I'd have to be paid up front to watch Raw anymore .

I shall try to find some fun in this giveaway by guessing who Mr. McMahon's next assistant will be. Last time, it was Charlie Haas, so next it will be ... Super Crazy.

I am already having more fun than I did while watching, last night.

Any thoughts on the rumors that Vince and Dana White are buying the UFC and that's why both have pressers for Thur?

RESPONSE FROM KEVIN ECK: All I know is that Dana White has been asked about a deal with WWE and he has denied it.

I'am a weekly fan of the WWE and want the RAW to continue. I have been viewing the wwe every time it is on in the week. I'am a dedicated fan. So keep it up.

Eck,

How were winners on the West Coast able to get the password when Raw isn't aired live there???

I think the contest is legit but the callers were notified ahead of time & given the information needed so the WWE wouldn't look stupid if someone didn't know the password

RESPONSE FROM KEVIN ECK: The password was on wwe.com, so that is how viewers on the west coast would know the password if called.

How hard headed and stubborn is Vince? If people wanted to watch a game show, then Howie Mandell has one over on NBC. We are wrestling fans Vince. And the reason the ratings are down is because your wrestling product stinks right now. It's predictable and getting harder to watch every week. I've basically stopped watching ECW and Smackdown in recent months because I have found better things to do with my extra 3 hours a week. And this is coming from a diehard, hardcore 25 year wwe fan.
This million dollar joke is an act of desparation. Look in the mirror Vince.
There was nothing entertaining about last nights episode, besides the Jericho segment. We've all seen the tired Mae Young kissing segments, John Cena vs Jelly Belly Layfield, and "money money yeah yeah" dances countless times. If Vince really wants to reward the fans he will stop shoving Cena as a face down our throats. In 1997 the Bret Hart heel turn was created by the fans and it was one of the most entertaining periods in wwe history. Let the fans decide who they want to cheer and boo. And Big Poppa Pump was on the money when he noted the rating slumps caused by another * Yawn *, excuse me, Triple H title reign.
They need to get rid of ECW and focus on the 2 original brands. One of the biggest problems is there is too much wrestling on tv and not enough ideas to cover it, hence Colin Delany vs Estrada. Mike Knox vs Stevie Richards. Get my point?
The philosophy that the announcers are always baffled by every development is getting old and makes us fans look dumb. I..I...I... I don't know, do you, Tazz?
My point is that major changes in wrestling philosophy need to be done and not just a stupid 3 hour draft. The renaisance that wrestling had a decade ago wasn't caused by Vince. He took alot of ideas from Bischoff and Heyman and mixed it into a show never before seen by wwe fans. And I don't think he is capable of doing it again. So from now on I will compare
Vincent Kennedy McMahon to our beloved Orioles owner Peter Angelos.
As long as they both are running the show, it's going to be the same old story.

yes but what you need to realise is that wwe is an international company and therefore it is popular in alot of other countries which have people from different cultures that may disagree with what the usa market wants...hmmm...USA market or the rest of the world...

Am I the only one who couldn't care less about a weekly television rating? Is it really that important to all of us?

RESPONSE FROM KEVIN ECK: No, it's not that important to us, but WWE and TNA obsess about them.

In response to Chris:

Triple H should step away from wrestling. He needs to take an extended leave and return in a new role. Personally, I would love to see him named the on-air CEO of the company one day. I think that would be a new and compelling role for him if he replaced Vince as the overseer.

As an in-ring talent, however, I can't take him, or Cena, or JBL, or Kane, or Big Show, or Batista anymore. Vince's favorites are not mine, and vice versa. Once this giveaway smoke settles, it really is going to be the same old story.

Old dogs and old tricks.

Who the hell is actually watching WWE in 2008 other than retards and pinheads?

I'm a long time WWE/WWF fan from across the pond in England, and i have to agree with one of the above posts that the reason the ratings have fallen is because you can only watch the same match so many times. (Edge vs Undertaker/Batista for 10 months is just one example) I also agree that Vince should stop trying to push Cena down our throats as a face. He gets so many Boo's it just gets embarassing for the commentators when they have to try and cover it.

