Rate the Smackdown!: 1/27/2023

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It's time for the OTHER Weekly Poll Sensation that sweeps the FAN-Nation! It's time, to RATE THE SMACKDOWN! ...LIVE!



So how good, bad, or meh was Smackdown this week?? It's time to find out. It's time to Rate the Smackdown... LIVE!!



Last Weeks Most Voted Rating: 6


------ 2016/Start of New Era Smackdowns

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7/19: 2.92
7/26: 5.98
8/2: 7.4
8/9: 5.88
8/16: 6.62
8/23: 8.61
8/30: 6.41
9/6: 7.28
9/13: 8.37
9/20: 7.63
9/27: 7.72
10/4: 6.74
10/11: 7.46
10/18: 7.55
10/25: 6.70
11/1: 6.51
11/8: 5.71
11/15: 7.62
11/22: 7.04
11/29: 7.36
12/6: 6.79
12/13: 6.21
12/20: 8.14
12/27: 7.36

------ 2017

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1/3: 7.57
1/10: 6.41
1/17: 5.89
1/24: 5.79
1/31: 6.24
2/7: 6.21
2/14: 7.14
2/21: 6.88
2/28: 5.47
3/7: 5.92
3/14: 4.84
3/21: 6.16
3/28: 5.58
4/4: 8.09
4/11: 7.21
4/18: 4.26
4/25: 5.54
5/2: 6.23
5/9: 5.50
5/16: 5.66
5/23: 5.14
5/30: 6.94
6/6: 6.41
6/13: 5.5
6/20: 5.61
7/27: 6.75
7/4: 5.07
7/11: 5.57
7/18: 5.24
7/25: 7.69
8/1: 7.91
8/8: 5.68
8/15: 4.19
8/22: 6.61
8/29: 5.83
9/5: 6.22
9/12: 7.42
9/19: 4.11
9/26: 7.18
10/3: 5.56
10/10: 7.18
10/17: 6.89
10/24: 6.46
10/31: 6.22
11/7: 7.42
11/14: 7.46
11/21: 6.41
11/28: 4.91
12/5: 5.44
12/12: 4.64
12/19: 4.33
12/26: 6.47

------ 2018

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1/2: 5.81
1/9: 2.71
1/16: 2.54
1/23: 3.65
1/30: 5.91
2/6: 4.92
2/13: 3.52
2/20: 4.33
2/27: 5.05
3/6: 5.63
3/13: 5.13
3/20: 8.19
3/27: 5.78
4/3: 5.23
4/10: 7.29
4/17: 7.73
4/23: 6.77
5/1: 5.78
5/8: 6.35
5/15: 6.85
5/22: 7.15
5/29: 5.96
6/5: 6.08
6/12: 6.14
6/18: 7.83
6/26: 5.39
7/3: 4.57
7/10: 5.06
7/17: 6.93
7/24: 6.50
7/31: 6.04
8/7: 7.05
8/14: 6.07
8/21: 5.46
8/28: 7.12
9/4: 5.86
9/11: 4.67
9/18: 6.90
9/25: 7.17
10/2: 5.59
10/9: 5.71
10/16: 6.76
10/23: 5.90
10/30: 6.62
11/6: 7.75
11/13: 6.24
11/20: 6.63
11/27: 6.91
12/4: 6.54
12/11: 6.40
12/18: 6.75
12/25: 6.90

------ 2019

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1/1: 6.17
1/8: 7.93
1/15: 7.74
1/22: 7.29
1/29: 7.00
1/5: 6.65
2/11: 7.18
2/19: 5.81
2/26: 5.65
3/5: 6.93
3/12: 6.88
3/18: 6.33
3/26: 4.41
4/2: 6.24
4/9: 5.11
4/16: 6.50
4/23: 5.47
4/30: 4.30
5/7: 5.39
5/14: 5.50
5/21: 5.89
5/28: 4.24
6/4: 5.30
6/11: 3.47
6/18: 5.05
6/25: 4.78
7/2: 6.33
7/9: 5.57
7/16: 5.17
7/23: 5.59
7/30: 7.29
7/6: 6.33
8/13: 6.17
8/20: 7.27
8/27: 5.47
9/3: 7.61
9/10: 6.18
9/17: 6.44
9/24: 5.92

------ Official move to FOX/Friday Night!

