Rock Boosts Ratings, Reigns Meets Legends, Y2J On ESPN, Josh Sorry, Naomi Injured
Great Post-Rumble Raw Rating
This week’s episode of WWE RAW drew an average audience of 4,098,000 viewers, the best number since June. They were also third in the Twitter rankings. It was obviously a big night following the Royal Rumble, The Rock’s return and the debut of AJ Styles.
The Rock Tweeted:
Cool news. Our @WWE #RAW segment drew big ratings. THANK YOU to my talented "co-stars" & especially the FANS! pic.twitter.com/9rc7sc8sV9
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) January 27, 2016
Dolph Ziggler thanked The Rock for his contribution:
@HEELZiggler Gracious and classy tweet my friend. You're the best and great seeing you. Kayfabe my cuff gimmick I slowly killed off😂
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) January 26, 2016
Roman Reigns Meets Brian Knobbs
Tatanka, Brian Knobbs of the Nasty Boys and former WCW star Horace Hogan, were all sitting ringside at the SmackDown tapings in Tampa. Here’s a fan photo of Reigns meeting Knobbs:
Roman Reigns with Brian Knobbs pic.twitter.com/12BNaHh6mB
— Benjamin Tucker (@BTuckerTorch) January 27, 2016
AJ Styles made his SmackDown debut on the show, wrestling Curtis Axel.
Watch Chris Jericho On ESPN
Chris Jericho was this week’s guest on ESPN Sport Center’s “Off The Top Rope” segment:
Josh Learned His Lesson?
Tough Enough winner Josh who now goes by Bronson Matthews on NXT, says he’s learned his lesson after getting heat for calling the Social Outcasts jobbers:
Every action, every defeat, every MISTAKE, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve, grow, and get better. #BIGACTION
— BIG ACTION (@BronsonWWE) January 27, 2016
We live together as brothers or perish as a fool. You only learn lessons once you accept your ignorance. I learned from my ACTION today.
— BIG ACTION (@BronsonWWE) January 27, 2016
Naomi Out Injured
WWE’s Road Dogg revealed on Twitter that Naomi is out injured:
@priince_ray @NaomiWWE she's been injured. I feel like if you don't know the facts, you can't cast shade!
— Brian G. James (@WWERoadDogg) January 25, 2016