The simple matter of fact is that there are too many hours of T.V time to fill and not enough top talent to do it, and why isn't there enough top talent? because the same 6 or 7 wrestlers are the only ones who ever get a push so the rest (some very talented wrestlers Shelton Benjamin, Jamie Noble, Paul London, Ken Kennedy to name but four) get very little T.V time and end up in squash matches against the usual suspects (Kane,Undertaker,Triple H, Cena etc..) meaning there is no future for the WWE the way they are going.

I haven't read a single post from hardcore fans that is positive about this money giveaway episode of RAW. So if the fans are you have are turned off and the ratings show new ones aren't climbing aboard, you need to either find a way to do this without killing the pacing of the show or just scrap it. I know with all the publicity it is being vien that Vince will need to go with it for awhile, but he needs to make sure he isn't so stubborn with the idea he alienates the true fans he has that weren't all that happy with the product of late to being with.

Last night I had about 4 paragraphs written on how VKM has tried to ruin my Wrestling fix. I felt like I was just being old fashioned since I have been watching wrestling since the Saturday Morning Wrestling and Roller Derby double header, but I deleted it. I just figured I just don't like change. Chris summed up some of my feelings well.

Two big happenings in Wrestling and how we watch it. Vince bought his competition and when they got the "F" out and became "Wrestling Entertainment".

At this point other than the taped TNA shows we only have what Vince force feeds us for competition. We have 2 choices watch or walk. People are walking slowly but surely.

One reason they are IMO, is the Entertainment side. Lillian is a great singer, but I don't turn on the WWF errrr E for Lillian. Then there's Jillian and Trevor. This isn't Entertainment let alone Wrestling. Let the TALENT play. I'd love to see more Cryme Tyme in the ring, not strutting outside the ring. Almost makes me wonder if they are bad actors trying to be wrestlers or bad wrestlers trying to be actors. At this point neither are good. Good stuff coming up with DiBiase's kid, but instead of me wondering what may be next, I'm wondering how its gonna be screwed up.

Vince has incredible resources, every RAW could have PPV Talent and wrestling. Has anyone ever noticed how smooth and watchable RAW is when Vince wasn't in every shot or wasn't on TV once every quarter hour. Frankly, I'm sick of seeing Vince on TV. I don't begrudge the Owner getting involved with their business, but Major Story Lines? We've seen Vince blown up, we've seen Psycho Vince, Depressed Vince, Angry(at the fans) Vince, Vince setting Flair's retirement in motion and now Vince giving his money away. Take that Million and give it back to the wrestlers. That Million Dollars if used correctly may have saved Benoit's Family, possibly others that have died in Hotel Rooms and others heading down the path of Steroids, Pain-killers and alcohol. I don't know and sometimes I wonder why I still watch it?

We want to see more new wrestler, more different talented wrestler search around the world and more new bad guy for the the WWE superstar to compete with. We want to find the next Hulk Hogan and Undertaker.

i think its great what vince is doing,raw will get respect,vince will get respect,its good that he is doing this,not everyone with money will just give it away,GOD BLESS VINCE&RAW for what they all do!!!!!!! ask yourself this question-would any you do what they ALL DO,i bet not

So...the rest of the world wants to watch the awful Mike Adamle; Vince McMahon giving away money instead of another match; guys like Khali who can barely move, let alone wrestle; and the same three guys in the main event every week?

Sad world.

This was a self-fulfilling prophecy. Vince McMahon and his company were at their best when they had WCW and ECW to compete with, grab talent from (and lose talent they didn't want anymore to), and steal ideas from.

Vince himself gradually killed his competition by buying up wrestlers and killing territories in the 1980s, and then, although there were plenty of non-McMahon fingerprints on the corpses, buying WCW and ECW when they were exhausted.

He needs to find a way to go back to the past so that wrestlers can be recycled and reborn, and that he can have competition to work off of. (TNA and ROH try, but aren't there yet.)

I think Vince is guilty of killing his golden goose and has himself, his greed and his ego to blame. I'll just keep watching TNA, hope for it to get better and enjoy watching the McMahons slow path to ruin.

