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Posted by Brett Clendaniel on May 2, 2013 at 11:39 am
Credit – Wrestling Observer
As noted before, the April 29th WWE RAW did a 3.06 rating with 4.28 million viewers. RAW was the highest rated show on cable for the night, going up against competition from the NBA and MLB.
In the segment breakdown, Ricardo Rodriguez vs. Zeb Colter vs. Big E Langston opened at a 3.10 quarter rating. Cody Rhodes vs. Randy Orton lost 10,000 viewers. Naomi vs. Brie Bella lost 136,000 viewers.
The Shield speaking plus 3MB coming out and then Kane and Daniel Bryan gained 431,000 viewers for a 3.31 quarter rating at 9pm. Kofi Kingston vs. Dolph Ziggler lost 326,000 viewers. Backstage segments and the Triple H vs. Brock Lesnar video lost 175,000 viewers. Zack Ryder vs. Jack Swagger plus the Mark Henry tug-of-war segment gained 270,000 viewers. Henry vs. Sheamus in a tug-of-war gained 102,000 viewers for a 3.21 quarter rating at 10pm. These are weak numbers for that timeslot.
Alberto Del Rio vs. Antonio Cesaro lost 408,000 viewers. Fandango vs. The Great Khali in a dance off gained 44,000 viewers. Kane, Bryan and John Cena vs. The Shield in the main event gained 513,000 viewers for a 3.32 overrun rating, about average.
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Posted by Brett Clendaniel on April 19, 2013 at 12:11 pm
WWE taped the following matches for tonight’s SmackDown:
* Santino Marella vs. Fandango
* Kofi Kingston vs. Wade Barrett
* Jack Swagger vs. Alberto Del Rio
* Hornswoggle, Natalya and The Great Khali vs. Primo, Epico and Rosa Mendes
* Mark Henry and Big Show vs. Sheamus and Randy Orton
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Posted by Brett Clendaniel on April 17, 2013 at 9:02 pm
Credit – Wrestling Observer
As noted before, the April 15th episode of WWE RAW did a 3.07 cable rating with 4.14 million viewers, making it the least watched episode since the end of NFL season. The recent trend of low viewership per home, 1.36 for this week, also continued.
In the segment breakdown, the show started a bit weak for Big Show vs. Randy Orton and Sheamus with a 3.06 quarter rating. The segment with Brock Lesnar destroying 3MB gained 113,000 viewers. Kofi Kingston winning the United States Title from Antonio Cesaro lost 111,000 viewers. A replay of Dolph Ziggler’s title win from the week before lost 10,000 viewers. Ziggler’s interview with Zeb Colter, Jack Swagger and Alberto Del Rio coming out gained 241,000 viewers for a 3.23 quarter rating in the 9pm timeslot.
Kane and Daniel Bryan vs. Titus O’Neil and Darren Young plus the Ryback promo gained 33,000 viewers. R-Truth vs. Wade Barrett lost 397,000 viewers. Santino Marella and The Great Khali vs. Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow lost 84,000 viewers. Fandango coming out at 10pm gained just 69,000 viewers for a 2.95 quarter rating – a very bad gain for the top of the hour.
Ziggler vs. Swagger lost 232,000 viewers and the CM Punk interview gained 344,000 viewers, a very good gain for that part of the show. Kaitlyn vs. Nikki Bella gained 20,000 viewers. The final segment with John Cena, Ryback and The Shield gained 647,000 viewers for a 3.53 overrun rating.
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Posted by Brett Clendaniel on April 16, 2013 at 10:36 pm
WWE taped this week’s WWE Smackdown Tuesday night from the Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee. Below are full results:
Dark Match
* Alicia Fox defeated Aksana
WWE SmackDown
* Michael Cole and JBL are out for commentary.
* Fandango’s set is lowered and out he comes to a big pop from the crowd, who tried to sing his theme song. Fandango danced and flirted with Lilian Garcia but she wasn’t having it.
* Santino Marella comes out and mocks Fandango. Fandango defeats Santino by pinfall.
* WWE United States Champion Kofi Kingston defeated WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett.
* Sheamus attacks Mark Henry backstage and then walks off.
* Alberto Del Rio beat Jack Swagger by pinfall.
* The Shield appears on the big screen and cuts a promo on The Undertaker. They say he’s undefeated at WrestleMania but they have never been defeated at all.
* Hornswoggle, Natalya and The Great Khali defeated Primo, Epico and Rosa Mendes in mixed tag team action.
* Big Show and Mark Henry beat Randy Orton and Sheamus in the main event.
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Posted by Brett Clendaniel on April 16, 2013 at 1:08 pm
- Antonio Cesaro spoke with WWE’s website after losing the United States Title to Kofi Kingston on last night’s RAW. Cesaro said he should be thanked for making the US Title relevant again. Cesaro called himself the answer to WWE’s problems.
