Sheamus On CM Punk Playing The "Race-Card," SmackDown Rating Up (Updated)

- Last Friday's episode of WWE SmackDown garnered 2.656 million viewers, according to TV By The Numbers. According to PWTorch, the episode did a 1.89 rating.

The numbers were up slightly from the previous week, which did a 1.84 rating with 2.587 million viewers. You can get more details about the rating, as well as demographics data, at PWTorch by clicking here.

- Sheamus posted the following response to CM Punk's last tweet about Harley Race and Sheamus wearing lifts in his boots:

@cmpunk wow can't believe u played the Race-card... But if u ever need a 6-inch lift a swift #brogue to arse will get u there fella ;)

? Sheamus (@WWESheamus) September 4, 2012

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