Tonight's ECW: Adults Only; Raw Reunion Rating; Survivor Series Main Event Revealed
WWE.com posted the following preview for tonight's episode. Notice the small diatribe at the beginning of the preview. Since they never put a disclaimer with WWE episodes hyping 'sex celebrations' and other adult themes, this should be interesting. Here's the preview:
Tonight’s ECW program contains sexually-explicit material intended for adult audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.
Test closed out ECW on Sci Fi with a party. After he emerged victorious over Rob Van Dam, thanks to some assistance from Big Show, Paul Heyman entered the squared circle to raise Test's hand. Just how close is Test with Heyman? If he is as close as he appears to be, count on his continued success.
Big show also had a big night as he notched a victory when he and Matt Striker beat Sabu and Sandman, earning huge points for the new breed. He and Test appear to be on the same page as well.
Kevin Thorn also made an example of Tommy Dreamer, further proving his case as one of the elite Extremists. Will the newer Extremists continue their domination over the Originals on ECW on Sci Fi? Is the end finally near for the guys who helped build ECW?
After CM Punk’s match with Danny Doring, Kelly stopped being shy… well, for her. She put on a special strip show for Punk, enraging Mike Knox. Will Knox ever be able to control his girlfriend again or does this spell the end of ECW’s match made in heaven? How will Punk handle Knox with the added power of jealousy?
For the first time ever next week, brand-wide Extreme Strip Poker will take place on ECW on Sci Fi. Learn more about the event, which will feature Ashley, Candice, Kelly, Kristal, Maria and Trinity in the sexiest game of chance on television.
Don't miss the answers to all of these questions and Extreme Strip Poker at 10/9 CT on ECW on Sci Fi.
Raw for 10/6/05 scored a 3.8 rating. The hours were a 3.2, 4.2 and 4.0. Think that number doesn't sound so spectactular? Compare it to last years WWE 3 Hour Raw special.
Last year's was such a ratings fuss for WWE and USA Network, that they touted it all over the news world. I included a portion of last year's press release below. Compare the release below to last night's Raw rating and you'll see the significant drop. And last year's didn't have a DX reunion, and ECW.
From 10/2005:
Monday Night RAW debuted on USA as a three-hour special (7:55-11:13 p.m. ET/PT) with a 4.4 HH cvg rating and 5.6 million total viewers 2+, 2.9 million P18-49 and 2.5 million P25-54. In its regular 9-11P timeslot, RAW averaged a 4.7 HH cvg rating, 3.1 million P18-49s and 2.8 million P25-54s. An average of 6 million total viewers tuned in during the 9-11 p.m. ET/PT timeslot, nearly 2 million more viewers than Spike had last week.
Philadelphia TV markets are hyping up the main event already for this year's Survivor Series PPV.
The match has a 9 man Raw vs Smackdown vs ECW match featuring:
John Cena, Triple H, and Shawn Michaels (RAW)
vs
Booker T, Ray Mysterio, and Batista (SMACKDOWN)
vs
Big Show, Rob Van Dam, and Sabu
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