The June 2 RAW (which did a 3.1) was #2 (10-11:05 p.m. ET) and #6 (9-10 p.m. ET) in the top 10 most watched cable shows for the week of June 2 - June 8.

The May 19 RAW (3.2) took spots 7 and 8 for May 19 - May 25. NBA playoff games took numbers 1-6.

If RAW's ratings are bad, what words need to be used to describe the shows it out-performed (pretty much every other show on cable)?

RESPONSE FROM KEVIN ECK: No one ever said the ratings weren't still decent as far as cable ratigns go. But keep in mind that Raw used to be No. 1 by a wide margin. Vince McMahon himself isn't happy with WWE's declining ratings (in the early part of this decade they were doing in the 6 range), and that's why he is doing things like giving away a million dolars every week.

I've never been a real fan of wrestling, but certainly your give away to help others is wonderful. In this economy it is even more so!
Joan La Grone

Having nothing to do with this post (sorry, Kevin), but more to Jack in Hebron. A couple of entries ago (the one on the Nash/Joe angle), I asked some questions about TNA so as to better understand what I had just watched. I'd sort of hoped for a reply from Jack.

So, Jack in Hebron, given that you're a TNA fan, would you mind emailing me with some insight on TNA? (miaaingeal@gmail.com)

Really,I don't get why many people are tuning out.I mean I get the NBA playoffs,and the fact that less people are watching tv,that's why the ratings for every single show have dropped,not just Raw.I mean he was giving away a million dollars.The people that tund out I'd sday didn't register for some stupid reason and watch it.What person doesn't want hundreds of thousand of dollars.He had Hardy vs Triple H,Kennedy vs Burchill,Mickie James vs Beth Phoenix.I mean at first people are complaining that they're not advancing any storylines and having worthless angles.And now they have Melina vs Beth Phoenix while Phoenix is trying to be champion,Kennedy vs the Burchills,Triple H vs John Cena.Cena and Triple H only had a match against each other not countless times.I didn't see people complaining about the rock,hogan,stone cold being champions for so long and not giving other people the spotlight./Triple H isn't boring,it's just that people tune out because they're favorites aren't champion,ex Hardy,CM Punk,and so on.I get that people tuned out because he said he was giving away a million dollars,which is just stupid why they would tune out.The giveaways didn't last long,they were about 10 to 12 minutes long total.Which that still leaves about an hour and a half.L;ast week they had Hardy vs Cena,and yet people tuned out.People are expecting something great and over the top every week.Which that won't happen anymore,this isn't the attitude era.This is the family friendly WWE.They don't have bra and panties,bleeding as much,hardcore stipulation matches,over the top limit peshing angles as much.They are giving away great and good matches but people are tuning out,so they're isn't much point to push the limit if the ratings don't go up.If people are watching the NBA,NFL,MLB,TNA,MMA,or another show,then there isn't much point to have pay per view type matches if nobodies watching and doesn't want to,or are watching something else.All the WWE pay per views that they had this year were amazing,from One Night Stand,to Wrestlemania,to No Way Out,to the Royal Rumble,and so on.And yet people are complaining.It makes no sense,they have angles and matches not just angles.The angles are only 10 to 15 minutes of a show usually less.The matches about an hour and a half.They're not using Khali,Snitsky,Ashley that much at all.They haven't in over weeks,until now.,not even long.What about Hardy,CM Punk,HBK,Jericho,Triple H,JBL,Umaga,Batista,Edge,Kofi and so on,all very entertaining.The people they want to be champion just aren't ready yet,and if they use them now,they might run out of contenders sooner than later if they do that.And you won't have very credible or good champions.CM Punk is just an example of that.People wanted him to be Morrison,and he did and the ECW Title was worth less and less valuable and prestigous.Morrison was one of the best ECW champions to Punk beating him after his 5th try,really.And then Chavo beat him,and Kane won in 8 seconds.Which I could get,by Kane being the champion it becomes more prestigous and they can build the ECW Title up,and now with Big Show challenging,it'll be even better.Also I don't see people complaining about rock/austin,the NBA playoffs.How many times have the Lakers,and Celtics been in the finals.Ther lakers and Celtics won so many times.In fact the celtics have won the finals 10 out of 12 times before and then other times in a row as well,same with lakers.Look at the finals now,I mean really look ,not so great,sure better than last year's spurs,but not so great.So,if some of the U.S. Fans keep complaining,then why should the WWE try to even give the fans a million dollars or even perform as much there.I mean they put on great m,atches just y'all compare them to other matches which they can't compare because of the era and difference.People are complaining about the other matches they have,but in the attitude era they weren't better.They were worse,I mean Al Snow,Crash Holly,RTC,Mean Street Posse,and so on.Now they improved the whole show,they're not putting the whole show on one person anymore like Austin,Rock.They are focusing on the whole show not just the World title scene or the most popular superstars and favorite superstars.They are still focusing on the title because it's the most prestigous,highest valued thing in the WWE.They are just developing other things as well.So Raw isn't worse,it's just different.It's not the attitude era anymore,it's not the era of austin,rock.It's the era of Cena,Orton,Edge,Triple H,Batista,and so on.You can't comnpare the two beacause they are different,they had different people,it was a different time.So instead of comparing the two,why don't you just enjoy it instead of rating it and comparing it,just enjoy the show.

