On October 21st 2022 WWE SmackDown rolled into Toledo, Ohio. The show featured an appearance from Logan Paul, and Bray Wyatt gave another cryptic insight into his future.
As reported by Brandon Thurston of Wrestlenomics the most recent edition of the blue brand drew 2,231,000 viewers with a 0.52 rating in the 18-49-year-old demographic.
By contrast the October 14th episode of the show pulled in 2,272,000 viewers with a 0.54 rating in the key demographic.
The October 21st episode of WWE SmackDown opened with a clash between Sheamus and Solo Sikoa. After Sikoa earned the win via some help from The Bloodline at ringside they attacked the Irish star with steel chairs injuring his arm.
Elsewhere, Bray Wyatt cut another cryptic promo claiming that he was now a servant and ready to do horrible things, while Paul addressed his upcoming clash with Roman Reigns. There were also wins for Rey Mysterio and Damage CTRL.
WWE SmackDown Ratings
| Date & Episode | Viewership |
| 21/10/2022 Logan Paul Appearance | 2,231,000 |
| 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 |