It was previously reported that Braun Strowman was sidelined after suffering a concussion on last week’s episode of WWE SmackDown.
Taking to Twitter, Strowman confirmed that he was hurt and addressed his current status. He tweeted,
“Thank you to everyone that has reached out. I am doing much better. Hate missing work. Sorry to everyone over the weekend that was looking forward to me performing. We are taking every proper step to make sure I recover to 100%
#NothingCanStopTheMonster
Much Love”
Thank you to everyone that has reached out. I am doing much better. Hate missing work. Sorry to everyone over the weekend that was looking forward to me performing. We are taking every proper step to make sure I recover to 100% #NothingCanStopTheMonster
Much Love 💚💚💚— The Monster of all Monsters (@Adamscherr99) April 25, 2023
Sunday night’s episodes of WWE Rivals recorded season highs in both ratings and viewership.
The episode on Steve Austin vs. Bret Hart scored a 0.15 rating in the key 18–49 demographic and 445,000 viewers, while Steve Austin vs. Shawn Michaels drew a 0.15 demo rating and 433,000 viewers.
Both shows became the highest-rated episodes of the season and matched the series high marked by the July 24th, 2022 episode on The Rock vs. Steve Austin, as well as the August 7th, 2022 episode on WWE vs. WCW.
The total viewership for Austin vs. Hart was the best since the WWE vs. WCW episode scored the series high with 488,000 viewers.
The episodes ranked #24 and #25 among cable originals on Sunday night, per Showbuzz Daily, with the Celtics vs. Hawks NBA Playoff game topping the charts with a 1.33 demo rating and 3.828 million viewers.
Season 2 of WWE Rivals has averaged a 0.127 demo rating and 383,000 viewers, compared to a 0.106 demo rating and 370,000 viewers for the previous season.
