WWE Smackdown rating: How did the show perform with Randy Orton vs. Kane as the advertised main event?

Friday's WWE Smackdown television show drew a 1.86 rating, which is up from the 1.69 rating the show drew the previous week.

Powell's POV: The show averaged 2.82 million viewers for Syfy. It's a good to see the rating go up, but the show remains below the 1.9 annual average. WWE advertised Randy Orton vs. Kane in a street fight in advance, and this week they're advertising Triple H's first appearance since taking over for Vince McMahon.

This original source for the above news was James Caldwell of PWTorch.com.