10/4: 3.98
10/11: 5.58
10/18: 6.56
10/25: 6.64
11/1: 8.48
11/8: 4.58
11/15: 6.52
11/22: 7.09
11/29: 5.33
11/6: 4.39
12/13: 4.71
12/20: 7.39
12/27: 7.27

11/21: 6.41
11/28: 4.91
12/5: 5.44
12/12: 4.64
12/19: 4.33
12/26: 6.47

------ 2020

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1/3: 7.16 (19% DW)
1/10: 6.24 (29% DW)
1/17: 6.33 (34% DW)
1/24: 6.27 (37% DW)
1/31: 5.25 (38% DW)
2/7: 6.18 (47% DW)
2/14: 4.97 (29% DW)
2/21: 6.13 (32% DW)
2/28: 5.36 (29% DW)
3/6: 6.21 (38% DW)

------ Empty Arena Shows Begin

3/13: 8.30 (16% DW)
3/20: 6.35 (23% DW)
3/27: 6.17 (18% DW)
4/3: 6.50 (16% DW)
4/10: 6.42 (20% DW)
4/17: 6.25 (36% DW)
4/24: 3.45 (41% DW)
5/1: 6.00 (37% DW)
5/8: 5.39 (40% DW)
5/15: 7.17 (25% DW)
5/22: 6.53 (29% DW)
5/29: 6.62 (22% DW)
6/5: 7.56 (25% DW)
6/12: 8.86 (21% DW)
6/19: 6.19 (5% DW)
6/26: 6.50 (26% DW)
7/3: 7.07 (30% DW)
7/10: 3.71 (11% DW)
7/17: 6.82 (21% DW)
7/24: 6.85 (13% DW)
7/31: 7.21 (18% DW)
8/7: 6.77 (24% DW)
8/14: 7.45 (19% DW)

------ WWE THUNDERDOME begins

8/21: 6.84 (7% DW)
8/28: 8.08 (5% DW)
9/4: 8.33 (20% DW)
9/11: 5.66 (24% DW)
9/18: 6.27 (24% DW)
9/25: 7.29 (18% DW)
10/2: 6.73 (19% DW)

------ WWE Draft 2020

10/9: 6.14 (21% DW)
10/16: 7.37 (17% DW)
10/23: 7.63 (18% DW)
10/30: 6.96 (12% DW)
11/6: 6.52 (15% DW)
11/13: 5.83 (33% DW)
11/20: 5.20 (21% DW)
11/27: 5.38 (23% DW)
12/4: 7.00 (22% DW)
12/11: 5.88 (29% DW)
12/18: 8.13 (29% DW)
12/25: 8.05 (19% DW)

------ 2021

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1/1: 7.17 (25% DW)
1/8: 7.59 (12% DW)
1/15: 7.23 (21% DW)
1/22: 8.14 (4% DW)
1/29: 6.59 (11% DW)
2/5: 6.94 (15% DW)
2/12: 7.00 (44% DW)
2/19: 6.17 (11% DW)
2/26: 6.30 (20% DW)
3/5: 5.33 (36% DW)
3/12: 6.22 (4% DW)
3/19: 6.92 (20% DW)
3/26: 5.17 (27% DW)
4/2: 5.45 (20% DW)
4/9: 5.88 (28% DW)
4/16: 3.96 (34% DW)
4/23: 5.13 (28% DW)
4/30: 6.54 (26% DW)
5/7: 5.06 (24% DW)
5/14: 4.79 (14% DW)
5/21: 7.81 (38% DW)
5/28: 6.28 (28% DW)
6/4: 5.88 (35% DW)
6/11: 5.81 (25% DW)
6/18: 6.68 (28% DW)
6/25: 6.35 (38% DW)
7/2: 7.68 (34% DW)
7/7: 5.19 (21% DW)

------ THUNDERDOME ERA ENDS/CROWDS RETURN!!

