Rate the RAW!: 8/15/2022

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It's time FAN for that Sensation that sweeps on a weekly timeframe across the nation! It is time to RATE THE RAW!

So how good, bad, or meh was RAW this week?? We're about to find out... it's time, to RATE THE RAW!!

Last Weeks Most Voted Rating: 8

------ 2016

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1/4: 4.936
1/11: 6.24
1/18: 3.47
1/24: 7.42
2/1: 5.9
2/8: 8.49
2/15: 6.58
2/22: 7.48
2/29: 3.16
3/7: 7.32
3/14: 5.28
3/21: 3.28
3/28: 3.65
4/4: 6.66
4/11: 8.21
4/18: 6.2
4/25: 5.47
5/2: 5.16
5/9: 5.83
5/16: 4.42
5/23: 5.93
5/30: 3.39
6/6: 4.08
6/13: 6
6/20: 7.29
6/27: 5.86
7/4: 4.64
7/11: 5.55
7/19: 5.81

------ (Start of "New Era" RAW's)

7/25: 9.28
8/1: 6.33
8/8: 4.64
8/15: 4.36
8/22: 4.21
8/29: 7.21
9/5: 2.86
9/12: 4.55
9/19: 4.78
9/26: 4.69
10/3: 6.46
10/10: 5.83*
10/17: 5.81
10/24: 4.93
10/31: 5.31*
11/7: 6.97*
11/14: 6.47*
11/21: 6.42
11/28: 7.05*
12/5: 5.29
12/12: 5.83
12/19: 5.61
12/26: 5.24*

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1/2: 4.44
1/9: 3.28
1/16: 5.30
1/23: 5.45
1/30: 6.2
2/6: 5
2/13: 7.51
2/20: 6.36
2/27: 3.87
3/6: 5.86
3/13: 4.50
3/20: 3.94
3/27: 4.07
4/3: 7.52
4/10: 7.06
4/17: 6.85
4/24: 4.40
5/1: 5.73
5/8: 4.60*
5/16: 4.26
5/22: 5.89*
5/29: 3.80
6/5: 6.53
6/12: 3.82
6/19: 6.06
6/26: 4.67
7/3: 7.48
7/10: 5.58
7/17: 5.13
7/31: 4.39
8/7: 5.09
8/14: 5.72
8/21: 4.98
8/28: 6.67
9/4: 6.88
9/11: 5.55
9/18: 5.06
9/25: 6.22
10/2: 7.06
10/9: 6.43
10/16: 6.04
10/23: 4.88
10/30: 4.70
11/6: 6.35
11/13: 6.11
11/20: 5.32
11/27: 2.33
12/4: 4.61
12/11: 5.08
12/18: 2.39
12/25: 7.05

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1/2: 4.44
1/9: 3.28
1/16: 5.30
1/23: 5.45
1/30: 6.2
2/6: 5
2/13: 7.51
2/20: 6.36
2/27: 3.87
3/6: 5.86
3/13: 4.50
3/20: 3.94
3/27: 4.07
4/3: 7.52
4/10: 7.06
4/17: 6.85
4/24: 4.40
5/1: 5.73
5/8: 4.60*
5/16: 4.26
5/22: 5.89*
5/29: 3.80
6/5: 6.53
6/12: 3.82
6/19: 6.06
6/26: 4.67
7/3: 7.48
7/10: 5.58
7/17: 5.13
7/31: 4.39
8/7: 5.09
8/14: 5.72
8/21: 4.98
8/28: 6.67
9/4: 6.88
9/11: 5.55
9/18: 5.06
9/25: 6.22
10/2: 7.06
10/9: 6.43
10/16: 6.04
10/23: 4.88
10/30: 4.70
11/6: 6.35
11/13: 6.11
11/20: 5.32
11/27: 2.33
12/4: 4.61
12/11: 5.08
12/18: 2.39
12/25: 7.05

