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Old 07-05-2018, 11:59 PM   #96
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I agree with the honeymoon period part. A lot of people tuned in to watch the Raw 25 show at the beginning of the year, and you can tell the impression it made on people. To be honest, if they can keep the brand split going until then, they could probably milk some televised unification matches for a few weeks, throw in a televised match for Lesnar if they have him, etc. They can thread these along as being special events for four weeks or so and try to cement the habit of watching.

But surely FOX would lay down that much money for property they see as being lazily promoted? And they can't expect triple the rating. In their statement, they talked about 2 million viewers, which I think is probably around their expectation. If it performs better than that on a network? Great. But it wouldn't be beneficial to them OR WWE to have a relationship based on the promise of a fan base that just isn't there.
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