This Week’s WWE Smackdown Viewership Down Big Following the Superstar Shakeup, Which WWE Show Won the Brand Split War?

April 19, 2017

According to ShowBuzzDaily.com, this week’s edition of WWE Smackdown Live, featuring a main event of Baron Corbin vs AJ Styles, and a 6 pack challenge which saw Jinder Mahal named the new #1 contender to the WWE Title, averaged 2.544 million viewers. This week’s number is down big from last week’s 3.105 million viewership average for night two of the WWE Superstar Shakeup.

This week’s Smackdown Live is the second least watched episode of 2017 so far, while last week’s show was the most watched since the Draft show back in July of 2016.

This week’s WWE Smackdown Live ranked #6 in viewership on cable for the night, behind two NBA Playoff games, Special Report, Tucker Carlson and The O’Reilly Factor.

WWE Raw once again won this week’s brand split ratings war, as Raw averaged 3.346 million viewers.

Who won this week’s #WWE brand split war?

— WrestleZone.com (@WRESTLEZONEcom) April 19, 2017

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.