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Monday's episode of Raw, which was headlined by Braun Strowman vs. Big Show, averaged 3.208 million viewers on the USA Network and was up four percent from last week ...
This week's third hour held up better than it usually does, although there was still a decline. Raw did 3.259 million in the first hour, stayed basically even at 3.261 for hour two, and the third hour dropped three percent, to 3.127 million. The usual decline of late has been about ten percent from hour one to three.
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On the bright side, the 3rd hour drop was small although RAW didn't have strong numbers to begin with and this year's Road to Mania still on track on becoming the lowest ever since the pre-Attitude Era. In terms of audience demos, female audience overall was even smaller this week going into the main event.
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Originally Posted by Observer
It was announced this evening that Zack Sabre Jr. would be making his New Japan Pro Wrestling debut at the promotion's 45th anniversary event on March 6th. He will face Katsuyori Shibata, with Shibata’s RPW British Heavyweight Championship on the line.
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Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson tweeted about calling CM Punk from the ring after Raw went off the air: "I work off instinct, always listen to the people and try to give em something special. Huge positive feedback from @WWE Universe. Fun night"
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Originally Posted by PWI
Former WWE star April Brooks AKA AJ Lee took to Twitter today to comment on Thea Trinidad playing her in the forthcoming WWE Studios film "Fighting With My Family" after a writer for IGN.com noted how bizarre it was. The exchange is below:
So bizarre hearing this song play again at a WWE event as the actress playing AJ Lee comes out to the ring to film #FightingWithMyFamily! pic.twitter.com/QU9CNfRo9d
— Eric Goldman (@TheEricGoldman) February 21, 2017
@TheEricGoldman Whoa haha. I’ve never looked hotter…
— AJ Mendez Brooks (@AJBrooks) February 21, 2017
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Originally Posted by Observer
Highspots released a free video honoring the life of Ivan Koloff.
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Link to the tribute video:
https://www.highspotswrestlingnetwor.../59551/feature
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Originally Posted by PWI
Jeff Jarrett continued his rah rah press tour for TNA in Great Britain for The Huffington Post. On the company's relationship with the UK, Jarrett said, "It’s no secret that the relationship between the Impact Wrestling audience and fans in the UK has been very prosperous over the last few years. It did fall on hard times and that’s the main reason Ed and I are here - to start back on those positive relationships. The app was launched, it was rushed to market and there was a good reason for that - because of the Challenge TV situation we wanted the fan base to have a way to stay engaged. So we’re here with multiple discussions, with multiple networks, with promotors and doing media to re-energise the relationship across all its facets."
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Link to the interview:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dann..._14876242.html
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Originally Posted by PWI
Former WWE and TNA Producer Kevin Sullivan announced that he has returned to the company.
Sullivan had been producing videos for Jarrett's Global Force Wrestling while running his own production company, KSTV, LLC, producing videos for NBC TV. Sullivan is the latest member of the GFW core staff to return to TNA following Jarrett taking over the creative process as an executive producer, following Scott D'Amore and Dutch Mantel.
Sullivan announced his return via Twitter:
I'm excited to be back on the @IMPACTWRESTLING team. It was great catching up and seeing everyone in the studio today #MIGA @RealJeffJarrett
— Kevin Sullivan (@KevinSullyTV) February 21, 2017
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