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5 | 1/7 (Day 1 post) | Love Triangle | A+ | 2.3 million | 0.37 (2nd) | 0.58 (3rd) | 0.77 (3rd) | Roman Reigns cuts promo on Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar, Heyman and Lesnar interupt, Lesnar wants title for title, Reigns declines, Heyman breaks down and cries, both say the other is disrespecting Heyman (hence Love Triangle). Reigns Superman Punches Lesnar / The Usos (C) vs New Day. Street Fight. SmackDown Tag Titles. Usos pin Kofi with 1D through table (great match). After, Seth Rollins enters Roman's locker room, and they stare to end show (ROLLINS VS REIGNS AT THE RUMBLE!) | |
6 | 1/14 | BELIEVE IN THE SHIELD! | B- | 2.2 million | 0.35 (1st) | 0.56 (2nd) | 0.73 (5th) | The Usos cut promo on SmackDown tag division, introduce the four challengers for title (Viking Raiders, Jinder&Shanky, Cesaro&Mansoor and Los Lotharios). Leads to Fatal-4-Way (won by Viking Raiders) / Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins face-to-face, talk about their history, Usos try to jump Rollins, who avoids them to end show. | |
7 | 1/21 | Acknowldege 508 Days | B+ | 2.3 million | 0.39 (1st) | 0.64 (2nd) | 0.80 (4th) | The Usos introduce Reigns, who celebrates being Universal Champion for 508 days, video package plays of highlights of reign, Rollins interupts, challenges Usos to tag match, if Rollins wins, Usos are banned at Rumble, Jey Uso accepts to the dismay of Reigns. Reigns comes back and says if Rollins and "partner" lose, Rollins loses title match at Rumble, Rollins accepts, revealing partner as Kevin Owens / Rollins and KO vs Usos (Team Rollins wins, Usos banned from Rumble, Usos win, no title match) Rollins hits stomp on Jey, Reigns hits Rollins with Superman Punch, KO and Rollins win via DQ in fun main event to set up one v one at the Rumble | |
8 | 1/28 (Royal Rumble go home) | Royal Rumble go home | B- | 2.2 million | 0.34 (1st) | 0.56 (1st) | 0.71 (3rd) | Charlotte Flair cuts promo on winning Rumble, interupted by Shayna Baszler, Aliyah, Shotzi, Natalya and the returning Sasha Banks! Leads to brawl between all six where Banks stands tall over Flair / Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins final face-to-face. Rollins says the chair in the back is what launched both of them, Reigns said he still hates Rollins for it, Rollins insults the family, Reigns attempts Superman Punch on Rollins, who ducks and escapes to end show. | |
9 | 2/4 (Royal Rumble post) (Winter Olympics) | D For Disappointing | D | 2.2 million | 0.29 (2nd) | 0.51 (2nd) | 0.67 (3rd) | The Bloodline make their way to the ring, Paul Heyman cuts promo on why he turned on Lesnar, Goldberg interupts and challenges Reigns for Universal Title at Elimination Chamber (Reigns doesn't speak, but match is accepted) / Charlotte Flair cuts promo on Ronda Rousey with Sonya Deville in tow, Deville tells Flair she heard Rousey chooses Lynch, Flair names Sasha Banks as her WrestleMania opponet, Rousey interupts, challenges Flair and delievers Piper's Pit and armbar to Deville to end show (Whole show filled with rematches and lack of ambition). | |
10 | 2/11/2022 (Winter Olympics) | Payback! | A | 2.2 million | 0.37 (2nd) | 0.55 (3rd) | 0.69 (4th) | Sonya Deville cuts promo on Ronda Rousey attacking her, threatnens suspension, Adam Pearce interupts, sends message via Vince she can not interfere in SD Women's Title match later on in the night, Naomi comes down and punches Deville / Charlotte Flair (C) vs Naomi. SmackDown Women's Title, Charlotte wins via Natural Selection after MATCH OF THE YEAR CANDIATE , Deville attempts to attack Naomi after, Rousey comes down for the save, Flair saves Deville from another armbreaker as show goes off the air (Tag Match announced for Elimination Chamber) | |
