NEWS Bianca Belair & Charlotte Flair to face IYO SKY & Bayley on SmackDown August 18, 2023 Neal Flanagan WWE SmackDown on Friday will feature a tag team match with Bianca Belair & Charlotte Flair facing off against Damage CTRL’s IYO SKY & Bayley.
NEWS POLLOCK’S NEWS UPDATE: CM Punk/Ryan Nemeth, G1 Analysis, All In tops 80k August 14, 2023 John Pollock More news on CM Punk and Ryan Nemeth, analysis on this year’s G1, SmackDown & Rampage ratings, and All In surpasses 80k tickets.
NEWS Rey Mysterio defeats Austin Theory for the WWE United States Championship August 11, 2023 Neal Flanagan Rey Mysterio has become the WWE United States Champion for the third time.
NEWS WWE announcer shakeup as Michael Cole and Wade Barrett move to Raw, Cole will pull double duty August 5, 2023 Neal Flanagan Michael Cole and Wade Barrett are to move to Monday Night Raw in a shakeup of WWE TV announcing teams.
NEWS WWE SmackDown results: Jey Uso vs. Solo Sikoa, business picks up for The Street Profits, shaven Shotzi returns August 4, 2023 Neal Flanagan News and results from the go-home episode, 24 hours ahead of SummerSlam 2023
NEWS Television viewership comparisons in July for top pro wrestling programs August 3, 2023 John Pollock With the conclusion of the month of July, we can look at the performance of the top professional wrestling programs with a yearly comparison.
NEWS Tiffany Stratton feels there’s not as much spotlight for Raw & SD’s women’s divisions in comparison to NXT July 23, 2023 Andrew Thompson NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton shares her thoughts about how WWE’s women’s divisions, per brand, are spotlighted.
NEWS Early data points to big viewership for Friday’s SmackDown on FS1 July 22, 2023 Neal Flanagan SmackDown may have scored its best-ever rating on FS1 according to early viewership data.
NEWS SmackDown results: Table set for Bloodline war, two title matches, the Brits love LA Knight July 1, 2023 Neal Flanagan The O2 Arena in London, England hosted the final edition of WWE SmackDown before Saturday’s Money in the Bank premium live event at the same venue.
NEWS SmackDown Results: Usos Attack Sikoa, Liv Morgan Returns June 23, 2023 John Kleinchester WWE Friday Night Smackdown results for June 23rd featuring Solo Sikoa vs. Sheamus and Ronda Rousey & Shayna Baszler vs. Alba Fyre & Isla Dawn.
NEWS WWE SmackDown tops all programming on Friday for Bloodline split June 20, 2023 John Pollock WWE SmackDown was the top program on all of television this past Friday for the latest chapter of the Bloodline story.
NEWS Zelina Vega vs. IYO SKY added to next week’s SmackDown June 10, 2023 Neal Flanagan Zelina Vega will face off with IYO SKY on the next episode of SmackDown.
NEWS SmackDown Results: No Decision from Jey Uso, Charlotte Returns June 9, 2023 John Kleinchester WWE Friday Night Smackdown featured four Money in the Bank Qualifying Matches and Jey Uso’s decision about whether he’d remain with The Bloodline
NEWS Roman Reigns’ 1000-day celebration draws largest audience of the year, highest demo audience since 2020 June 5, 2023 John Pollock The 1000-day celebration of Roman Reigns’ championship win was a major draw this past Friday.
NEWS Early data points to big ratings spike for SmackDown June 3, 2023 Neal Flanagan Overnight numbers suggest that Friday’s edition of SmackDown did a “huge rating” according to Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics.
NEWS SmackDown Results: Solo Spikes Jimmy Uso, New Belt Unveiled June 2, 2023 John Kleinchester WWE Friday Night Smackdown featured the 1000-Day Celebration of Roman Reigns as Undisputed Universal Champion.
NEWS SmackDown Results: Bloodline Turmoil, Theory defeats Sheamus May 26, 2023 John Kleinchester WWE Smackdown featured The KO Show with guests Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa as well as Sheamus taking on Austin Theory for the US Championship
NEWS Stronger NBA & NHL games cause small dip for Friday Night SmackDown May 22, 2023 John Pollock Friday Night SmackDown experienced a minimal drop while airing against the NBA & NHL playoffs this past week.
NEWS Friday Night SmackDown posts increase with Roman Reigns & tournament May 15, 2023 John Pollock The World Heavyweight Championship tournament and the return of Roman Reigns led to an increase in Friday Night SmackDown.
NEWS SmackDown hits lowest numbers of 2023 against Celtics vs. 76ers May 8, 2023 John Pollock Friday Night SmackDown fell to its lowest viewership since August for its live episode from Puerto Rico.