------ 2019

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1/7: 5.83
1/14: 7.13
1/21: 2.93
1/28: 6.65
2/4: 6.04
2/11: 7.09
2/18: 6.61
2/25: 4.93
3/4: 5.08
3/11: 3.21
3/18: 7.25
3/25: 3.78
4/1: 3.91
4/8: 6.57
4/15: 6.93
4/22: 5.14
4/29: 5.34
5/6: 4.04
5/13: 5.22*
5/20: 2.98
5/27: 4.32
6/4: 3.40
6/11: 4.90*
6/18: 4.949
6/25: 5.5*
7/2: 3.39
7/9: 3.51
7/16: 3.92
7/23: 2.94
7/30: 3.20
8/6: 4.53
8/13: 5.30
8/20: 4.76
8/27: 3.50
9/3: 4.10
9/10: 4.17
9/17: 4.47*
9/24: 5.05
10/1: 4.76
10/8: 7.22
10/15: 4.81
10/22: 6.87
10/29: 4.26
11/5: 4.00*
11/12: 7.18
11/19: 4.33
11/26: 2.19
12/4: 2.86
12/10: 4.86*
12/17: 3.89
12/24: 7.20*
12/31: 6.50*

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1/7: 4.84
1/14: 6.38
1/21: 7.06
1/28: 5.91
2/4: 3.86
2/11: 3.65
2/18: 3.31
2/25: 7.23
3/4: 3.97
3/11: 4.58
3/18: 3.50
3/25: 3.75
4/1: 6.44
4/8: 3.76
4/16: 3.45
4/22: 6.07
4/29: 4.12
5/6: 2.37
5/13: 5.44*
5/20: 5.90
5/27: 2.69
6/3: 4.34*
6/10: 4.04*
6/17: 5.91
6/24: 5.61*
7/1: 7.09
7/8: 2.67
7/15: 4.56
7/22: 4.58
7/29: 4.95
8/5: 4.87
8/12: 5.70
8/19: 6.61
8/26: 4.00
9/2: 6.56
9/9: 7.22
9/16: 7.35
9/23: 5.89

------ (Smackdown on FOX/Draft)

9/30: 4.36
10/7: 3.76*
10/14: 3.77*
10/21: 4.88
10/28: 4.33*
11/4: 3.79*
11/11: 4.78*
11/18: 4.13
11/25: 6.47
12/2: 3.66
12/9: 4.38
12/16: 3.20
12/23: 4.67
12/30: 7.25

* 40% or more didn't watch these RAW's

------ 2021

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1/4: 3.10 (35% DW)
1/11: 5.37 (25% DW)
1/18: 3.00 (25% DW)
1/25: 2.50 (23% DW)
2/1: 4.71 (19% DW)
2/8: 4.57 (20% DW)
2/15: 3.60 (31% DW)
2/22: 5.51 (19% DW)
3/1: 6.55 (11%DW)
3/8: 4.86 (33% DW)
3/15: 5.32 (39% DW)
3/23: 6.06 (25% DW)
3/29: 2.42 (21% DW)
4/5: 2.72 (43% DW)
4/12: 2.42 (25% DW)
4/19: 3.92 (53% DW)
4/26: 3.22 (51% DW)
5/3: 3.00 (47% DW)
5/10: 3.12 (44% DW)
5/17: 4.86 (34% DW)
5/24: 4.81 (35% DW)
5/31: 6.21 (40% DW)
6/7: 5.90 (22% DW)
6/14: 6.37 (45% DW)
6/21: 7.22 (35% DW)
6/28: 6.48 (36% DW)
7/5: 4.39 (41% DW)
7/12: 7.61 (40% DW)

------ THUNDERDOME ERA ENDS/LIVE CROWDS RETURN!