11 | 2/18 (Elimination Chamber go home) (Winter Olympics) | Elimination Chamber go home | B- | 2.2 million | 0.33 (2nd) | 0.54 (2nd) | 0.69 (4th) | Charlotte Flair, Sonya Deville, Ronda Rousey and Naomi sign the contract for their match at Elimination Chamber (it is revealed Rousey will wrestle with one arm tied behind her back), Rousey and Naomi get upper hand after contract signed / Roman Reigns (W/ Paul Heyman) and Goldberg face-to-face. Heyman cuts promo on how Reigns is going to Goldberg, Goldberg, OLDBERG says "HE'S NEXT", and show goes off air. | |
12 | 2/25 (Elimination Chamber post) | ASS-KICKING TIME! | A | 2.1 million | 0.35 (1st) | 0.57 (1st) | 0.69 (4th) | Michael Cole interviews Ronda Rousey, who says she will make Charlotte tap out for the first time at WrestleMania, Charlotte interupts, says she will make Ronda tap for first time, Sonya Deville attacks Ronda from behind, aided by Charlotte, but Ronda gets upperhand on Sonya and challenges her to a match next week / Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar sign contract for TITLE FOR TITLE, UNIFICATION match at WrestleMania, Heyman cuts promo on Lesnar, Lesnar calls Heyman a dick, they both sign conntract, Reigns says it is his WWE, Lesnar takes out security to end show | |
13 | 3/4 | AKNOWLEDGE WRESTLEMANIA! | B+ | 2.3 million | 0.37 (1st) | 0.59 (1st) | 0.76 (1st) | Ricochet defeats Sami Zayn (thanks to Johnny Knoxville interference) with Hurricanrona to win Intercontinetal Championship / Ronda Rousey defeats Sonya Deville with armbar, Charlotte (who was on commentary, tried to jump Rousey afterward, Rousey made Flair tap with ankle lock to end show (Reigns cut promo about Lesnar Aknowledging him at WrestleMania, that's where title came from) | |
14 | 3/11 | Announcer Who? | B+ | 2.2 million | 0.37 (1st) | 0.57 (1st) | 0.74 (3rd) | Brock Lesnar cuts promo on Roman Reigns destroying him at MSG, Paul Heyman interupts, says Reigns isn't at SmackDown, Lesnar chases Heyman to parking lot / Ricochet (C) vs Sami Zayn. Intercontinetal Championship, Ricochet retains with 630 (Michael Cole calls match by himself after Pat McAfee attacks Austin Theory pre match) (Title of episode) After match, Charlotte and Ronda Rousey brawl in back, with Flair choking Rousey out on a car to end show. | |
15 | 3/18 (March Madness) | Holding Serve | B | 2.1 million | 0.35 (2nd) | 0.58 (2nd) | 0.73 (2nd) | Roman Reigns (W/ The Bloodline and Paul Heyman) cut promo on Brock Lesnar, Heyman informs Roman Brock's in the building, they run towards a car, which Brock DESTROYS with a forklift and then takes off the door of their getaway car! (Brock cuts promo on Reigns after commerical). / Charlotte Flair cuts promo on how Ronda Rousey is not on her level, Rousey comes out for a fight, Flair hits her with Kendo Stick and powerbombs her through table to end show (Not a bad show, hence the title. Literally Holding Serve until WrestleMania) | |
16 | 3/26 (March Madness) | Brock The Actor | C- | 2.2 million | 0.37 (2nd) | 0.49 (2nd) | 0.65 (2nd) | Brock Lesnar walks into Roman's locker room (destroys it throughout night), Shinsuke Nakamura (W/ Rick Boogs) vs Jimmy Uso (W/ Jey Uso) (match starts off with brawl between both teams). Shinsuke wins with Kinchasa to Jimmy after Boogs takes out Jey with guitar / Roman Reigns (W/ Paul Heyman) calls out Lesnar, Lesnar comes through crowd, takes out security as the Bloodline backs away to end show (Lesnar, Reigns and Pat McAfee carried the show. Nothing else special). | |
17 | 4/1 (WRESTLEMANIA go home) | WRESTLEMANIA SMACKDOWN! | C | 2.4 million | 0.38 (1st) | 0.61 (1st) | 0.79 (1st) | Madcapp Moss wins Andre The Giant Battle Royal, eliminating Finn Balor / "Happy Talk" with Madcapp Moss, Drew McIntyre comes down after Corbin makes joke about Drew's mom, attacks Madcapp and stands tall to end show (a lot of video packages. Not greatest show, Reigns and Lesnar weren't even on show. Pat McAfee was the star doing his thing with Theory! just getting ready for this STUPENDOUS weekend!) | |
