WWE RAW: Top 5 YouTube videos from this week's episode (20th January 2020)

WWE has become more than just a cable or live event product and is now a multimedia property. Whether you watch it on the WWE Network or on any other site, YouTube views can be used as a metric to determine which angles on screen people seek out to view.

Whether it's someone going to checkout something they missed from RAW live or it is something so good that you have to relive that moment all over again.

Legends returning, Superstars making an appearance after a long time and main-event performers tend to always draw big numbers. Brock Lesnar, for example, is almost always in the top five most watched WWE videos in YouTube. However, guys like Andrade and Drew McIntyre are now getting into the top five and it's a way to get more eyes balls on the up-and-coming stars.

So without further delay, let's have a look at the videos that have got the maximum views this week.

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#5 Andrade vs. Rey Mysterio United States Title Ladder Match

The first match of Monday Night RAW this past week was an absolute gem that social media raved about. This match, however, didn't have as many YouTube viewers as I would have thought, given that it was Championship Ladder Match.

Generally speaking, people will seek out matches such as this just to re-watch the insane spots that occurred during the bout and this one was no exception. You had a Hammerlock DDT on The Master Of The 619 by El Idolo onto the ladder from the top of another one and even an attempt by Rey Mysterio to sunset flip Andrade onto another.

The performance of this video certainly has me scratching my head as to why it finished fifth and didn't have as many viewers as I expected and barely finished ahead of The Viking Raiders losing their tag titles.

Viewership Total: 660,000

#4 Randy Orton vs. Drew McIntyre

For the second week in a row, Drew McIntyre was able to finish in the top five of the YouTube rankings, this time in his singles match with Randy Orton.

The match didn't feature many insane moments but it was a vintage performance from The Viper. The match didn't have a clean finish and witnessed The OC get involved. The best part of this match was the optics as The Scottish Psychopath seemed to be Orton's peer in the ring and was handling the spotlight well.

After the match, Orton would give some praise to McIntyre before hitting a RKO and leaving his opponent laid out. However, before Orton could go all the way to the back McIntyre would cut another solid promo proclaiming that he would be the winner of the Royal Rumble.

I expect McIntyte to continue to be on this top five list every week as he continues his ascension as a babyface, it will be worth monitoring his status on YouTube on the road to WrestleMania.

Viewership Total: 729,000

#3 Ricochet pays a painful price challenging Brock Lesnar

If Brock Lesnar is on television, chances are he will be featured in the top five for YouTube rankings. Last week he finished in the top spot with R-Truth seeing over one million views which are where most expect him to be.

This week he dropped a bit down to the third spot with just over six hundred thousand views for not doing much. Again as I've mentioned before, Ricochet is highlighted heavily in the thumbnail and the title which WWE could likely do to see how his YouTube performance matches up to others.

Last week, the views were over a million which makes me wonder why being paired with Ricochet would receive so many fewer views.

In this, Ricochet cuts a promo on how this may be his only shot at Brock Lesnar and challenges the champ and quickly gets dropped with a kick below the belt.

Heyman also continued to promote the champion as the No.1 entrant into this Sunday's Royal Rumble match.

Viewership Total: 838,000

#2 The Monday Night Messiah Welcomes His New Disciple

The opening segment of Monday Night RAW featured Seth Rollins and his introduction of Buddy Murphy into his faction. This was a great way to begin the show as the last segment from the prior week was Murphy helping Rollins get a victory in the first-ever Fist Fight on the Red brand.

The faction almost had two top-five videos just finishing behind the United States Title match by only one thousand views. People have an interest in this new group and the heel gimmick Rollins is playing.

In this segment, the new faction would be interrupted by Joe and Kevin Owens who wanted revenge on the heel group. They were not alone however as the Viking Raiders would also come to the ring to help Owens and Joe take on Rollins, Murphy, and AOP. This would lead to Rollins and Murphy challenging for the tag team titles and later in the night winning those titles. The group now has even more momentum and are now champions going into the Road to WrestleMania which should only pique more interest.

Viewership Total: 905,000

#1 LIV Morgan and Rusev vs. Bobby Lashley and Lana

The feud that continues to prevail in YouTube metrics is back at the top of the rankings after main eventing RAW this week. There is some belief that the RAW Main Event will generally have higher than normal views on YouTube due to the natural fall off over the course of Monday Night.

This, of course, means how the third hour of Raw is often watched considerably less than the prior two hours, which could be due to people having to work, kids having to go to bed or just wanting to watch something else on television. With the WWE making it so easy for programming to be seen, such as the case here on YouTube, people are more willing to turn the chanel from the show and come back later to watch. This has been a hot button topic for social media since the beginning of the angle but it certainly delivers each and ever week on YouTube. You now have to wonder where this angle is going and if we are close to seeing a conclusion.

Viewership Total: 1.4 Million