Hace poco leí un blog que sostiene que, en el aspecto ratings, AAA está teniendo una ventaja menor a la que históricamente había tenido, particularmente en relación a la otra empresa luchística mexicana con difusión a través de la televisión abierta, el CMLL.
Este es un tema un tanto complejo, primero que nada por las características particulares de América Latina en cuanto al desarrollo de la industria de la televisión, que luce en pañales si la comparamos con su similar norteamericana. En Estados Unidos, hablar de niveles de audiencia es cosa de todos los days not only for people directly involved in content production, but even for the average viewer, the flow data on the Internet very quickly and it is not surprising that they serve to self influenced, ie when a certain sector of viewers reviewed the numbers and realizes that a particular issue has a low average, usually considered as an element of assessment data, less relevant to look at the program. This effect is further reduced to remove the show audience the map.
In wrestling, the ratings were the core factor in the development of industry and subsequent establishment of a monopoly, when Ted Turner, "Billionaire Ted", decided to buy WCW to compete with Vince McMahon and the WWF. As you know, WCW was able to capture a large audience and become a monster thanks to the media infrastructure in the possession of Turner himself, mainly through the channel Turner Network Television (TNT), transmitting the program WCW Nitro, and second TBS Superstation, which issued WCW Thunder . Thanks to tremendous financial power of Turner, WCW (which was nothing less than a conglomerate division of property billionaire, Time Warner) got signed to star in the late 80's as Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Ted DiBiase Sr., Big Bubba (Big Bossman) and many others, adding to the already established stars in their own NWA / WCW, led by Sting and Ric Flair. However, despite all these signings, the WWF was gaining in ratings. Eric Bischoff, the man Turner placed at the head of WCW and that this was known for his role as booker for TNA, in a documentary recounts a conversation between Turner and he, in the office of the tycoon: Turner questions Bischoff you need to beat the WWF. In the documentary, Bischoff admits he did not expect a yes answer when asked Turner: "Give me a primetime" (Primetime). Bischoff picks up the phone and tells his secretary: "Take me two hours every Monday night on TNT." Monday Nitro was born, and McMahon's nightmare began when RAW, who had the same primetime but through USA Network, was beaten in the ratings. 
The main trigger of the impressive winning streak in Nitro on RAW rating was certainly as few would question, excellent and innovative nWo history: the hiring of Scott Hall and Kevin Nash, known in the WWF as Razor Ramon, and Diesel, and the unprecedented turn a rough Hogan, added to the simulation an "invasion" of stars from WWF, which included the invaders using their own words mocking of a smear campaign used by McMahon, which mocked Turner, Hogan, Macho Man and the interviewer "Mean" Gene Okerlund. A total success.
Although the debut of "Total Package" Lex Luger, who had been working for WWF verbal agreement in the first Nitro, managed the second edition of the show beat to RAW, it was not until he came to WCW nWo was able to consolidate their lead, from mid 1996 until early 1998, losing streak and RAW week after week, in a total of 81 consecutive weeks . This incredible run, analysts have told the American struggle to death, by the blow which represented, media and financially to a WWF that paled to the good management of stories and characters from Bischoff and equipment. Scott Hall said in an interview that at that time, the fans did not ask: "Do you like WWF or WCW?" but "Do you like WCW or nWo? Gentlemen, this is a successful invasion angle, because srvió to WCW to have an overwhelming dominance in the ratings of their serial and in PPV sales, merchandise and so on. Something that has not happened with the angle of " invasion of the jobbers and midcarders that are in the CMLL, a company that is still far from keeping a winning streak on AAA in the field.
