Backstage News On Batista’s Time Off & D-Bryan’s Status

— As noted earlier here on the website, Ric Flair and Scott Hall are both expected to be backstage at today’s Main Event and SmackDown TV tapings from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA. Flair currently resides in Atlanta, GA and plans to visit while Triple H invited Scott Hall to the tapings to film some stuff for DVDs and the WWE Network.

— Monday night’s WWE Payback “go-home” edition of RAW was reportedly the final RAW appearance by Batista for the time being. As noted in the past, “The Animal” will be taking off a couple of months to do some movie promotional work and other things.

— It is believed that when the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan makes his return to the ring he will be working with Kane, likely in a “Buried Alive” match, as was planned prior to Bryan taking time off to undergo neck surgery. Bryan was currently added to advertisements for future WWE live events, where he is scheduled to work with Kane.

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