18 | 4/8 (WRESTLEMANIA post) | New Superstars, Same Champions | B- | 2.2 million | 0.39 (1st) | 0.60 (1st) | 0.76 (1st) | Ronda Rousey interviewed by Kayla Braxton, says she let her guard down at WrestleMania, challenges Charlotte Flair to I Quit Match at WrestleMania BackLash, Flair appears via video and says no (match was made official over weekend on social media) / Roman Reigns (W/ Usos and Paul Heyman) cuts promo on being Unified WWE Universal Champion, Reigns wants Usos to Unify Tag Titles, Shinsuke Nakamura interupts, Reigns hugs him, Usos superkick him, Bloodline stands tall to end show (WALTER debuts, Raquel Gonzales debuts, Lacey Evans returns) | |
19 | 4/15 | RKO-BRO DAHN | B+ | 2.1 million | 0.33 (1st) | 0.47 (2nd) | 0.64 (3rd) | RK-BRO addresses Usos complaint from Monday, Usos interupt, challenge made official for WrestleMania BackLash, as Riddle and Orton celebrate on top rope, Usos pull down Riddle / Riddle vs Jimmy Uso (Great Match!). Jimmy goes for Samoan Drop and Riddle hits mid-air RKO for the win after Orton takes out Jey, RK-BRO stands tall to end show | |
20 | 4/22 (Start of NBA Playoffs) | Repeat | B- | 2.0 million | 0.26 (2nd) | 0.47 (1st) | 0.63 (2nd) | Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair sign contract for WrestleMania BackLash, Rousey signs while having Drew Gulak (who forgot the contract) in an arm bar / Drew McIntyre vs Sami Zayn, Lumberjack match (Lumberjacks brawl, Sami escapes for third straight week, steel cage match announced for next week to end show (basically same show as last week) | |
21 | 4/29 (NFL Draft) | Draft Special | B | 2.0 million | 0.22 (2nd) | 0.38 (3rd) | 0.55 (4th) | Drew McIntyre vs Sami Zayn, Steel Cage Match, McIntyre wins with Claymore (good match, McIntyre later interupts RK-BRO/Usos contract signing, turns into 6 man tag with Bloodline at BackLash) / Ronda Rousey+Charlotte Flair Beat The Clock Challenge, Rousey taps out Shotzi in a 1:40, Flair doesn't defeat Aaliyah in that time, attacks Drew Gulak to end show (Decent show for a taped draft special. Most of roster oversea's right now) | |
22 | 5/6 (WrestleMania BackLash go home) (Start of NHL Playoffs) | WrestleMania BackLash go home | B+ | 2.0 million | 0.34 (1st) | 0.46 (1st) | 0.59 (4th) | Charlotte Flair vs Aaliyah, Flair beats down Aaliyah, Ronda Rousey rushes to her aide, the two brawl all over ringside (never an official match) / RK-BRO + Drew McIntyre and The Bloodline come face-to-face, RK-BRO and McIntyre tell crowd to aknowledge them, brawl ensues, RK-BRO RKO's Usos, McIntyre Claymore's Reigns, good guys stand tall to end show. | |
23 | 5/13 (WrestleMania BackLash post) | Rusty! | B+ | 1.9 million | 0.27 (1st) | 0.40 (2nd) | 0.59 (2nd) | RK-BRO challenge Usos for Title Unification match / Sami Zayn comes out on behalf of Bloodline, Riddle calls Zayn "Rusty" (name of episode), challenges "Rusty" to a match, Adam Pearce makes official (Riddle wins great match with BroDerek) / The Bloodline answer RK-BRO's challenge, match made OFFICIAL for next week! Riddle knee's Reigns in face to end show! | |
24 | 5/20 | TITLE UNIFICATION! | B | 2.0 million | 0.32 (1st) | 0.45 (2nd) | 0.61 (2nd) | The Bloodline (W/ Paul Heyman) cut promo on Championship Unification match, Heyman hypes match, Reigns says Usos better win or else) / RK-BRO (RAW) vs Usos (SD). Tag Team Titles Championship Unification Match, Riddle goes for RKO on Jey from Top Rope, Reigns holds on to Jey as Jimmy distracts ref w/ Orton out, Jey hits Riddle with Splash to win titles, Bloodline take out Orton, Jey puts Riddle through announce table (chaos eveywhere), Bloodline stand tall with all belts to end show) | |
