Wrestling fans are checking out of WWE’s Raw & Smackdown closed-set broadcasts
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Curiosity over empty Performance Center location pushes WWE Smackdown ratings up
Fox's two-hour broadcast averaged 2.588 million viewers, up from last week's 2.456 million number.
WWE did SmackDown to no fans in their Performance Center, and it was actually pretty good
WWE needed to adjust due to the coronavirus and they made it work.
Rob Gronkowski reportedly ‘close to finalizing a deal’ with WWE
This felt inevitable.
WWE Smackdown posts big numbers in highly-promoted Fox debut, almost doubles its viewership from its last USA show
Smackdown's Fox debut averaged 3.87 million viewers and a 1.4 in the adults 18-49 demographic.
Fox launches “We’re All Superstars” Wieden+Kennedy WWE ad campaign ahead of Friday Night Smackdown’s October debut
After doing ads for Fox's college football and NFL properties, Wieden+Kennedy has now created an ad series promoting WWE Smackdown's fall move to Fox.
WWE names Paul Heyman, Eric Bischoff as executive directors of Raw and SmackDown, respectively
WWE is insisting this is all behind-the-scenes and not part of a storyline, but that could obviously change.
WWE is suddenly not allowing wrestling during commercial breaks on Raw and Smackdown
Vince McMahon claims that there will no longer be wrestling during commercial breaks on television.
WWE stock drops heavily after missing revenue targets and reporting declines in attendance and network subscriptions
WWE's stock fell over 10 percent Thursday after their Q1 numbers were well below many analysts' estimates.
WWE in discussions to produce a weekly show for Facebook Live
The show would combine wrestlers from Raw and Smackdown Live each week.
WWE Smackdown Reaction Oct. 31: Nakamura and Roode win to join Survivor Series team
WWE Smackdown Reaction Oct. 17: Owens and Zayn beat Orton and Nakamura, Mahal challenges Lesnar
Sami Zayn showed the kind of heel charisma that fans never knew he had.
WWE Smackdown Reaction Sept. 5: Nakamura beats Orton to earn WWE Title shot, Shane McMahon suspended indefinitely
Shane McMahon took an ill-advised approach to management vs. labor relations.