- WWE Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett spoke with Matt Striker on the WWE App last night. Barrett said the loss to R-Truth on RAW was the wake-up he needed and said he would give Truth a title shot to prove he can beat him.
- WWE aired a segment on their app last night during RAW where Damien Sandow bet Cody Rhodes he could take any Superstar in WWE and turn them into a sophisticated member of society by the end of the summer. Cody chose The Great Khali and that’s apparently what led to the tag match on last night’s RAW.
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Posted by Brett Clendaniel on April 6, 2013 at 12:01 pm
TMZ featured an article on JTG, Yoshi Tatsu and The Great Khali chowing down on $40 worth of hot wings at Chili’s in Hoboken, New Jersey this week. Khali won the wing eating competition. Here’s a photo:
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Posted by Brett Clendaniel on March 28, 2013 at 12:29 pm
Credit – Wrestling Observer Newsletter
As noted, the March 25th WWE RAW did a 3.21 cable rating with 4.61 million viewers.
In the segment breakdown, the show opened strong with CM Punk and The Undertaker doing a 3.39 quarter rating. Dolph Ziggler vs. Chris Jericho lost 441,000 viewers. Fandango attacking Chris Jericho and Sheamus, Randy Orton and Big Show brawling with The Shield gained 117,000 viewers. Mark Henry vs. The Usos lost 54,000 viewers. Alberto Del Rio vs. Antonio Cesaro with Jack Swagger’s attack at 9pm gained 371,000 viewers for a 3.28 quarter rating.
Kane and Daniel Bryan vs. Darren Young and Titus O’Neil lost 241,000 viewers. Triple H’s promo lost 6,000 viewers. The Miz vs. Wade Barrett gained 71,000 viewers. Justin Gabriel, Zack Ryder and The Great Khali vs. The Shield in the 10pm timeslot gained 187,000 viewers for a 3.29 quarter rating – a weak gain for 10pm.
Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow vs. Brodus Clay and Tensai plus Ryback vs. 3MB lost 102,000 viewers. Kaitlyn vs. AJ Lee lost another 257,000 viewers. The Legends Q&A segment with The Rock and John Cena gained 615,000 viewers for a 3.47 rating.
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Posted by Brett Clendaniel on March 21, 2013 at 2:02 pm
Credit – Wrestling Observer
As noted before, the March 18th WWE RAW did a 3.08 cable rating with 4.25 million viewers, down 11% in viewership from recent weeks.
In the segment breakdown, John Cena vs. Darren Young and Ryback vs. David Otunga lost 36,000 viewers from the opener. Fandango and The Great Khali lost 104,000 viewers while R-Truth vs. Damien Sandow lost another 128,000. The segment with CM Punk and The Undertaker plus Kane and Daniel Bryan vs. Epico and Primo gained 111,000 viewers for a 3.27 quarter – the high point of the show.
Cody Rhodes vs. Alberto Del Rio lost 184,000 viewers while Booker T’s Hall of Fame announcement lost 124,000 viewers. Sheamus and Randy Orton vs. 3MB and the post-match segment gained 58,000 viewers for a 3.09 quarter in the 10pm timeslot. Dolph Ziggler vs. Kofi Kingston lost 302,000 viewers while the Triple Threat with Wade Barrett, The Miz and Chris Jericho lost 54,000 viewers. The final segment with Paul Heyman, Triple H and Brock Lesnar gained 494,000 viewers for a 3.19 overrun.
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Posted by Brett Clendaniel on February 6, 2013 at 1:16 pm
WWE SmackDown spoilers from tonight’s tapings in Jacksonville:
* Big Show is shown arriving on his bus. He comes to the ring and cuts a promo, announcing that Alberto Del Rio is suspended. Show blames Booker T for what happened and out he comes. Show vs. Kane is announced.
* Cody Rhodes beat Kofi Kingston.
* The Great Khali defeated Titus O’Neil.
* Mark Henry comes out and destroys Khali to a big pop. Henry announces the Hall of Pain is back open. Henry wants a spot in the Chamber match. Booker comes out and announces Henry vs. Randy Orton.
* Big Show quickly beat Kane.
* Alberto Del Rio is outside in the parking lot and he’s taken the wheels off Show’s tour bus. Show comes to the parking lot but gets a bunch of paint dropped on top of him from the roof. Del Rio laughs and drives off.
* Jack Swagger squashed Justin Gabriel.
* Tensai beat Drew McIntyre by DQ when 3MB attacked him. Brodus Clay made the save.
* Antonio Cesaro beat Sin Cara.
* Mark Henry defeated Randy Orton to earn a spot in the Elimination Chamber.
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Posted by Brett Clendaniel on January 30, 2013 at 2:14 pm
It was announced at last night’s WWE SmackDown tapings that the winner of the Elimination Chamber match will face the World Heavyweight Champion at WrestleMania 29.
No word yet on the Chamber participants but Dolph Ziggler, a returning Jack Swagger, Daniel Bryan, Kane, Sheamus, Randy Orton and The Great Khali were teased at the tapings by Booker T. Ziggler made it clear that he didn’t want in the match and teased that he would be cashing in his Money in the Bank briefcase at WrestleMania.
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Posted by Brett Clendaniel on January 30, 2013 at 1:45 pm
WWE SmackDown spoilers from tonight’s tapings in San Diego:
* SmackDown opens with Booker T and Teddy Long in the ring for their big World Title announcement. Sheamus, Randy Orton, The Great Khali, Daniel Bryan, Kane and Dolph Ziggler are also out as Elimination Chamber participants. Ziggler interrupts and isn’t interested in all this because he already has a guaranteed shot. Booker makes Ziggler vs. Alberto Del Rio for later tonight. Also, Team Hell No vs. Sin Cara and Rey Mysterio. Jack Swagger returned and wanted in the Chamber but Booker says he has to earn it, as does everyone else tonight.
* Alberto Del Rio is shown looking for Big Show and he is ready to fight.
* Cara and Rey vs. Team Hell No is up next. Mysterio and Cara get the win in what was said to be a great tag team match. Kane and Bryan argued after the match.
* Matt Striker interviews Alberto Del Rio outside. Del Rio is waiting with a baseball bat but tells Striker he’s just getting some fresh air.
* The Great Khali defeated Jinder Mahal. Heath Slater and Drew McIntyre tried to get involved but Hornswoggle stopped them.
* Teddy Long tells Booker backstage that it was his idea to bring Jack Swagger back. Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow come in. Booker books Sandow vs. Sheamus for tonight.
* Lots of recap videos from RAW. They show video of Vince McMahon being stretchered out of the arena with Stephanie McMahon at his side.
* Sheamus vs. Sandow is up next. The Shield ended up interfering and attacking Sheamus.
* Wade Barrett vs. Randy Orton is up next. Orton wins after a RKO.
* Barrett is being interviewed backstage when he sees Bo Dallas. They brawl and Barrett gets the upperhand.
* Jack Swagger vs. Kofi Kingston is up next. Good back and forth match. Swagger got the win with the ankle lock.
* Del Rio is outside as Big Show’s tour bus arrives. Del Rio attacks him as he gets out. They end up fighting on top of a car. Del Rio chases Show but he jumps into another car and drives away.
* Alberto Del Rio beats Dolph Ziggler with the cross armbreaker.
* Big Show is backstage and he has Ricardo Rodriguez held hostage. Del Rio runs to the back but Show knocks Ricardo out with a knockout punch.
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Posted by Brett Clendaniel on January 11, 2013 at 3:26 pm
Tonight’s WWE SmackDown will feature The Rock plus Alberto Del Rio vs. Big Show in a Last Man Standing match for the World Heavyweight Title. Other matches taped include:
* Randy Orton vs. Antonio Cesaro
* The Great Khali and Natalya vs. Dolph Ziggler and AJ Lee
* Sheamus vs. Heath Slater, Drew McIntyre and Jinder Mahal in a Handicap match
* Darren Young and Titus O’Neil vs. Kane and Daniel Bryan
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Posted by Brett Clendaniel on January 10, 2013 at 2:55 pm
The January 2nd episode of WWE Main Event with The Great Khali vs. Antonio Cesaro set a new record for the show – a 1.0 rating with 1.65 million viewers.
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Posted by Brett Clendaniel on December 31, 2012 at 1:40 am
WWE taped the following matches tonight in Richmond, Virginia to air on the January 4th episode of SmackDown:
* The Miz vs. Heath Slater
* Natalya, Hornswoggle and The Great Khali vs. Primo, Epico and Rosa Mendes
* Kofi Kingston vs. Wade Barrett for the Intercontinental Title
* Layla vs. Tamina Snuka
* Randy Orton and Sheamus vs. Antonio Cesaro and Big Show
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Posted by Brett Clendaniel on December 31, 2012 at 1:37 am
WWE will tape this week’s episode of WWE SmackDown from Richmond, Virginia at the Richmond Coliseum. Here are the full results.
WWE SmackDown – Airing Friday
* SmackDown opens with Randy Orton talking about the Royal Rumble. Sheamus comes out and they argue about who will be the last one. Big Show and Antonio Cesaro come out to interrupt. Booker T makes Orton and Sheamus vs. Show and Cesaro for tonight’s main event.
* The Miz beat Heath Slater.
* Natalya, Hornswoggle and The Great Khali beat Primo, Epico and Rosa Mendes.
* Wade Barrett defeated Kofi Kingston to retain the Intercontinental Championship.
* Tamina Snuka defeated Layla.
* Randy Orton & Sheamus defeated The Big Show & Antonio Cesaro. Orton and Sheamus had a staredown to end the show.
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