25 | 5/27 | Friday Night House Show | C+ | 1.9 million | 0.20 (1st) | 0.43 (1st) | 0.60 (1st) | Usos cut promo about becoming Undisputed Tag Champs, interrupted by Shinsuke Nakamura and Riddle (new team), who dump Usos to outside in a brawl (match made for RAW) / The New Day and Drew McIntyre vs The Brawling Brutes. McIntyre Claymore's Ridge Holland, Woods hits flying elbow for the win, babyfaces celebrate to end show (No Roman. KO came over from RAW to host KO Show with Sami. Felt very house show ish. Not a lot of stars) | |
26 | 6/03 (HIAC go home) | Hell In A Cell go home | B | 1.9 million | 0.26 (1st) | 0.47 (1st) | 0.60 (2nd) | New Day and Drew McIntyre cut a promo on beating the Brawling Brutes last week, Brawling Brutes interupt and say they weren't ready last week, BUTCH heads to the ring for brawl (leads to rematch 6-man tag from last week, where BUTCH pins Woods) / Riddle and Shinsuke Nakamura vs Usos for Undisputed WWE Tag Titles, Shinsuke gets taken out during the first break, Riddle fights alone, goes for Super RKO on Jimmy Uso, Reigns' music hits, Jey makes tag, Super RKO to Jimmy, Jey hits Splash on Riddle for the win, it was revealed Sami Zayn played Reigns' music, Riddle brawls with Zayn and Usos, gets held back by security to end show | |
27 | 6/10 (HIAC post) (NBA Finals Game 4 on ABC) | Big Match Feel | A- | 1.9 million | 0.27 (3rd) | 0.44 (4th) | 0.59 (5th) | Drew McIntyre vs Sheamus, Money in the Bank Qualfying Match, Double disqualfication as bot men hit each other with chairs (PHYSICAL match, brawled throughout entire break, nobody qualfied) / Riddle vs Sami Zayn (If Riddle wins, he earns Undisputed WWE Universal Title match next week. If Zayn wins, Riddle is barred from SmackDown). Riddle wins with RKO, Usos attack Riddle post match, Riddle hits them with kendo sticks and stands tall to end show as Usos and Paul Heyman, who was at ringside, look on) | |
28 | 6/17 (End of NBA Playoffs) | Business As Usual | A | 2.3 million | 0.39 (1st) | 0.57 (1st) | 0.74 (1st) | Vince McMahon greets us admist his allegations and stepping down as CEO & Chairman (he leaves after welcoming audience to show, and Riddle comes out and cuts promo, dedicating main event match to Randy Orton / Roman Reigns (C. W/ Paul Heyman) vs Riddle. Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. Reigns retains with Mid-Air Spear (MATCH OF THE YEAR CANDIATE!). After, Reigns tells Minnapolis to Aknowledge Him, BROCK LESNAR RETURNS, takes out Reigns and Usos to end show with F-5's (After show, Reigns V. Lesnar Last Man Standing announced for main event of SummerSlam) | |
29 | 6/24/2022 (Game 6 of Stanley Cup Finals) | Train Moves Along | B | 2.2 million | 0.31 (2nd) | 0.53 (3rd), 0.70 (3rd), Drew McIntyre cuts promo about winning Money In The Bank, Sheamus interupts with Butch and Ridge Holland, says he's gonna win and cash in at SummerSlam vs winner of Reigns/Lesnar, Paul Heyman interupts with Adam Pearce, match booked between McIntyre & Sheamus vs Usos for main event, McIntyre & Sheamus have to win to be in Money In The Bank / Drew McIntyre & Sheamus (w/ Butch and Ridge Holland) vs Usos. If McIntyre & Sheamus win, they stay in MITB Ladder Match). McIntyre wins with Claymore to Jey after shenigans on the outside with Street Profits and Sami Zayn trying to help out their friends, McIntyre and Sheamus celebrate to end show (pretty good for a main event, good show overall, nothing too spectacular without Roman) | |||
30 | 7/1 (Money in the Bank go home) (End of NHL Playoffs) | Money In the Bank go home | D | 2.1 million | 0.32 (1st) | 0.49 (1st), 0.68 (1st) All the participants in the men's MITB Ladder Match cut promo's on how they're going to win the match and take shots at each other while standing on Ladders, Miz, Madcap Moss, Ezekiel and Happy Corbin interupt and give their reasoning to why they should be the last entrant, Adam Pearce makes a 10-man battle royal between all the men (won by Happy Corbin after dumping Drew McIntyre and Sheamus over) / Happy Corbin vs Miz vs Ezekiel vs Madcap Moss, Last Chance Fatal-4-Way. Corbin hits Ezekiel with End Of Days, Madcap throws Corbin out of ring and pins Ezekiel for the win (show with really no stakes. Just trying to get to Money In The Bank. Max Dupri's Male Model's debut) | |||