"RESPONSE FROM KEVIN ECK: No one ever said the ratings weren't still decent as far as cable ratigns go. But keep in mind that Raw used to be No. 1 by a wide margin. Vince McMahon himself isn't happy with WWE's declining ratings (in the early part of this decade they were doing in the 6 range), and that's why he is doing things like giving away a million dolars every week."

True, the ratings are down, and people have no problem pointing out that, but RAW typically being one of the most watched shows on cable doesn't get mentioned nearly as much, which was my point.

Most of the time, I just see "RAW does another terrible rating" reports on wrestling sites. It's just seems weird to me to use words like "terrible" to describe the show's ratings given RAW's position on cable.

ALways about the ratings! This was the main reason I could never get into WCW back in the day - the whole thing was to beat the WWE in the ratings war. I've been watching since Wrestle Mania 2 and my interest in watching raw is declining - though I still do.

The Million dollar thing is boring,,, too bad they had to pull the plug on the Regal angle, though I'm pleased that they will do that when there are violations of the Wellness policy. It gives WWE credibility as doing what's right instead of doing what's good for $$.

It will be simple to fix the ratings slump - the same thing they did when WCW was strong - reinvent the product. Shawn Micheals and Chris Jericho (and Jeff Hardy) - as good as they are - can't carry it all on their own much longer.

They've got to bring new guys in as tag teams, build up the tag and intercontinental titles again and have guys move through the ranks the same way Edge, Shawn Micheals, Bret Hart all did.

They have some of the best potential in Shelton Benjamin and John Morrison, Umaga (sad to see him turning into another jobber like they did to Kane for still unknown reasons), MVP, CM punk (what happened to money in the bank??) and Kennedy. With another few new fresh and exciting tag teams, they'd be set. Kane also needs to reinvent his monster character. Rather than wasting a million dollars a week for a while, spend Raw's air time doing all that.

John Cena needs to turn heel for a while and if they really want the fans to cheer for him, he needs to do that for a while. I was a Cena hater when he was the unbeatable champ for a gazillion years but I agree that his matches are getting better. He'd make it even better with a new look (not the rapper again!), a few new moves and stop doing those God Awful shoulder blocks that he does. For some reason, they just look stupid.... not really sure why!
I admire his reported passion for the business and his obvious desire to train and get better but He still sucks on the mic though... I'd like to see an angle similar to the Bret Hart thing - ticked off about getting booed and see him have a story with Jeff Hardy (who gets cheered despite his suspension) and see John win controversially at a small pay perview and Jeff win clean at a big one - summerslam being ideal. Then have Jeff go on to win the belt from someone other than HHH - HBK being a fantastic one. HBK should win the belt from HHH (who should turn heel around summerslam time) at Summer slam or Survivor series, keep the belt through the Royal rumble (with Hardy winning the rumble) and drop it to Hardy at Wrestlemania 25. He really should have the the belt again for a while. He hasn't had it for years and he only had it for a short time then after his comeback. I think that proves he's not a back stage politician. How good would a wresltemaina main event be with HBK and Hardy with Hardy winning?

