— Friday’s edition of WWE SmackDown scored a 1.79 (1.8) cable rating, which is down from the previous week’s 1.88 (1.9) cable rating. The show averaged 2.461 million viewers, which was down from last week’s 2.564 million viewers.
— Chris Jericho is not booked for tonight’s WWE SmackDown taping and will be back on TV next week for RAW. He hosts a Highlight Reel segment with Randy Orton.
— The latest episode of Jim Ross’ “Ross Report” can be found here. Ross and Steve Austin talk about Brock Lesnar vs John Cena at Night of Champions, Roman Reigns, Sting possibly wrestling in WWE and more.
NJPW Power Struggle 2026 Part II Notes: Callum Newman Challenges Will Ospreay and Kenny Omega Challenges Yota Tsuji for IWGP Heavyweight Title at Wrestle Kingdom 21, Unbound Co. Wins Super Jr. Tag League 2026, Mistico Vacates IWGP Jr. Tag Titles, IWGP Global Title Match and Moxley vs. Shingo Takagi Set for Wrestle Kingdom
AEW’s Media Rights Deal With Skydance Situation Update
Senior Director, Live Events Mike Kitlas Reportedly Departs From MLW and Replaced With Former AEW VP of Live Events & Touring




