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