SmackDown Live Live SmackDown Discussion thread, May 23rd 2025: MITB Qualifiers continue

[Tommy Shelby]

Pleasure watching with y'all. Always a great time

Same mate. Nice getting to know you a bit more. Seem like a really nice guy

 

[Y2Jayne]

I could swear they made Fraxiom's and Naomi's new theme songs with Suno.

 

[Y2Jayne]

Candice is back and with DIY, all is well again

 

[Y2Jayne]

Didn't realize Adam Jones had worked on Rey Fenix's theme song like Penta's

 

[Y2Jayne]

So Berto is turning face against Angel and Santos soon it seems, I'd rather they kept the cousins together and give them the tag belts at last, it's not like the Profits are having a memorable run with them

 

[Y2Jayne]

Tour of the Islands is such a cool move.

 

[Y2Jayne]

Actually a great move to have Knight go over, he is still very over with the crowd and everyone expected Aleister to win.

 

[Y2Jayne]

That main event makes me wish the Usos were still a team to feud with Fraxiom.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

That main event makes me wish the Usos were still a team to feud with Fraxiom.

Fraxiom couldn't tie usos shoe laces. Not at you this dude but I just don't get the hype around Fraxiom . Said it last night , think they're bland for WWE. Why the tag team division sucks. New Day , Viking Raiders, MCMG ( way past their prime ) Street Profits . Rest I can't even name.

 

[Y2Jayne]

Fraxiom couldn't tie usos shoe laces. Not at you this dude but I just don't get the hype around Fraxiom . Said it last night , think they're bland for WWE.

They are nothing special characters-wise but these two haven't had a single bad match in two years.

 

[Crocker]

Fraxiom couldn't tie usos shoe laces. Not at you this dude but I just don't get the hype around Fraxiom . Said it last night , think they're bland for WWE. Why the tag team division sucks. New Day , Viking Raiders, MCMG ( way past their prime ) Street Profits . Rest I can't even name.

1, Fraxiom have been having great tag matches on NXT all throughout last year

2. Why are you trying to slag the tag division off by naming a bunch of great teams? It’s the booking(especially on Raw) not the quality of the teams.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

1, Fraxiom have been having great tag matches on NXT all throughout last year

2. Why are you trying to slag the tag division off by naming a bunch of great teams? It’s the booking(especially on Raw) not the quality of the teams.

I'm not slagging off anyone . They may be great for you but for me they're not. It's not that I'm slagging anyone off I just think they tag team scene in all wrestling could be better.

I don't follow Fraxiom and like I said I don't get the hype around them . By far the best tag team are The Creed Brothers

 

[Chris]

WWE Smackdown, May 23 on USA Network: 1,383,000 viewers; 0.33 P18-49 rating | TV ratings analysis - Wrestlenomics

TV RATINGS WWE Smackdown on USA NetworkFri, May. 23, 2025: 8:00 to 11:00 pm1,383,000 viewers (P2+)P18-49 rating: 0.33 Reported earlier by Programming Insider. Smackdown was #4 for the night on cable in P18-49. The Knicks vs. Pacers NBA playoff game on TNT was #1 with a 1.83 P18-49 rating and...

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WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, May. 23, 2025: 8:00 to 11:00 pm
1,383,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.33

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Smackdown was #4 for the night on cable in P18-49. The Knicks vs. Pacers NBA playoff game on TNT was #1 with a 1.83 P18-49 rating and 5,839,000 viewers total. Inside the NBA was #2 and the Oilers vs. Stars NHL playoff game on ESPN was #3.

This was the lowest P18-49 rating for Smackdown since Nov. 15, 2024.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (1,290,000): +7%
• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,438,000): -4%
• Current 2025-Q2 P2+ average (1,500,000) vs. 2024-Q2 (2,250,000): -33%
• Current May 2025 P2+ average (1,384,000) vs. May 2024 (2,184,000): -37%