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Jeff gotta get his shit together.

Him and Matt get treated like regulars since they grew up and still live here. Anytime Jeff gets in some shit they be having him on the front of news papers and on the local news. I feel bad for Matt.
 
willhustle said:
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I think they gonna do good on FOX. I expect the numbers to drop for next weeks show but not by much. They'll still do right at 3 mil or fall just right below it. Hells Kitchen and all those other FOX shows on the Friday night line up be doing 4 mil + sometimes so I heard so I don't see them having a problem raking in the #s if thats true
 
Monday’s edition of WWE RAW from Bakersfield, CA at the Rabobank Arena averaged 2.334 million viewers, which is down from 2.570 million the previous week.

Here is the hourly viewership breakdown, courtesy of ShowbuzzDaily:
  • Hour 1: 2.443 million – Last Week: 2.701
  • Hour 2: 2.330 million – Last Week: 2.592
  • Hour 3: 2.230 million – Last Week: 2.416
The episode was expected to increase slightly in viewership due to it being the post-Hell in a Cell show, which historically gets a bump. However, it was a lame-duck show due to the upcoming draft.
The biggest competition that WWE RAW faced came in the way of an NFL regular-season game between the Cleveland Browns and the San Francisco 49ers that aired on ESPN did 11.125 million viewers.
For comparison, the same episode last year drew 2.533 million viewers for hour one, 2.388 in the second hour, and 2.200 in the third hour.
Some of the matches that took place include Natalya defeats Lacey Evans in a Last Woman Standing Match, The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar) defeat Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode, The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane) defeat Becky Lynch & Charlotte Flair, and Ricochet defeats Apollo Crews.
The show also featured an appearance by Tyson Fury as he got into a brawl with Braun Strowman at the end of the show to further their feud.
WWE will attempt to maintain its viewership for RAW next week.
 
TheBoyRo said:
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F.O.M.O is real bruh

niggas dont be wanting to miss out on shit

they'll still be mad next probably but tune in thinking/hoping they will address the Hell in a Cell more then next thing you know they'll just be over it all together once another major match is announced for Survivor Series
 
I honestly didnt think rating would dip because at the end of the day you want to see the aftermath of the car crash and how they were going to spin it. It would take back to back complete bullshit to see a drop from people just bored.
 
One day before the WWE Draft and details about the format are still pretty sparse.

In what is suppose to be a scene altering moment for both Raw and SmackDown, for their part WWE has been mum on revealing too much, or any info, on how the Draft will play out.

On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer provided some more details about WWE’s two night draft special.

“It was never going to be NXT. There was never even any consideration of it. It’s going to be people actually picking like a football draft. It’s going to be a rep or reps from USA and a rep or reps from Fox that will be doing the picking as opposed to authority figures from WWE. They don’t want authority figures right now.”

Meltzer added.

“This could change but the whole draft is already done. They got their battle plan. I have no idea what it is and nobody is going to know until the day of, they’re not going to tell the talent.”

With NXT now entrenched as the third brand, it was always interesting theory to see if the WWE Draft would allow the main roster to dip into the Wednesday night talent pool.

After the Draft could wrestlers at the bottom of both the Raw and SmackDown rosters still move over to NXT?

It’s also a great sign that WWE is doing away with GMs and authority figures. On Raw, WWE announces heavily pushed the idea of USA and Fox competing for talent. Starting Friday on SmackDown, how WWE treats the rivalry between networks will be another item to monitor.

Already sounds the better than the Superstar Shake-ups of the past, are you excited for the WWE Draft on Friday and Monday nights?
 
“Seth Rollins (representing Raw) faces Roman Reigns (representing SmackDown) in the opening match of this week’s WWE Draft episode of Friday Night SmackDown on FOX, and the victorious Superstar will earn the first overall pick for the corresponding brand.

The stakes are high for this showdown between former Shield members, as the Universal Champion squares off with The Big Dog to decide which brand gets the all-important first selection.”
 
Below is the full list of WWE Draft rules:
  • Over 70 Superstars, as well as tag teams, are eligible for selection in this year’s WWE Draft
  • SmackDown will draft 30 Superstars, and Raw will select another 41 Superstars
  • Since SmackDown is a two-hour show and Raw is a three-hour show, for every two picks SmackDown makes, Raw will receive three
  • Tag teams will count as one pick unless FOX or USA Network specifically wants to pick only one Superstar from the team
  • Any undrafted Superstars will immediately be declared free agents and able to sign with the brand of their choosing
 
The second week of wrestling's "Wednesday Night Wars" ended with similar results. AEW's Dynamite pulled in 1.1 million viewers (122k came from truTV). NXT on the USA Network came in behind with 790k.

Both shows are down from last week when AEW recorded 1.4 million viewers and NXT brought in 891k. But that was expected, especially in AEW's case. Of course, they were going to do better their first week. Not only that, last night was a busier television night with two highly-rated baseball playoff games taking place.
 
Below is the full list of draft-eligible wrestlers and which night they are available to be picked.
Friday Night SmackDown – Oct. 11
  1. Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch
  2. Roman Reigns
  3. The O.C. (United States Champion AJ Styles, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson)
  4. ”The Fiend” Bray Wyatt
  5. Drew McIntyre
  6. Randy Orton
  7. Sasha Banks
  8. Ricochet
  9. Braun Strowman
  10. Bobby Lashley
  11. Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross
  12. Lacey Evans
  13. The Viking Raiders (Erik & Ivar)
  14. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Revival (Scott Dawson & Dash Wilder)
  15. Natalya
  16. The Street Profits (Montez Ford & Angelo Dawkins)
  17. Lucha House Party (Kalisto, Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado)
  18. Cesaro
  19. Kevin Owens
  20. Humberto Carrillo
  21. Akira Tozawa
  22. Sin Cara
  23. Eric Young
  24. EC3
  25. Chad Gable
  26. Heath Slater
  27. Drew Gulak
  28. The B-Team (Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel)
  29. Tamina
Raw – Oct. 14
  1. Universal Champion Seth Rollins
  2. WWE Champion Brock Lesnar
  3. SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair
  4. Titus O’Neil
  5. Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura (with Sami Zayn)
  6. Aleister Black
  7. The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E & Xavier Woods)
  8. Daniel Bryan
  9. Bayley
  10. Luke Harper
  11. Erick Rowan
  12. The Miz
  13. Ali
  14. King Corbin
  15. Elias
  16. Raw Tag Team Champions Dolph Ziggler & Bobby Roode
  17. Samoa Joe
  18. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka & Kairi Sane)
  19. Rusev
  20. Cedric Alexander
  21. Rey Mysterio
  22. R-Truth
  23. Carmella
  24. AOP (Akam & Rezar)
  25. Heavy Machinery (Tucker & Otis)
  26. Apollo Crews
  27. Andrade
  28. Liv Morgan
  29. Jinder Mahal
  30. Buddy Murphy
  31. Mojo Rawley
  32. No Way José
  33. Dana Brooke
  34. Shelton Benjamin
  35. Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder
  36. The IIconics (Billie Kay & Peyton Royce)
  37. Sarah Logan
  38. Fire & Desire (Mandy Rose & Sonya Deville)
  39. Drake Maverick
 
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