WWE brought a historic episode of SmackDown this week. Fans in Toronto turned out in droves to see Edge wrestle Sheamus as well. It turns out that they broke a record in the process.

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Sean Sapp noted behind Fightful’s paywall that WWE pulled in an impressive number in Toronto this week for SmackDown. In fact, this week’s SmackDown broke the highest-grossing record for any RAW or SmackDown even in the Toronto market.

The Smackdown in Toronto was the highest grossing Smackdown or Raw in the history of the Toronto market, per internal WWE reports.

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WWE also scored a respectable viewership number with SmackDown this week. Needless to say, that bump of interest from Edge really paid off.

We will have to see what happens in the future. Edge’s last match on his contract was in Toronto, but his WWE contract isn’t up until September. Only time will tell what he plans on doing next.

What’s your take on how SmackDown turned out this week? Sound off in the comments to let us know what you think!

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