#4 RAW's ratings are dipping constantly
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The ratings of RAW have been on a downfall ever since Brock Lesnar won the Universal Championship as hardly one or two shows have managed to reach the 3 million mark in the year 2018.
Surely, the third hour of the show causes the writers to slow down the pace of the show but the reason why the writers need to keep the pace slow is the absence of their top champion.
Remember the first RAW after the brand split? Well, if you don't then let me remind you, RAW did not seem like a 3-hour show at all and the fans did not notice how the 3 hours passed by because of the excellent content on the show.
Things have not been the same due to some baffling bookings like giving the top championship to someone like Goldberg, Brock Lesnar and keep on pushing Roman Reigns to the moon despite the negative response. However, handing the belt to someone like Balor could help RAW bounce back in the rating department.