More on Lesnar not being used at last night's RAW

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Who. Draws. More. Than. Lesnar. In. WWE

you fucking ignoramuses can't answer a simple goddamn question

 

[Bort]

We already said "no one", and it's been implied multiple times. But I'm sure Vince and Cena would disagree.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

So what the fuck are we arguing? I said he is the biggest draw in American pro wrestling and you guys are talking about how much his drawing power is valued compared to his contract. I don't give a shit about that, point is I was correct. Lesnar draws more asses to seats and eyes to TVs than anyone else WWE can throw at the viewers outside of Dwayne.

 

[The GOAT]

So you essentially didn't prove anything with any of this? PPV numbers these days, especially these days, aren't indicative of much. This shows me about what I suspected, that you really have no clue who is "drawing"

Answer my original question. Who, outside of Rock or someone else who isn't realistically showing up more than Wrestlemania season once every couple of years, draws more than Brock. And if you could piece together some sort of "evidence" outside of PPV numbers that mean literally nothing to the discussion?

I didn't ask "Does Brock draw ENOUGH to justify 5 million per year for 10 appearances..." that isn't relevant to me. WWE may very well be overpaying for the drawing that he does, but he does indeed draw, as I and countless others have said, more than anyone else WWE can currently trot out.

The fuck you want me to post outside of PPV numbers? Merchandise? Television ratings? Attendance? Because Lesnar certainly isn't far and above everyone else in any of those categories.

And once more, I never said he didn't draw. I said people tended to exaggerate just how massive of a draw he is. And you might not care to argue whether or not he draws enough to justify his huge contract, but that was the main point I was making three posts ago.

As for who draws more than Lesnar, I'd probably start by pointing out John Cena for one. Merchandise, live event business, ratings, etc. Cena is the most consistent when it comes to drawing over a long period of time and that's with him out there always being exposed on television every week and on PPV every month unlike Lesnar who is only used sparingly to preserve his use as a special attraction. While it's impossible to measure accurately, I do think that should definitely factor into how much of a draw someone is.

Bryan and Punk have also drawn in segments that can equal or in some cases surpass what Lesnar has done. They have (or in Punk's case, had) merchandise items that sell more than any of Lesnar's individual items do, and they've headlined events that have done better attendance figures than any of Lesnar's shows have done outside of Rumble and Wrestlemania (which are already the two biggest PPVs of the year as is.)

We could go in circles with this forever, but the point is, there's enough evidence to show that Lesnar, while indisputably ONE of the company's biggest attractions, isn't unmatchable or unsurpassable in any of the measureable ways of "drawing."

 

[Prince Bálor]

There is some speculation that WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar may owe the company another appearance because he walked out of the February 23rd RAW and didn't appear as advertised. As we've noted, Lesnar walked out after a business disagreement with Vince McMahon.

With Lesnar's current deal expiring after the post-WrestleMania 31 RAW, he's currently scheduled for the March 9th RAW in Pittsburgh and the March 23rd RAW in Los Angeles, as well as the post-WrestleMania RAW. The only date Lesnar could do a make-up on is the March 16th RAW in Des Moines. As of this writing, Lesnar has not been added to that show.

With all the uncertainty around Lesnar's future right now, it's still believed by many within WWE that they have a very good chance of re-signing him once the deal expires.

We noted yesterday that there's some speculation that the "smart fan" WrestleMania crowd may end up cheering Roman Reigns big time if they are aware that Lesnar is on his way back to UFC. It's worth noting that the original idea behind Reigns vs. Lesnar was for the "unbeatable monster heel" Lesnar to lose to the new "babyface savior." WWE officials were counting on Reigns to be riding a major wave of momentum by now but that's obviously not the case. Although as noted, Reigns' reactions since the Royal Rumble have been improving.

Source: http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news...ation-on-brock-lesnar-owing-wwe-another-date/