7 Things that have likely led to WWE's decline in ratings

Raw has experienced some of its lowest ratings in history over the last nine months.
Raw has experienced some of its lowest ratings in history over the last nine months.

#3 Not having matches that mean something

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This series of matches did nothing to help either team.
This series of matches did nothing to help either team.

A big thing that All Elite Wrestling promised to do was keep track of wins and losses and make them mean something rather than having random matches. It would let people know where wrestlers stood rather than simply knowing that Roman Reigns always wins and Curt Hawkins always loses.

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Hawkins' story of his losing streak actually gave meaning to his matches, but several random feuds like The Revival vs. Lucha House Party were lacking depth. The Revival kept losing in handicap matches and it was explained as fair by commentary. All it did was make the House Party look like they were cheating.

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When there are matches that do not involve titles or title implications unless there is a story behind the match, why should we care? On a recent Raw, the Lucha House Party beat a trio of unknown wrestlers. Nothing came of it. Why weren't they facing another trio of actual roster members?

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On the same episode, Lacey Evans beat a jobber in under three minutes right before her match at MITB. Was Alicia Fox busy? What was Tamina or Dana Brooke doing? By not utilizing the roster to the fullest, it has caused some talent to become disgruntled with their spots.

WWE has put on many needless matches with no story. Cedric Alexander, Heath Slater or Eric Young could have showed up but instead, 'local talent' were used. Why move superstars between shows if you don't use them?

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Edited by Israel Lutete
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