WWE News: Early ratings news for the WWE Diva Search, Edge/Cena match, HHH & Stephanie
    Submitted by Brian Cantor on Thursday, July 27, 2006 at 7:24 PM EST



    LOP Reader Josh Brown sent in the following:

    Looking at Edge's Biography (http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/edge/profile/) on WWE.com and at the bottom it says "The Rated-R Susperstar has managed to stay one step ahead of Cena doing whatever it takes to hang on to his championship with the help from his partner in crime, Lita. Will Edge still have Cena's number at SummerSlam when a loss through DQ can't protect his championship?"





    LOP reader Rodney Fernandez sent in the following:

    A Small article appeared on People Maganize On line (people.aol.com) about
    the birth of Triple H and Stephanie’s daughter, Aurora Rose Levesque, here’s
    the link to the article.
    http://people.aol.com/people/article/0,26334,1218456,00.html






    LOP reader Thomas Garcia sent in the following:

    Watching the Cardinals and Cubs game tonight (Thursday) Rowdy Roddy Piper threw out the first pitch and did an interview saying being a heel is great!









    Although Internet wrestling discussion unanimously condemns the WWE Diva Search, the past two installments were television ratings successes. Segments involving the women were often among the most-viewed non-main-event quarter hours of RAW.

    Early ratings for this year's competition, however, provide a better window into what fuels the Search's popularity.

    The segment on last week's RAW, which featured the first elimination, provided a very nominal ratings increase. Even though it was paired with a Ric Flair angle, it essentially had no net effect on RAW viewership.

    The Bikini Bootcamp segment on SmackDown, however, was a colossal success. The segment brought an additional 565,000 viewers to the network and actually performed significantly better than the main-event.

    The geographical breakdown told the same story. It was the most popular segment in almost every major region of the country, and drew far better than the show's average.

    Although future ratings numbers may contradict these results, the clear implication from the aforementioned numbers is that viewers are primarily interested in the competition for the silly, yet sexy "challenges." The results of the competition itself (eliminations) are not as significant a priority for viewers.

    (Source: Wrestling-Observer Newsletter)



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