7/16: 7.94 (17% DW)
7/23: 7.08 (26% DW)
7/30: 5.13 (34% DW)
8/6: 5.05 (37% DW)
8/13: 7.04 (43%DW)
8/20: 5.93 (36% DW)
8/27: 6.28 (28% DW)
9/3: 5.80 (40% DW)
9/10: 8.21 (22% DW)
9/17: 5.55 (33% DW)
9/24: 7.06 (37% DW)

------ WWE DRAFT 2021

10/1: 5.92 (22% DW)
10/8: 5.58 (30% DW)
10/15: 7.27 (42% DW)
10/22: 5.86 (35% DW)
10/29: 5.57 (38% DW)
11/5: 4.17 (37% DW)
11/12: 4.08 (27% DW)
11/19: 5.36 (36% DW)
11/26: 5.07 (25% DW)
12/3: 4.41 (48% DW)
12/10: 4.66 (25% DW)
12/17: 6.68 (42% DW)
12/24: 6.28 (45% DW)
12/31: N/A

------ 2022

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1/7: 7.00 (31% DW)
1/14: 5.50 (30% DW)
1/21: 2.67 (51% DW)
1/28: 5.78 (34% DW)
2/4: 2.52 (43% DW)
2/11: 3.32 (31% DW)
2/18: 4.46 (58% DW)
2/25: 3.87 (41% DW)
3/4: 5.86 (31% DW)
3/11: 4.88 (29% DW)
3/18: 6.16 (39% DW)
3/25: 5.33 (31% DW)
4/1: 5.41 (29% DW)
4/8: 5.75 (17% DW)
4/15: 5.86 (30% DW)
4/22: 4.35 (26% DW)
4/29: 5.00 (43% DW)
5/6: 6.06 (36% DW)
5/13: 6.83 (34% DW)
5/20: 2.50 (29% DW)
5/27: 6.59 (27% DW)
6/3: 4.20 (39% DW)
6/10: 6.67 (16% DW)
6/17: 4.51 (20% DW)
6/24: 6.05 (21% DW)
7/1: 4.70 (32% DW)
7/8: 3.11 (34% DW)
7/15: 3.42 (25% DW)

----- VINCE MCMAHON RETIRES/HHH TAKES OVER AS HEAD OF CREATIVE

7/22: 6.47 (38% DW)
7/29: 8.11 (29% DW)
8/5: 6.10 (23% DW)
8/12: 6.86 (24% DW)
8/19: 7.78 (12% DW)
8/26: 6.20 (29% DW)
9/2: 7.44 (33% DW)
9/9: 5.92 (30% DW)
9/16: 8.22 (15% DW)
9/23: 7.47 (24% DW)
9/30: 8.27 (25% DW)
10/7: 6.63 (11% DW)
10/14: 7.39 (16% DW)
10/21: 7.05 (31% DW)
10/28: 6.83 (18% DW)
11/4: 8.11 (22% DW)
11/11: 5.43 (10% DW)
11/18: 8.00 (14% DW)
11/25: 7.40 (29% DW)
12/2: 7.35 (17% DW)
12/9: 7.55 (26% DW)
12/16: 7.14 (8% DW)
12/23: 8.19 (30% DW)
12/30: 8.29 (13% DW)

------ 2023



1/6: 7.00 (18% DW)

1/13: 6.93 (13% DW)

1/20: 7.07 (17% DW)
1/27: TBD

[A Little Doo Doo]

6. It was alright, not the worst show I've seen. I hope tomorrow's good enough to make up for the meh build the Rumble's gotten.

[chronocross]

4/10, the only parts of the show that were mildly interesting were the brief interaction with Jey/Sami and the Brock/Bobby/New Day/Miz/Theory segment.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

3 - sucked.

[mistery]

A 3. One women's match, and it was overshadowed by Lacey getting complete apathy and also her mocking a kid with Downs Syndrome in a cheap attempt to get heat (it failed).

