This week’s WWE SmackDown, featuring the final hype for Sunday’s WWE Elimination Chamber pay-per-view with Randy Orton vs. WWE Champion John Cena in the main event, drew 2.627 million viewers. This is down 7% from last week’s 2.817 million viewers for the post-Royal Rumble episode.
SmackDown was #10 in viewership on cable for the night, behind Curse of Oak Island, Fixer Upper, The Haves & Have Nots, The O’Reilly Factor, Tucker Carlson, Hannity, The First 100 Days, Shadow of Doubt and Special Report. SmackDown was #1 in the 18-49 demographic.
In comparison, Monday’s RAW averaged 3.115 million viewers, down from last week’s 3.615 million viewers
– Radio personality and WWE mega-fan, Sam Roberts, will be returning this Sunday to co-host the Elimination Chamber Kickoff. He first joined Renee Young and Booker T back in December for Roadblock: End of the Line. He recently tweeted this out:
So excited to let you know I’ll be back on the Kickoff Show Panel this Sunday for #WWEChamber. See you soon @reneeyoungwwe & @bookertfivex!
— Sam Roberts (@notsam) February 8, 2017
– Darren Young will be undergoing elbow surgery tomorrow in Birmingham, AL. Darren has been out of action since suffering an elbow injury during a match with Epico taped for WWE Main Event last month.
