Anticipation was in the air ahead of the October 14th episode of WWE SmackDown as it was set to feature the first appearance of Bray Wyatt following his stunning return at Extreme Rules. After making a grand entrance and cutting an emotional promo to the New Orleans crowd, Wyatt was interrupted by the masked version of himself appearing on the Titantron. According to a report from Fightful Select, the mask is known internally as an Uncle Howdy mask, and it remains to be seen what happens with the rumored Wyatt 6 faction following this appearance.
As reported by Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics, the October 14th edition of WWE SmackDown pulled in 2,274,000 viewers with a 0.54 rating in the 18-49 year old demographic. This is a slight increase over the previous week, which saw a total viewership of 2,243,000 viewers and also had a 0.54 rating in the 18-49 year old demographic.
In addition to Bray Wyatt’s return, WWE SmackDown also featured the revelation that Rey Mysterio had moved to the blue brand after his son Dominik Mysterio turned on him at Clash at the Castle. Following this news, it was announced on Monday Night Raw that Baron Corbin had moved from WWE SmackDown to the red brand as a trade.
Previous WWE SmackDown Ratings
Date & Episode | Viewership |
14/10/2022 Bray Wyatt returns | 2,274,000 |
07/10/2022 Sheamus vs. GUNTHER, Legado del Fantasma debut | 2,243,000 |
30/09/2022 Ricochet & Madcap Moss vs. Sami Zayn & Solo Sikoa | 2,207,000 |
23/09/2022 The Usos vs. Brawling Brutes | 2,535,000 |
16/09/2022 Logan Paul Challenges Roman Reigns | 2,212,000 |
9/09/2022 Drew McIntyre vs. Solo Sikoa | 2,367,000 |
02/09/2022 Roman Reigns Championship Celebration | 2,077,000 |
26/08/2022 Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn | 1,990,000 |
19/08/2022 Drew McIntyre/Roman Reigns confrontation | 2,084,000 |
12/08/2022 Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Gunther | 1,927,000 |
05/08/2022 Karrion Kross & Scarlett Return | 2,093,000 |
29/07/2022 SummerSlam go-home show | 2,193,000 |
22/07/2022 Stephanie McMahon open | 2,256,000 |
15/07/2022 Jimmy Uso vs. Angelo Dawkins | 2,077,000 |
08/07/2022 Drew McIntyre vs. Sheamus | 2,129,000 |
01/07/2022 Money In The Bank go-home | 2,142,000 |
24/06/2022 McIntyre & Sheamus vs. The Usos | 2,231,000 |
17/06/2022 Vince McMahon Promo, Brock Lesnar return | 2,389,000 |
10/06/2022 Riddle vs. Sami Zayn | 1,914,000 |
03/06/2022 The Usos vs. Riddle & Shinsuke Nakamura | 1,939,000 |
27/05/2022 New Day & Mystery Partner vs. Brawling Brutes | 1,878,000 |
20/05/2022 Tag Team Unification Match | 2,031,000 |
13/05/2022 RK-Bro/Bloodline Confrontation | 1,893,000 |
06/05/2022 RK-Bro, Drew McIntyre & The Bloodline Face to Face | 1,998,000 |
29/04/2022 Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn (Cage Match) | 1,953,000 |
22/04/2022 Drew McIntyre vs. Sami Zayn | 1,952,000 |
15/04/2022 RK-Bro/The Usos segment | 2,142,000 |
8/04/22 Post-WrestleMania SmackDown | 2,230,000 |
1/04/22 WrestleMania SmackDown | 2,359,000 |
25/03/22 Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar confrontation | 2,180,000 |
18/03/22 Charlotte Flair, Ronda Rousey confrontation | 2,147,000 |
11/03/22 Ricochet vs. Sami Zayn | 2,226,000 |
4/03/22 Ronda Rousey vs. Sonya Deville | 2,261,000 |
25/02/22 Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar contract signing | 2,114,000 |
18/02/22 Roman Reigns, Goldberg face-to-face | 2,173,000 |
11/02/22 Naomi vs. Charlotte Flair | 2,231,000 |
04/02/22 Rousey-Flair Faceoff | 2,151,000 |
28/01/22 Roman-Seth Faceoff, Naomi vs. Sonya | 2,217,000 |
21/01/22 Usos vs. Seth & Owens | 2,255,000 |
14/01/22 Seth and Roman Faceoff. | 2,174,000 |
07/01/22 Usos vs. New Day Street Fight, Brock-Roman Face-off | 2,271,000 |