News and notes after AJ Styles becomes # 1 candidate

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AJ Styles defeated Baron Corbin in the main event of a well-paced Raw, which featured Bray Wyatt's new debut as a children's television presenter. More about it right here.

After a modest performance of #RawAfterMania, which outperforms every year, last week's Superstar Shake-Up was down. WWE Raw was down 9% from last week with 2,665 million viewers.

For the second week in a row, the WWE audience dropped by more than 25 percent from the previous year. Even more alarming, these numbers & nbsp; represent & nbsp; a highlight for Raw in 2019, while audience ratings are expected to drop further during the post-WrestleMania truce.

WWE Raw Key Competition: & nbsp;

• NBA Playoffs, Round 1, Match 4: & nbsp; Milwaukee Bucks vs. Detroit Pistons
• NBA Playoffs, Round 1, Match 4: & nbsp; Houston Rockets at & nbsp; Utah Jazz

From & nbsp;Forbes& nbsp; WWE Vault:

The total number of YouTube WWE viewers for Raw & nbsp; on Monday:& nbsp;8,770,580 views& nbsp;(Bottom of & nbsp;28,833,620 views)

• Most frequent views: & nbsp; Styles, Reigns and Rollins vs. Lashley, McIntyre and Corbin & nbsp; (1,393,054 views) & nbsp;
• The least seen: & nbsp; Usos vs. Bobby Roode and Chad Gable (351,810 views)
• Number of spectators: & nbsp; 470.678

Estimated Presence & nbsp; for "B + City":& nbsp; 7,608

WWE & nbsp; Gross ticket price at & nbsp;Wells Fargo Arena: & nbsp;$ 32

Live Gate announced for WWE Raw:& nbsp;$ 243,456

WWE & Raw: Monday, April& nbsp; 22, 2019

Opening segment: & nbsp; Triple H, Seth Rollins, Joe Samoa, Mysterio Rey, Drew McIntyre, Baron Corbin and The Miz & nbsp; & nbsp;

WWE immediately announced the priority choices of its draft projects last week. Anyone not involved in this opening segment can be considered a cannon fodder until proven otherwise.

The dynamics of Triple H as a mentor of Seth Rollins – and someone who defies & nbsp; Rollins by providing credible opponents – constitutes a huge advance over the traditional figure of heel authority.

Given the high level of WWE on Drew McIntyre and the importance of what was written about McIntyre being a future world champion, hearing him complain about his lack of opportunities was hilarious

I've already said it, but if Baron Corbin manages to develop colder moves, he'll be the best heel the WWE has been the most complete in years.

AJ Styles def. Samoa Joe and Rey Mysterio & nbsp;

Rey Mysterio and AJ Styles were together at SmackDown Live for months and had never had a face-to-face match. It's crazy. In fact, Styles and Mysterio have never had an individual match in their career. It's criminal.

A clash of styles on a 300-pound Samoa Joe seems to be the most comfortable landing of all time.

Naomi def. Billie Kay

At any time, IIconic's promotions range from fun to simply unbearable, and I think that's what they're looking for.

Naomi, who has not appeared in the opening segment, & nbsp; will have a lot & nbsp; to catch up to stand out on Raw. Especially in a women's division with only one champion.

Baron Corbin def. The Miz and Drew McIntyre & nbsp;

Given the length of the opening match, the WWE does not have many expected wrestling segments, as most of its stars are behind this mini-tournament.

The match featured one of the most unique, if not dangerous, turns of the disaster, while Drew McIntyre held The Miz in White Noise's position before being bombarded with power from the center rope.

Baron Corbin completely lost his temper with the referee after an imminent downfall during which he had sworn three shots. Heels do not do it enough.

Sami Zayn Derides WWE Universe & nbsp;

.@SamiZayn is absolutely not have it with the @WWEUniverse tonight. What a shock. #Gross pic.twitter.com/HfiTNhJb0V

– WWE (@WWE) April 23, 2019

Sami Zayn is a candidate early 2019 for "best thing in wrestling." I wrote this even before he said a word tonight.

When Sami Zayn was trying to explain his gadget to WWE management, all he had to say was "Imagine if Kevin Durant was a redhead."

Sami Zayn delivered a heel promotion for an entire segment. He was heavily booed and did not receive any "what" song. Not one. This is the mark of a heel in 2019.

Cesaro def. Cédric Alexander & nbsp;

.@WWECesaro came to #Gross and takes @ CedricAlexander& nbsp; in an INTENSE singles match! pic.twitter.com/Td5KC9C3JY

– WWE (@WWE) April 23, 2019

Cédric Alexander and Cesaro were two of the least known candidates and fought as two men eager to prove WWE was wrong.

In more than 30 years I watch the fight, I've never said that about a game. But I hope that Cedric Alexander against Cesaro will be a series at the best of seven.

The Uso promo that followed this match included a Uso DWI joke.

Viking pirates attack Lucha's house party & nbsp;

the #VikingRaiders with the #VikingExperience!!!

If you have not joined the raid, you should really … #GROSS @Ivar_WWE @Erik_WWE pic.twitter.com/ccBe953FZy

– WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 23, 2019

In comparison to the horror that was "The Viking experience," "The Viking Raiders" is a lateral move.

Des Moines was a large crowd, but they remained silent during many spots of Viking Raiders that would have caused quasi-riots in NXT.

The Viking Raiders shouted relentlessly to compensate the thousands of fans who did not scream relentlessly.

For anyone who thinks that WWE products are becoming more sophisticated before going to Fox, production & nbsp; focuses a lot on children in the audience, which tells me that there is no possible benefit.

Becky Lynch def. Alicia Fox

.@LaceyEvansWWE seeks to teach # L & # 39; man @ BeckyLynchWWE how to treat a lady to #MITB! #GROSS pic.twitter.com/8yEVi3SBCl

– WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 23, 2019

Lacey Evans and Becky Lynch had an excellent trade promotion, and the WWE was desperately pursuing a match against Alicia Fox.

Becky Lynch is currently the largest full-time WWE star. Alicia Fox once struggling with Ronda Rousey's husband and would have struggled drunk. Never have I been so sure of the outcome of a wrestling match.

These fans did not react to this match unless Becky Lynch glanced at them.

This match should have lasted less than one segment, but he has received two. Although I was wrong on the length of this match, it was proven that I was right.

Robert Roode def. Ricochet & nbsp;

.@KingRicochet& nbsp; took full control of his match against #RobertRoode sure #Gross! pic.twitter.com/3isaUwYxHH

– WWE (@WWE) April 23, 2019

I'm ready to hate the Robert Roode gadget because it turned WWE Twitter into a trash can filled with Rick Rude's terrible jokes and Ravishing observations.

Ricochet seemed to have been created to serve as a stepping stone to a WWE restart, and that's exactly what happened.

It was as difficult as if Iron Man were to become a mustache, renamed himself Iron Guy and did all the rest in the same way.

Bray Wyatt reveals his new gadget & nbsp;

Bray Wyatt & nbsp;Firefly Funhouse & nbsp;thumbnail & nbsp; was very interesting and in the name of creativity, I hope it works.

AJ Styles def. Baron Corbin becomes the No. 1 WWE Universal Championship

Raw's team announced that AJ Styles was not 100% and she refused to keep quiet about it, & nbsp; probably spoiling the outcome of this match from the opening bell.

Michael Cole & nbsp; asked "how much is left to AJ Styles?" just enough time for & nbsp; to make sure he was going to lose. And, in the middle of all the rumors of local promotion, the man has won.

An argument between babyface and babyface between two "draft horses" which are decent but not great promos a & nbsp; rarely & nbsp; translated into a great quarrel.

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AJ Styles defeated Baron Corbin in the main event of a well-paced Raw, which featured Bray Wyatt's new debut as a children's television presenter. More about it here.

After a modest performance of #RawAfterMania, outperforming each year, last week's Superstar Shake-Up was down. WWE Raw was down 9% from last week with 2,665 million viewers.

For the second week in a row, the WWE audience dropped by more than 25 percent from the previous year. Even more alarming, these numbers represent a highlight for Raw in 2019, while ratings should slide even more during the post-WrestleMania lull.

WWE Raw Key Competition:

• NBA Playoffs, Round 1, Match 4: Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons
• NBA Playoffs, Round 1, Match 4: Houston Rockets at Utah Jazz

Of Forbes WWE Vault:

WWE YouTube Total Show for Raw on Mondays: 8,770,580 views (Bottom of 28,833,620 views)

• The most popular views: Styles, Reigns and Rollins vs. Lashley, McIntyre and Corbin (1,393,054 views)
• The least seen: Usos vs. Bobby Roode and Chad Gable (351,810 views)
• Median audience: 470,678

Presence estimated for "B + City": 7,608

Average gross WWE ticket price at Wells Fargo Arena: $ 32

Live Gate announced for WWE Raw: $ 243,456

WWE Raw: Monday, April 22, 2019

Opening segment with Triple H, Seth Rollins, Joe Samoa, Rey Mysterio, Drew McIntyre, Baron Corbin and The Miz

WWE immediately announced the priority choices of its draft projects last week. Anyone not involved in this opening segment can be considered a cannon fodder until proven otherwise.

The dynamics of Triple H as a mentor to Seth Rollins – and somebody who challenges Rollins by providing credible opponents – is a huge advance over the traditional figure of heel authority.

Given the high level of WWE at Drew McIntyre and the number of reviews written about McIntyre as the future world champion, hearing him complain about his lack of opportunities was hilarious.

I've said it before, but if Baron Corbin can develop cooler moves, he'll be the best and most complete heel of WWE in years.

