WWE: Beth Phoenix WWE Icons Episode Trailer, Fastlane 2021 News, Updated SD Ratings

Mar 23, 2021

WWE Releases Trailer for Beth Phoenix Episode of WWE Icons

WWE recently released the official trailer for the upcoming Beth Phoenix episode of their WWE Icons documentary series, which will air on March 28th on both the WWE Network and NBC’s Peacock service.

WWE Fastlane 2021 News & Notes

The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer reported that WWE’s Fastlane 2021 event was the fifteenth most searched term on Google on Sunday with around 100,000 searches. Meltzer reported that this might have been the lowest number for a WWE pay-per-view event in company history, not including WWE’s Saudi Arabian shows.

Dave Meltzer also reported that NXT talent Rik Bugez was the person who played the role of “Joe Average” during the backstage Old Spice ad segment featuring the 24/7 Championship. Bugez was formerly known as Eric Bugenhagen in NXT.

This past Sunday’s Fastlane 2021 event was notable for being the first WWE pay-per-view event to air on NBC’s Peacock streaming service. During the show, WWE received a number of complaints from viewers who were having issues with the quality of Peacock’s service and broadcast. The company issued an official statement on Twitter that mentioned any issues with Peacock would be addressed in the future.

Any issues occurring with tonight’s broadcast of #WWEFastlane will be addressed in the future.
— WWE (@WWE) March 22, 2021

Updated WWE Friday Night SmackDown Ratings

This past Friday’s episode of WWE Friday Night SmackDown drew a final viewership of 2,093,000 on FOX, according to Showbuzz Daily. This was up compared to the initial overnight number of 1,946,000 viewers on the network.

This was the second lowest viewed SmackDown episode of 2021 with only the February 12th episode drawing a lower viewership. This past Friday’s show was notable for being Edge’s first match on SmackDown since 2011.