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March Wrasslin |OT| Road To WrassleMania

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Mr. Sam

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From the latest issue of the Observer:


Raw 2/20/12

In the segment-by-segment, there was interest at the start, opening with a 3.58 first quarter which was the Cena/Eve Torres segment, but that’s probably more due to the fallout of the Chamber show. Sheamus vs. Mark Henry lost 486,000 viewers, which also included a backstage segment with John Laurinaitis, Teddy Long and David Otunga. R-Truth & Kofi Kingston vs. Primo & Epico and the Ron Simmons Hall of Fame announcement gained 71,000 viewers. Otunga vs. Ezekiel Jackson with Laurinaitis and Long in the corners lost 314,000 viewers. To show what carried the show, the Undertaker/HHH in-ring segment gained 1,122,000 viewers, the best 10 p.m. quarter gain in probably a year or more, doing a 3.85 quarter. Of course, when that segment was over, they were gone and Daniel Bryan vs. Santino Marella lost 932,000 viewers. Kelly Kelly & Aksana vs. Bella Twins and Cena promo on Rock lost another 480,000 viewers. So the great Cena promo only did a 2.86 quarter. The Battle Royal in the overrun gained 601,000 viewers to a 3.31 overrun.


Raw 2/27/12

In the segment-by-segment, the C.M. Punk and Chris Jericho dueling promo did a 3.22 opening quarter. Punk vs. Daniel Bryan lost 289,000 viewers. The HHH/Undertaker video package gained 526,000 viewers and did a 3.38, which is excellent because video packages to build matches usually lose viewers and are considered more necessary evils to ratings. Kelly Kelly vs. Nikki Bella lost 816,000 viewers.

John Cena vs. The Miz gained 388,000 viewers, which is weak for the top of the hour, doing only a 3.09. Primo & Epico vs. Jack Swagger & Dolph Ziggler vs. R-Truth & Kofi Kingston lost 221,000 viewers. The Eve Torres interview gained 225,000 viewers. Big Show & Sheamus vs. Cody Rhodes & Mark Henry and Rhodes showing the Floyd Mayweather-Show clips gained 3,000 viewers. And as noted before, the Rock’s promo pre-Cena gained 643,000 viewers to a to a 3.53, which is nothing remarkable for the overrun. And the Cena promo and him leaving and Rock finishing up lost 349,000 viewers and the show finished at a 3.30, which has to be considered a surprise.
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The HHH/Undertaker video package gained 526,000 viewers and did a 3.38, which is excellent because video packages to build matches usually lose viewers and are considered more necessary evils to ratings.
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The King of Kings didn't get the memo about the new thread
 
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Kaladin

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Mr. Sam, can I get your WrassleGaf Weekend banner without the CLICK HERE on it? I once again bow to your photoshop-fu.
 
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Nocturnowl

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A March without Wade Barrett, a devastating blow.
HHH month will be missed, just watched his chain match against Kane, it was actually better then I remembered and it was his last ppv match before his quad tear would go and hinder his in ring ability.
 
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esai

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Make sure to let people know that HHH and taker are fighting cause they've barely shown any promos for that.
 
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Veteran ROH tag team wrestlers Jay and Mark Briscoe were recently blocked from signing with WWE by ROH, who enforced their contracts with the company.

This goes against what ROH COO Joe Koff said in a recent interview insisting that ROH would not get in the way of a talent moving to a "bigger stage," while comparing ROH to a minor league baseball team that cultivates talent.

"To some people, ROH is the first stop. I'd like to believe our guys are content to wrestle with the ROH brand, strategy, and work, but I wouldn't want to stop them if WWE came calling. That is the pinnacle. This is no different than working AAA ball and the Big Show (Major League Baseball) calls them," Koff said in January .


Radican's Analysis: The Briscoe news was confirmed in this week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The Briscoes are a well-established act in ROH and deserve the chance to go to the next level and make some real money, especially if the company is putting it out there publicly that talent is going to be allowed to move to a bigger stage if given an offer.

According to one source, at least one other wrestler was blocked from signing with WWE in recent months. There's also been rumors circulating that there's a lot of discontent in the ROH locker room with wrestlers frustrated with ROH booker Jim Cornette, along with a variety of other issues having to do with ROH contracts and their limitations when it comes to getting regular work on the independent scene. But, one source regularly working in ROH has told PWTorch that those rumors are unfounded.

The Briscoes are said to be under a long-term ROH contract, so it will be interesting to see if the company can grow with them using them as one of their showcase attractions.
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http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/ROH_News_29/article_58686.shtml
 
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First Mania I'll be watching since that one where Taker came back with the Deadman gimmick. Pretty excited about Jericho v Punk.
 
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