31 | 7/8 (Money in the Bank post) | False Advertising | B | 2.1 million | 0.26 (1st) | 0.47 (1st), 0.61 (1st) Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman and The Usos cut promo on Reigns facing Lesnar at SummerSlam, Theory interupts and dances around ring to Reigns' dismay / Drew McIntyre vs Sheamus, winner faces Reigns/Lesnar at Clash of the Castle, changed to McIntyre vs Butch after Sheamus claims he's sick, McIntyre quickly wins with Claymore, uses sword to cut ring to end show (Gunther open challenge, Lacey Evans and Aliyah vs Raquel Rodriquez and Shotzi, and main event were all changed during show, hence the title). | |||
32 | 7/15 | Going Through The Motions | C+ | 2.1 million | 0.31 (1st) | 0.47 (1st), 0.62 (1st) Pat McAfee cuts promo on facing Happy Corbin at SummerSlam, Corbin interupts from the tron, they have a nice back and forth before McAfee leaves as he introduces Liv Morgan (who would go on to beat Natalya / Angelo Dawkins vs Jimmy Uso. Dawkins wins with Plunge, but Jimmy's shoulder was up, brawl ensues, Adam Pearce announces Jeff Jarrett as special guest ref for SummerSlam, all four superstars brawl to end show (It was a decent show, but no stakes, hence the title) | |||
33 | 7/22 | THANK YOU VINCE | A- | 2.3 million | 0.39 (1st) | 0.62 (1st), 0.76 (1st) Stephanie McMahon addresses the WWE Universe in wake of Vince's retirement, Street Profits enter through crowd to signal new era, say they are going to beat Usos at SummerSlam, Theory interupts, says he's going to cash in on Reigns, Usos take umbridge with Theory but fight Profits, Madcap Moss helps Profits, leads to babyfaces standing and six-man tag main event / Street Profits and Madcap Moss vs Theory and Usos. Usos superkick Theory and leave him to get destroyed by Profits and Moss after good match. Moss wins with the Punchline. Lesnar comes down to ring and destroys Theory with 2 F5's, one on the briefcase to end show | |||
34 | 7/29 (SummerSlam go home) | SummerSlam go home | A | 2.2 million | 0.33 (1st) | 0.52 (1st) | 0.65 (1st) | Drew McIntyre vs Sheamus, Old Fashioned Donniebrook Match, winner faces Undisputed Champion at Clash of the Castle, McIntyre wins with Claymore after INCREDIABLE match! / Paul Heyman addresses SummerSlam match, Lesnar comes out, Theory attacks him, Lesnar destroys Theory, McIntyre comes down the ramp and hits Claymore on Theory after being tossed to outside, Lesnar and McIntyre stare down to end show (Show had urgency! Excited for SummerSlam!) | |
35 | 8/5 (SummerSlam post) | TIKTOK! | B | 2.1 million | 0.25 (1st) | 0.49 (1st) | 0.66 (1st) | Pat McAfee demonstrates on a telestrator his match vs Corbin at SummerSlam, leads to the back where superstars make fun of Corbin, Ricochet challenges him to a match immediately, beats Corbin with a shooting star press, Pat punts Ricochet a ball in celebration / Roman Reigns addresses Drew McIntyre, talks about how he beat Lesnar at SummerSlam, McIntyre interupts, attempts to attack Reigns, but SCREEN TURNS GRAY, KARRION KROSS & SCARLET RETURN, LAY OUT MCINTYRE AND STARE AT REIGNS TO END SHOW! | |
36 | 8/12 | Mid-card Matters Again! | B | 2.0 million | 0.21 (1st) | 0.44 (1st) | 0.59 (1st) | Raquel Rodriquez and Aaliyah vs Shotzi and Xia Li in first-round of Women's Tag Title Tournament ,Rodriquez pins Shotzi with Tejaha Bomb / GUNTHER (C. W/ Ludwig Kaiser) vs Shinsuke Nakamura. Intercontinental Championship. GUNTHER retains with powerbomb after FANTASTIC match! | |
