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WWE SmackDown‘s preliminary viewership decreased on January 12.
According to Programming Insider, 2.291 million viewers watched the show on Friday night, and it drew a 0.60 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic. The preliminary viewership is down from last week’s episode, when 2.41 million viewers tuned in. The demo stayed even from last week‘s episode, which also drew a 0.60 rating in the same demographic.
What happened on WWE SmackDown this week?
This week’s show kicked off with The Bloodline attacking Cameron Grimes before his match with Grayson Waller so the match doesn’t take place. Paul Heyman complains about what Nick Aldis did to Roman Reigns last week, and Aldis announces a handicap match as the main event.
Bianca Belair defeated Bayley, much to the chagrin of Damage CTRL, who refused to help Bayley out multiple times during the match.
A match between NXT Superstar Carmelo Hayes and Austin Theory was ruled a no-contest following a nasty bump from the top rope where both men landed on their necks.
The main event of the show saw Randy Orton, AJ Styles, and LA Knight defeat Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa in a three-on-two handicap match.
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What did you think of WWE SmackDown this week? What was your favorite match or segment? Let us know your thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.
