– Last week’s 10/11 edition of WWE SmackDown drew a 1.82 rating with 2.45 million viewers. This was essentially flat with the previous week and was the lowest-rated episode in three months (7/12).
– Smackdown averaged 2.453 million viewers, down two percent from last week’s Battleground lead-in episode.
– Here’s the latest installment of WWE Backstage Fallout, featuring backstage interviews from Monday’s RAW:
“Cody Rhodes & Goldust reflect on their WWE Tag Team Championship victory, The Miz loses an opportunity for retribution, and Divas Champion AJ Lee & Tamina Snuka unwillingly address their attack on Brie Bella. All this and more on Backstage Fallout!”
– Cody Rhodes and Goldust continued their winning ways on SmackDown as the brother duo defeated Erick Rowan and Luke Harper, which marks as the first-ever loss for The Wyatt Family in WWE. On this week’s “Backstage Fallout” for SmackDown, Rhodes and Goldust react to their victory. Plus, The Prime Time Players and The Great Khali celebrate their victory over 3MB.
– WWE ring announcer Tony Chimel celebrates his birthday on Friday as he turns 52-years-old. Also celebrating a birthday today is former WWE wrestler Rikishi, who turns 48-years-old. Jey and Jimmy Uso wished their father a happy birthday via Twitter, writing, “Happy birthday to our pops @TheREALRIKISHI!! Out here in the middle east!! Don’t kno what time it is anymore!! Have a bless day dad!!”
-The Friday, October 4th edition of WWE SmackDown drew a social media score of 59,945, according to Trendrr.tv. The 59k score marks a decrease of nine percent as compared to last week’s show.
The score was the lowest for the show dating back five months to the post-WrestleMania lull period where two shows in the month of May drew year-low 56k scores.
-Speaking of SmackDown, the “Backstage Fallout” video for this week’s show is now online, and features Kofi Kingston talking about his upcoming WWE Battleground battle against Bray Wyatt, as well as some hijinx with the Los Matadores and El Torito.
You can watch this week’s edition of SmackDown “Backstage Fallout” online below:
The Friday, September 27th edition of WWE SmackDown drew a social media score of 65,882, according to Trendrr.tv. That number marks a decrease of three percent from last week’s score, which itself was down 19 percent from the previous week.
The score of 65,882 for this week marks the lowest score since the June 7th edition of WWE SmackDown, which scored in the 62,000 range. The last two weeks have seen the show score 15-20k below the average score for this summer’s shows.
Speaking of this week’s SmackDown, the official WWE YouTube channel has added the latest edition of the SmackDown “Backstage Fallout,” which features Zeb Colter hyping up his Real Americans team, as well as more fun with Santino Marella, Great Khali and the flute/Cobra.
Check out this week’s SmackDown “Backstage Fallout” directly below:
– WWE Executive Stephanie McMahon Levesque turns 37 years old today.
– Speaking of Stephanie, AJ Lee tweeted the following about their confrontation on Monday’s RAW, where Stephanie “got in her personal space:”
“When Boss Lady talked about finding love then moved in close to my face, I thought that entry in my dream journal was about to come true.”
– Here is the latest WWE Backstage Fallout video from Monday’s RAW:
“World Champion Alberto Del Rio addresses his attack on Rob Van Dam and The Bella Twins discuss being strong Divas in addition to their uncomfortable interaction with Randy Orton, all on this edition of Backstage Fallout.”
The Friday, September 20th edition of WWE SmackDown drew a social media score of 68,179, according to Trendrr.tv. While the score marks the fourth straight week that SmackDown has drawn a 68,000-or-higher score, it is a drop in 19 percent this week, and the lowest score in the past three months.
Speaking of SmackDown, WWE has uploaded the latest “Backstage Fallout” video for this week’s show on their official YouTube channel. This week’s video features Santino Marella playing up his “hot streak” of wins over the Real Americans, as well as Paul Heyman sharing a moment with interviewer Renee Young.
