This week's episode of SmackDown happened in Manchester and I'm sure anyone who's on a certain number of pro wrestling groups saw the spoiler when they logged in tonight. Because of the time difference, shows in the United Kingdom are taped, and WWE allows for the news to leak so that more people tune in.
When there's a certain amount of hype around the episode, a lot more people tune in. I mean when the whole Saudi Arabia travel incident happened, a lot more people tuned in to see what the company would do with all of their top stars missing.
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So with the news of the NXT invasion and the tag team title change making its way to websites like ours, fans may have been compelled to watch the show. Or they may not have, based on whether or not they were intrigued enough with the spoilers.
But this was definitely one of the 'reasons'.
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Riju Dasgupta
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.
In addition to everything he does in Sportskeeda, Dasgupta is also the bassist and lyricist for heavy metal bands- Albatross and Primitiv.
Before joining Sportskeeda, Dasgupta was a comedy writer for Star TV, where he scripted lines for the iconic Lola Kutty property, in addition to hit TV shows like Axe Ur Ex & UR Fired. He was also a columnist for Rolling Stone India.
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