37 | 8/19 | Sami is Sports Entertainment! | B+ | 2.1 million | 0.25 (1st) | 0.47 (1st) | 0.67 (1st) | Ronda Rousey jumps through crowd, demands to be reinstated, ends up attacking security guards and being "arrested" / Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre face-to-face. Reigns (W/Out the Usos or Heyman) and McIntyre get physical, McIntyre goes for Claymore, Sami Zayn pushes Reigns out of the way and takes Claymore, McIntyre stands tall over Reigns, who rolls to outside, to end show (Show was built around Sami being loyal to The Bloodline in his hometown of Montral, got a big POP during Fatal 5 way No. 1 contender IC Title Match, which he lost) | |
38 | 8/26 | Zayn in the Bloodline! | B- | 2.0 million | 0.29 (1st) | 0.48 (1st) | 0.64 (1st) | Ricochet vs Happy Corbin (Ricochet wins with a Shooting Star Press, Pat McAfee draws on Corbin with telestrator / Drew McIntyre vs Sami Zayn (McIntyre wins with Claymore. Afterwards, the whole Bloodline beatdown McIntyre, stand over him to end show, including Zayn!) | |
39 | 9/2 (Clash At The Castle go home) | Clash At The Castle go home | A- | 2.1 million | 0.34 (1st) | 0.49 (1st) | 0.63 (1st) | New Day vs Viking Raiders in a VIKINGS RULES match (Viking Raiders win by smashing Woods through two tables. There were shields and a viking boat!) / Roman Reigns' 2-year championship celebration, Sami and The Usos introduce Reigns, who shows up in the parking lot, but McIntyre Claymore's Reigns and DESTROYS Usos and Zayn, including Spear through the barricade on Jey, followed by "I'M GONNA KICK YOUR HEADOFF ROMAN" to end show (McIntyre looked like a BEAST, PERFECT way to head to Clash!) | |
40 | 9/9 (Clash At The Castle post) | No McAfee, No Stars | B- | 2.4 million | 0.35 (1st) | 0.57 (1st) | 0.75 (1st) | The Brawling Brutes vs IMPERIUM, Divinchi pins Ridge Holland, great match! / Drew McIntyre vs Solo Sikoa (W/ Sami Zayn and the Usos) (Confrontation set up earlier in the night), Big Brawl occurs on outside between McIntyre, Street Profits, Usos and Zayn after Zayn interfers, McIntyre hits Sikoa with Claymore, Karrion Kross interupts and puts McIntyre to sleep for DQ (screen fades to black as show ends). (Without Roman and Pat McAfee, not a lot of depth on SD roster) | |
41 | 9/16 | IMPULSIVE Decision | B | 2.2 million | 0.29 (1st) | 0.50 (1st) | 0.66 (1st) | Logan Paul cuts promo on facing Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel, Bloodline interupts, says he can't beat Reigns, leads to Logan knocking out Sami, Bloodline chase Paul who escapes (leads to Ricochet defeating Zayn with Paul in his corner) / The Brawling Brutes (Ridge & Butch) vs Imperium (Divinchi and Kaiser) vs New Day vs Hit Row, Fatal 4 Way, Winner faces Usos for Undisputed Titles next week, Ridge Holland disposes of Imperium after they deliever their finisher to Woods not knowing Holland made the tag, Holland pins Woods, Brawling Brutes celebrate as show goes off air | |
42 | 9/23 | HONORARY UCE! | B+ | 2.5 million | 0.44 (1st) | 0.63 (1st) | 0.80 (1st) | Roman Reigns (W/ The Bloodline) cuts promo on facing Logan Paul at Crown Jewel, Sami Zayn says he loves Reigns, Reigns tells him to take off his shirt, Zayn gets confused, won't do it, Jey Uso rips shirt off him, Reigns gives him his own HONORARY UCE Shirt, hugs Reigns, says he aknowledges the Tribal Chief! They all leave together happy (great segment) / BUTCH and Ridge Holland (W/ Sheamus) vs Usos (W/ Solo Sikoa and Sami Zayn), Undisputed Tag Titles, IMPERIUM takes on Brawling Brutes, allowing Usos to hit BUTCH with 1D for the win and celebrate to end show (TAG MATCH OF THE YEAR, MAYBE?! | |
43 | 9/30 | Extreme Liv! | C | 2.2 million | 0.30 (1st) | 0.54 (1st) | 0.71 (1st) | Sami Zayn and Solo Sokia defeat Ricochet and Madcap Moss (Sokia defeats Ricochet with Urangie) / Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens and Johnny Gargano defeat Austin Theory and Alpha Academy, Mcintyre Claymore's Theory for the win (match set up after Alpha Academy attack McIntyre earlier in the night helping Theory) (Kind of slow show, lots of superstars missing due to Hurricane Ian. Title comes from Liv Morgan and Ronda Rousey brawl where Liv attempted to use a baseball bat on Ronda) | |
