SmackDown Live Live SmackDown Discussion thread, May 9th 2025: Jade Cargill battles Nia Jax to determine No. 1 Contender to WWE Women's Title

[Tommy Shelby]

Can see Goldberg coming out after Gunther beats Pat

 

[Jimmy King]

It was Shawn Spears.

 

[Y2Jayne]

So Bliss is back for a random team up with Zelina but nothing about Wyatt Sicks?

 

[Y2Jayne]

Wait wasn't that Jade Cargill's first solo loss? It wasn't clean as Naomi interfered but still, damn surprising.

 

[Y2Jayne]

Hopefully the Garzas splitting up from Santos means they'll get a push. Crazy to think Berto never won a title in WWE in his seven years with them.

 

[Chris]

WWE Smackdown, May 9 on USA Network: 1,455,000 viewers; 0.41 P18-49 rating | TV ratings analysis - Wrestlenomics

TV RATINGS WWE Smackdown on USA NetworkFri, May. 9, 2025: 8:00 to 11:01 pm1,455,000 viewers (P2+)P18-49 rating: 0.41 Reported earlier by Programming Insider. Smackdown was #2 for the night on cable in P18-49. The Cavaliers vs. Pacers NBA playoff game on ESPN was #1 with 3,913,000 viewers and a...

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WWE Smackdown on USA Network
Fri, May. 9, 2025: 8:00 to 11:01 pm
1,455,000 viewers (P2+)
P18-49 rating: 0.41

Reported earlier by Programming Insider.

Smackdown was #2 for the night on cable in P18-49. The Cavaliers vs. Pacers NBA playoff game on ESPN was #1 with 3,913,000 viewers and a 1.18 P18-49 rating. The Maple Leafs vs. Panthers NHL playoff game on TNT was #2 with 985,000 viewers and a 0.28 P18-49 rating.

P2+ comparisons:

• This episode vs. last week (1,406,000): +3%
• This episode vs. trailing four weeks (1,574,000): -8%
• Current 2025-Q2 P2+ average (1,555,000) vs. 2024-Q2 (2,250,000): -31%
• Current May 2025 P2+ average (1,430,000) vs. May 2024 (2,184,000): -34%