— In another sign that The Rock is unlikely to be involved in WrestleMania this year in a major capacity, Savannah Now reports that he is set to film Baywatch during the March and April build to WrestleMania. Many reports suggested that WWE was expecting the Rock to be involved with the show as recently as a few months ago, although that became less likely when a film he’s going to be working out on had concerns about insuring him if he wrestled at the show.
— King Barrett was backstage at SmackDown. As reported earlier, Barrett has been off TV to let a stinger he suffered a few weeks ago heal up. Despite this, he’s still be attending all RAW and SmackDown TV tapings.
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