Once again, Shark Tank defeated WWE Smackdown in the 18-49 demographic and nearly doubled Smackdown's total viewers Smackdown did manage to eke out a win in 18-49 over the first hour of 20/20 that aired after Shark Tank, so it wasn't all a loss, though 20/20 still had more overall viewers.[caption id="attachment_1198874" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The[...]
On WWE Smackdown this week, Daniel Bryan seeks revenge against Jey Uso, and Murphy looks to move past his time with Seth Rollins Plus: a contract signing ends without violence?!I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel: Smackdown Edition, the column where I watch all the wrestling on TV each week and then pray for[...]
This week, the Survivor Series teams are finalized on WWE Smackdown this week, and The New Day team up with the Street Profits Read all about it here!I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel: Smackdown Edition, the column where I watch all the wrestling on TV each week and then pray for the sweet[...]
The reason Chelsea Green's debut match on WWE Smackdown last night was so weird is that Green apparently injured her wrist, taking a bump off the apron and had to be taken to a local medical facility A statement from WWE after the show broke the news, saying, "During Friday's Fatal 4-Way Match for the[...]
WWE SmackDown's ratings fell last night, resulting in a loss to Shark Tank on ABC for its first hour and a tie for the second hour with 20/20 Smackdown was ranked second for the night in the 18-49 demographic while the show drew less overall viewership than any other network except for the CW, leading[...]
On WWE Smackdown this week, Chelsea Green makes a less than spectacular debut, Rey Mysterio gives his blessing for the thirty-two-year-old Murphy date his nineteen-year-old daughter, and Drew McIntyre sends a message!I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel: Smackdown Edition And a fine Smackdown edition it is, happening just hours after WWE coldheartedly fired[...]
On WWE Smackdown this week, Jey Uso oversteps his bounds, Sami Zayn comes through in a crisis, and Otis finds a life coach Read all about it here!I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel: Smackdown Edition And a fine Smackdown edition it is, happening just hours after WWE coldheartedly fired Zelina Vega on Twitter[...]
AEW Dynamite blew away NXT in the Wednesday night ratings this week, coming in at seventeenth place in the rankings while NXT landed outside the top fifty cable shows. The television landscape still hasn't returned to normal post-election, with cable news continuing to draw big ratings thanks as anxiety over whether WWE Hall-of-Famer President Donald […]
After scoring its lowest viewership since the launch of the Thunderdome for last week's pre-election episode, WWE Raw has come back to draw more viewers now that Joe Biden has convincingly won the electoral college in a landslide victory. Like the stock market, Raw viewers appear bullish on the wrestling economy now that WWE Hall-of-Famer […]
On WWE Smackdown this week, Ruby Riott earns her place while Murphy and Jey Uso learn their place! We're in the home stretch here, folks!I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel: Smackdown Edition We don't yet know who the next president is, but we will find out who will represent Smackdown at Survivor Series[...]
On WWE Smackdown this week, Aalyah Mysterio turns up missing Does Murphy have anything to do with it? Does a bear **** in the woods?I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel: Smackdown Edition We don't yet know who the next president is, but we will find out who will represent Smackdown at Survivor Series[...]
On WWE Smackdown this week, Sasha Banks defends her Smackdown Women's Championship against Bayley Plus: Carmella is back, so those videos weren't a waste of time after all!I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel: Smackdown Edition We don't yet know who the next president is, but we will find out who is the Smackdown[...]
The most important contest happening this week hasn't yet been decided and won't be until we get the Wednesday night ratings and learn whether NXT beat AEW Dynamite. The second-most important contest is taking place tonight with the U.S. presidential election. But in the third most important contest of the week, the good guys lost […]
As the end-of-October deadline came and went, WWE made good on their promise to seize the twitch and cameo accounts of their wrestlers so that they can move forward with plans to launch their own versions, share only a portion of the revenue with the wrestlers, and then count that portion against the wrestlers' "downside […]
WWE Smackdown scored a devastating ratings victory over all of its competition on Friday Night According to the ratings charts from Showbuzz Daily, Smackdown ranked #1 for the night in viewers 18-49, tying with Shark Tank in the 8-9 hour and beating everyone in the 9-10 hour. [caption id="attachment_1198874" align="aligncenter" width="600"] The official logo for WWE[...]
On WWE Smackdown this week, Jey Uso was asked to prove his love for the Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns.. and Daniel Bryan paid the price Plus: new Smackdown Women's champion Sasha Banks speaks! Read all about it here.I'm Jude Terror This is The Shovel: Smackdown Edition, a weekly sacrifice wherein I spend my Friday night[...]
On WWE Smackdown this week, Aalyah Mysterio and Murphy took their relationship to the next level.. but only Seth Rollins could accept their forbidden love Plus: Survivor Series nonsense! Read all about it right here.I'm Jude Terror This is The Shovel: Smackdown Edition, a weekly sacrifice wherein I spend my Friday night watching Smackdown of[...]
I'm just hoping that clears up by the weekend because who knows how Smackdown is gonna do in the ratings on Friday. In what is, without a doubt, the happiest day of The Chadster's entire life, WWE NXT drew more viewers last night for a special Halloween Havoc episode than AEW Dynamite drew for a[...]
Tragedy struck the world of pro wrestling Friday when WWE Smackdown was moved from Fox to FS1 to make way for the World Series of baseball, causing Smackdown to lose out on millions of viewers For months, Smackdown has been struggling to stay about 2 million in overall average viewership, taking steps like introducing the[...]
Welcome to Bleeding Cool's WWE Smackdown report We watch Smackdown so you don't have to And we'll tell you all about is too! I'm Jude Terror, and this is The Shovel: Smackdown Edition This recap is broken into three parts, and you're reading part three So if you wanted to be reading part one or[...]
