– Alex McCarthy provided an update regarding when Tyson Fury will be doing a match with WWE. According to McCarthy, FOX is working with Fury to help promote Fury’s next fight against Deontay Wilder in early 2020:
?Tyson Fury/WWE news?
Two different sources have told me the plan is for Tyson Fury to appear in Saudi Arabia, not WM36. ESPN and FOX has worked together on this and the goal is to promote Fury v Wilder.
Deal was agreed earlier this week, one source said Monday.
— Alex McCarthy (@AlexM_talkSPORT) October 5, 2019
– FOX Sports commented on the viewership for Friday Night Smackdown with the following graphic:
The debut of FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN peaked at more than 4 million viewers on FOX, the most-watched @WWE telecast in almost two years? pic.twitter.com/vQ1tZubRNg
— FOX Sports PR (@FOXSportsPR) October 5, 2019