Rate the RAW!: 5/8/2023

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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: 9



------ 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*

------ 2017

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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

------ 2018

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1/1: 4.90
1/8: 5.83
1/16: 7.13
1/22: 2.93
1/29: 6.65
2/5: 6.04
2/12: 7.09
2/19: 6.61
2/26: 4.93
3/5: 5.08
3/12: 3.21
3/19: 7.25
3/26: 3.78
4/2: 3.91
4/9: 6.57
4/16: 6.93
4/23: 5.14
5/1: 5.34
5/7: 4.04
5/14: 5.22*
5/21: 2.98
5/28: 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*

------ 2019

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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

------ 2020

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1/6: 5.19 (35% DW)
1/13: 6.36 (39% DW)
1/20: 5.65% (26% DW)
1/27: 7.72 (14%DW)
2/3: 7.04 (37% DW)
2/10: 7.13 (27% DW)
2/17: 5.81 (27% DW)
2/24: 5.00 (38% DW)
3/2: 7.00 (31% DW)
3/9: 4.24 (24% DW)

------ Empty Arena Shows Begin

3/16: 3.00 (20% DW)
3/23: 5.63 (43% DW)
3/30: 5.88 (41% DW)
4/6: 2.84 (24% DW)
4/13: 5.81 (38% DW)
4/20: 3.77 (29% DW)
4/27: 4.14 (37%DW)
5/4: 4.00 (33% DW)
5/11: 7.56 (20% DW)
5/18: 5.14 (7% DW)
5/25: 6.81 (26% DW)
6/1: 5.00 (32% DW)
6/8: 3.95 (31% DW)
6/15: 8.50 (17% DW)
6/22: 5.74 (21% DW)
6/29: 5.83 (45% DW)
7/6: 5.50 (38% DW)
7/13: 6.33 (31% DW)
7/20: 4.82 (24% DW)
7/27: 2.50 (36% DW)
8/3: 3.22 (29% DW)
8/10: 3.95 (19% DW)

------ WWE ThunderDome

8/17: 4.29 (24% DW)
8/25: 3.12 (19% DW)
8/31: 4.24 (15% DW)
9/7: 4.72 (19% DW)
9/14: 5.06 (18% DW)
9/21: 3.39 (17% DW)
9/28: 2.93 (22% DW)
10/5: 4.43 (42% DW)

------ WWE 2020 Draft

10/12: 3.47 (26% DW)
10/19: 3.52 (31% DW)
10/26: 4.38 (33% DW)
11/3: 4.94 (38% DW)
11/9: 5.81 (38% DW)
11/16: 5.67 (33% DW)
11/23: 6.13 (47% DW)
11/30: 4.53 (37% DW)
12/7: 4.05 (32% DW)
12/14: 5.00 (48% DW)
12/21: 4.17 (38% DW)
12/28: 4.66 (17% DW)

------ 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

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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)

------ 2023


1/2: 6.42 (17% DW)

1/9: 6.00 (6% DW)

1/16: 5.89 (27% DW)

1/23: 7.23 (6% DW)

1/30: 7.29 (11% DW)

2/6: 7.82 (12% DW)

2/13: 6.78 (18% DW)

2/20: 5.61 (30% DW)

2/27: 4.94 (15% DW)

3/6: 7.42 (10% DW)

3/13: 6.44 (7% DW)

3/20: 6.97 (17% DW)

3/27: 7.86 (15% DW)

4/3: 1.81 (20% DW)

4/10: 5.78 (29% DW)

4/17: 5.59 (26% DW)

4/24: 6.73 (24% DW)


------ 2023 WWE DRAFT



5/1: 6.48 (26% DW)
5/8: TBD

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

5 - it was fine. Some decent to good stuff but a lot of heatless nothing happening matches.

[asuka007]

8/10:

Show was fine. The crowd was awful.

[Gus Richlen: Ruffian]

May 8, 2023 22:05:49 GMT -5 asuka007 said:

8/10:

Show was fine. The crowd was awful.

Yeah, that crowd was dead almost the entire show except for when Brock showed up. They didn't even really sing much with Rollins' music either.

For my score, 8-2=6.

[Jindrak Mark]

First full Raw I've watched since the night after Mania. 7 I guess. I enjoyed the Trish/Becky and Cody/Brock stuff, the world title qualifiers and KO/Sami/Imperium.

As always there's a really good-great 2 hour show in there but the extra hour drags it down and I find it easier to just wait until the next day and skip straight to the stuff I want to see.

I kinda wanted Trish to go even further with the trolling. The music fakeout was good but I wanted more. Like some hooded figure sneaks up behind her with glimpses of red hair showing then it's just a random actress Trish hired to trick the crowd. A couple more things like that before Becky finally comes out for real.

[theironyuppie]

May 8, 2023 22:16:42 GMT -5 Jindrak Mark said:

First full Raw I've watched since the night after Mania. 7 I guess. I enjoyed the Trish/Becky and Cody/Brock stuff, the world title qualifiers and KO/Sami/Imperium.

As always there's a really good-great 2 hour show in there but the extra hour drags it down and I find it easier to just wait until the next day and skip straight to the stuff I want to see.

I kinda wanted Trish to go even further with the trolling. The music fakeout was good but I wanted more. Like some hooded figure sneaks up behind her with glimpses of red hair showing then it's just a random actress Trish hired to trick the crowd. A couple more things like that before Becky finally comes out for real.

I liked her repeatedly trying to tell the anecdote about her daughter's doll. As for the show on a whole, I'd say around 7.5. I enjoyed the focus on character work and continuity (whether long-term like Finn avenging Seth's 2016 barricade buckle-bomb, or shorter-term like Akira fleeing as soon as he saw Rhea), but the piped-in boos were really obnoxious during the Brock/Cody beatdown.

[kingoftheindies]

I gave it a 5. Matches were enjoyable, crowd was fairly poor, angles didn't really click for me

[Celgress]

5 out of 10 or average, IMHO.