1) Why The Unsanctioned Match Was Moved From Extreme Rules
WWE has officially announced an unsanctioned match for RAW. It will be The Big Show vs Randy Orton. This left many fans confused as it seemed like the company was going to do this match at the Extreme Rules PPV.
According to Dave Meltzer in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, this match was moved to RAW in order to try and help ratings. Here is what he wrote:
”With Raw ratings declining so significantly, the Big Show vs. Randy Orton match will air on the 7/20 Raw show in an unsanctioned match. That does make sense because that match isn’t going to add any network buyers, which is how you make money today off a PPV, but after this past week’s record low, Show vs. Orton should avert coming even close to another record low next week. At least they’d better hope for that, because it will be scary if they put that match on television and don’t get a significant improvement.”
My Take:
- If I am being honest, I don’t know if a Randy Orton vs Big Show match in 2020 is going to help bring in new viewers. I don’t mind this match not happening at the PPV but I don’t think that it is going to be a massive ratings draw.
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