I just recently watched the Matt & JEff Hardy story and agree that it would be cool to see Jeff the Raw champ and Matt the champ on Smackdown for a while. Bring Umaga, CM Punk, Morrison and Kennedy to smackdown and there are a few good feuds there to build up Matt Hardy.

Disagree with anyone who is critical of this promotion at all.

Any internet marketer will tell you that "the money is in the list". One email address is worth $1 a month, maybe more.

If 1 million people signed up....at least 500,000 of them also "opted" to also get the WWE newsletter.

500,000 extra people they can email about new merch, PPVs, ect.

Also, with the increased traffic on WWE.com the ad revenue will increase.

You can really buy the kind of traffic they got for a couple million....all of them gave their info...that is a lot of info.

Even if it does nothing to the ratings...this promotion was brilliant and did more than anyone realizes.

Part of WWE's plan was to show the advertising community the audience. Now they have everyone's address, birthday, email, ect.

Think about it....I thought you guys were called smart marks?

RESPONSE FROM KEVIN ECK: There's no doubt that getting a comprehensive list was part of the plan. But you're kidding yourself if you don't think that Vince was expecting a spike in the ratings and that that was his main goal.

I enjoyed the Money Mania segments... because a) It angered the marks and b) reminded the world that wrestling is supposed to be fun. Get it. Got It. Good.

Answer to the West Coast question. Not sure about WWE.com but I have Direct TV and RAW comes on at 6:00. What sucks even worse is that I can't watch SD because it's on a local channel. Anyway, my daughter had to call me and tell me the password because I wasn't home from work yet. Thank goodness for DVR. My co-worker thinks it's rigged because the people who "won" weren't even excited. If Vince gave me $50,000 I would do a bit more than just sit there on the phone. These people acted like he owed it to them or something.

For the comment on HHH retiring. This guy is following the footsteps of Flair. Now I am in no way comparing them as wrestling talents but HHH is in the McMahon family and knows people come to see him. I live in Bakersfield and let me tell you. First, they put on another match after the televised show cut and it was a great one. Afterward, HHH went through as much of the crowd as he possibly could without getting mugged to interact with as many fans as he could. He realizes that people came to see him and Cena walked away letting him have his glory.

Third note, I do like the idea of turning Cena heel again. Hence the title of my name I am a Yankee fan but for him to refer to the Yankees in a good manner being a beantown boy doesn't even sound right. Cena's entertaining no matter what role he plays.

you guys rule at the wwe & can you put the Hardy Boyz vs D genaration X in a tlc match if you do put the match on this monday I vote for D genaration X!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"I enjoyed the Money Mania segments... because a) It angered the marks and b) reminded the world that wrestling is supposed to be fun. Get it. Got It. Good."

Going along with the fun route, I remember watching WWE when their segments were funny. We all love good wrestling, but it was the funny entertainment segments that kept me watching. Seeing the Rock and Foley play off each other was priceless. DX's banter back and forth left you in stitches. Jericho's shots at Stephanie were hilarious. The comedy bits that were entertaining were truly funny, not like they are now and just a waste of time.

You watched to see what the Rock would say next. You watched to see what legend would come back for a cameo. You watched to see angle swerves, not the same played out fake finish after fake finish to the typical pedigree or stfu for the pin.

If they don't know how to innovate and evolve, then they need to at least have a taste on what they used to do, entertain. I find it harder and harder each week to even bother tuning into Raw. note: (I haven't watched Smackdown in years because its sucked that bad for so long, and ECW, we all know why we don't bother there).

I think that Triple H comment was for moi.

I didn't mean that Triple H should quit the business entirely. I admit that losing him would be a HUGE loss to the business, and we already lost two of our favorite stars in The Rock and SCSA. I just wish he'd step away from WWE television for a while.

