Author: Alfred Konuwa / Source: Forbes
WWE Raw was business as usual for WWE as it continues to shrug off negative press ahead of its forthcoming trip to Saudi Arabia for the Crown Jewel pay-per-view on November.
Though there was no direct reference to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia throughout the broadcast, Raw advanced several of the top storylines for Crown Jewel.
The Undertaker and Kane accepted D-Generation X’s challenge, while WWE held two World Cup qualifying matches for the event.Raw’s main event saw the apparent breakup of the Dogs of War triad as Drew McIntyre delivered a pair of Claymore Kicks to Braun Strowman: one on accident, one on purpose.
WWE’s viewership has spent the past three weeks in the all-time bottom-three. Once again facing competition from the MLB postseason and Monday Night Football, among a strong slate of fall programming, the trend of slumping Raw viewership figures to continue.
WWE Raw Viewership—Last Five Weeks
| Air Date | WWE Raw Viewership |
| October 8 | 2.374 million viewers |
| October 1 | 2.302 million viewers |
| September 24 | 2.350 million viewers |
| September 17 | 2.672 million viewers |
| September 10 | 2.740 million viewers |
WWE Raw Key Competition
- NFL Monday Night Football: San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers
- MLB ALCS: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers, Game 3
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WWE Total YouTube Viewership for Raw: 21,094,208 views (Up from 14,315,343)
- Most-Viewed: The Bella Twins Attack Ronda Rousey (6,655,067 views)
- Least-Viewed: Elias Sings the Blues After WWE Super Show-Down (151,226 views)
- Median Viewership: 513,521
Average WWE Raw Ticket Price at the Wells Fargo Center: $64
WWE Raw Estimated Live Gate: $591,040
WWE Raw: Monday, October 15, 2018
Opening Segment featuring The Shield, Dolph Ziggler, Braun Strowman and Drew McIntyre
Drew McIntyre noted the Dogs of War didn’t need a catchy nickname to be successful.
They’re right. “Dogs of War” is a horrible nickname.WWE continued to tease tension between Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre when he insisted the Dogs of War were the greatest three-man group in WWE history. An obvious dig at 3MB.
WWE continued to tease tension between The Shield when Seth Rollins, standing inches away from Roman Reigns, noted “I’ve always liked Philadelphia.”
Dolph Ziggler def. Drew McIntyre via Countout (YouTube Views: 34.956)
Drew McIntyre lost some of his strong credibility as a big man when he crawled underneath the ring.
Dean Ambrose showed up late to Raw in what was described as “Ambrose Time.” That will inspire a Dean Ambrose watch on WWEShop.com in no time.
Undertaker and Kane Respond to D-Generation X (YouTube Views: 19,570)
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