7/19: 6.14 (13% DW)
7/26: 3.09 (30% DW)
8/2: 3.92 (36% DW)
8/9: 5.17 (31% DW)
8/16: 4.16 (46% DW)
8/23: 5.12 (40% DW)
8/30: 4.27 (46% DW)
9/6: 4.19 (47% DW)
9/13: 6.67 (17% DW)
9/20: 6.14 (35% DW)
9/27: 5.97 (28% DW)

------ WWE Draft 2021

10/4: 4.10 (38% DW)
10/11: 2.97 (42% DW)
10/18: 4.34 (37% DW)
10/25: 7.03 (46% DW)
11/1: 6.00 (45% DW)
11/8: 5.61 (45% DW)
11/15: 3.68 (39% DW)
11/22: 3.74 (32% DW)
11/29: 4.97 (33% DW)
12/6: 5.72 (48% DW)
12/13: 3.14 (38% DW)
12/20: 5.65 (60% DW)
12/27: 6.48 (43% DW)

------ 2022

1/3: 5.13 (38% DW)
1/10: 3.48 (43% DW)
1/17: 2.55 (52%DW)
1/24: 6.11 (28% DW)
1/31: 5.13 (37% DW)
2/7: 6.34 (34% DW)
2/14: 3.76 (33% DW)
2/21: 6.00 (38% DW)
2/28: 5.16 (24% DW)
3/7: 5.32 (32% DW)
3/14: 3.93 (27% DW)
3/21: 5.82 (24% DW)
3/28: 4.57 (28% DW)
4/4: 3.36 (18% DW)
4/11: 5.22 (29% DW)
4/18: 6.70 (34% DW)
4/25: 6.87 (30% DW)
5/2: 5.52 (42% DW)
5/9: 6.53 (30% DW)
5/16: 6.23 (33% DW)
5/23: 4.11 (42% DW)
5/30: 5.15 (35% DW)
6/6: 5.51 (15% DW)
6/13: 6.12 (29% DW)
6/20: 7.76 (40% DW)
6/27: 5.60 (31% DW)
7/4: 5.12 (39% DW)
7/11: 5.35 (41% DW)
7/18: 4.54 (38% DW)

------ VINCE MCMAHON RETIRES/HHH TAKES OVER CREATIVE

7/25: 6.32 (19% DW)
8/1: 7.69 (20% DW)
8/8: 7.32 (17% DW)
8/15: TBD

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[Gus Richlen: Ruffian]

Decent enough but a big -2 for the godawful undending Theory push. f*** that guy.

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I think AJ vs. Lashley should've main evented, but another 7! Raw being good again rocks.

[asuka007]

A 9/10:

Rhea is so badass. She just screams Star. Also Rhea vs. Rey would be an awesome match.

I’m very curious to see how they book Iyo and Dakota vs. Asuka and Alexa when it happens? Also I hope Triple H can refresh Piper and Nikki’s characters because they DESPERATELY need it.

Everything about Drew vs. KO was brilliant. Drew needs to win. You maybe won’t get an opportunity this close to perfect for decades. This is not the time to do “Roman just wins again.”

Good to see Ali and Cedric back on TV.

Bobby vs. AJ was really fun.

Dakota kicking people’s heads in is also fun.

Good ME.

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It's not really a shock but the trending average for RAW before and after "VINCE RETIRES/HHH TAKES OVER CREATIVE" has been very noticeable in the upward trend it has taken

Easier watches, more people on FAN ARE more inclined to watch, it's been pretty blatant in it not just being a turnaround, but an instant one in how the show still has kinks and changes to work out, but this shit isn't hard, Vince just made it hard.

[Jindrak Mark]

7.5 with the highlights being Drew/KO's promo/match, the US title match and seeing Ezekiel's whole family.

I'm more hyped for next week though. The first Canada show in almost 3 years so you know the crowd will be hot. Edge's first hometown match in well over a decade. And a taste of Asuka v Iyo.

Aug 15, 2022 22:02:04 GMT -5 Gus Richlen: Ruffian said:

Decent enough but a big -2 for the godawful undending Theory push. f*** that guy.

