Rate the RAW!: 8/21/2023

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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: 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*

------ 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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1/3: 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: 7.68 (23% DW)
8/22: 8.33 (12% DW)
8/29: 6.41 (22% DW)
9/5: 6.69 (17% DW)
9/12: 6.78 (11% DW)
9/19: 6.83 (17% DW)
9/26: 8.11 (39% DW)
10/3: 6.96 (18% DW)
10/10: 7.64 (15% DW)
10/17: 6.78 (42% DW)
10/24: 5.92 (33% DW)
10/31: 7.30 (23% DW)
11/7: 6.85 (19% DW)
11/14: 6.85 (28% DW)
11/21: 6.00 (38% DW)
11/28: 7.25 (22% DW)
12/5: 7.12 (26% DW)
12/12: 6.17 (33% DW)
12/19: 6.93 (17% DW)
12/26: N/A

------ 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: 7.32 (24% DW)

5/15: 6.28 (31% DW)

5/22: 6.76 (22% DW)

5/29: 6.40 (24% DW)

6/5: 8.46 (15% DW)

6/12: 7.82 (28% DW)

6/19: 7.86 (12% DW)

6/26: 7.54 (21% DW)

7/3: 7.96 (18% DW)

7/10: 7.67 (11% DW)

7/17: 8.10 (17% DW)

7/24: 6.85 (26% DW)

7/31: 5.60 (29% DW)

8/7: 8.42 (14% DW)

8/14: 4.84 (19% DW)
8/21: TBD

[Gus Richlen: Ruffian]

Caught the end of Seth's promo and the main event. That was it.

PLEASE TELL ME I DIDN'T HEAR KID ROCK DOING THE PAYBACK THEME.

[Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story]

I went 9. I had a good time. Good matches, good promos. The main event stuff is a little stale but the overall show is good so it helps.

[A Little Doo Doo]

7

Some hiccups, but a much better show than last week's. I'm beyond tired of JD vs. Sami/Cody/KO, but the only thing I thought was bad was the Becky/Trish segment.

[J is Justice]

I'll go 7. The women's booking annoyed me as usual. I really liked Shinsuke's promo. Raquel's lack of crowd reaction cracked me up.

[Schizo]

9

Fun show overall with a promising main event scene

[Fade]

Didn’t catch all of it but that main event seemed so old school RAW in a good way.

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

Fun main event, only brought down by being yet another Judgment Day vs. some combination of Sami/Cody/KO match.

[asuka007]

7/10:

Fun opener and main event. But I am REALLY ready for these people to move on from each other.

Gunther vs. Gable was awesome.

The Women’s Division is a mess. Two matches across three hours, and both were squashed. They’ve botched Kacy and Kayden’s call ups and somehow they couldn’t make freaking Rhea vs. Candice LeRae a cool match because thru REFUSE to let the division look credible against Rhea and it sucks. And somehow they have also botched a Becky vs. Trish feud as well.

Miz vs. Tozawa was fun.

Nakumara’s promo was great tonight.

[Numero Dos]

I went with a 9. Really fun show overall with a great Gunther/Gable match that got me hyped for the rematch.

Plus one of my faves Tozawa got a win for a change. It’s been 6 years since he won a singles match on Raw, since he beat Neville for the Cruiserweight title

[XIII]

Pros: Gunther vs. Gable. Looks like they're giving people vignettes to help them get over as that is something that has been lacking for a long time. Looks like they're getting behind LA Knight a bit by booking him for Raw most of the time. Miz is a good person for him to get some wins over. Cody roasting JD McBobblehead for his bobblehead. Cole being a savage on commentary(Eddie Muster, etc.) Nakamura promo was good.

Cons: That Trish promo was not very good. Too much Judgment Day(I think that they're waning a bit).

Overall it was a good show.

[King Devitt and the Woke Mob]

6.

I liked the Shayna video package a lot.

Gable vs. Gunther was good, but I could have done with 10 more minutes and no commercials.

Also how WWE gonna say Gable couldn't be Kurt's son with the state of his hair?
Where's our resident hairline specialist at?

I really wish Rhea vs. Candace had had more time.
Feeding the division to Rhea to heat up Raquel is foolish.
I love Rhea, but it's getting a bit tedious. Give her a proper feud, Raquel ain't it.

Trish/Becky segment went way too long.
Also what was the crowd chanting at Trish?

Carter and Chance are so damn good as a team, it makes you wish the tag team field actually existed for them to flourish.

I'm over Cody. I'm on autopilot with him until he finally beats Roman at WM40.
And then I'll be on autopilot until he drops the belt to someone else.

I didn't mind Owens/Zayn being the focus due to being in Montreal.

Tired of how Judgment Day are being booked. Even Cole on commentary, one of the first things he said, was calling them losers.

And overall the crowd was solid.

If we did halves I would go 6.5, but a lot I wasn't feeling (even though I wasn't bored like last week) so I can only go 6.

[clc]

The Bad:
Too much Judgement Day.
Rhea still too OP. She couldn't even fully sell a surprise beat down from the tallest back musclyest powerhouse of the division? Even Hogan used to sell beat downs! Raquel ate one kick to the knee in a surprise beat down and was out of commission for... what? 3-4 weeks? If Rhea won't sell a beat down, she best be losing the belt at PayBACK MUSCLES.
I absolutely HATE that Piper Niven is allowed to just declare herself a champion.
I'm not into Cody Rhodes. Something about him feels so phony...If that's the point then Bravo! He's got me fooled.
Riddle

The Good:
Gunter vs Gable
Shinsuke video package
Tozowa with the win!
Chelsea's hat
Trish promo. Too long, but still in the plus column.
New Day was there.

I rate this show an 8. Mostly on the back of Gunther and Gable.

[dbrussel]

7

Distraction finishes. Count out finish. Tag team main event that restarts as a 6 Man tag after interference......

Is that you Vince?

[Friday Night SmackOwn]

It’s weird that Judgment Day are booked to be losers who lose nearly every match, while we have invincible Rhea who hasn’t lost for a long time and never really gets laid out or anything.