Wrestlenomics reports that WWE SmackDown on January 23 drew 943,000 viewers on USA Network. This number is down from the 968,000 viewers the show drew on January 16th. Friday’s episode scored a 0.22 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, up from the 0.21 rating last Friday.

James, Legend and Flair started for their teams. They only had a couple of minutes before the break, but they used a quick pace to pack in a lot. Bliss took down all four of her and Charlotte's opponents with a dive from the top rope to the floor as the show cut to the commercial.

— NWA champion Thrillbilly Silas Mason and 80s headliner Tommy Rich will be on Memphis Wrestling tomorrow. Rich, who grew up in Hendersonville, TN, was a star on the Jarrett circuit before he became a national star on Georgia Championship Wrestling in the late 70s and into the 80s.

New United States Champion Carmelo Hayes is running "WWE SmackDown," as former titleholder Shinsuke Nakamura found out Friday in Berlin.