Raw Live Raw thread, December 20th 2021: Edge welcomes special guest Maryse to “The Cutting Edge”

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That wasn’t a shield powerbomb lmao, that’s just the ring apron bomb KO does sometimes
 

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That hug lmao
 

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Damn we definitely need a KO and Seth tag run at some point
 

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Pretty good main event and closing segment IMO, once again these guys were the best part of the show. I'm hyped for this match.
 

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Will Seth get KO hooked on Crossfit?
 

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Highlights of Raw:

- Bobby Lashley/MVP/Big E/Seth Rollins/Kevin Owens opening segment + attack

- Bianca Belair vs Piper Niven

- Finn Balor vs Austin Theory

- The Miz/AJ Styles/Omos MizTV pre-match segment

- Liv Morgan/Becky Lynch (mostly due to Becky's promo exchange) + their taped altercation

- Big E/Bobby Lashley vs Kevin Owens/Seth Rollins + post-match attack with Owens and Rollins viciously assaulting Big E plus Lashley post-match
 

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Source: f4wonline.com

Last night's episode of WWE Raw averaged 1,552,818 viewers on the USA Network, down 1.3 percent from last week. It's the fourth-lowest audience in the history of the show.

Raw drew a 0.38 rating in the 18-49 demo, down 2.6 percent from the previous week. That's the second lowest 18-49 demo rating in the history of the show, beating only the episode from two weeks ago.

The hourly breakdown was as follows:
  • Hour one -- 1,601,000 viewers; 0.38 in 18-49
  • Hour two -- 1,599,000 viewers; 0.41 in 18-49
  • Hour three (61 minutes) -- 1,460,000 viewers; 0.35 in 18-49
Raw ranked seventh on cable in the key demo. But with two NFL games airing last night and the assorted pre-game and post-game shows, it beat everything on cable other than NFL-related programming.

As compared to this week in 2020, Raw was down 8.2 percent in overall viewers and down 28.3 percent in 18-49.

Listed below are the last 11 weeks of overall viewership and 18-49 demo numbers for Raw, along with the 10-week averages in both categories prior to this week. This week's show was down 4.2 percent in viewers and down 11.6 percent in 18-49 from the recent averages.

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Vince McMahon is looking so rough these days. I am starting to like the Austin Theory angle a bit but Vince isn't that believable anymore as an on screen persona. He is too over the top.

Becky/Liv. - Hate it. Liv is not believable at all and everything she does is so cringe. I hope she gets knocked back down to house show opener after this.

Seth and KO have so much great chemistry. This match is going to be awesome. I hope they don't do a tag run with them and keep them both in the main event scene for a few more months.

I did not and still do not like the fatal four way crap. It was way too predictable that they were going to go down this route. I get why they are doing it. They haven't exactly booked Big E very well and he doesn't seem like a credible champ. This will give him credibility. Will still be a fun match at Day 1.

AJ/Omos. They could have just split them up amicably. Kept them as friends or AJ as a mentor on screen for a little while and still let both of them do a singles run until they had to meet.

I'm hoping Rhea gets pushed to the max and is Becky's next opponent. I just don't want some stupid angle with her squaring off with Niki. I'm sure it will happen though because WWE...

I have more thoughts but that is enough for now. I give this Raw 1.5/5 stars. Not good at all.