Raw for Monday 9/26 scored a dismal 3.4 1/2 rating, way down from last week's 3.7. The hours were a 3.4 and 3.5.
ECW's dismal ratings continue. The 9/26 episode scored only a 1.8 rating. It's up from last week's heavily challenged 1.6 (Up against Steve Irwin special, Dog The Bounty Hunter Law & Order, etc) but still down from the 2.4 it had been averaging.
Here is your updated 9/29 Smackdown preview, from WWE.com:
Last week, SmackDown made its debut on the new CW Network in grand style. What’s in store this week on the show that’s changing Friday nights?
Historic Six-Man Tag Team Match
When WWE Champion John Cena made a special visit to SmackDown to thank General Manager Theodore Long for his contract offer, he never could have guessed that he would be involved in an epic Six Man Tag Match in just the second week of SmackDown’s run on CW.
However, SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long decided to cash in on Cena’s “I owe you one” and history will in fact be made next week. For the first time ever on SmackDown, the WWE Champion, Cena, will step into the same ring as the World Heavyweight Champion, King Booker. Cena’s partners will be Batista and Bobby Lashley, while King Booker will have his Royal Knights Extraordinaire, Sir William Regal and Finlay, behind him. This match features more sub-plots than an episode of 24.
The champions of RAW and SmackDown will do battle. King Booker will meet his opponent at No Mercy, No. 1 Contender Bobby Lashley, who has been an absolute wrecking machine of late. Batista and Finlay will square off before their No Mercy match-up as well, just two weeks removed from Finlay’s skull-bashing of The Animal, which Batista avenged by tossing Finlay into the stands last week.
This past Monday on RAW, King Booker and his Court struck a blow when they sent a message to the WWE Champion. They attacked Cena following his match, destroying the "peasant" and making him kiss The King's feet.
Who will make the biggest statement with just one week until No Mercy? Will there be even more surprises when the champ of RAW comes to meet the King of SmackDown?
Survey Says: Family Feud Rages On
Although they did battle last week, the family feud between Rey Mysterio and Chavo Guerrero is far from over. With Mysterio looking more focused than ever and seemingly having put the deception and betrayal of former friends Chavo and Vickie Guerrero behind him, he pummeled Chavo into the stands and on the cold concrete arena floor. The confrontation barely qualified as a match – Guerrero and Mysterio may as well have met in the parking lot and brawled bare-knuckle style. This will be the last time either man can make a statement heading into their match at No Mercy. Will Chavo regain his psychological edge? Is Rey Mysterio back and mentally healthy for real this time?
Redneck Debut in Oklahoma
We also learned last week that the redneck known as Jimmy Wang Yang will make is in-ring debut when SmackDown rolls into Tulsa, OK. Who will his opponent be? What sort of backwater stunts can we expect from the country bumpkin?
Streaks On The Line
Will The Miz continue his undefeated streak and move to 5-0? Will WWE Tag Team Champions Paul London and Brian Kendrick have yet another obstacle to overcome in their grueling reign?
Find out on SmackDown, Friday night at 8/7 CT on the CW Network.
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