WWE RAW - February 14th, 2011 (Who is Hosting WrestleMania?)

We need heels in this union. Sonic feels lonely.Redders1989

Punk makes Danielson seem like the Rock on the mic.

'Nuff Said.The_Great_One2

Umm.....yeah. There's only room for ONE Punk hater in this forum. Though I agree, Punk needs to go from "savoir of no one" to just being a fun guy like he was on commentary.SonicRenegade84

I'm the original Punk hater of this forum, noob.

'Nuff Said.

Sonic vs. The Great One

Book it.

Oh yeah! Cause Sonic is about to stick some respect up your candy ass! Punk can be hated by some, but I am the only Punk hater who's legit around here! So know your damn roll and go hate on someone else, ya jackwagon!

(wow, this reminds me of my days back at TV.com :P). 

Credit: WrestlingObserver.com

3.1

There is a lesson here, not that the rating of this show is all that important compared to what happened on the show. But there is still a lesson about surprises vs. advertising. I can't imagine an advertised return of Dwayne Johnson doing less than a 3.8.

Surprises are great, but not when advertising of what you are delivering will bring not just 1 million swing viewers but 1 million potential customers for WrestleMania, since the last 20 minutes of the show should have done more for WrestleMania than anything since the McMahon/Trump angle.

No question the segment was a home run. But instead of keeping it a secret, with one week worth of promotion, how much buzz would it have gotten before it happened? And how many casual fans who may be WrestleMania would have tuned in that haven't watched Raw in a year or more?

Credit: WrestlingObserver.com

3.1

There is a lesson here, not that the rating of this show is all that important compared to what happened on the show. But there is still a lesson about surprises vs. advertising. I can't imagine an advertised return of Dwayne Johnson doing less than a 3.8.

Surprises are great, but not when advertising of what you are delivering will bring not just 1 million swing viewers but 1 million potential customers for WrestleMania, since the last 20 minutes of the show should have done more for WrestleMania than anything since the McMahon/Trump angle.

No question the segment was a home run. But instead of keeping it a secret, with one week worth of promotion, how much buzz would it have gotten before it happened? And how many casual fans who may be WrestleMania would have tuned in that haven't watched Raw in a year or more?

Blue_Shield

The Raw overrun with the Rock's promo did 5.7 million viewer, jumping more than 20% from the show's overall number.

Credit: Pwinsider.com

Sonic vs. The Great One

Book it.

Blue_Shield

This needs it's own thread.

Hobbits don't like the Rock.