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The ThunderDome delivered on its promise to increase interest in WWE SmackDown last night, as the show came out on top amongst all network TV ratings In addition to an increase in the 18-49 ratings demographic, viewership also increased for last night's episode of SmackDown by more than 160,000 viewers ThunderDome, it seems, is a[...]

We're halfway through the first WWE SmackDown of the ThunderDome era and I have to say… I'm not 100% impressed All the screens are distracting The arena is way too busy and all the LEDs can cause moire effects on the TV As for the virtual crowd, well, the crowd noise is there… but I'm[...]

SmackDown tonight kicks off a new era of WWE Time to enter the ThunderDome, a horrific nightmare of lasers, LED boards, and disembodied heads It's gonna be… interesting, to say the least. The official logo for WWE Friday Night Smackdown. WWE SmackDown Report for August 21, 2020 Part 1 Smackdown opens with pyro Lots of pyros Then Michael[...]

The company announced that the show will return Saturday morning to discuss the happenings on Friday's episode of WWE SmackDown With Renee Young leaving the company and Daniel Bryan doing… whatever the heck he's doing these days… WWE needed new hosts, and they've tapped Kayla Braxton and Xavier Woods for the job. Daniel Bryan EXPOSES A[...]

WWE Smackdown tonight marks the beginning of the ThunderDome Era of WWE, an era which, if early previews are any indication, will be a nightmarish horror of LED boards, lasers, and disembodied heads To usher fans into this new era, WWE is bringing out one of its biggest attitude-era stars to introduce the new set:[...]

Speaking in remembrance of late wrestling legend Kamala, Bret Hart recalls how Kamala wanted to wrestle Bret to prove his skills.

Finn Balor may have pulled off a victory against Velveteen Dream on NXT last night if only he could have stopped focusing Cameron Grimes.

After all the dirt sheet hullaballoo about re-filming a match after Johnny Gargano took a bad bump, NXT put the spotlight on it last night.

When The Chadster first saw those hooligans in Retribution trying to mess with WWE Raw and Smackdown, I figure it was all just in good fun, blowing off that teenage angst that the group's members are all feeling, what with being stuck at home with their parents during the quarantine and not allowed to go[...]

You should have done this on Smackdown, Shawn! WWE Raw Promo – Shawn Michaels Michaels queues up a video of Ric Flair's promo from last week Michaels then recaps the points from Flair's promo Michaels says Ric loved performing in the ring more than anybody, and if it wasn't for Flair, there would be no Shawn Michaels,[...]

Nia Jax attacked Shayna Bazsler during a tag-team match on WWE Raw last night, while the Riott Squad continued to self-destruct.

We've previously reported on the company's plans to set up a residency at the Amway Center, a basketball arena in Orlando, Florida, to film Raw, SmackDown, and PPVs from now on without any fans in attendance You might be wondering why they would pay money to film in an empty building when they have a[...]

WWE Star Dave Bautista has been involved in an epic, months-long feud with Donald Trump, and now Trump's followers are after him.

WWE SmackDown scored another network ratings victory on Friday, defeating competition including Shark Tank, 20/20, Greatest #AtHome Videos, Magnum P.I., Dateline, The Wall, Blue Bloods, Masters of Illusion, and Being Reuben to take the top spot in the crucial 18-49 demographic The show also saw an increase in overall viewership, despite being defeated in that[...]

In the first hour of WWE SmackDown, Retribution attacked the show, Asuka won a shot at Bayley for SummerSlam, and Sheamus beat the crap out of Shorty G Security guards are at ringside to prevent another Retribution attack Will it work? Or will they be back out? If Big E vs John Morrison is the[...]

Another week in wrestling is almost over as we come to the final show of the week, WWE SmackDown What does WWE's blue brand have in store for us tonight? A lot of Retribution nonsense would be my guess But let's find out. King Corbin and Big E try to rally the troops against Retribution on[...]

WWE Star The Big Show revealed that he no longer has any of the five Slammy awards he's won throughout his illustrious career.

Chalk up another victory for AEW Dynamite in "The Wednesday Night Ratings Wars," defeating NXT in both ratings and viewership once again.

In the second hour of WWE NXT last night, Velveteen Dream returned to attempt to qualify for the NXT North American Championship match.

In the first hour of WWE NXT last night, Keith Lee was blinded with fire by Karrion Kross and Adam Cole issued a challenge to Pat McAfee.

WWE Raw saw ratings drop this week in the key 18-49 demographic (from.51 to a .47), and The Chadster thinks he knows the reason why.

There were a lot of turds on WWE Raw last night (Raw Underground, Retribution), but Randy Orton and Ric Flair saved the show.

After an epic one-week run, the long-term WWE storytelling Seth Rollins is talking about played out as Riott Squad teased a breakup on Raw.

There's still a little bit more Smackdown to go, and it will feel like getting cracked in the head with a steel pipe. Things to come on WWE Smackdown tonight… WWE Smackdown 8/7/2020 Report Part 1 Kayla Braxton talks to Big E backstage She asks him about his singles push Big E says for the past five years[...]

WWE Smackdown continues to trudge along Sometimes, don't you just wish a bunch of black-clad hooligans would show up and break things, just for a change of pace? Ah well For those of you who didn't get enough of Sheamus earlier tonight, this is the part of the recap for you But first… Alexa Bliss and[...]

The Ratings King of Friday Nights has delivered another victory for WWE Smackdown this week Thanks to an extremely Corbin-heavy show that featured the King in two matches and a backstage segment Plus, a fourth match ending in interference related to Baron Corbin's feud with Matt Riddle, WWE Smackdown scored a decisive victory in the[...]

Well, WWE Smackdown is going to have a hell of a time living up to Raw from earlier this week Raw really shook things up on Monday, for better or worse What does Smackdown have in store? You're going to wish you never asked. Sonya Deville trashes Mandy Rose on WWE Smackdown WWE Smackdown 8/7/2020 Report Part[...]

And the Genetic Jackhammer was unable to find a satisfactory answer. Vince McMahon, Chairman, and CEO of WWE According to PWInsider, WWE has decided to combat the current ratings crisis by returning to live episodes of Raw and Smackdown, starting with the SummerSlam go-home episode of Smackdown set to air August 21st The Raw the following week[...]

WWE's new anarchist stable Retribution arrived on WWE Smackdown on Friday After being seen torching a generator on Monday Night Raw earlier this week, Retribution hit the ring at the end of Smackdown on Friday, terrorizing the NXT trainees paid to sit in the crowd and committing acts of vandalism. Retribution, the new "non-political" Antifa-like stable,[...]

In a recent financial filing, WWE revealed the compensation for new WWE President Nick Khan- and it's not too shabby, people.