Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
— The 9/3 edition of WWE Monday night RAW had 313,000 homes watching the show on DVR or tape delay. That ended up being 90% watching live and 10% watching delayed.
— WWE developmental wrestler Chris Russo has been released. He had been doing commentary work on FCW TV before it was changed to NXT. He was not related to Vince Russo.
— As we’ve been reporting, The Rock has a VERY busy upcoming schedule and will be returning to WWE around the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. It’ll be interesting to see how he handles promoting various events and movies in addition to working with WWE. Here’s his current schedule:
– January 27th – The Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View
– February 17th – The Elimination Chamber Pay-Per-View (Not Confirmed)
– February 22nd – Snitch
– March 29th – GI Joe: Retaliation
– April 7th – The WrestleMania 29 Pay-Per-View
– April 26th – Pain and Gain
– May 24th – Fast Six
WWE: Backstage Update on WWE SmackDown Going Back To Being Two-Hour Show, Backstage Update on Zoe Hines WWE Signing, Official Poster for SummerSlam 2026 Revealed
WWE RAW Notes: Seth Rollins vs. Bron Breakker, IYO SKY vs. Asuka, and Jacob Fatu vs. Roman Reigns for WWE World Title Matches Set for Backlash 2026, Crowd Chants “We Want Kairi” During Asuka’s Attack on SKY, Joe Hendry Confirms He Joins RAW, Stephanie Vaquer Suffered “Injury”, 5/4 Card
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