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Throwback WWE SmackDown Pulled In A Strong Viewership Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on May 08, 2021 Fridays "throwback" edition of WWEs Friday Night SmackDown on FOX drew an overnight audience of 2.157 million, the best number since late January and up 12% on last week. The first hour drew 2.147 million and hour two increased slightly more to 2.166 million. In the 18-49 demo, the 2-hour broadcast scored a 0.60 rating, the highest since last year. In the 18-34 demo the show scored a 0.4 rati...

Jeff Jarrett On Steve Austin Wanting To Protect His Spot During The Attitude Era Posted By: Ben Jordan Kerin on May 08, 2021 During a discussion on his new podcast, ‘My World‘ with co-host Conrad Thompson, WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett discussed Steve Austin on the rumor that The Texas Rattlesnake never wanted to work with him at his peak during The Attitude Era. "He worked with Kane, he worked with ‘Taker. I mean, [Austin] worked with a lot of big guys. In my mind was, I’m the p...

The opening of tonights Throwback edition of SmackDown on FOX feature the return of two names. WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns announced the return of Jimmy Uso. He came to the ring to celebrate with Reigns, Jey Uso, and Paul Heyman. Reigns introduced Jimmy after telling the audience he sent Daniel Bryan packing following last week’s Career vs. Title match. Jimmy has been out of action with a knee injury since early 2020. In addition to Jimmy returning, WWE Hall of Famer Teddy Long makd a...

Regular Full Capacity Crowds Could Return to Pro Wrestling By Summer Regular Full Capacity Crowds Could Return to Pro Wrestling By Summer Posted on As more of the United States population gets vaccinated against COVID-19 and more states continue to remove coronavirus safety restrictions, the return to pro wrestling as touring shows with full capacity crowds could be on the way back. WrestleMania in April featured close to half-capacity crowds at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, a...

Drew McIntyre Thinks WrestleMania Backlash Could Be His Last Shot At WWE Title May 7, 2021 | Posted by Blake Lovell Drew McIntyre was recently interviewed by Sportskeeda, and among the topics he discussed was the thinking behind why it could be his last chance at winning back the WWE Championship. When asked about getting another shot at the championship, McIntyre admitted that he thought it would be his last shot at the WWE title given the magnitude of the match: “More than likely. Y...

The Mysterios could make history at WrestleMania Backlash May 7, 2021, 5:20pm EDT If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Share this story WrestleMania Backlash PPV just hours before the start of one of their weekly television shows. This time it’s SmackDown, and it’s the show’s Tag titles. This one has been brewing for a while, as Rey & Dominick Mysterio have been beefing with Dirty Dawgs for months now. The Sma...

The Big Takeaway --  Bobby Lashley beat Braun Strowman in a non-title match, AJ Styles and Omos retained their tag titles over New Day, Charlotte was added to the Rhea Ripley-Asuka Women’s title match at Backlash, Mansoor signed a Raw contract, Orton and Riddle picked up another win, Cedric Alexander is done with Shelton Benjamin, and Eva Marie is returning.  Raw felt like an excruciatingly long show. Show Recap --  There was footage from earlier today of MVP speaking with Adam Pearce and ...

Charlotte Flair has been added to the Raw Womens Championship match at WrestleMania Backlash. On Mondays episode of Raw, it was announced that Rhea Ripley will defend her Raw Womens Championship against Asuka and Charlotte in a triple threat match at WrestleMania Backlash. It had originally been announced as a singles match between Ripley and Asuka before Charlotte was added. In storyline, Charlotte being added to the title match was a decision made by WWE authority figure Sonya Deville. Devill...

ORIGINAL: WWE has set Rhea Ripley’s first PPV defense of the Raw Women’s Championship for WrestleMania Backlash. The company announced on Monday that Ripley will defend her title against Asuka, the woman she won the title from at WrestleMania. Ripley previously had a rematch against Asuka on Raw, but that match had ended in a no-contest thanks to Charlotte Flair. The full announcement of the match reads: Raw Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley vs. AsukaAt WrestleMania Backlash, new Raw Women�...

As noted earlier, Braun Strowman has been added to the WWE Championship match at the upcoming WrestleMania Backlash pay-per-view. Bobby Lashley will now defend his title against Strowman and Drew McIntyre in a triple-threat match. After tonight’s RAW went off the air, Strowman told WWE Network in a backstage interview that he is exactly where he belongs – in the world title picture. “This means everything,” said a fired-up Strowman. “Everything that I’ve been saying for months has c...