On Wednesday, a complete breakdown of this week's Monday Night RAW ratings were released and RAW scored its highest rating since late 2009. The major factor in the high number was due to the appearance of WWE legend Stone Cold Steve Austin who was making his return after a 1 year absence. Austin's return helped RAW score a 3.92 rating. RAW did a 3.94 for the first hour and a 3.9 for the second hour. Austin's segment came at the end of the first hour and scored a 4.4 rating according to Jim Ross.
The previous 2 weeks, WWE RAW scored a 3.82 on February 28th and a 3.85 on February 21. The February 21st show was the much hyped appearance of a "mystery figure" that many were hoping would be Sting. Unfortunately, for those fans, it turned out to be The Undertaker. In addition to the mystery figure, the WWE Universe tuned in to see if The Rock would show up and how John Cena would respond to the Rock's comments his return on 2 1/4. Additionally, it was the night after WWE's Elimination Chamber PPV.
The 2/14 episode of RAW revealed The Rock as the guest host for WrestleMania 27. The show only scored in the low 3's. However, The Rock wasn't advertised like he was for 2/28 which drew a 3.82. Despite the huge mainstream attention that WWE received over The Rock's return, it appears that Austin is still the most popular wrestler in WWE history.
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