CM Punk continues to move the needle. WWE announced on this evening’s Monday Night Raw that Punk’s return, coupled with the return of Paul Heyman, racked up ove

Viewership and ratings information for the November 22, 2024 episode of WWE SmackDown. According to Programming Insider, WWE SmackDown on November 22 scored 1.578 million viewers on the USA Network. This number is up big from the 1.234 million viewers the show scored on November 15.

WWE announced that the return of CM Punk and Paul Heyman on SmackDown garnered 72 million views on social media.

CM Punk has been making up for lost time since returning to the pro wrestling world in August 2021, and after Friday's "WWE SmackDown" the legend has found his way into Roman Reigns' Bloodline drama as the fifth man in the impending "Bloodline Civil War Games" at Survivor Series — a fitting addition as we approach the one-year anniversary of the night he returned to WWE.

Brock Lesnar has not appeared on WWE programming since WWE SummerSlam 2023. Paul Heyman explains why he has not put thought into his return. In January 2024, Lesnar was implicated in the sexual assault and trafficking lawsuit against Vince McMahon.