WWE has been on a good streak for the last year with all of its business as the metrics across the board including TV ratings, revenue, attendance, merchandise and more are all up.
SmackDown in particular has grown in that time period thanks to The Bloodline storyline, the continue elevation of LA Knight and most recently, the return of John Cena.
Cena returned on the September 1st episode of SmackDown, where he did a segment with Jimmy Uso, which kicked off this WWE run for him as he has worked every SmackDown show since then.
He will wrestle Solo Sikoa at next Saturday’s Crown Jewel PLE, believed to be his final WWE date for now although he could always be added to more shows.
WrestleTix pointed out that Friday’s SmackDown was the 8th straight SmackDown to have over 10,000 fans in attendance.
Friday’s SmackDown from the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI drew over 11,000 tickets. This show featured the contract signing between LA Knight and Roman Reigns for their Undisputed WWE Universal Title match at Crown Jewel.
After the show, they taped next week’s SmackDown, the go-home edition for Crown Jewel, due to the long trip to Saudi Arabia. Check out the spoilers here.
