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The March 20 edition of SmackDown Live averaged 2.888 million viewers and was up 116,000 views from last week’s average of 2.771 million. In case you didn’t know Bryan was scheduled to return to television this week, but news broke regarding his in-ring status hours before SmackDown aired. Bryan began the show with an emotional speech regarding his struggle to get cleared and the fans were elated to hear that the former WWE Champion could fight for the title once again....

After a five-month run as good-guy preachers, The New Day finally turned heel in April 2015 when they convinced McMahon that their gimmick would work better if they were bad guys. Reflecting on their original run as babyfaces, Xavier Woods gave his opinion that the WWE Chairman purposely wanted The New Day to have their unpopular preacher personas as a challenge to see how long it would take before they tried to change the gimmick....

In case you didn’t know… In the build-up to WrestleMania 18, The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin were engaged in a feud against the trio of Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, and Scott Hall—The New World Order—and prior to WrestleMania X8, the nWo squared off in a three-on-two handicap match against the duo of Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock on an episode of Raw, which resulted in Hogan pinning The Rock following a Leg Drop....

The Shield made their WWE debut at Survivor Series half a decade ago on November 18th. In case you didn’t know… The Shield (Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins & Roman Reigns) made their WWE main-roster debut at the Survivor Series PPV on November 18th, 2012. The popular stable disbanded in 2014 after Rollins turned heel, betraying his comrades. The trio would go on to find tremendous success as singles competitors in the WWE....

Torrie stated that when the WWE Talent Relations executive Mark Carrano called her, she was expecting to get invited to the Hall of Fame ceremony. In case you didn’t know. . . Torrie Wilson was recently named as one of the inductees in this year’s WWE Hall of Fame Class. Torrie was one of the most popular women in WCW during the Monday Night Wars. She came into the WWE when Vince McMahon bought WCW, a week before WrestleMania 17....

Bryan’s medical clearance has been one of the main thing holding him back and it seems that WWE COO Triple H has finally given the WWE Universe an update WWE’s status when it comes to Bryan. In case you didn’t know… Daniel Bryan was forced to retire from WWE back in February 2016 when it was revealed that he was struggling with the same kind of neck injury that forced former WWE Champion Edge into retirement....

WWE EVP Triple H liked the tweet, and proceeded to unlike it three hours later. In case you didn’t know… Vince McMahon’s WWE has grown into one of the biggest corporations in the world over the course of the past several decades. Today, WWE enjoys more than a billion fans on social media, and its premiere event WrestleMania attracts fans from more than 60 countries every year. Additionally, WWE’s partnership with the likes of “B A Star” and Susan G Komen has helped the company garner tons of mainstream attention and praise....

WWE Chairman, and Triple H’s real-life father-in-law, Vince McMahon posted a heartfelt birthday wish on Twitter, adding that Triple H is a Cerebral Assassin in every arena. In case you didn’t know… Triple H made his way to WWE back in the mid-90s, after a short stint in WCW that ended after the promotion refused to push him as a singles competitor. In WWE, Triple H was set for a push after his embarrassing loss to The Ultimate Warrior at WrestleMania 12, but the same was halted after the Curtain Call incident....

Two Superstars, in particular, have made the segments regarding the 24/7 Championship their own in the past months and they are R-Truth and Drake Maverick. Drake Maverick was present at WWE RAW today on his honeymoon with his wife. He was not supposed to go for the WWE 24/7 Championship as his new wife gave him a choice between herself and the Title. However, before the end of the night, Maverick went for the Championship after all – what’s more, he was successful....

Making it a Live show countered that, but it still did not do much for its ratings. Even though SmackDown Live has managed to beat its elder sibling regarding viewership, it experienced an all-time low in TV ratings on the night of Presidential elections. However, sources such as Forbes have reported, that the Undertaker’s return to SmackDown Live has bolstered the show’s ratings. The 900th Episode which marked a return for the Deadman and Rated R Superstar Edge helped SmackDown Live achieve an impressive feat in terms of viewership....

Follow Sportskeeda for the latest WWE news, rumors and all other wrestling news. In case you didn’t know… The second annual Mae Young Classic will feature 32 of the best female wrestlers from all over the world who will fight it out to be crowned the winner, since the final will take place as part of Evolution on October 28th. Last year’s Mae Young Classic featured an announce team of Jim Ross and Lita, something that went over well with the WWE Universe, but it appears that the two Hall of Famers haven’t been called to take up their positions this year since it will be three fresh faces....

This, in turn, has set the professional wrestling community abuzz regarding speculation that the WWE could indeed book Bryan in the aforementioned matchups in the near future. In case you didn’t know… Daniel Bryan reached the pinnacle of the sport at WrestleMania XXX; winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at The Grandest Stage Of Them All. Nevertheless, Bryan announced his retirement from pro-wrestling in 2016, owing to concussion issues....

In case you didn’t know… Zack Ryder (real name Matthew Cardona), who made his relationship with Emma (Tenille Averil Dashwood) public early last year, recently broke up with her. Laurel Van Ness (Chelsea Green), on the other hand was recently involved in a kayfabe wedding love-triangle storyline alongside Impact’s Braxton Sutter and Allie. The heart of the matter: Van Ness recently celebrated her 26th birthday and posted photographs with her beau Ryder on her official Instagram account....

Let’s take a look at some of the biggest stories that have dominated the WWE headlines over the last 24 hours. #5 Paul Heyman sends a message after betraying Brock Lesnar at WWE Royal Rumble Brock Lesnar lost his WWE Championship at Royal Rumble 2022 against Bobby Lashley. However, The All Mighty didn’t get his hands on gold via a clean finish. When the match official was knocked out, Roman Reigns interfered and attacked Lesnar to help put the odds in opponents’ favor....

Jericho lost to Kenny Omega in a very well received match at Wrestle Kingdom 12 during last Thursday. He now appears to be feuding with Tetsuya Naito. In case you didn’t know… Most people, not just fans, expected Jericho to only be working the one match with NJPW and then potentially return to WWE following his upcoming Fozzy tour. However, that doesn’t appear to be the case. He seems to be very excited to participate in more bigger angles and matches with NJPW....

However, the live segments and in-ring action we were presented with was still the quality that the WWE Universe have come to expect from what’s considered to be the best brand in the company. Shane Thorne has a bone to pick with all of the new NXT Superstars who have been given an opportunity at a title thanks to the Breakout Tournament. Tonight, he would get a chance to put one of those talents down when he faced Joaquin Wilde....

Ember Moon vs. Liv Morgan The match was made last week in a backstage segment. With neither of these women getting a Takeover spot, both aimed to impress here. Both women were working babyface, so they began by trading holds and kip-ups. Near falls followed, a total of at least six, with a reversal each time. As the reversals picked up in steam, the two women would roll across the ring like a massive cannonball....

Newcomer Rampage Brown continued his path of destruction. Aoife Valkyrie scored another impressive win to gain momentum in the women’s division. Joe Coffey and Alexander Wolfe also went to war. Finally, in the main event, The Hunt punished Mark Andrews and Flash Morgan Webster. Rampage Brown vs. Saxton Huxley on WWE NXT UK The first match of the night was a battle of the brutes. Rampage Brown took on Saxton Huxley in Brown’s second match on WWE NXT UK....

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