The Rock Returning To WWE Shortly, JBL/Y2J’s Return

— As noted earlier, WWE will tape week 44 of NXT and this week’s SmackDown tonight from the Verizon Arena in Little Rock, Arkansas. Confirmed for tonight’s tapings is Big Show vs. Daniel Bryan for the World Heavyweight Title and Booker T vs. Cody Rhodes for the Intercontinental Title. Randy Orton has been pulled from tonight’s listings and most likely will not be appearing. Advertised locally is Bryan vs. Show vs. Mark Henry.

— The Rock is scheduled to make another WWE TV appearance some time in the next few weeks. Rock has spent the past week in New Orleans filming his next movie Snitch. Rock will spend most of February promoting Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, which hits theaters on February 10th.

— Former WWE Champion JBL shared his thoughts on Chris Jericho’s return to RAW:

“The @Iamjericho return to WWE? Loved it. This is going to play out well over the next couple of months. The audacity of the return is gold!”

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