IMPACT Wrestling Viewership Sinks Back Below 100,000 Viewers On 12/1/22

Sami Zayn has made his choice. Roman Reigns successfully defended the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Kevin Owens in the main event at WWE Royal Rumble, finishing him off with a spear inside the ring after tossing Owens back of the head first into the steps on the outside. The...

"The Fiend" is dead. Long live "The Fiend." Bray Wyatt introduced his alter ego "The Fiend" to the wrestling world in the summer of 2019, starting a nearly two-year run that included a WWE Universal Title reign, an infamous Hell in a Cell match with Seth Rollins, the inclusion of Alexa Bliss, setting himself on fire, and much more.

The potential was there for the former two-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion AJ Styles to return to the Tokyo Dome for the first time since 2016. Prior to winning the NWA World Historic Welterweight Title at the CMLL Super Viernes event in Mexico City, Mexico on Friday. He joined Fightful’s Wrestling Perspective Podcast and talked about various topics.

Lacey Evans is back, and Operation Cobra Clutch looks to take over the WWE Royal Rumble. Lacey Evans returned to the ring on Friday, January 27, 2023. On WWE Friday Night SmackDown, she defeated Jazmin Allure by utilizing the Cobra Clutch submission hold. After winning the match, she probably declared...

Preliminary viewership numbers are in for WWE Friday Night SmackDown on January 27. SpoilerTV previously reported on Saturday, January 28, that WWE SmackDown on January 27 averaged 2.433 million viewers in the preliminary numbers. The first hour drew 2.525 million viewers and the second hour drew 2.340 million viewers. This...

Pat McAfee kicked off the 2023 Royal Rumble, getting a full entrance before the men's Royal Rumble match started. McAfee's return caught even his good friend Michael Cole off guard, who was shocked when he saw his former broadcast partner on WWE SmackDown make his entrance. Cole commented that McAfee told him he wouldn't be showing up when he talked to him earlier.

Here is your fight size update for Sunday, January 29, 2023:. - The Dark Order's Evil Uno, John Silver, and Alex Reynolds were the latest guests on Hey! (EW) with RJ City. Fans can watch the video above. - Per Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, NJPW On AXS on Thursday, January...

WWE stars are set to appear on Pictionary. In a tweet, Xavier Woods, one-half of the NXT Tag Team Champions, alongside Kofi Kingston, announced that he and former WWE Champion The Miz will be on Pictionary all week long over the next few days. He shared a clip and encouraged fans to come see The Miz draw questionable objects on the game show.

Viewership numbers are in for the January 26, 2023 edition of IMPACT Wrestling. Wrestlenomics reports that IMPACT Wrestling on January 26 drew 93,000 viewers. This number is down from the 115,000 viewers that the show recorded on January 19. This week's episode of IMPACT Wrestling drew a 0.02 rating in...

Jey Uso has broken his silence. At WWE Royal Rumble, the Bloodline imploded with Sami Zayn hitting Roman Reigns with a chair after Roman attempted to berate Sami into hitting Kevin Owens with a chair when he didn't want to. Zayn hitting Roman with the chair left Jey Uso stunned while Jimmy Uso delivered a superkick to Sami. As Jimmy and Solo Sikoa attacked Sami, Jey left the ring and walked to the back.

Kofi Kingston discusses the New Day's current run in NXT. Since arriving on the brand last month, the New Day (Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods) have made a big impact in NXT. Woods and Kingston won the NXT Tag Team Championships at the brand's Deadline show and have since went on to have matches with teams like Brooks Jensen & Josh Briggs.

Despite appearing on NWA, IMPACT Wrestling, and AEW, it was reiterated to us that KiLynn King remained a free agent. She told us Mickie James are instrumental on getting her into NWA, and that she was welcomed back in AEW during her late 2022 appearances. Kazarian. Kazarian officially signed with...

LA Knight discusses the highly anticipated Pitch Black match. At Saturday's Royal Rumble pay-per-view, the first ever Pitch Black match is set to go down, as LA Knight will take on Bray Wyatt in his first televised bout since his return in October. Although details surrounding the mysterious match type are few and far between, many fans are excited to see how the matchup will unfold.

"Speedball" Mike Bailey is this week's guest for The Wrestling Perspective Podcast with Lars Frederiksen and Dennis Farrell. They spoke on various topics. - Not being allowed to work in the United States for a certain length of time. - Working PWG in 2016. - Wrestling Psychology. - Favorite Wrestlers...

WWE touts the success of the Royal Rumble 2023 premium live event. On January 28, WWE held the Royal Rumble from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, During the show, the company announced that 51,338 fans were in attendance for the show. In a press release, WWE shared more numbers...

Mia Yim discusses short-term goals in WWE and her desire to work with some names from her time in WWE NXT on the main roster. "Michin" Mia Yim returned to WWE ahead of WWE Survivor Series 2022. As a member of The OC, Yim has been a fixture of the Raw roster participating in big-time bouts like WarGames. Now that she is back, Mia Yim tells Denise Salcedo she feels a warm sense of camaraderie with the women on the roster because of her connection to them during their time in NXT.

- Kushida vs. Darby Allin: Sonjay Dutt. - Several talent were flown in on short notice for the Jay Briscoe tribute show. - Summer Rae was backstage at AEW Dynamite. - This show happened largely as planned, despite the tragedy of Jay Briscoe's passing. - We were told that "Tony...

Bayley addresses her cage match being cut at WWE Raw XXX. Bayley was scheduled to face Becky Lynch inside a steel cage at WWE Raw XXX, but the match never happened as Bayley, Dakota Kai, & IYO SKY attacked Lynch and laid her out before the bout started. According to...

WWE had some of their sets of meetings to discuss the upcoming Royal Rumble match. Fightful Select has learned that while several veterans have contacted WWE about making Royal Rumble appearances, WWE was said to have been leaning out of that in some cases in favor of what they call "non traditional surprises." Unsure of what that meant, creative and producers were soliciting pitches for such a thing. Last year, WWE were adamant in leaning out of NXT names appearing in the Royal Rumble match. We've heard that isn't necessarily the case.

Will Washington and Professor Nick Harrison review the WWE Royal Rumble! Denise Salcedo and Sean Ross Sapp will be joining live after the press conference!. Grab your EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal by going to nordvpn.com/fightful to get a Huge Discount off your NordVPN Plan + a Bonus Gift! It’s completely risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! https://nordvpn.com/fightful Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee!