It’s a marathon, not a sprint.
That’s what WWE writers need to keep reminding themselves.
The downward trend in WWE’s ratings and viewership have continued over the span of two decades, and the audience isn’t going to be built back up overnight. Let’s be honest, the days of six million people watching wrestling on a Monday night are long gone, and they’re never coming back. Television viewing habits and media options have changed to the point that no one, ever, is going to see those numbers for pro wrestling in our lifetimes.
But despite the results not really showing in the ratings just yet, WWE has done a lot of good over the last several months. We’ve discussed the reemergence of Randy Orton as the legend killer, and he continued that assault on Raw last night, taking out Ric Flair, Christian, Big Show,...
That’s what WWE writers need to keep reminding themselves.
The downward trend in WWE’s ratings and viewership have continued over the span of two decades, and the audience isn’t going to be built back up overnight. Let’s be honest, the days of six million people watching wrestling on a Monday night are long gone, and they’re never coming back. Television viewing habits and media options have changed to the point that no one, ever, is going to see those numbers for pro wrestling in our lifetimes.
But despite the results not really showing in the ratings just yet, WWE has done a lot of good over the last several months. We’ve discussed the reemergence of Randy Orton as the legend killer, and he continued that assault on Raw last night, taking out Ric Flair, Christian, Big Show,...
- 9/29/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
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