.SYFY IS #1 IN CABLE PRIMETIME WITH WWES SUPERSMACKDOWN LIVE ON AUGUST 30
SPECIAL LIVE TUESDAY BROADCAST TOPS FOX AND CW DRAWING MORE THAN 3 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS
NEW YORK August 31, 2011 Syfys first ever WWE Smackdown live special, SuperSmackdown Live, pinned 3.3 million total viewers last night, Tuesday, August 30 from 8-10PM/ET. The program leg locked 1.45 million Adults 18-49 and 1.3 million Adults 25-54. The performance put Syfy in the #1 spot in Cable Primetime for the night ahead of the #2 cable finisher by 45% in Adults 18-49 and 29% in Adults 25-54. Syfy also topped both FOX and the CW from 8PM to 10PM ET/PT in Adults 18-49 and 25-54.
Other ratings highlights:
SuperSmackdown Live was Syfys highest WWE Smackdown performer ever among Adults 18-49 and the highest performance in Adults 25-54 since April 2011.
SuperSmackdown Live on Syfy was the #2 cable telecast of the day in Adults 25-54 and the #3 Primetime cable telecast in Adults 18-49.
SuperSmackdown Live topped the last live airing of WWE Smackdown the October 1, 2010 premiere on Syfy by +47% in Adults 18-49 and +21% in Adults 25-54.
SuperSmackdown Live was the #1 Primetime telecast in Cable for the night with male viewers overall and with Men 18-49 and 25-54.
Originating from the INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas, the Tuesday night special featured WWEs biggest Superstars and Divas, including World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton®, Christian®, Sheamus, Mark Henry®, Sin Cara, Cody Rhodes, Wade Barrett, Daniel Bryan, Brodus Clay, Natalya and Alicia Fox.
The special will re-air in SmackDowns regular time slot on Friday, September 2 from 8-10PM (ET/PT).
WWE Smackdown is averaging 3.2 million total viewers for 2011 to date on Syfy.
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RBH said:
MetalFearSolid said:Why is WWE pushing A-RY in our faces..he is garbage..
HEY!Linkified said:Because he got a reaction when he turned on the Miz, and because there are no more feuds going hes part of CAW stable even though he had a gimmick then stripped it when he went from NXT to RAW.
But the Otungicutty theme is embarrassing...El Pescado said:WWE added Alex Riley, Otunga/McGillicutty, and The Usos themes to iTunes.
SAY IT TO MY FACE!
cjelly said:But the Otungicutty theme is embarrassing...
RBH said:posters
HisshouBuraiKen said:I think Mark Henry may be the last person on earth I would ever want to meet in a dark alley.
Kyoufu said:I fully expect the HHH/Punk match to be 5 star calibre until they ruin the finish with some garbage Nash interference.
Spot on with the John Cena piece. It really bugs me how inconsistent he is now.bean breath said:
well this not like this is his first big push.Heavy said:Mark Henry is my favorite current WWE superstar. I fuckin' love everything about the guy. His look, his in-ring ability, his mic skills, everything. He's so cute... like a big huge grizzly bear. His eyes are hilarious too... so sad and innocent looking for such an imposing looking man. I'll bet anyone that he's one of the nicest guys in the WWE outside the ring. Wouldn't be surprised at all if that's the case!
EDIT: Also, it's nice to see this huge push he's getting after working for the WWE for 16 years. The guy has worked his ass off and I wish him all the best.
With the Matt Hardy fake suicide note getting fans, friends and Twitter in an uproar, the WWE has made a move to break off any connection with the former tag team champion. On Wednesday, the WWE banned all talent from having any twitter contact with Matt Hardy.
I don't get why they don't let a match finish clean, AND THEN let the dirty shit happen like a run-in or whatever. Would have almost the same effect.Net_Wrecker said:According to some people in here, the finish of a match does nothing to the overall rating. A terrible finish does not take away from the match. Yup.
Probably the same mindset WWE Creative has.
Wins and losses don't matter either bro, which is why Cena always wins and his opponents always lose.Net_Wrecker said:According to some people in here, the finish of a match does nothing to the overall rating. A terrible finish does not take away from the match. Yup.
Probably the same mindset WWE Creative has.
Heavy said:And if you disagree you're a goddamn mark and should be ashamed of your marky ass.
Henry
Orton
Del Rio
The Divas (yes, the Divas)
If you don't like/respect each of the above, you're a fuckin' mark. The hate that Orton gets in this thread is unbelievable. Never seen so many marks in my life.
Mark:
A fan of wrestling who
1. Does not, or chooses not to, follow the backstage politics of the actual sport
2. Prefers to beleive in the characters and angles they watch unfold on telivision as "real", unaware of how choreographed and pre-arranged it is
Heavy said:And if you disagree you're a goddamn mark and should be ashamed of your marky ass.
Henry
Orton
Del Rio
The Divas (yes, the Divas)
If you don't like/respect each of the above, you're a fuckin' mark. The hate that Orton gets in this thread is unbelievable. Never seen so many marks in my life.