Somebody mentioned that Triple H is up to twelve WWE/WHT title reigns now. To me, that's a bit much, esp. considering the fact that Triple H almost never takes a break (barring injuries, and that one time he actually took a break!). To add to the monotony, he's beaten everyone in the company already. What's left for him as a wrestler? Another five reigns in the same company with no new title holders for him to obtain them from?

No, thanks. And if that's the WWE's plan, they might as well start running re-runs like everyone else. It'd almost be the same thing.

In response to Kris...

Maybe the Shelton Benjamins and CM Punks of the WWE aren't ready for that top spot, yet. That doesn't mean that the WWE can't book them in programs with top-level talent. How do they expect their mid-level talent to rise to that level without that experience? I don't know about you, but I'd take a Morrison/Jericho, Morrison/Michaels, Shelton/Michaels, Shelton/HBK (etc.) program over Cena/Triple H pt.10, JBL/ANYBODY pt.1, Kane/Show program ANY DAY. That's what I'm waiting for. For them to mix it up a little.

It wouldn't hurt if the champions defended their titles against a VARIETY of opponents either. There's no reason that the same people should keep getting title shots over and over. That's how the product got stale. That and all the wasted air time, and the rubber matches, etc..

Raw still remains the best wrestling show on TV, despite these poor giveaway skits. I think it is quite clear that those who don't watch it will not be enticed by this quite frankly desperate attempt to boost ratings.

The only way to boost ratings consistently as to have storylines and characters that are interesting. Triple H has been at the top for too long. Cena is rammed down people's throats. And looking at Smackdown, Edge/Undertake/Batista bores me rigid,though the TLC match was great. Vince needs to push some the mid carders up. CM Punk, whose path since MITB has been strange to say the least. Shelton Benjamin, who has been Intercontinental and Tag Team champ seems to be going nowhere, despite being one of the best performers has above average charisma. Mr Kennedy, who now as a face could become huge but need to be utilised better. Even MVP needs a new direction...and I sense that is coming soon too.

The draft is coming up...remember the response of Cena coming to Raw....something like that is needed.

Vince, forget these stupid, cheap, desperate tactics to entice viewers...we are not stupid...Instead, think back to why people tuned in late 90s....compelling storylines, interesting characters, and above all else...good wrestling

i blame john cena

I have tried for over a week all hours to register for the million give away when I hit enter nothing happens i just cant get in

I agree that this Million Dollar Mania is a cheap and desperate attempt to reach more viewers and fans. My initial reaction to it was overtly negative. I thought McMahon felt he needed to "buy me " as a fan, and that left me feeling cheap and disrespected. Not the way you want to feel when you are coming out of one RAW and debating on whether or not to watch the next.

I agree with a lot of people on here. McMahon needs to realize that it is his lack of quality product that drives more and more viewers away each week. While WWE stands for World Wrestling Entertainment, sadly he is bringing neither wrestling nor entertainment as a whole. That's not to say that he does not have good matches or some entertaining story lines, they are just few and far between.

I have not been a wrestling fan very long (about 4 years now), but my fiance has been a fan of 20+ years now. Every Monday I go out of my way (I don't have cable so I go to my mom's house) to watch RAW. My fiance doesn't even bother to accompany me. He feels it is a waste of time and he can find better things to do here at home. That to me speaks volumes. On our time that we do share together watching tv, we would much rather watch older WWE dvd's then newer ones or even movies for that matter.

Now I go out of my way to watch RAW, but I find it painful to even sit the full two hours to watch that. I find more and more that I would much rather DVR it and then fast forward not only through the commercials but also through the matches and skits that I could care less about (Trevor Murdock and Jillian Hall........... murder!). I am a Hardy girl, and that is mostly why I watch. Sadly for Matt I don't even bother watching Smackdown! anymore. I don't feel that they utilize Matt to his fullest potential, and I would much rather just catch a recap and read about what happened. Then, if it is interesting enough (most times it's not) I will jump to youtube to see if someone has posted that match.

ECW will be lucky if I even bother to read their recaps at all.

