So, does WWE choose to move the belt off Owens? Or is it too risky to put the belt on Goldberg if he's not going to appear at house shows? While the downfall of WWE's live event business can't be attributed to one particular superstar, WWE must crunch the numbers and decide whether Owens, Goldberg or someone else is best served as Raw's top champion and, by default, its headlining attraction. Owens held the Universal title for that entire quarter, and just to put that number into perspective, WWE averaged 7,400 fans per event in the first quarter of 2015.
and Canada at its lowest point since 2006" in 2016, and according to WWE's Key Performance Indicators, live events in the fourth quarter of 2016 averaged just 5,300 fans. In fact, Brandon Howard of recently pegged "m ain roster house show attendance in the U.S. But then again, judging by this week's poor Raw attendance, neither has Goldberg. That suggests that, although Owens is coming into his own as a heel, he hasn't proven to be a strong live event draw. They’ve also been beating Raw domestically all year at the house shows." #SDLive /h4fPO19F8Bį's Dave Meltzer also noted the following in the latest Wrestling Observer Newsletterabout WWE's attendance numbers both this week and in recent months : "Smackdown is more and more outdrawing Raw, as they had 10,000 fans here, way more than Smackdown usually does in a market that size. The attendance of Raw is just sad compared to the attendance of Smackdown Live. Keep telling me what they're doing is working. The attendance of today's Raw Live Event in Wichita, Kansas. 27 Raw has 1.26 million views, a positive sign for a feud that many fans feel has an obvious outcome and a trend that figures to continue if Goldberg is crowned Universal Champion.īut even though both Goldberg and Owens have proven to be great draws on WWE's YouTube channel, many fans have questioned whether or not Owens is a strong enough live event draw to warrant him holding the title until WrestleMania: The Owens/Goldberg confrontation from the Feb. In February, five videos focusing on Goldberg (six if you count the Gillberg video that Chris Jericho teased was an appearance by Goldberg) topped the one million mark.
Goldberg has also been a very good attraction on WWE's YouTube channel. WWE will even release a DVD chronicling Owens' career this summer. Owens' epic attack on Jericho is currently at 3.23 million views, which is more than this past week's episode of Raw got and enough to make it WWE's most viewed YouTube video of the month for February.
Owens' promo the week after he turned on Jericho sits at nearly 900,000 views on YouTube, a very good number for Owens' first solo segment since his split with Jericho and a rare chance for him to be a true heel rather than a comedic one. How did you rate the matches? Let us know in the comment section below.It's worked wonders in terms of generating interest in Owens, too. Roman Reigns vs Dean Ambrose vs Brock Lesnar – The winner becomes the #1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 32 SEE ALSO: All Of The 5 Star Matches In WWE History Kevin Owens vs Dolph Ziggler – WWE Intercontinental Championshipīig Show, Kane, and Ryback vs The Wyatt FamilyĬharlotte Flair vs Brie Bella – WWE Divas Championship Kalisto vs Alberto Del Rio – Two-out-of-three falls match for the WWE United States Championshipīecky Lynch and Sasha Banks vs Naomi and Tamina Dave Meltzer Star Ratings – WWE Fastlane 2016 Ratings are from his Wrestling Observer Newsletter (subscribe here).
Here are the match ratings for the show according to Dave Meltzer. The winner would become the #1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 32. The event was headlined by the match between Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar and Dean Ambrose. The 2016 edition of Fastlane took place on February 21st at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
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