I hate Orton. Hate. Hate. Hate. He is so boring and his clotheslines are SO SHITTY. His promos are awkward and terrible and he buries everyone he faces. To top it all off he is an awful human being. The hate Orton gets in this thread is nowhere near the amount of hate he deserves to get.Heavy said:Henry
Orton
Del Rio
The Divas (yes, the Divas)
If you don't like/respect each of the above, you're a fuckin' mark. The hate that Orton gets in this thread is unbelievable. Never seen so many marks in my life.
My God! This is exactly what this dipshit wants, attention, and they're giving it to him.Matthew Gallant said:
Orton is by far one of the best in-ring performers in the business and has been for years. He does nothing but deliver top-tier match after top-tier match, even at shitty Smackdown tapings that garner 1.5 ratings. There is no one more consistent in terms of delivering quality, exciting matches than Orton right now. He's passionate and charismatic in the ring (hard to do match after match when you're working year round), he's got a great look, and he's got an exciting move-set with one of the best finishers in the biz. Hell, his finisher alone is more 'over' than most of the actual roster. The fact that you and others mention him burying people and "always winning" just reinforces my point about the marks here. Orton deserves nothing but respect.El Pescado said:I hate Orton. Hate. Hate. Hate. He is so boring and his clotheslines are SO SHITTY. His promos are awkward and terrible and he buries everyone he faces. To top it all off he is an awful human being. The hate Orton gets in this thread is nowhere near the amount of hate he deserves to get.
Heavy said:And if you disagree you're a goddamn mark and should be ashamed of your marky ass.
Henry
Orton
Del Rio
The Divas (yes, the Divas)
If you don't like/respect each of the above, you're a fuckin' mark. The hate that Orton gets in this thread is unbelievable. Never seen so many marks in my life.
Heavy said:I'd like to add that Henry is one of the few wrasslers left in the industry that actually feels larger than life, and I'm not only referring to his size... but a combination of everything that makes up a top notch, believable heel. Such a rare breed these days. Creative has done an excellent job with him these past few months.
There's an aura around Henry that's hard for me to explain. It reminds me of the AAA heels from the 80s. Zeke is generic bodybuilder guy #47 with no personality whatsoever. Henry is different... the combination of his overall look, his mic skills, his face, he's almost like a cartoon character villain come to life - that's the best way I can describe it. Very few dudes like him in the biz. I don't think there's a better heel right now.Spirit of Jazz said:Maybe it's just me but Mark always comes off as more obese than powerful and imposing, much like how Khali's his size works to his detriment. Yes he's fucking strong, but that's never apparent by what he does in the ring, his moves lack impact and every time he executes something I'm worried he's going to suffer from a cardiac arrest.
Hell, even his finisher works not on the basis of him being strong (it's a manoeuvre most of the roster can pull off) but on the fact he's so damn fat that he's going to crush his opponent. Much like how all of his big spots revolve around him holding his opponent as he collapses into a cage wall or barrier which inevitably gives way because he's so fucking chubby.
I mean I hate Zeke, but I don't see how he's any worst in the ring than Mark and at least his move-set revolves around his strength.
this is that "love him or hate him everyone respects him" crap King talks about every time Cena gets booed isnt it?Heavy said:Orton is by far one of the best in-ring performers in the business and has been for years. He does nothing but deliver top-tier match after top-tier match, even at shitty Smackdown tapings that garner 1.5 ratings. There is no one more consistent in terms of delivering quality, exciting matches than Orton right now. He's passionate and charismatic in the ring (hard to do match after match when you're working year round), he's got a great look, and he's got an exciting move-set with one of the best finishers in the biz. Hell, his finisher alone is more 'over' than most of the actual roster. The fact that you and others mention him burying people and "always winning" just reinforces my point about the marks here. Orton deserves nothing but respect.
Well said. Much better than I could ever convey.Mr. Sam said:Like I've said before, I feel people place too much emphasis on Ws and Ls and ignore the stories of the matches. Daniel Bryan lost a competitive match with a world champion? Buried!
This is how I feel about Orton's feuds with Punk and Christian. I am a massive Christian fan and I'm a massive Punk fan; even getting all emotional when they won their respective titles this year.
Thing is, Punk didn't look anything less than Orton's equal during that fued. The worst Punk looked was in their final match, and Orton still had to hit him with a Super RKO to keep him down for a 10. I still feel they should have used the punt, the move custom made for last man standing matches, but whatever. Their second match, the one on Raw, Punk was dominant and Orton fluked a win with a schoolboy. All anybody sees is the 3-0, though.
Christian's first two matches were hot shit, with him narrowly missing out on the title in face vs. face confrontations. When he turned heel, he didn't wilt like a flower. He stayed as competitive as he did before - i.e. marginally Orton's inferior, a hair's bredth away from the world title. Would I have liked a longer Christian face reign? Would I rather he'd not turned heel? Hell, would I have rather he came out the feud as the victor? Absolutely. But Christian was neither squashed nor buried as a result.
This is a fake sport; a soap opera. The stats aren't what's important - the stories are.
Heavy said:And I hope I didn't come off too hostile. I just love wrasslin'.
Mr. Sam said:Like I've said before, I feel people place too much emphasis on Ws and Ls and ignore the stories of the matches. Daniel Bryan lost a competitive match with a world champion? Buried!
This is a fake sport; a soap opera. The stats aren't what's important - the stories are.
G-Fex said:sometimes I wonder what's going on with current cena.
I think he's turning into a TNA character