More fresh new talent needs to be brought in. But someone said it beautifully earlier when they said that rather then wondering what is going to happen next with Ted Dibiase Jr., he is just wondering how WWE is going to screw it up. Sadly, this is what we come to expect from them because more often then not this is what happens. Not only does he need more fresh new talent (and Vince, I don't think Colin Delaney counts), he needs to work on improving the skills of his midcarders. How will he ever know if they have what it takes to be champ or carry the show if he never gives them a chance. CM Punk is a huge example of this. He is a crowd favorite and the fans want to see him do more. When he won MITB (which IMO was supposed to be Jeff but his suspension prevented that) the fans thought that was great and could not wait to see what happened next with our Straight Edge Superstar. But, what did WWE do? Instead of playing that angle up to it's fullest, they dropped the ball and have left Punk and his MITB opportunity out in the wind.

Things really need to change in the WWE. And there is no possible way that Vince can claim day in and day out that he listens to the fans and gives them what they want. I don't think one single fan ever sent WWE an e-mail or a note saying that they wanted some of Vince's money before he came up with this Million Dollar Mania. What the fans want are longer, quality matches. More actual wrestling and less filler. They want to see their favs in the spotlight, not Vince's (i.e.: Cena and HHH). The same ones crammed down our throats week in and week out are not just getting old, they already are old, and they leave a bad taste in our mouths.

I could go on and on about this, but sadly it is Vince's ego and pride that have turned the WWE into what it is today. The fans will continue to suffer because of it, probably until Vince and his ego run WWE into the ground.

This is the world-famous suit guy - wwe fan since 1992

again nobody seems to listen but at least I'm doing my part in leaving this note

the reason raw ratings suck is because RAW IS BORING
no longer is Raw Is War is Raw Is Boring

The superstars and matches are the SAME every single week

it sucks sucks sucks sucks

I love raw so much and have watched every episode since the first one but lately I find myself not watching it and in fact I went to a live raw event and LEFT EARLY

you guys don't know what the fans want stop pretending you do

Smackdown is good

ECW is good - however for ratings to increase there needs to be more promotion of it along with great superstars and extreme matches

Cena Triple H Beth Phoenix Cade Murdoch JBL Shawn Michaels - although they are huge stars it's the same (crap) every week and it SUCKS

I'm not the only one who feels the way but I am very intelligent in marketing I make a lot of money and I know what people want and this crap Raw has become is not what we want.

Do something about it! Get off your (butts) and do something about your flagship show for god sakes.

I wish WCW was back in business so that WWE would put some effort into their Raw program.

Jeff Brown

RESPONSE FROM KEVIN ECK: I wish WCW was still in business, too.

Personally, the main problem for me is that I feel like there are no compelling stories to buy into. The main events are always a mix up of the same people, over and over and over again. People like Finlay, Khali, Mark Henry are thrown against the bigger stars who aren't in the main event scene for that month. It just seems like every new development is just a rehash of the same old tired crap. I have been a wrestling fan since I was very young, and it has always been apart of me since I have so many fond memories associated with it. However, the thing WWE is missing most is a clear focus or drive. What is happening now reminds me of a less-wreckless version of how WCW's product was dwindling towards the end of their tenure. WWE was so entertaining when they were being forced to be creative in order to beat the other big guys. Come on, The Ministry of Darkness was a great storyline that literally had me tuning in every week whether I had the time or not.

I am die hard fan of WWE all the way from South Africa and I watch WWE every week but recently i've come to a realisation that week in and week out we watch Undertaker, Edge, Batista and HBK, quite frankly the story line is starting to work on my behind. And the Edge and Vicky romance must take a hike, it's not even convincing. About Vince's million Dollars....... please Vince why don't you just give the money to charity, no wnoder the ratings are dropping, the shows are starting to be dull and boring. I love WWE but something must be done before they loose even more viewers, bring back Broak Lesner and Bill Goldberg and get rid of those actors trying to be wrestlers or should i say wrestlers trying to be actors.........like mark henry for one, santino Morela.

SHOW ME THE MONEY

MY FAVORITE WRESTLER IS
JOHN CENA AND MICKEY JAMES.