Wonder where all the people who thought the women's stuff getting cut for time on RAW was an anomaly are now? It's pretty clear Triple H doesn't care about the women at this point, or the ones he is pushing super hard (Charlotte, Raquel, and probably Lacey) are all either overexposed or not over at all.

[asuka007]

A 3/10:

Honestly not that great a show.

Like it had good stuff. The Tag Match was awesome. Lashley and Brock were fun, and Imperium winning is always nice.

But the first hour was ROUGH. The Women’s booking was very poor for the third show in a row. And the ending to the ME was, confusing?

[Gus Richlen: Ruffian]

Vince has fully stolen creative back/10.

[john84]

First hour was pretty much a non-starter for me personally. Brock appearance was kinda cool but felt like he could've done that on RAW with Lashley being there. Also, just beyond sick of New Day at this point, Miz is good on the mic but feels directionless at the moment. Lashley/Lesnar was the most interesting part.

Positives were Ripley segment, Knight segment (by far). Legado/Imperium match was fun. Zelina looked great in her cosplay as Natalya outfit.

Negatives - Aside from first hour, Charlotte's promo.

Meh's - Lacey's match, it was quick and it was a local jobber so nothing either way for me. Xia's promo. Lacey's mocking a kid with down's syndrome.

All in all, I think I'll go with a 6. Had it not been for Knight however I probably would've given it a five but it gets a bonus point for his segment.

[tagteammatchplaya]

2



Madcap Moss appeared in the intro, those are what the 2 points are for, nothing else was good

[Schizo]

8

Not the greatest but enjoyable show throughout nonetheless

[Gerard Gerard]

Jan 27, 2023 22:04:54 GMT -5 Gus Richlen: Ruffian said:

Vince has fully stolen creative back/10.

Was my fear too, between Sheamus/Drew looking like dopes for randomly forfeiting their title chance to the main-event just ending like that it really felt like old Vinnie's tricks.

[theironyuppie]

Jan 27, 2023 22:01:53 GMT -5 mistery said:

A 3. One women's match, and it was overshadowed by Lacey getting complete apathy and also her mocking a kid with Downs Syndrome in a cheap attempt to get heat (it failed).

Wonder where all the people who thought the women's stuff getting cut for time on RAW was an anomaly are now? It's pretty clear Triple H doesn't care about the women at this point, or the ones he is pushing super hard (Charlotte, Raquel, and probably Lacey) are all either overexposed or not over at all.

Raquel's barely been on TV since losing to Ronda. I think she'll get a good run in the Rumble but it doesn't feel like she's getting a super hard push.

As for the episode as a whole, it was pretty fillertastic.

[King Devitt and the Woke Mob]

Barely Watched: I only watched the LA Knight/Bray segment on YT. Good stuff there.

[john84]

Forgot to add that Ricochet/Strowman v Hit Row was fine.

["Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik]

Also you build up this big match with Solo and Owens and don't even give us anything resembling a finish. It just ends. Not even a DQ. I swear guys, Solo can lose a match. Especially if there's a good story behind it. But if you didn't want to beat either guy, just do something else.

[Cranjis McBasketball]

Jan 28, 2023 0:12:17 GMT -5 "Evil Brood" Jackson Vanik said:

Also you build up this big match with Solo and Owens and don't even give us anything resembling a finish. It just ends. Not even a DQ. I swear guys, Solo can lose a match. Especially if there's a good story behind it. But if you didn't want to beat either guy, just do something else.

They did everything they needed there. Sami was there despite Roman's instructions to not be seen until the Royal Rumble, KO never hit Zayn, why? It plays perfectly into what was shown Monday night.

Having the Bloodline take loses just for the sake of it does nothing for the story. Whether Solo got DD'q or it was a double count out is immaterial, they got in what needed in.

[I'm Team Bayley and Indi]

An I hated Lacey Evans before the show and I hate her even more now out of 20

[King Devitt and the Woke Mob]

I unfortunately found the clip of the Lacey Evans segment, and if that doesn't scream "Vince is ghost-booking (some of?) the shows" I don't know what does.