AJ Styles def. Samoa Joe and Rey Mysterio

Rey Mysterio and AJ Styles were together at SmackDown Live for months and had never had a face-to-face match. It's crazy. In fact, Styles and Mysterio have never had an individual match in their career. It's criminal.

A clash of styles on a 300-pound Samoa Joe seems to be the most comfortable landing of all time.

Naomi def. Billie Kay

At any time, IIconic's promos range from fun to simply unbearable, and I think that's what they're looking for.

Naomi, who has not been in the opening segment, will be a lot behind to stand out in Raw. Especially in a women's division with only one champion.

Baron Corbin def. Miz and Drew McIntyre

Given the length of the opening match, the WWE does not have many expected wrestling segments, as most of its stars are behind this mini-tournament.

This match featured one of the most unique, if not dangerous, turns of the disaster, while Drew McIntyre held The Miz at the White Noise position before being bombarded with power at the center of the rope.

Baron Corbin completely lost his temper with the referee after an imminent downfall during which he had sworn three shots. Heels do not do it enough.

Sami Zayn Derides WWE Universe

.@SamiZayn is absolutely not have it with the @WWEUniverse tonight. What a shock. #Gross pic.twitter.com/HfiTNhJb0V

– WWE (@WWE) April 23, 2019

Sami Zayn is a candidate early 2019 for "the best thing in wrestling." I wrote this even before he said a word tonight.

When Sami Zayn was trying to explain his gadget to WWE management, all he had to say was "imagine if Kevin Durant was a redhead."

Sami Zayn delivered a heel promotion for an entire segment. He was booed heavily and did not receive a "what" song. Not one. This is the mark of a heel in 2019.

Cesaro def. Cedric Alexander

.@WWECesaro came to #Gross and takes @ CedricAlexander in an INTENSE singles match! pic.twitter.com/Td5KC9C3JY

– WWE (@WWE) April 23, 2019

Cedric Alexander and Cesaro were two of the lesser known choices and fought like two inflexible men to prove WWE was wrong.

For more than 30 years as I watch the fight, I've never said that about a game. But I hope that Cedric Alexander against Cesaro will be a series at the best of seven.

The Uso promo that followed this match included a Uso DWI joke.

Viking Raiders attack the Lucha House Party

the #VikingRaiders with the #VikingExperience!!!

If you have not joined the raid, you should really … #GROSS @Ivar_WWE @Erik_WWE pic.twitter.com/ccBe953FZy

– WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 23, 2019

In comparison to the horror that was "The Viking Experience", "The Viking Raiders" is a lateral movement.

Des Moines was a large crowd, but they remained silent during many spots of Viking Raiders that would have caused quasi-riots in NXT.

The Viking Raiders shouted relentlessly to compensate the thousands of fans who did not scream relentlessly.

For anyone who believes that WWE products will become more and more impactful at Fox, the production has focused heavily on children in the audience, which tells me that there is no benefit in sight.

Becky Lynch def. Alicia Fox

.@LaceyEvansWWE seeks to teach # L & # 39; man @ BeckyLynchWWE how to treat a lady to #MITB! #GROSS pic.twitter.com/8yEVi3SBCl

– WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) April 23, 2019

Lacey Evans and Becky Lynch had an excellent trade promotion, and the WWE was desperately pursuing a match against Alicia Fox.

Becky Lynch is currently the largest full-time WWE star. Alicia Fox once opposed the husband of Ronda Rousey and reportedly struggled drunk. Never have I been so sure of the outcome of a wrestling match.

These fans did not react to this match unless Becky Lynch glanced at them.

This match should have lasted less than one segment, but he has received two. Although I was wrong on the length of this match, it was proven that I was right.

Robert Roode def. ricochet

.@KingRicochet took full control of his match against #RobertRoode sure #Gross! pic.twitter.com/3isaUwYxHH

– WWE (@WWE) April 23, 2019

I'm ready to hate the Robert Roode gadget because it turned WWE Twitter into a trash can filled with Rick Rude's terrible jokes and Ravishing observations.

Ricochet seemed to have been created to serve as a stepping stone to a WWE restart, and that is precisely what happened.

It was as much a reboot as if Iron Man became a mustache, renamed himself Iron Guy and did everything else exactly the same.

Bray Wyatt reveals a new gadget

Bray Wyatt & # 39; s Firefly Funhouse Vignette was very interesting, and in the name of creativity, I hope it works.

AJ Styles def. Baron Corbin becomes the No. 1 WWE Universal Championship

The Raw ad team mentioned that AJ Styles was not 100% and refused to shut up about it, likely canceling the outcome of that match since the bell was over. opening.

Michael Cole asked "how much is left at AJ Styles?" just enough time to make sure he was going to lose. And, among all the rumors of local promotion, the man has won.

A quarrel babyface vs. Babyface between two "beasts of burden" that are decent but not great promises has rarely been translated into a big quarrel.