Raw Live Raw thread, July 19th 2021: No title because SPOILERS but MITB fallout

[Roy Mustang]

But yeah it actually feels like an actual clear message from Vince: NXT means fuck all lol

 

[Chris]

The story is don't pay attention to NXT if you watch Raw

your first mistake was watching Raw lol its a comedy show, of you don't wanna laugh at stuff like this then find something else

 

[Roy Mustang]

your first mistake was watching Raw lol its a comedy show, of you don't wanna laugh at stuff like this then find something else

I didn't watch. I just heard about Kross getting pinned in two minutes and lee losing in 5 (that's at least defendable sort of).

 

[Chris]

I was more upset with the Lee thing tbh, he also didn't look great himself though unfortunately. Had like one little burst of offense and almost botched Kross though, man that shit was just funny maybe they did it just so no more words could play again lol

 

[Roy Mustang]

Keith Lee losing on his return is dumb as balls too but at least Lashley is being built for Oldberg. Jeff could have pinned any random jobber

 

[TOP GUY TIME]

On the bright side of those

 

[TOP GUY TIME]

Keith Lee's first match in 6 months was against a World Champ, so they must have some faith

 

[TOP GUY TIME]

and Karrion Kross lost to a legend in his first match so they might set up a program between Hardy and Kross

 

[Roy Mustang]

and Karrion Kross lost to a legend in his first match so they might set up a program between Hardy and Kross

He lost in two minutes to a guy who hasn't been treated like a legend on Raw. Jeff has been losing to VEER on Main Event. So no that doesn't work. There is no positive to what they did

 

[TOP GUY TIME]

He lost in two minutes to a guy who hasn't been treated like a legend on Raw. Jeff has been losing to VEER on Main Event. So no that doesn't work. There is no positive to what they did

No More Words is a positive

 

[Roy Mustang]

Jeff hasn't been treated like a top guy for ages. If Kross had debuted and went 15 minutes with Lashley losing in a close battle? Sure that is a bit silly with the undefeated streak on NXT being a story BUT Kross at least looks great going toe to toe with the top guy. Losing in two minutes (with BABYFACE JEFF CHEATING)? Nah it just made him look trash and NXT look trash

No More Words is a positive

He could have faced a jobber and got that music.

 

[Chris]

I actually completely forgot he was still undefeated on NXT lol

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Maybe management told him he loses squashes on raw until he gets the vaccine

 

[Chris]

Source: f4wonline.com

Last night's Raw averaged 1.923 million viewers on the USA Network. That's up 19.5 percent from the previous week and up more than 30 percent from the record low that Raw set two weeks ago.

This was the highest viewership for Raw since April 12, which was the Raw after WrestleMania.

In the 18-49 demo, Raw drew a 0.57 rating. That's up 32.6 percent from last week and is the highest number for the show since April 19.

In addition to this being the Money in the Bank fallout episode of the show, it was the first Raw since the return of live crowds. Following his return at Money in the Bank, the show opened with an appearance by John Cena.

Year-over-year, Raw was up 18.2 percent in overall viewers. Last year at this time was a few weeks prior to WWE's move to the ThunderDome. In the 18-49 demo, Raw was up 23.9 percent from this week last year.

Here's a look at the last 11 weeks of Raw viewership and 18-49 demo ratings as compared to the 10-week average in both categories prior to this week. This week's Raw was up 16.1 percent in overall viewers and up 23.9 percent in 18-49 over the 10-week average:

 

[Death By Looch]

No real surprise there. Of course people are curious and Fallout shows of PPVs such as MITB always brings viewers in, because of the quick Cash-In possiblities. Those numbers will surely go down again soon, when the whole "excitement" over "The fans are back" has settled.

@Jeff Valley Driver I was talkin' about Keith teaming up with KO. Didn't even thought about them not being on the same brand, but still. I would love to see a mid-long Tag run of them.