The survey asked fans their opinion on Jericho’s job as host and asked if there should be special appearances by wrestlers and MMA fighters.

Tonight’s WWE TV Tapings, RAW Coming To Brooklyn, New WWE Licenses

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– WWE will be taping this week’s Smackdown and Main Event shows tonight in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Main Event will feature Randy Orton vs. Antonio Cesaro, while Smackdown will see Chris Jericho hosting the Highlight Reel with his special guest, Ryback.

– During Monday’s RAW, commercials aired in the New York Area that WWE RAW will be held from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York for the first time ever on July 15th.

– WWE signed two new licensing deals last week. The first is with Funko, which will see a new WWE line of their Pop! Vinyl collectible figures and 3D board games. They other is with Cardinal Games, which will be for WWE-branded puzzles, trivia, and card games. The new products are expected to be released in late summer/early fall.

* Hilarious Video: DAMIEN SANDOW Sings Randy Orton’s Theme Song

(Partial Source: PWInsider.com)

Ratings For Last Week’s Impact Wrestling SmackDown & Shows

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– Last Thursday’s TNA Impact Wrestling show drew a 0.94 rating and averaged 1.104 million viewers, down from 0.99 and 1.226 million viewers the prior week. This was the lowest viewership for Impact all year.

– Friday’s WWE Smackdown show drew a 1.82 rating with 2.471 million viewers, down from a 1.96 rating and 2.751 million viewers the prior week. This ties the second lowest rating for SmackDown of 2013. The NBA playoffs led the night with roughly four million viewers.

Jerry Lawler Returning To The Ring, What Happened After Monday’s RAW

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– After Monday’s WWE RAW went off the air, WWE Champion John Cena teamed up with tag team champions Team Hell No against The Shield. The Shield dominated early. At one point, Seth Rollins came in with a stel chair as Cena was about to win the match. The Sheild tried to triple power bomb Cena, but Daniel Bryan came back into the ring with a chair to run The Shield off. (Thanks to Jeff Burke).

– WWE Hall of Famer Jerry “The King” Lawler is returning to the ring for the first time since suffering a heart attack live on Monday Night RAW last year. Lawler is scheduled to team with former NWA World champion Dory Funk Jr. on May 25th in Ocala, Florida for Funk’s !Bang! promotion.

* ROMAN REIGNS Undergoes 17 HOURS Of Tattoo Work – BEFORE & AFTER Photos

Orton vs. Cesaro On Main Event, Match Added To Extreme Rules & More

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– Ryback will be Chris Jericho’s special guest on the Highlight Reel this Friday on SmackDown.

– Randy Orton vs Antonio Cesaro will take place on Wednesday’s Main Event.

– Sheamus vs. Mark Henry was announced on Monday’s RAW for Extreme Rules.

Updated Card For WWE Extreme Rules

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It was announced on Monday’s WWE RAW that John Cena’s WWE Championship defense against Extreme Rules will be a Last Man Standing match. Later in the show, Mark Henry vs. Sheamus was also added to the the show. With that match set – here’s the updated card:

Last Man Standing for the WWE Championship
John Cena (c) vs. Ryback

Ladder Match for the World Heavyweight Championship:
Dolph Ziggler (c) vs. Jack Swagger vs. Alberto Del Rio

Steel Cage Match:
Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar

Mark Henry vs. Sheamus

WWE Extreme Rules takes place on Sunday, May 19th from the Scotttrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

*Spoilers* WWE Superstars Tapings Results From Roanoke, Virginia

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WWE taped the following matches on Monday night from the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. Big props to SEScoops.com reader Jeff Burke (@Burke87) for these results:

– Ted Dibiase defeated Michael McGillicutty. Pretty back and forth match, DiBiase got the win after hitting Dream Street.

– Cody Rhodes defeated Justin Gabriel. Rhodes hit his Cross Rhodes finisher for the win.

Stephanie Calls Paul & Lesnar Cowards, Hogan Comments On Jake Roberts’ Progress

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– In response to Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar making a surprise appearance at WWE Headquarters earlier today (and Lesnar destroying Triple H’s office) – Stephane McMahon tweeted the following on Monday afternoon:

Photos: Brock Lesnar & Paul Heyman Terrorize WWE Headquarters

– Jake Roberts re-tweeted the following message from Hulk Hogan today:

Speaking of Jake, he tweeted Triple H today saying that he’ll be watching RAW tonight and thanked WWE for supporting him over the years:

Photos: Triple H & Stephanie Attend Mayweather Fight

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Triple H and Stephanie McMahon attended Saturday night’s Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero boxing fight in Las Vegas.

Brock Lesnar Destroys Triple H’s Office At WWE HQ

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[heyman2extreme]Paul Heyman & Brock Lesnar made a “surprise” appearance at WWE Headquarters this morning – and destroyed the office of Triple H.