Check out this week’s SmackDown Backstage Fallout video below:
-The season finale of WWE Total Divas on E! drew 1,036,000 viewers. The “Total Divas After Party” reunion special that followed it on Sunday night drew 939,000 viewers.
-WWE has added the latest edition of “Backstage Fallout,” this time for Monday’s post-Night Of Champions edition of WWE RAW, on their official YouTube channel. The official description for this week’s RAW Backstage Fallout reads: “Dolph Ziggler discusses his winning ways, Natalya discusses her disdain for AJ Lee & The Usos are amped for their upcoming WWE Tag Team Title opportunity, all on this edition of Backstage Fallout.”
Check out the latest RAW Backstage Fallout video below:
-SIRIUS/XM satelitte and Opie & Anthony personality Sam Roberts is back with another pro wrestling interview. This time, Roberts interviews WWE Hall Of Famer Booker T. You can check out their 15-minute discussion below:
The Friday, September 13th WWE Night Of Champions “go-home” edition of SmackDown drew a social media score of 84,444, according to Trendrr.tv. That number is nearly identical to last week’s 84,584.
SmackDown on Friday was the number one ranked show on cable television for the night, with the season premiere of “Haven” starring Adam “Edge” Copeland coming in at number four on the night, with a social media score of 22,492.
Speaking of SmackDown, the “Backstage Fallout” video for this week’s show is now online, featuring AJ Lee, Dolph Ziggler and more. You can check that out below:
– This week on “Backstage Fallout” for Raw, Santino Marella addresses his much-anticipated return to the squared circle. Plus, Natalya celebrates her big win before heading into a title match at Night of Champions, and Fandango comments on interrupting The Miz.
– The mother of Total Divas star JoJo, Alexie Offerman, spoke to Divas-365.com about her daughter, Justin Gabriel, the E! reality show and WWE. During the interview, she reveals that her daughter has her sights set on capturing the Divas Championship.
“From the very first day of training, she came home and said to me, “Oh my God mom, I found home away from home, I love the feeling of wrestling and its challenges!” said Offerman. “For 6 weeks this little girl couldn’t get roughed up enough!! Let me let you in on something – after filming the first 8 episodes of Total Divas, her and Eva Marie went back to training at NXT from 9 to 5 on a daily basis. She was ecstatic about all the moves she was learning from Sara Del Rey, then the news came that Total Divas was picked up for 6 more episodes and while she was happy for the extension of the show, she was also disappointed for the interruption of her daily training!! Yes she has expressed to us how much she loves the Ring and how she would love to someday/some year earn the Championship Belt!! She just turned 19… Stay tuned!”
– WWE Hall of Famer Terry Funk and Manny Fernandez participated in a wrestling seminar on Saturday that was filmed for an upcoming RF Video release.
-The Friday, September 6th edition of WWE SmackDown scored 84,584 in social activity, according to Trendrr.tv. That number is slightly down from last week’s show, which scored 86,200. The last 10 weeks of the show, however, has been well over the yearly average of 72,000.
-Speaking of SmackDown, you can check out the latest edition of SmackDown “Backstage Fallout,” which features Kofi Kingston and The Real Americans, below:
-The Friday, August 30th edition of WWE SmackDown featured a social media score that dropped slightly compared to last week’s post-SummerSlam edition of the show.
SmackDown for this week had a social media score of 86,200, according to Trendrr.tv, down from the 90,883 the show scored the previous week.
SmackDown finished at #2 on cable television for Friday, trailing only U.S. Open Tennis on ESPN.
-You can check out the “Backstage Fallout” video for this week’s SmackDown, which features Alberto Del Rio and Dolph Ziggler, below:
-WWE Superstar CM Punk recently made his argument for The Ultimate Warrior and Randy Savage to be inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame. In a new tweet, Punk wrote:
“Ultimate Warrior. Better be hall of fame bound. Savage too. All them Poffos.”
