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Did the American Dream Deliver Ratings for RAW?

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The answer, sadly, is no.  Who could have imagined a wrestler who is old enough to have grandkids wouldn't be a big hit among today's youth?  Everyone?  Everyone would have predicted that?  Okay.

Dusty Rhodes, once one of the biggest draws in all of wrestling, lighting crowds on fire from Madison Square Garden to the tip of Florida, failed to create a stir with his special guest hosting gig.  In the 18-49 male demographic, RAW dropped from a 3.04 rating last week to a 2.75 this week.

Overall rating and a look at the last ten RAWs  after the break.

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8/31/09 - 5.13 million viewers (Dusty Rhodes)

LAST FIVE WEEKS OF RAW
8/24 - 5.85 million viewers (Floyd Mayweather/Night after SS)
8/17 - 5.53 million viewers (Freddy Prinze, Jr.)
8/10 - 5.49 million viewers (Sgt. Slaughter)
8/3 - 5.10 million viewers (Piven & Dr. Ken)
7/27 - 5.76 million viewers (Shaq)
5-WEEK AVERAGE: 5.55 million viewers (8/31 Raw down 7.6 percent)

W/LAST TEN WEEKS OF RAW
7/20 - 5.16 million viewers (ZZ Top)
7/13 - 5.23 million viewers (Seth Green)
7/6 - 5.15 million viewers (Ted DiBiase)
6/29 - 5.96 million viewers (Batista)
6/22 - 6.80 million viewers (commercial-free)
COMBINED 10-WEEK AVERAGE: 5.60 million viewers (8/31 Raw down 8.5 percent)

 

It's a shame more people didn't tune in to see a pretty nifty show.  It was like 1986 all over again, only Dusty joined Horsemen and Cena played Dusty.  Confused?  Let's just say that style of heel turn was classic Dream.  And having Orton turn on Dusty, causing friction within Legacy, was a brilliant long term booking move.  Add the soon to be classic Shockmaster parody by Santino and you have a RAW to remember.  

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This was actually one of my favorite RAWs in a long while.

Hornswaggle vs Chavo was hilarious and while a predictable result, the main event set up some nice things. The DX/Dusty segment with the DVDs was top notch as well. I actually had to explain the shockmaster thing to my brother so that was that much more entertaining. Bob Barker next week has serious potential. I just hope he gets the chance to say " The price is wrong Vince" That would be epic.

by Teh Immortal Batman on Sep 2, 2009 5:25 AM EDT reply actions  

I thought it was a great RAW. Not sur ewhat the hell is wrong with people…

by Ty Lannister on Sep 2, 2009 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions  

It was actually the first Raw that I watch from the beginning to the end, in a long time.

by 49er16 on Sep 2, 2009 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

Horrible

I’m sorry guys but I thought it stunk. It was better than the week before when Freddie Prinze Jr was on. I’m just not feeling some of these guests. I liked Shaq, Jeremy Piven/Dr Ken were cool…maybe I’m not liking some of the matchups that are constantly played out over and over.

I wish Hornswoggle/Chavo matches would just go away and give Santino Marella more skits. That dude is hilarious and is what has kept me tuned in.

Here’s a video of Santino from MNR: http://www.spongereport.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=292:monday-night-raw-august-31-2009&catid=53:wwe&Itemid=81

Favorite Blogs:

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www.bleacherreport.com

by brohamm1978 on Sep 2, 2009 4:35 PM EDT reply actions  

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