Beating Dolph Ziggler of all people is one of his biggest wins of recent months. If anything he needs to win more. I don't think he should successfully cash-in the MITB but they should still try to build him up more after basically being squashed by Lashley on 2 straight PPVs, getting destroyed over and over by Brock and Roman and going back further even losing to McAfee at Wrestlemania.

[ThankGodForSidJustice]

I gave it an 8 as the in ring action was really good. Would've gone higher but the last half hour was pretty underwhelming. Dana/Dakota was a very flat semi squash that really didn't have much of a point other then I guess to give Control a little momentum going into next weeks big match and while Ziggler/Theory was a well worked match it shouldn't have ended the show if nothing was going to happen. They should've just closed with Styles/Lashley.

[hashtagdaley/JudasDay]

Went with another 8. These shows are so fun and watchable throughout now!

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Aug 15, 2022 22:12:15 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

It's not really a shock but the trending average for RAW before and after "VINCE RETIRES/HHH TAKES OVER CREATIVE" has been very noticeable in the upward trend it has taken

Easier watches, more people on FAN ARE more inclined to watch, it's been pretty blatant in it not just being a turnaround, but an instant one in how the show still has kinks and changes to work out, but this shit isn't hard, Vince just made it hard.

I mean, is the show perfect top-to-bottom? No, after all Kevin Dunn is still producing for the foreseeable future. But at least nobody has to listen to his “creative input”. And the thing is that it rarely ever has been perfect.

The fact that the current floor seems to be “Ah, there was no big surprise after the main event” is light years ahead of where they were a month or so ago.

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Aug 15, 2022 22:16:40 GMT -5 EoE: Well There's Your Problem said:

Aug 15, 2022 22:12:15 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

It's not really a shock but the trending average for RAW before and after "VINCE RETIRES/HHH TAKES OVER CREATIVE" has been very noticeable in the upward trend it has taken

Easier watches, more people on FAN ARE more inclined to watch, it's been pretty blatant in it not just being a turnaround, but an instant one in how the show still has kinks and changes to work out, but this shit isn't hard, Vince just made it hard.

I mean, is the show perfect top-to-bottom? No, but it rarely ever has been. The fact that the current floor seems to be “Ah, there was no big surprise after the main event” is light years ahead of where they were a month or so ago.

Yeah, I know what it was a month ago, you can look at the threads, boring, a slog, too many rematches, too many shit finishes, not enough reason to care about almost anyone because they're jobbed out with little fanfare, bad promos, atrocious commentary, too sterile of an environment

Some of these things have been outright eradicated or changed for the better already. Some of these things still exist, but they've been very minimalized, or guys who still lose (Ali and Cedric tonight) look f***ing impressive, they look like they're THIS CLOSE to beating Miz and Ciampa, not like loser geeks who just slip on bananas and die, these things matter so much to your wrestling presentation and your middle card. Instead of it looking like a void, you have guys looking like threats, getting shine, and midcard belts that are being treated like BIG DEALS in BIG FIGHT FEEL matches.

It's a novel concept to the old regime, but this is why NXT Black and Gold worked for awhile, it's why AEW works, and other promotions like New Japan, even Impact... Vince hated the very thing he built up, wrestling, and HHH doesn't... he gets wrestling even if you don't agree with every decision he makes. The results are speaking for themselves, RAW especially, feels like a very different show already, even with Dunn still working the camera.

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The only other complaint I had besides Theory vs. Dolph main eventing instead of AJ vs. Lashley...

When the show started and the choir intro to Judgment Day's theme started, I thought Bayley was going to come out. They really need to drop that intro from one of the themes.

[ThankGodForSidJustice]

Aug 15, 2022 22:24:09 GMT -5 @dax said:

The only other complaint I had besides Theory vs. Dolph main eventing instead of AJ vs. Lashley...

When the show started and the choir intro to Judgment Day's theme started, I thought Bayley was going to come out. They really need to drop that intro from one of the themes.

