Daily Update: SmackDown ratings, The Rock, Kaleb Konley

Overnight numbers for SmackDown, The Rock praises Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins, and more.

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Joseph Currier
Publish date:
Jun 11, 2022

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This Week's Wrestling Observer Newsletter: June 13, 2022 Observer Newsletter: CM Punk & Cody Rhodes injured, WWE Hell in a Cell review

Performer and match of the week
Updates on C.M. Punk, Cody Rhodes, the injuries, how WWE and AEW are booking around the injuries, details of the injuries, surgeries, AEW interim title and medical protocol questions
Hell in a Cell coverage, the matches, the ticket demand, PPV numbers, interest level and WWE & AEW crossover fan base
Hiromu Takahashi sets Best of the super Juniors records, business of the finals, angles for Dominion and more
AEW Double or Nothing PPV number update
Saturday's UFC coverage and what comes next for the fighters on the show
NXT In Your House coverage
Television ratings for every national show, ups, down and competition
Expected CMLL anniversary show main event
AAA and running in the US
Stardom & New Japan joint show
Movie being made about the life of an active women's wrestling star and details
Notes about young retirements in Dragon Gate an the booking
CyberFight show at Saitama Super Arena
Kota Ibushi and New Japan update
Benefit event for Shinjiro Otani
More on Ric Flair's return
Johnny Rodz and the infamous Roddy Piper story
Olympic wrestler talks about better conditions for pro wrestlers
Notes on PBS documentary on St. Louis wrestling
MJF update
All-Atlantic title and thoughts
Forbidden Door notes
International TV ratings
Ticket sales for upcoming U.S. events
Streaming numbers for AEW & WWE
UFC revenue and profits update
This week's UFC show
Major fight Dana White is looking at for the interim heavyweight title
ONE debuts on Amazon Prime
Bellator allows one of its top stars to do Bare Knuckle Fighting
Update on Stephanie McMahon
More on Vince McMahon autobiography
Hilarious Vince McMahon deposition in the liver Luck case
Why Edge was kicked out of Judgment Day
Reports from all the WWE events this week with business notes

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Saturday News Update

WWE

Last night’s SmackDown averaged 1.80 million viewers in the fast national ratings. The show’s rating in the 18-49 demo was a 0.4. Though the second half of the episode went against an NBA Finals game, the fast national viewership was higher in the second hour than the first (1.792 million viewers in the first hour and 1.813 million in the second).
Xia Li was helped to the back following her match against Lacey Evans on SmackDown last night.
With NXT resuming its Florida house show loop for the first time in over two years last night, Shawn Michaels made an appearance at the event in Tampa to welcome the crowd back.
In her first tweet since walking out of Raw last month, Naomi shared a motivational video from fitness trainer McDonald Jean-Louis.
Roman Reigns tweeted about having to defend his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Riddle on SmackDown next Friday: “Now I have to leave the private island…jump on the private yacht….and then board the private jet just to smash this idiot on #Smackdown Tribal Chief problems.”
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson praised Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins for their performances at Hell in a Cell: “Holy sh*t. Proud of both, you and Seth. Go make your money!!”
WWE officially announced its May corporate hires, including Jeff Jarrett in the role of senior vice president of live events booking.
Gunther & Ludwig Kaiser, Lacey Evans, and Riddle appeared on Talking Smack this week.
WWE Germany has an interview with Alexa Bliss.
WWE’s YouTube channel uploaded John Cena vs. Kevin Owens from Money in the Bank 2015, R-Truth vs. King Barrett from the Money in the Bank 2015 pre-show, and Rob Van Dam vs. Cena vs. Edge for the WWE Championship from the July 3, 2006 episode of Raw.

Other Wrestling

Caleb Konley made his AEW debut at this afternoon’s Dark tapings, facing Ariya Daivari.
Dax Harwood called Bret Hart managing FTR at a Big Time Wrestling event last night one of the best moments of his life: “ Married my wife. Watched the birth of my daughter. This.”
An interview with Toni Storm is featured on the latest episode of Talk is Jericho.
Bleacher Report has a Q&A with Satnam Singh.
Jay Lethal appeared on AEW Unrestricted this week.