It’s no big secret that Raw’s ratings haven’t exactly been all that hot as of late, and viewership hit a new all time low this week. Bryan Alvarez of F4Wonline.com commented on Raw’s low ratings when he said “this is embarrassing” on Twitter, and former WWE writer Jimmy Jacobs responded with the following:
Writing a 3 hour wrestling tv show every single week is fuckin hard. https://t.co/ohGZXBAJkx
— The Zombie Princess (@JimmyJacobsX) December 12, 2018
Monday night on Raw, Seth Rollins kicked off the show and ripped on Baron Corbin for Raw’s low ratings, but on Twitter the Intercontinental Champion came to the defense of the writers.
Seth Rollins backed up Jimmy Jacobs when he pointed out the fact that WWE actually produces 5 hours of live TV every week, which makes the job that much more difficult.
That’s the one thing I don’t think people understand. 5 hours of live TV every week. EVERY WEEK. Add in all the extraneous variables that affect the final outcome….and it’s a modern miracle that the shows come together as well as they do.
— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) December 12, 2018
Jacobs continued to interact with fans, and tried to offer some insight into what it’s like to write for WWE.
Everybody is allowed to their opinion. I take zero offense to it. But one of the 1st things I learned writing is that it’s easy to point out the problems. The job is to come up with solutions. https://t.co/YYBQmBuAGG
— The Zombie Princess (@JimmyJacobsX) December 12, 2018
This is the most common response I’ve gotten. While as a fan, I agree, the bottom line says differently. WWE gets paid way more to have 3 hours of RAW than for 2. So that seems to be off the table. https://t.co/mKD2Vxdpey
— The Zombie Princess (@JimmyJacobsX) December 12, 2018
I know very little & what I do know is bounded on all sides by infinite ignorance. I can only speak to my experiences. In those experiences I’ve found writing a wrestling tv show isn’t an easy task. Thanks to all that engaged in meaningful dialogue with me! I love the passion!
— The Zombie Princess (@JimmyJacobsX) December 12, 2018
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