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WWE Smackdown spoilers for Royal Rumble go-home show to air on Jan. 27
WWE Smackdown was taped last night (Jan. 24, 2012) for the Royal Rumble go-home show that will air this Friday on SyFy from Tuscon, Arizona. The show features Daniel Bryan and Big Show -- as well as Mark Henry as an outsider -- continuing their feud centered around first the world heavyweight...
WWE Smackdown ratings rise again, beat out UFC on FX 1 on Jan. 20
Remember all that talk of WWE potentially moving Smackdown to a live format on Tuesday night's because it didn't want to directly compete with UFC on Friday nights once it starts its Ultimate Fighter (TUF) series on FX? Well, the two went head on this past Friday (Jan. 20, 2012) when Smackdown...
Randy Orton returns at house show, advertised for upcoming WWE events
According to multiple reports online, Randy Orton made his return from a back injury at a house show yesterday (Sun., Jan. 22, 2012) in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to attack Wade Barrett. It's the first time Orton has appeared in weeks. The timing is rather interesting. If he came back at a house show...
Video: WWE Smackdown from Jan. 20, 2012, featuring Daniel Bryan vs Mark Henry
Here's the latest episode of WWE Friday Night Smackdown, which aired on SyFy last night (Fri., Jan. 20, 2012) from Las Vegas, Nevada. Some takeaways from the episode: It's been a slow process but Daniel Bryan is finally getting over as a heel. The reality is that he may very well have the best...
Big Show reportedly suffers back injury at Smackdown tapings in Las Vegas
Bad news for Smackdown. According to The Wrestling Observer, Big Show suffered a back injury during tapings last night in Las Vegas. Big Show suffered a back injury last night. We're not sure of the severity but we're told he landed wrong and hurt (himself) in the dark match against Daniel...
WWE Smackdown spoilers for show to air Fri., Jan. 20, 2012
WWE Smackdown was taped last night in Las Vegas for the show that will air this coming Fri., Jan. 20, 2012, featuring Daniel Bryan defending his world heavyweight championship against Mark Henry. And because they were in "Sin City," they decided to get all gimmicky and bring back the roulette wheel...
WWE Smackdown ratings from Jan. 13 show improvement from last week; is Daniel Bryan getting over as champion?
Though it's taken some time, it appears as though the possibility is there that Daniel Bryan as world heavyweight champion is starting to get over with viewers. That's because last Friday night's episode of WWE Smackdown saw an big increase from the previous week, garnering a 2.18 ratings, up huge...
Video: WWE Smackdown from Jan. 13, 2012, featuring Daniel Bryan vs. Big Show
Here's last Friday night's (Jan. 13, 2012) episode of WWE Smackdown, which featured the no disqualification, no countout world heavyweight championship match between Daniel Bryan and Big Show. Predictably enough, WWE went with the non-finish finish when Show knocked over A.J., Bryan's lady friend...
Video: WWE NXT episode for Jan. 11, 2012
Here's the latest episode of WWE NXT from Jan. 11, 2012. No, this season is never going to end, but at least it means Tyler Reks is getting some time in the ring so he won't kill anyone when he finally does get called up to Raw or Smackdown, if that ever happens. By the way, how is it that all...
Smackdown ratings falling with Daniel Bryan as champion, Randy Orton and Mark Henry injured
The ratings are in for this past Friday night's (Jan. 6, 2012) episode of WWE Smackdown and the start to the new year was a dismal one, much worse than many were expecting. PWTorch has the dreary numbers: WWE Smackdown on Friday, January 6 scored a 1.80 rating, down more than one-tenth of a rating...
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