WWE Raw Ratings Drop from 2.4M to 2.168M Viewers over a Week After Royal Rumble



WWE Raw Ratings Drop from 2.4M to 2.168M Viewers over a Week After Royal Rumble

Just a bit over per week far from the Royal Rumble, WWE Raw averaged 2.168 million viewers Monday evening time, according to Cultaholic's Justin Henry.

The Jan. 27 model of Raw drew 2.402 million viewers as followers have been wanting to see the fallout from one in all many largest pay-per-views of the 12 months. A dip was to be anticipated as points return to common a bit on the freeway to WrestleMania 36.

There have been early doubts as as to if Raw would happen the least bit. The current emanated from Salt Lake Metropolis, which was experiencing a major snowstorm. Native officers instructed people to stay off the roads.

WWE opted to broadcast Raw as deliberate.

Raw closed closing week with Randy Orton's brutal assault on Edge, who had returned to the ring on the Royal Rumble following an just about nine-year absence.

The Viper was purported to cope with his actions Monday nevertheless provided no rationalization. After contemplating what to say for a few minutes, he merely exited and walked to the once more.



Elsewhere, a few developments arose inside the women's division.

Becky Lynch accepted Asuka's drawback for the Raw Women's Championship.

NXT champion Rhea Ripley arrived to confront Royal Rumble winner Charlotte Aptitude, who's assured a title shot at WrestleMania. Ripley acquired a Triple Threat match in direction of Aptitude and Sasha Banks on the Nov. 22 model of SmackDown and was a member of Crew NXT when it defeated Crew Raw and Crew SmackDown at Survivor Sequence.

Ruby Riott moreover obtained right here once more and attacked former Riott Squad stablemate Liv Morgan.


WWE is touring to Saudi Arabia for its second installment of Great ShowDown on Feb. 27.

Monday's necessary event was a battle to seek out out the No. 1 contender for WWE champion Brock Lesnar. Ricochet was victorious over Seth Rollins and Bobby Lashley nevertheless quickly realized what a battle with The Beast Incarnate entails.

Lesnar vs. Ricochet items up an fascinating battle of varieties, a elements that has labored when Lesnar wrestled Finn Balor and Daniel Bryan. Even when he lastly comes out on the shedding end, Ricochet can come out attempting sturdy if he pushes the champ to the limit.