-WWE posted the latest edition of “Backstage Fallout” for this week’s RAW on their official YouTube channel. The description for the video reads: “Miz tangos with Fandango, and the Divas division breaks down.”
Check out the RAW “Backstage Fallout” for this week below:
-The Monday, August 19th edition of WWE RAW scored 377,874 in social media activity, according to Trendrr.tv. The number marks a 45 percent increase as compared to last week’s show. It was the most socially active edition of RAW since the RAW on the night after WrestleMania.
RAW ranked number three overall on cable television on Monday night, coming up short to “Teen Wolf” and English Premier League Soccer.
-The RAW Backstage Fallout video for this week features Rob Van Dam and Ricardo Rodriguez talking about their new association, as well as the Prime Time Players talking about their victory over the Real Americans. You can check it out online below:
-The Friday, August 16th SummerSlam “go-home” edition of WWE SmackDown scored 76,997 in social media activity, according to Trendrr.tv.
By comparison, SmackDown scored 76,177 last week, and the 77,716 for the show two weeks ago.
SmackDown moved to the number one spot on cable television for Friday night, up from the number two spot the show held last week.
-This week’s edition of the SmackDown “Backstage Fallout” features World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio promising to defeat Christian at SummerSlam this Sunday on pay-per-view. Also, Damien Sandow appears and vows to beat Cody Rhodes. The Shield are also featured, as they are shown dealing with their six-man tag loss, with their leader Dean Ambrose calling out Rob Van Dam for their scheduled U.S. Championship match at the SummerSlam Kickoff Show on Sunday.
You can check out the “Backstage Fallout” for this week’s SmackDown below:
-WWE has added the new “Backstage Fallout” video for this week’s edition of WWE RAW, the “go-home” show for this Sunday’s WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view event in Los Angeles, California.
This week’s Backstage Fallout for RAW features Rob Van Dam, Randy Orton and the host of this Sunday’s SummerSlam pay-per-view, The Miz.
Check out the RAW Backstage Fallout video, courtesy of the official WWE Fan Nation YouTube channel below:
-High Spots has released a brief video preview of the upcoming Jesse Sorensen shoot interview.
For those unaware, Sorensen was recently released from TNA Impact Wrestling during their latest roster cuts. The release came as a shock to many, as Sorensen was personally promised a job with the company after he broke his neck in a match against Zema Ion while working for the promotion.
Check out the Sorensen shoot interview video preview below:
-The only scheduled WWE live event this weekend features talent from both the RAW and SmackDown roster. The WWE live event will emanate from the Oracle Arena in Oakland, California on Sunday night. Talent advertised to appear include: John Cena, Rob Van Dam, The Shield, Alberto Del Rio, Randy Orton and Ryback.
-The following is the latest “Backstage Fallout” for this week’s WWE SmackDown, courtesy of the official WWE YouTube channel:
-Also on the WWE YouTube channel today is a video interview with Brock Lesnar, where “The Beast” talks about his “Beast vs. Best” match against CM Punk coming up next Sunday at WWE SummerSlam.
-Vince McMahon recently took to Twitter to promote tonight’s WrestleMania 29 broadcast special on NBC. McMahon posted the following tweet on Friday afternoon:
“Don’t miss the 1 hour version of the most grandiose, spectacular event in all of show business! #WrestleMania 29 Saturday 9/8 CT on @NBC”
-Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown dropped 21 percent in social media activity as compared to last week’s show. This week’s SmackDown scored a 77,716 in social activity, according to Trendrr.tv. The number marks the lowest score for the show in three weeks, but was still a strong enough score for the show to be number one on cable television on Friday night.
-The “Backstage Fallout” for this week’s SmackDown features Christian cutting a promo on his opponent at the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view, World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio. Additionally, AJ Lee and Layla are featured.
