5 reasons why WWE RAW's ratings are dropping

#3 The lack of a champion

Vince McMahon was never a huge fan of having part-time wrestlers. He does seem to have gotten over that issue in a big way by placing the Universal Championship belt around the waist of Brock Lesnar - a superstar who only defends the championship on the odd occasion.

It has been said many times before that RAW needs a full-time champion on its roster and this is yet another decision which the WWE have gotten wrong. It is very difficult for any meaningful story line to develop around the Universal Championship without there being a title defense for it on a monthly basis and this has left the WWE trying to get creative in their attempts to fill this gap. Sadly this ploy isn't working.

Lesnar's absence from RAW is not the only factor here. He is a part-time wrestler and the quality of the matches which he puts in are far below than those which would be expected from a full-time superstar. Fans deserve better than this and they know it. It's about time that the WWE realized it as well.