— This week’s SmackDown increased in 20% in social media activity compared to last week’s show in the last show leading into WrestleMania 29. The show scored 85,141 in social activity, compared to 70,825 for last week’s broadcast. Some of the WrestleMania chatter that occurred during SmackDown’s window was reportedly mixed in with the social score.
Smackdown ranked #3 on cable TV, trailing the Miami Heat on ESPN and SpongeBob on Nickelodeon.
— Here is this week’s edition of WWE SmackDown “Backstage Fallout”:
Jade Cargill & Rhea Ripley Engaged In Online Feud That Turned Heated Over Cargill’s Claims Ripley Politics To Get Her Pushes, Others Join In & Cargill Reportedly Dealing with Backstage Heat
WWE Confirms Start Time Changes for Both Nights of WrestleMania 32 & First Hour of Each Show to Air Free on ESPN Networks
Jaida Parker vs. Blake Monroe Set for WWE NXT Vengeance Day 2026