Check out the latest SmackDown “Backstage Fallout” video below:
-WWE Superstar Rob Van Dam is listed as a voice of a character in the new Saints Row IV video game. Van Dam will provide the vocals for a character named “Bobby.” You can check out the full list of voice-overs, which includes celebrities such as Neil Patrick Harris, at SaintsRow.com.
-WWE Superstar Triple H celebrates his 44th birthday today. “The Game” was born on July 27, 1969.
-The following is the latest “Backstage Fallout” for Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown:
-The following is the latest edition of Backstage Fallout for this week’s WWE SmackDown:
-You can officially pencil in Rob Van Dam for the upcoming WWE live event on July 26th in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as the July 27th event in Macon, Georgia.
-WWE Champion John Cena recently posted a tweet in response to the TMZ article that showed a Total Divas clip where he and girlfriend Nikki Bella talk about marriage:
Thanks @TMZ 4 showing ‘challenging’ clip from #totaldivas 4 more make sure to check out @eonline @ENews E! July 28 10pm est
-Monday’s WWE RAW show shot up 24.5 percent in social media activity as compared to last week’s Money In The Bank “go-home” edition of the show.
RAW scored 355,138 in social activity, according to Trendrr.TV. The number marks the highest score since the post-WrestleMania edition of RAW. RAW topped the annual average by 24.3 percent.
-The following is this week’s RAW Backstage Fallout, which features Rob Van Dam, The Real Americans and the Prime Time Players:
– In this week’s edition of Backstage Fallout for SmackDown, CM Punk consoles Paul Heyman after getting clocked by World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio and the Usos continue their hot streak, remaining focused on The Shield and the WWE Tag Team Championship.
– On August 27, WWE will release Best of WWE at Madison Square Garden on DVD and Blu-ray as the organization’s greatest moments at the famous New York City-based venue are highlights. WrestlingDVDNews.com has revealed that the following matches and segments will be featured in the video release.
Andre the Giant & “Mr. Wonderful” Paul Orndorff vs. “Rowdy” Roddy Piper & “Cowboy” Bob Orton
10th August, 1985
Stone Cold Stuns The Boss
Raw – 22nd September, 1997
1st Ever Tag Team Tables Match
The Dudley Boyz vs. The Hardy Boyz
Royal Rumble – 23rd January, 2000
Booker T Attacks Mr. McMahon
Raw – 25th June, 2001
Match for the Undisputed Heavyweight Wrestling Championship
WWE Champion, Bob Backlund vs. NWA Champion, Harley Race
22nd September, 1980
Intercontinental Championship Match
Bret “Hitman” Hart vs. “Million Dollar Man” Ted DiBiase
29th December, 1991
Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Shawn Michaels vs. Razor Ramon
WrestleMania X – 20th March, 1994
#1 Contender Triple Threat Match
Triple H vs. Kurt Angle vs. Chris Jericho
Raw – 7th August, 2000
John Cena Returns in the Royal Rumble Match
Royal Rumble – 27th January, 2008
– As seen Friday night on SmackDown, Kaitlyn appeared dressed up as AJ Lee in response to the Divas Champion’s mockery of her on Monday’s Raw. She ridiculed her former friend by suggesting that, in addition to the roster of Superstars that the New Jersey native had dated, she also had been romantically affiliated with several of the WWE personnel seated at ringside including ring announcer Lilian Garcia. Kaitlyn continues her mockery of Lee in this week’s SmackDown edition of Backstage Fallout. Plus, Natalya weighs in on her victory over Lee in a Non-title Match and Dolph Ziggler continues his fiesta backstage.
– The official WWE website has posted footage of The Prime Time Players visiting University of South Carolina Gamecocks head football coach—and Titus O’Neil’s former coach at the University of Florida—Steve Spurrier.
– According to WrestlingFigs.com, former WWE announcer Matt Striker will appear at the Englishtown Flea Market located on 90 Wilson Ave. Englishtown, New Jersey, on Saturday, July 27 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.