44 | 10/7 (Extreme Rules go home) | Extreme Rules go home | B+ | 2.2 million | 0.34 (1st) | 0.54 (1st) | 0.71 (3rd) | The Bloodline and Logan Paul go face-to-face after Triple H welcomes fans to the season premiere, Paul Heyman says Paul is this generation's Mr. T, Paul says Jey Uso is the real Tribal Chief, causes rift between Jey and Roman that was broken up by Sami / GUNTHER (C) vs Sheamus for Intercontinental Championship. Imperium and Brawling Brutes brawl after GUNTHER almost taps, Ludwig gives GUNTHER schaligh while ref was distracted, allowing him to nail Sheamus to retain the title (GREAT MATCH, ALMOST AS GREAT AS MATCH AT CLASH!) Brawling Brutes and Imperium continue to brawl to end show | |
45 | 10/14 (Extreme Rules post) | Let Him In! | B+ | 2.3 million | 0.34 (1st) | 0.54 (1st) | 0.74 (2nd) | Kofi Kingston (W/ Xavier Woods) vs Sami Zayn (W/ Jey Uso), Zayn wins with help from Jey as he kicked Zayn over on Kingston for a rollup after Reigns called Zayn on phone before the match in funny backstage segment, / Bray Wyatt makes entrance, thanks WWE Universe for forgiving him, something comes up on the screen, asking Bray to let him in! , fade to black to end show | |
46 | 10/21 | One Lucky Shot! | A | 2.2 million | 0.26 (1st) | 0.52 (1st) | 0.72 (2nd) | Sheamus (W/ Ridge Holland & BUTCH) vs Sola Sikoa (W/ The Bloodline). Brawl on outside (Usos take out BUTCH and Holland and bury them in announce table, distraction allows Sikoa to hit Spinning Solo for the win, afterwards Bloodline attacks Sheamus, beats his arm to death with chair on steps / Logan Paul calls out The Bloodline (Jey Uso attacks him, even though Sami said Roman said not too), Sami and Jey argue, Jey goes for Samian ass in corner to Paul, who reverses and knocks out Jey with one right, stares at Sami to end show (Great show overall! Great flow!) | |
47 | 10/28 (FS1 airing due to World Series) | UCY! | B- | 835,000 | 0.20 (3rd) | 0.23 (5th) | 0.33 (3rd) | BUTCH and Ridge Holland vs Sami Zayn and Solo Sokoa (W/ The Usos), BUTCH rolls up Zayn after Jey Uso refuses to help , leads to Bloodline fighting, leads to Roman and Paul coming down, Reigns says he wants Jey and Sami to resolve their issues, Jey says he doesn't care what Reigns says, Sami says he's not feeling UCY (All characters break character). Reigns says they better fix the issue, Heyman sends segment to break / Bray Wyatt cuts promo on being the real him, Uncle Howdy sends Wyatt a message from pre-recorded video to end show | |
48 | 11/4 (Crown Jewel go home) (FS1 airing due to World Series) | Crown Jewel Go Home | C+ | 2.1 million | 0.33 (1st) | 0.48 (1st) | 0.68 (3rd) | Liv Morgan vs Sonya Deville, No Disqualfication Match, Morgan wins with ObLIVion on steel chairs / GUNTHER (C) vs Rey Mysterio, Intercontinental Championship, GUNTHER wins after Powerbomb to Mysterio (great match!) | |
49 | 11/11 (Crown Jewel post) | Record Breakers | A- | 2.3 million | 0.37 (1st) | 0.58 (1st) | 0.75 (1st) | The Usos (C) vs New Day, Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles, New Day wins with 1D off top rope to Kofi Kingston to claim longest title reign in history (great match) / The Bloodline's "Special Moment", Roman Reigns says he has nobody to defeat after defeating Logan Paul at Crown Jewel, Brawling Brutes and Drew McIntyre come down, brawl with Bloodline to end show (probably setting up a WarGames match! Great show!) | |
50 | 11/18 | A Stunner for a Fifth Member | B | 2.2 million | 0.32 (1st) | 0.56 (1st) | 0.75 (2nd) | The Brawling Brutes and Drew McIntyre tease fifth member of their team for WAR GAMES, Sami Zayn interupts, guarnette's victory against Butch in SmackDown World Cup in main event and at Survivor Series, Sheamus tells him he's not gonna like the fifth member of the team / Butch (W/ Sheamus, Ridge Holland and McIntyre) vs Zayn (W/ Usos and Solo Sikoa). First-round match in SD World Cup, Butch wins after brawl between people on the outside leads to Sami getting distracted, and Butch nails him with Bitter End, brawl continues, Roman Reigns comes down to help Bloodline, Kevin Owens comes down to help Sheamus' crew, revealed as fifth member, Team Sheamus stands tall with Bloodline realing to end show | |
