Friday night’s WWE SmackDown episode — which featured an appearance by The Rock — averaged 1.736 million viewers on USA Network. That’s up 22.1 percent from the previous week and is the best audience total the show has done since its USA Network return episode last September.

Rhodes made his way out and met "The Final Boss" in the ring. The Rock said he and "The American Nightmare" have become good friends since their rivalry from WrestleMania 40. The Rock said that he needs Rhodes to understand that he runs the show at TKO and WWE.