WWE.com has a storyline-driven article up featuring comments from WWE employees talking about Heyman & Lesnar’s apperance. “Superstars are here pretty regularly, but this was something different,” said one employee. “You could tell they were here on a mission.”

“I’ve never seen anything like it here,” another employee said. “This isn’t supposed to happen in an office.”

Heyman tweeted that footage of the incident will be shown tonight on Monday Night RAW.

WWE’s YouTube Channel Might Soon Require A Paid Subscription (Updated)

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The Financial Times reports that Google is set to unveil a YouTube subscription service as early as this week.

As many as 50 of YouTube’s most popular channels will soon carry a subscription fee starting at around $1.99 per month.

“We’re looking into creating a subscription platform that could bring even more great content to YouTube for our users to enjoy and provide our partners with another vehicle to generate revenue from their content, beyond the rental and ad-supported models we offer,” a YouTube spokesperson said in a statement.

Update: PCMag.com is reporting that WWE would be among the initial channels. However, we heard from WWE, and they said PCMag’s report is incorrect and “WWEFannation” is not yet confirmed as one of the channels that will become a subscription channel.

Undertaker Undergoing More Surgeries & The Latest On His WM30 Status

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[taker21shirt]The Undertaker’s recent match against Dean Ambrose on SmackDown will be his last for a while, because the Dead Man is set to undergo surgeries on his right shoulder and his left hip. According to a report by WrestleZone.com, the Dead Man reportedly told WWE Chairman Vince McMahon that despite the procedures, he will in fact be wrestling at WrestleMania XXX – and already has a few potential opponents in mind.

“Taker would like to work with either John Cena or Brock Lesnar,” a writing team member told Wrestlezone.

 

“Taker also has some ideas regarding The Shield. The whole scenario on Smackdown played out great, and Taker sees big money in those three.”

Overall – The Undertaker came out of his recent matches in much better shape than he has in the past few years. Heading into WrestleMania 29, he was rested up and had changed up his diet and exercise routines. He also worked a smarter match with CM Punk – taking far fewer hard bumps than he did in his previous WrestleMania matches against Triple H.

Jim Ross Blog: Tim Tebow Working With WWE, Triple H vs. Lesnar & More

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WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross is back with another blog update from JRsBarBQ.com. Here are some highlights of what he wrote about:

Lesnar vs. Triple H At Extreme Rules: From the feedback that we are getting here on this site and via Twitter @JRsBBQ, it seems that more fans are most interested in @TripleH vs. @BrockLesnar inside the steel cage match than any other bout on the card. BTW…this is a very unscientific assumption. The ‘rubber match’ between the two, physical individuals is intriguing and tonight should be a pivotal in the build to that major issue on WWE’s next pay per view.

NXT Star Enzo Amore: Keep an eye on Enzo Amore in NXT as he made a great, first impression on yours truly last Thursday night at the NXT taping at Full Sail. Significant, verbal upside. Not that familiar with his in ring work yet.

More On Tim Tebow In WWE: My idea that Tim Tebow might find success in WWE apparently struck a chord with some media types. It’s not the worst idea I’ve ever spewed. Tebow is young, 25, big and athletic, enjoys working with charitable organizations ala Make a Wish Foundation, etc and is coachable. Tim could be a positive role model in the ring and touch lives around the world via the WWE’s global footprint. (Of course, being a positive role model in the ring in today’s world often times means getting booed out of the building.)

Is Tebow to WWE a long shot? Absolutely. I doubt, but don’t know, that it’s ever been seriously discussed within the WWE. But it’s certainly an intriguing idea if for nothing else for a well constructed, long term storyline that could culminate at WrestleMania 30 in New Orleans.

* Picture of TIM TEBOW With JOHN CENA

Update On Bray Wyatt Wearing A New Mask At WWE Events

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As noted late last week, NXT superstar Bray Wyatt was sporting a new mask at Thursday’s NXT television tapings from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Wyatt also appeared at this weekend’s live events wearing the same mask. According to Bray Wyatt himself – the mask is only a temporary measure to protect his recently-broken nose:

https://twitter.com/WWEBrayWyatt/status/331206144691408896

https://twitter.com/WWEBrayWyatt/status/331263402817253376

WWE Teaming Up With Sean “Diddy” Combs To Help End Bullying

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WWE is teaming up with entertainment & business mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs once again to encourage kids to end bullying. An anti-bullying public service announcement will air during tonight’s RAW and will run on WWE programming in the coming weeks.

WWE issued a press release with Combs and Vince McMahon commenting on the partnership:

“I’m thrilled to extend my partnership with WWE and align myself with their Be a STAR, anti-bullying initiative,” Combs said. “Bullying is a very serious issue and needs to stop now.”

WWE Chairman Vince McMahon added:

“WWE is proud to continue its partnership with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and join together to put an end to bullying.”

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