Raw Live Raw discussion thread, August 14th 2023: Becky Lynch once again faces Trish Stratus

[Dale]

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[Y2Jayne]

Nak getting WHAT chants is so lame , I hate wrestling fans so much sometimes lol

I hate that chant no matter when they use it but I still question the fact that the guy had a whole promo in Japanese on TV without an interpreter/manager translating for him or subtitles. I'd rather have him speak in broken English if he has to.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

I hate that chant no matter when they use it but I still question the fact that the guy had a whole promo in Japanese on TV without an interpreter/manager translating for him or subtitles. I'd rather have him speak in broken English if he has to.

I think its good old school heat and he sounds way more badass

but yes What chants suck everywhere, def not a WWE only issue, I hate it everywhere

 

[Chris]

But what did Shinsuke whisper in his ear

 

[Canadian Dragon]

But what did Shinsuke whisper in his ear

Seth looked like he was just told the meaning of life

 

[Y2Jayne]

But what did Shinsuke whisper in his ear

"I know who threw a pie in Kevin Owens' face."

 

[Chris]

Ah that's why Trish and Becky didn't main event

 

[Chris]

Guess they get a PLE match after all

 

[Y2Jayne]

 

[Dale]

Guess they get a PLE match after all

Trish did say she wanted a cage match not long ago in an interview. Very convenient

 

[Sabretooth]

Yeah I really wish WWE would stop having foreign superstars cut non-English promos. It doesn’t draw heat, it’s just annoying. Shinsuke literally can speak English so idk why they just won’t let him. If they’re so nervous they should just have him memorize the promo beforehand to make it foolproof.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

tell me your American without telling me your American

 

[Jimmy King]

YouTube version of the translated video Dale shared in case no one here has Twitter/X. I don’t see why some people have such an issue with Shinsuke speaking in Japanese, it’s his native language and he’s using it to get heat. Whatever works, go for it.

 

[BSE]

Plus there’s the person that makes videos of it translated so there’s that too.

On Youtube or social media?

 

[Chris]

Raw last night started unusually low but recovered well, doing 1.76 million viewers and a 0.55 rating in 18-49. It was the lowest viewership number since June 12, which was the episode that went head-to-head with the final game of the NBA playoffs.

The low start meant the first and third hours had identical viewership and for the first time I can recall in a long time, the first quarter at 1.59 million viewers was the low point of the entire show.

Rankings for the day are unavailable at press time.

The show would be expected to be down from last week, given last Monday was the Raw after SummerSlam.

The drop from last week was seven percent in viewers, 10 percent in 18-49, and seven percent in 18-34, which would be drops along the lines of what one would expect.

However, the difference in the make-up of viewership from one year ago was notable. While down 11 percent in total viewers, that was largely due to a decline in viewers over 50. The 18-49 demo was up four percent and 18-34 was up 42 percent from the same week last year.

When you factor in the losses of cable homes over the past year, you would still have a six percent drop in total viewers. It has been very rare that total viewers from this year were down over the same week last year. But with the younger audience, the numbers are still way up, as factoring that in you get a 14 percent increase in 18-49 and a 57 percent increase in 18-34.

All things considered based on the patterns, the Cody Rhodes vs. Finn Balor main event was strong in keeping the viewership until the end of the show. But that's also attributable to people starting watching the episode late, meaning that they are more likely to stay with the show longer.

The three hours were

• 8 p.m. 1.73 million viewers
• 9 p.m. 1.82 million viewers
• 10 p.m. 1.73 million viewers

https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/wwe-raw-ratings-down-from-post-summerslam-episode