5 Reasons why WWE is making drastic changes to Monday Night RAW
WWE RAW's ratings have been steadily dipping over the last few years. There are a number of factors behind why this has happened, including the show being extended to 3 hours, but we won't get into those in details.
Instead, in this article, we'll look at WWE's attempts to 'shake up' Monday Night RAW over the last weeks and months and look at the possible reason behind why they're finally making these changes, despite ratings been in a downward spiral for ages.
The 'shake up' started after it was announced by Vince McMahon that the McMahon family would personally take control of both RAW and SD following the disastrous tenure of Baron Corbin as acting General Manager of the red brand.
The changes started at a glacial pace and it took weeks for the first announced NXT stars to make their debuts. On last night's episode of WWE RAW we got the pleasant surprise of seeing 4 of NXT top stars appearing on RAW and it now looks like WWE are finally making serious changes.
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#5 Upcoming deal with FOX
WWE's upcoming deal with FOX but that doesn't mean that RAW's ratings won't matter. RAW has always been and still is perceived as the flagship show with more top stars on it than SmackDown. RAW always gets higher average ratings.
However, with SmackDown heading to FOX later this year, just sending some big-name stars over to SmackDown won't be enough to increase ratings on the blue brand. WWE will also need to build momentum on Monday Night RAW.
If the flagship show isn't great, some fans may not even watch SmackDown later in the week. Of course, I'm talking about the more casual fans and probably not those of you reading this article.