I have been watching Monday Night Raw for quite some time now and I happen to love John Cena and Triple H and Shawn Michaels and Jeff Hardy and many of the others you people "dont like".. Sometimes it can get repetitive, but the show in and of itself is great, i have only missed one episode in over a year and that was because of a tornado.. I enjoy the show very much and while there is times I get pissed about the storyline or someone I wanted to win didn't that is what hypes me up to watch the next week or the next PPV to watch my people get "revenge" It is exactly as it says World Wrestling ENTERTAINMENT.. I think the million dollar mania is a great idea, and if Vince McMahon can afford it and chooses to do so with his own money, than you know what? More power to him.. Although, I will say Smackdown could use a new General Manager..
And now, my next point, the goal of the million dollar mania is not so that you can be "bought as a fan" it is being rewarded for being a fan, "you like/love WWE, well we love you too" type scenario.. Showing appreciation for your fans is a good business tactic.. I have been watching long before this money giveaway and i will continue to watch long after it is over, not because i want money (which i could use) but because i enjoy the watching the skill that it takes to go out there every week and do what they do and the heart that those people, those wrestlers have, as they say it is alot harder than it looks and maybe if you people took that into account, you would be more appreciative and see the WWE in a better light.

Kev , I thought WCW was still in business .... its called TNA .

Some of you take this way to serious. It's laughable really. I have been watching wrestling since I was a child and I am now 49 and it is what it is...

A great american soap opera for males. Talent comes and goes, but the show goes on. Sometimes for the better, sometimes for the worse.

The million dollar promo is a good ratings idea and I promise you (watch and see) the TV ratings will go up this 2nd week of the promo, and will go up even more by the 3rd week. (again, watch and see). With the millions of email addresses and names and birthdates and such he collects in this deal along with solid ratings (you'll see), it makes sense.

So why complain??? Enter your name AS a true fan of the WWE and maybe you will collect a few $ for years of dedicated service.

Right? LOL!

good luck

I have been a wrestling fan since the 1980s and I am sad to see the decline in the WWE in recent years. It is down to a few factors in my opinion. The tag team belts are now meaningless. Cody Rodes and Bob Holly have got all the charisma of a dead dog and have held the titles for months. MVP held the US title for nearly a year but defended it twice and who really cares who the intercontential champion is. These belts need to be built back up or else retire them like the welterweight title. ECW needs to go and the talent that is there or lack of is spread between raw and smackdown. It is time to give the younger guys a chance. CM Punk, Shelton Benjamin, John Morrison all have got real talent and guys like Kaine, Umaga, Big show, Mark Henry all get a crack at the world or WWE title belts instead of turning them in to jobbers. I think every body is sick of cena, hhh, edge, batista orton. None of these guys have the charisma of a rock or a stone cold and thats why the WWE needs to break up this little clique who rotate the titles between them and give someone a go.

"Who the hell is actually watching WWE in 2008 other than retards and pinheads?"

Prolly the same retards and pinheads who write in about a (well written) WWE blog when they don't watch the shows.

No offense to Hebronites.

Is there any cheeze to go along with all this whine?

Although I understand why they don't do it (the stress on superstars), what would possibly bring the WWE back up would be to just abolish the entire "brand extension." Back in the good old days the WWF had matches full of star power. Guys like Stone Cold, The Rock, Triple H, Kurt Angle, Undertaker, Kane, Jericho, and Benoit filled the card up and tore the house down all in one night.

Imagine if we could see the top stars from all three brands in one show now. It opens up a lot more options for rivalries and less bore fest matches for the first quarter/half of the show. We saw glimpses of great entertainment during the RAW 15th Anniversary when their ratings spiked upwards.

We here in Hebron refer to ourselves as " Heebronites" .

I have been watch WWE since it has been on TV when it was WWF and I am home every Mondy, Thursday and Friday to catch the shows: RAW, ECW and Smackdown so as for me I say the the Super Stars and Management keep on keeping on. Also continue to add new action to the Show. I would like to see Edge and Vicky get their's.

One of your biggest fans Jimmie.