Smackdown scores horrible rating

[Guest Kahran Ramsus]

HHH is ratings death.

[Guest humongous2002]

The ratings went down for Smackdown due to the fact that Hogan who's 70 years old is being pushed as the #1 babyface, he could be getting big pops in the arenas but at home the tvs are being turned off, if he's such a big draw then how come WCW didn't get to win the ratings war against the WWF, the nostalgia is over. Edge's push is just downright pathetic and there's no chance in hell he should get a pin over Angle. Edge needs Christian instead of being "fun loving" Edge. And one more thing RAW didn't have HGH on monday but he was at Smackdown with his boring predictable promos, he's not over as a babyface champ and he should spend more time getting his speed back(b/c he is as slow as Hogan) and less time banging Steph. He should get a new shirt saying " I banged Stephanie and all I got was this T-shirt and a new shiny belt".

[Guest]

Hogan didn't help WCW's ratings toword the end because the storylines were horrible. You could have put Austin in the same position and the ratings wouldn't have been different.

 

I agree with the edge statement.

[Guest Dangerous A]

"HHH is ratings death."

 

 

This statement has no legs whatsoever. There is no facts behind this at all. Just saying is all.

[Guest humongous2002]

So are you telling me  WCW had low ratings b/c Hogan was booked poorly in WCW? mmmmmm.... didn't Hogan had creative control in WCW and he booked his own matches?????Some loyal fans could be so blind sometimes.

[Guest]

I'm not a "Hulkamaniac", I just hate when people blame Hogan for ridiculous things.

[Guest Austin3164life]

Some of you saying that Triple H is hurting ratings may be right.  I asked my friend who went to last week's Smackdown, and he said that he and the people he was with went to get drinks while Triple H was in the ring.....

[Guest Dangerous A]

"Some of you saying that Triple H is hurting ratings may be right.  I asked my friend who went to last week's Smackdown, and he said that he and the people he was with went to get drinks while Triple H was in the ring....."

 

I'm sure people have gone up to get drinks during Rock, Hogan, Austin, Angle, Jericho, Taker, and just about anyone who cuts long promos. I attended a house show in Davis last saturday and HHH headlined against Jericho. HHH got top pop of the night and had people chanting his name throughout. When he saluted the crowd at the end of the show, he got a crazy pop. He is not over with the internet audience, but I was with several marks and our section had a ton of marks and they all marked out huge when HHH came to the ring and when he performed in the ring. I am with the understanding that he is over with the marks and casuals. But I guess those marks and casuals just don't know what's good for them. Damn sheep! Gimme a break.

[Guest Kahran Ramsus]

He's not over in most places.  Just listen to his pops, or lack of.  Obviously, not every place is the same.  But usually HHH only gets a pop on about the same level as Edge.

[Guest TheMikeSC]

I'm shocked nobody has mentioned that maybe, just maybe, Hulk Hogan isn't that hot a ratings draw.

                     -=Mike

[Guest TheMikeSC]

Or maybe I should read the second page of these strings.

 

                      -=Mike

[Guest Zero_Cool]

RAW is NEW at the moment.  They're pushing new people, Buh Buh, Spike, RVD.  At the top, they have a huge rating drawer in SCSA.  It's impressive that I've been watching and marking for him like five years now, yet I've never grown tired of him, because he's always trying new things.

 

Plus, on RAW, you have Ric Flair, a guy who people like to watch.  On SD, you got McMahon, who doesn't get it that the novelty on the letcher thing was lgone ealry last year when he was making us sick with the Trish stuff.

 

Anyway, I look forward to RAW every Monday.  There are things to look forward to.  Brock Lesnar, RVD, SCSA, Ric Flair.  Then you turn on SD, and nothing is new.  It's almost like they're two completely different dimensions.

[Guest mastermind]

Smackdown sucked this week plain and simple for the most part. Many are right Smackdown doesn't seem fresh compared to RAW. I think this is a GOOD SIGN. Vince and his crappy soap opera sports entertainment is turning off viewers. Mcmahon MUST get a clue here. HE IS STALE! Cut down your segments. Mcmahon evil man is played out. I talked about the third dimension to characters that the wwf doesn't do much anymore. Why don't we see the Vince Mcmahon "mastermind" who is out to crush his competition like the wcw war days? I'm sorry I thought the whole bit he did with Stacy sucked. Trish and Terri gave more pleasure for eye candy during their bikini match. Some one said this before. Old horny man Vince just isn't entertaining.

 

Another reason. I hope Vince also gets a clue that he RUSHED the red and yellow and Hulk Hogan. Hogan shouldn't be on like he is. Show clips of Hogan training or something. Keep his stints short. His run is short term boost at best. The less we see of Hogan the louder and longer his pops will stay. Hogan turning to the red and yellow so fast already probably gave fans what they wanted. A reprise of Hulkamania one last time. The wwf has already given this away. They should have stuck with Hollywood Hogan longer as fans would stay more glued to see when Hogan returned to his roots. I think Hogan actually was correct in not bringing back the red and yellow at this moment. I mean Hogan looked SLOW out there this week. The more you keep him to just interviews and promos the better when he actually steps into the ring. Again, this is booking. Back in the day this is how the wwf promoted Hogan. I know some state he hardly was on tv and had defended the title for viewers, but there was a reason for that. Hogan is limited.

