It’s been quite a year for WWE, with shaky ratings, new competition, talent discontent, and even a call-out from Variety. But I guess you’ve got to take your validation where you can find it, and WWE’s flagship show Monday Night Raw got a little bit today with a nomination for a People’s Choice Award (yes really).
Monday Night Raw is up for “The Show of 2019,” and it’s in pretty good company, at least as far as popularity goes. The other nominees are The Big Bang Theory, Game of Thrones, Grey’s Anatomy, Riverdale, Stranger Things, This Is Us, and The Walking Dead. Of course, Game of Thrones also disappointed a lot of people this year, and did it in way less episodes than Raw.
But seriously, it’s hard to imagine Raw winning in this field of critical darlings and ratings juggernauts, and who even knows how the nomination process works, but in addition to giving WWE something to brag about, it contributes to the growing sense that wrestling is a mainstream entertainment product. Maybe next year NXT and AEW will both be nominated. Stranger Things have happened.
You can vote for Raw (or whatever you think should be the Show of 2019) at this link until October 18. The awards ceremony airs Sunday, November 10 on the E! Network.
#WWERAW has been nominated for #TheShow of 2019 at the #PCAs!
The @WWEUniverse can make their voice heard by voting here: https://t.co/nylnVZJJKb pic.twitter.com/Puy2sMFrBn
— WWE (@WWE) September 4, 2019
