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WWE SmackDown ratings 15 Jan 2021: Roman Reigns and Adam Pearce contract signing helps ratings increase

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The SmackDown ratings was boosted thanks to the contract signing between WWE Universal champion Roman Reigns and Adam Pearce

WWE SmackDown had one major surprise in place and that was kept till the final segment of the show.

Adam Pearce signed the contract to face Roman Reigns at the Royal Rumble. However, Reigns wanted more from Paul Heyman.

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He wanted this match to be a Last Man Standing one, and that was something that Pearce was hesitant to sign.

However, he did have one trick up his sleeve. Pearce did sign the contract at the end of the show but claimed he was injured. This saw Kevin Owens replace Pearce for the Rumble clash, and that set Reigns off.

There were also some incredible matches on the show, which helped boost the ratings.

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WWE SmackDown ratings

The ratings for this SmackDown was slightly more than the last week. This SmackDown brought in an average of 2.153million viewers over the two hours.

Last week, it was around 2.120m viewers over the two hours. The first hour for this show got 2.200m viewers and the second hour got 2.105m, according to ShowBuzz Daily (h/t Wrestling Inc).

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SmackDown also did well in the key demo rating of 18-49. It got 0.6 in the demo rating and that was #3 for the night too.

SmackDown has been the best wrestling show in terms of viewership over the past year or so. It has constantly beaten Raw as the premier show for WWE.

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Saiyed Adeem Karim

Ditching a corporate job to follow a dream isn't easy, but when football comes calling, who can say no? Been following the beautiful game since 1998. Liverpool addict, F1 fanatic!

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