– This week’s WWE SmackDown, featuring the final hype for WWE Battleground with Kevin Owens & Baron Corbin defeating Shinsuke Nakamura & WWE United States Champion AJ Styles in the main event, drew 2.548 million viewers. This is up 3.4% from last week’s 2.465 million viewers. The show also featured a Punjabi Prison segment with WWE Champion Jinder Mahal and Randy Orton, Mike Kanellis’ debut vs. Sami Zayn and a John Cena interview advertised ahead of time.
SmackDown was #2 in viewership, behind Rachel Maddow, and #1 in the 18-49 demographic on cable this week.
In comparison, Monday’s RAW drew 3.153 million viewers, up from last week’s 3.009 million viewers.
– Triple H announced the following theme songs for WWE NXT “Takeover: Brooklyn III” today: “Bleeding in the Blur” by Code Orange, “Poison Pens” by Creeper and “No Fear” by Phil Ade featuring Saba Abraha & Tate Kobang. He posted this look at the themes:
.@WWENXT is new blood. @codeorangekids, @creepercultuk & @philademusic are #NXTLOUD. pic.twitter.com/DVsDUZkrHv— Triple H (@TripleH) July 19, 2017
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