They're quality of theme songs have really sucked since Jim Johnston left. There's just too many dark moody themes where I can't tell who is coming out. Is that Karrion Kross? No he's on Smackdown. Oh it must be Bayley. Oh no it's Judgement Day.

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Aug 15, 2022 22:27:40 GMT -5 ThankGodForSidJustice said:

Aug 15, 2022 22:24:09 GMT -5 @dax said:

The only other complaint I had besides Theory vs. Dolph main eventing instead of AJ vs. Lashley...

When the show started and the choir intro to Judgment Day's theme started, I thought Bayley was going to come out. They really need to drop that intro from one of the themes.

They're quality of theme songs have really sucked since Jim Johnston left. There's just too many dark moody themes where I can't tell who is coming out. Is that Karrion Kross? No he's on Smackdown. Oh it must be Bayley. Oh no it's Judgement Day.

I hope this is something HHH starts changing over time. He more than almost anyone should know how important a cool theme song can be for a wrestler.

[ThankGodForSidJustice]

Aug 15, 2022 22:29:33 GMT -5 @dax said:

Aug 15, 2022 22:27:40 GMT -5 ThankGodForSidJustice said:

They're quality of theme songs have really sucked since Jim Johnston left. There's just too many dark moody themes where I can't tell who is coming out. Is that Karrion Kross? No he's on Smackdown. Oh it must be Bayley. Oh no it's Judgement Day.

I hope this is something HHH starts changing over time. He more than almost anyone should know how important a cool theme song can be for a wrestler.

It is something that is important and has unfortunately lost value over the years. Like literally for me the only good theme song they've made the last few years is the Street Profits song. Everything else is just lame generic crap that's got no beat or distinctiveness to it.

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Aug 15, 2022 22:32:57 GMT -5 ThankGodForSidJustice said:

Aug 15, 2022 22:29:33 GMT -5 @dax said:

I hope this is something HHH starts changing over time. He more than almost anyone should know how important a cool theme song can be for a wrestler.

It is something that is important and has unfortunately lost value over the years. Like literally for me the only good theme song they've made the last few years is the Street Profits song. Everything else is just lame generic crap that's got no beat or distinctiveness to it.

Yeah, I can think of maybe only 10-15 current themes that I either really like or at least remember.

[ThankGodForSidJustice]

Aug 15, 2022 22:34:06 GMT -5 @dax said:

Aug 15, 2022 22:32:57 GMT -5 ThankGodForSidJustice said:

It is something that is important and has unfortunately lost value over the years. Like literally for me the only good theme song they've made the last few years is the Street Profits song. Everything else is just lame generic crap that's got no beat or distinctiveness to it.

Yeah, I can think of maybe only 10-15 current themes that I either really like or at least remember.

Same here and the only ones that stand out are the older ones that have been around since like 2015-16. Styles, Usos, Becky, Charlotte, Sasha etc.

[hashtagdaley/JudasDay]

It’s a crime “The Evil Is Mine” got shelved.

[asuka007]

Aug 15, 2022 22:13:24 GMT -5 Jindrak Mark said:

7.5 with the highlights being Drew/KO's promo/match, the US title match and seeing Ezekiel's whole family.

I'm more hyped for next week though. The first Canada show in almost 3 years so you know the crowd will be hot. Edge's first hometown match in well over a decade. And a taste of Asuka v Iyo.

Aug 15, 2022 22:02:04 GMT -5 Gus Richlen: Ruffian said:

Decent enough but a big -2 for the godawful undending Theory push. f*** that guy.

Beating Dolph Ziggler of all people is one of his biggest wins of recent months. If anything he needs to win more. I don't think he should successfully cash-in the MITB but they should still try to build him up more after basically being squashed by Lashley on 2 straight PPVs, getting destroyed over and over by Brock and Roman and going back further even losing to McAfee at Wrestlemania.

This was Theory’s first win on TV since APRIL.

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

I went 9. It was one of the best RAW’s in years.