51 | 11/25 (Survivor Series go home) (Black Friday and Football on ABC & FOX) | Survivor Series go home | B- | 2.1 million | 0.38 (3rd) | 0.54 (4th) | 0.68 (4th) | Damage CTRL, Rhea Ripley and Nikki Cross address Women's WarGames match, Bianca Belair, Aleka Bliss, Asuka and Mia Yim interupt, introduce a RETURNING BECKY LYNCH as their WarGames teammate, brawl ensues between all ladies / Sheamus and Drew McIntyre (W/ Butch, Ridge Holland and Kevin Owens) vs The Usos (W/ Sami Zayn and Solo Sokia, WARGAMES Advantage Match!, Sheamus Brogue Kicks Jey for the win after Sami distracts Jay trying to give him the tag titles to use as a weapon, Brawling Brutes, McIntyre and KO celebrate while Bloodline retreats to end show | |
52 | 12/2 (Survivor Series post) (On FS1 due to Pac-12 Championship) | Penality Kick | C- | 902,000 | 0.20 (6th) | 0.25 (5th) | 0.30 (5th) | Sami Zayn, The Usos and Solo Sokia celebrate Survivor Series win, interupted by The Brawling Brutes, match made official between Sheamus and Sami Zayn (Zayn wins after Jimmy distracts ref, allows Jey to Superkick Sheamus to help Zayn win) / Ricochet vs Santos Escobar, SD World Cup Final, Ricochet wins with 630, GUNTHER meets him on stage after he celebrates, staredown to end show (If it wasn't for Kofi vs GUNTHER and Sheamus vs Zayn, show would have been horriable. No Reigns, No McIntyre, No Rousey, no stakes. Bascially a punt because it was on FS1) | |
53 | 12/9 | MILKDOWN! | C | 2.3 million | 0.32 (1st) | 0.57 (1st) | 0.76 (1st) | The Usos (C. W/ Sami Zayn and Solo Sikoa) vs Sheamus and BUTCH (W/ Ridge Holland) for Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles, Usos hit Butch with 1-D to retain / Kurt Angle's birthday celebration, blasts Alpha Academy with milk and everyone celebrates in feel-good moment to end show! | |
54 | 12/16 | WE CAN SEE HIM VIRTUALLY! | A- | 2.2 million | 0.29 (1st) | 0.52 (1st) | 0.74 (1st) | Damage CTRL (W/ Bayley) Defeats Liv Morgan and Tegan Knox to retain Women's Tag Titles / Roman Reigns and Bloodline have a suprise for Sami Zayn, Reigns says he was going to make Zayn Sami USO, but they have to solve their Kevin Owens problem first, JOHN CENA appears on video, announces himself as KO's partner vs Reigns and Zayn on SmackDown on Dec. 30th to end show! | |
55 | 12/23 | MerryDown! | A- | 2.4 million | 0.40 (1st) | 0.55 (1st) | 0.78 (1st) | Roman Reigns (W/ The Bloodline and Paul Heyman) cuts promo on next week's big tag match, Sami Zayn cuts promo on why he's loyal to The Bloodline and not KO (leads to Usos (W/ Sami Zayn) defending Tag Titles against Hit Row, retain with 1D to Top Dolla) / Ricochet and Braun Strowman vs Ludwig Kizer and Giovani Divinchi, MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET FIGHT! Strowman and Ricochet win with 630 on Divinchi after running powerslam (Fun match as always!) | |
56 | 12/30 | BEST FOR LAST! | A+ | 2.6 million | 0.44 (1st) | 0.64 (1st) | 0.87 (1st) | Bray Wyatt cuts promo on why he attacked camera man last week, LA Knight interupts, challenges Wyatt to PITCH BLACK MATCH at Royal Rumble, Wyatt accepts, Uncle Howdy comes down, delievers Sister Abigal to Wyatt! / Kevin Owens and John Cena vs Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn, KO pins Zayn off stunner, him and Cena celebrate to end show (GREAT SHOW ALL THE WAY AROUND! RETURN OF CENA, RETURN OF CHARLOTTE FLAIR, WHO WINS SD WOMEN'S TITLE AFTER CHALLENGING RONDA ROUSEY TO IMPROMTU MATCH AFTER ROUSEY DEFEATED RAQUEL RODRIQUEZ FOR THE TITLE, SHEAMUS VS SOLA SIKOA AND UNCLE HOWDY!) | |
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