 

Triple H I agree with some. Trips is a problem. Sure he may get pops to the CONVERTED fans at house shows. Those aren't the fans that aren't tuning in though. At Mania you had more of a casual fanbase with the larger crowd and fans walked out the building for his match. The fans just aren't glued to face Triple H as they were with heel Triple H.  I will say it again. This face Trips seems forced. I agree with some that the nWo are actually appealing to casual fans.

 

Smackdown is also lacking in championship matches. It's really dumb how the wwf put all the titles except the tag and cruiserweight title on the roster. The wwf didn't split it up properly imo. There is no real "smackdown champion" like say the I-C titlist RVD (RAW champion). The fans may see RAW as superior because the more important champions are on that roster.

[Guest Loss4Words]

Damnit, it's not Vince's fault or HHH's fault or Hogan's fault. It's Jericho's fault and Angle's fault.

 

Geez, when will you people ever learn?

[Guest Kahran Ramsus]

Damnit, it's not Vince's fault or HHH's fault or Hogan's fault. It's Jericho's fault and Angle's fault.

 

Geez, when will you people ever learn?

 

Well, that is what HHH will say, but it doesn't make it true.

[Guest KANE]

You guys are wondering why no one watched Smackdown while everyone watches Raw, but you're confused as to why, since Smackdown has more potential.  

 

The problem is that a lot of you are comparing Raw and Smackdown to try and figure out why.  It's not that marks like Raw better than Smackdown, it's all about what else is on TV.

 

There is nothing good on Monday nights.  NOTHING.  The only thing to watch is Raw.  

 

Inversely, Thursday is an excellent night for television.  I didn't watch Smackdown because Fox offered me Family Guy and Andy Richter.  I chose Fox.  I know a lot of others must have done the same.

[Guest goodolemr]

Hell, I've been watching Survivor instead of Smackdown.

[Guest notJames]

I agree with Kane... to a certain extent (does that make me a Kanenite?    ). Smackdown has always been against the Must-See-TV line up and whatever else is on, and this was a significant drop in ratings, so I'm not sure Fox's offerings were that much of a contribution (btw, I caught Andy Ricther's show once and I wasn't too impressed). But yes, when compared to the other shows on Monday nights, RAW will usually win out over Ally McBeal etc. (I have no idea what else is on from 9 to 11).

 

But the one significant factor about Smackdown that seems to be turning off the fans is the amount of backstage vignettes, skits, and in-ring garbage they keep peddling. It seems wrestling fans really want to watch wrestling, and although Raw hasn't been completely skit-free, the ratio seems a bit more skewed toward in-ring action. Vince's on-air sex fantasies probably contributed as well. I mean, it's kind of confusing when Vince, a heel, aligns himself with Stacy, for all intents and purposes a defacto face. Kinda like when Jarrett and Debra joined forces. The crowd was split... not to mention that the whole interview skit was pointless and boring. In fact, I can't really remember what went on after that whole spiel. That doesn't bode well for Smackdown, does it?

 

But if you want a simple answer, it's probably because the Rock wasn't on.

[Guest Coffin Surfer]

Somehow I don't think Edge comedy skits, Albert's nipple rings, 15mins of Vince doing job interviews, and HHH smacking Angle's bare ass= big ratings.  

 

I dunno, Maybe Iam wrong and the WWF knows what their doing.

[Guest Will Scarlet]

I think it is combination of the freshness of Raw and the Thursday time slot for Smackdown.  I have enjoyed Raw a lot more than Smackdown so far because you have a mishmash of different guys in it.  You have proven guys like Austin, Taker, and Flair, guys who were lost in the shuffle and seem to finding new characters(Kane, Big Show), guys who are fresh with limitless potential(RVD, Brock), guys finally getting singles pushes(Bradshaw, Bubba), a women's division that was picking up steam before the split, a bunch of other guys who barely had any tv time before and might actually get pushed now, and most importantly, no McMahons.  

 

Smackdown, on the other hand, seems to be the same stuff that the WWF fed us before.  You have Albert getting a push, you have Angle and Jericho being those highly entertaining guys who always job clean to the big stars, you have Triple H and his cure for insomnia promos, and a healthy helping of McMahon.  The only thing that I care about on it is the fact that Tajiri is actually doing something, as is Kidman.  Otherwise, it is like ??? because it is the same boring stuff that caused me to turn off the WWF in the first place.  Combine that with the fact that I have better things to do on Thursday, and I really do not watch much of Smackdown.  The past two weeks I have switched it off before the main event figuring, "Well, Angle and Jericho are jobbing, so what's the point?"

[Guest Your Olympic Hero]

No one cares about the nWo. Did you hear the "reaction" from the crowd when Flair said that Austin was to face Scott Hall? No one cared. They went nuts when he said Taker was to face RVD.

 

Taker, Austin, RVD = Raw draws

[Guest]

The lack of set change makes it look stale compared to the revamped RAW.