Back to the blog mentioned at the beginning, he boasts that in one or two times the rating of CMLL has surpassed Mexico Triple A. If there is a culture of record and historical analysis that has been developed in wrestling, probably would be amazed, because in the history of Mexican wrestling 18 years would include victories week after week, the AAA CMLL. If we do numbers, we have that a year has 52 weeks, 52 of 17 are 884 , watching generous and considering that the hegemony of AAA was broken in 2009-discounting also a plus, the months of 18 anniversary of the date-AAA. Well, so lax and willingness to recognize their outstanding efforts to CMLL, AAA has broken the record for beating WCW CMLL by 884 consecutive weeks, most them for twice or more rating and occasionally by triple. Even today the ratings almost every week (without regard to one or two times that has been up CMLL) is obviously putting up a AAA. It seems that the "excellent management" of the history of the invasion of the CMLL midcarders has not been a great thing, and they continue defeated, without a clear sheen that will change short term. Perhaps
CMLL considered a success to present a Psycho II and a Hysteria II which, as separate data, many people related to them railed for over a decade, or a Alebrije unable to achieve a successful diet and comply with the request to lose weight to make him AAA, or a monster that is not original, or a Charles Manson betting the little hair he has left to a zero-earned credibility by Heroes leave about Highlander III and for committing a fraud unfortunate Full betting a National Championship that was lost days ago. As we raised the last post, wrestling and all creative activity is full of subjective perceptions of abstractions. probably see these items in a half-empty arena, or three full year, and one or two points below in ratings, is for them a success. And so good, that everyone follow their own idea of \u200b\u200bwhat success is! That CMLL keep it up!
There are two factors to consider that differentiate the battle between the WWF and WCW held by AAA and CMLL, both Mexican companies have been historically being transmitted at different times and days, although this changed recently, they were both issued on Sunday and had AAA still wider audience, as if people exploited the two-hour snooze CMLL and AAA home was awakened when Unlimited.
The second factor is the question: Why then AAA has lowered his audience of late and has moved closer CMLL?
The answer is simple and takes us back to the story lines written above: in wrestling was a winner, Vince McMahon defeated Ted Turner, bought and destroyed WCW, stayed the whole pie for themselves and decided to take mass the U.S. product. The WWE came to television in Mexico, meeting the need for "dramatic struggle" to many compatriots. Here come more fallacies: "WWE is better than AAA" "AAA is the WWE region 4" and stuff, Input statements seem sound, but if one examines them in depth they will encounter similar to the comments that appear in Super Fights, such as "John Cena saijajin teacher." The answer to this question is also in this same post, in the same story written above. primetime is called. In Mexico there are also prime time on TV, you do not believe you can access the corporate website and check the costs Televisa advertising space, there is clear, the value of them, what are the best times to advertise a product, because they are the have more hearing. The "secret" of the WWE is clear, and it is not very valid part of the innovative product that comes to Mexico to break all the schemes, WWE is actually one of the worst potholes creative its history. This is prime time, that people who get tired from work or school ists used to watching, that in the more likely someone is lying on the couch or bed with the remote in hand, more likely on a Sunday at 4 PM WWE uses daylight better audience to penetrate the market, and achieved It satisfies the need to "fight show," so the family decided to leave on Sunday, or purchase a movie, rather than see AAA or CMLL they saw RAW Monday and Friday primetime primetime Smackdown . I do not need to see more fighting because they saw 4 hours per week and are already familiar with the contents of WWE. The average viewer is not the fanboy who lives life on the Internet looking for spoilers. ; The average viewer does not digest more than four hours a week of wrestling. No complicated life watching all business and learning all about hundreds of fighters. If you remove RAW and put in 5, on Monday night, Chavo del Ocho, it probably will have more AAA rating to the Sunday of the week.
In conclusion, much regretting the heck mental break more: neither CMLL has upped its rating, nor has it done anything to grow, and has changed its anachronistic promotoril system, or the WWE came to bring a wonderful product that art magic outperforming AAA. What we have rediscovered one thing: yes that exceeds AAA CMLL. Would it achieve its greatest triumph, and not beat AAA which is impossible for them, but on a diet to ex Alebrije.
