This Week’s WWE Smackdown Live Viewership Hits Record Low Heading Into Backlash

May 17, 2017

According to ShowBuzzDaily.com, this week’s edition of WWE Smackdown Live, which was the go-home show for WWE Backlash, and featured Baron Corbin vs. WWE Champion Randy Orton in the main event, averaged 2.175 million viewers. This is down from last week’s 2.348 million viewership average for a show taped in London, and is a new low for the show in 2017.

This week’s Smackdown Live ranked #9 in viewership on cable for the night, behind the NBA Playoffs on ESPN, the NBA Draft Lottery, Tucker Carlson, Hannity, Rachel Maddow, Last Word, The Story and Special Report.

This week’s edition of WWE Raw once again won the weekly WWE ratings war, as the show averaged 2.751 million viewers, up from last week’s 2.696 million viewership average.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.