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Raw’s October 12 Episode Sees Steady Viewership, Adds Carmelo Hayes to 946

By Daisy Ruth

The October 12 episode of WWE Raw ended with a major reveal, adding Carmelo Hayes to the 946 stable alongside Royce Keys, Lucien Price, Bronco Nima, and Jaida Parker. The episode also saw the stable defeat the Bloodline before concluding the show. In other matches, Chad Gable defended the Intercontinental Championship against Rey Fenix, and Roxanne Perez of Judgment Day defeated WWE Women’s Champion Chelsea Green. A segment in the ring featured Oba Femi and Paul Heyman, with “The Ruler” declaring himself an “Oba Femi Guy” and on his own. According to Wrestlenomics, the episode averaged 2.5 million global views over seven days, up from 2.4 million for the previous week, and accumulated 4.5 million viewing hours worldwide, up from 4.3 million for the October 5 episode. On Netflix’s global chart, Raw ranked 10th among English‑language shows for the week and eighth in the United States. Globally it was seventh and domestically fourth. The top three U.S. shows that week were the limited series Below, Love is Blind, and Instadocs: AI Gone Wild. The original article appeared on Wrestling Inc.