– WWE will present another live SmackDown show on SyFy on Tuesday, February 21st from Rockford, IL. WWE will kick off the full-force build to WrestleMania that week with 7 hours of live programming between Elimination Chamber, RAW and SmackDown.

– If it is announced that basketball legend Shaquille O’NealI will be appearing at WrestleMania, the big man would appear on the March 5th RAW Supershow from Boston. The Rock is already confirmed for that show..

– The 2012 WWE Hall of Fame announcements for Ron Simmons and the late Yokozuna will likely be held off WWE TV until after the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

– Early estimates for the 2012 Royal Rumble pay-per-view are around 250,000-285,000 buys in North America. Hard numbers will be out in early March.

– With the WWE Network launch delayed, there has been talk of the Legends House reality series airing on Syfy starting Tuesday, April 17th. Many people have found it surprising the company could not get USA Network to carry Legends House.

• VIDEO Tour Of The California Home Used For Legends House

– Divas Champion Beth Phoenix defending against Tamina has been confirmed for Elimination Chamber.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

– The Miz has fallen out of favor with WWE management in recent months – and the Survivor Series buyrate and R-Truth’s botched move from RAW are not the only reasons.

Miz was a big favorite of several influencial decision makers a year ago around the time he won the WWE Championship because of the way he handled media appearances and represented the company.

The feeling now is that Miz has regressed, both in the ring and on the microphone. The feeling is that when Miz was booked as a mid-carder before, he was hungry and forced officials to make him a headliner. Miz is now relegated back to mid-card status and isn’t giving WWE much motivation to elevate him again.

– WWE recently signed 21 year old UK wrestler Andre Tyson to a developmental deal. He wrestled in the UK as MVK Valkabious and is expected to start at FCW soon.

– As previously reported, WWE has signed former ROH star Chris Hero. The medical issue that prevented WWE from signing him sooner is now believed to be his naturally elevated testosterone/epitestosterone levels. It took months and many rounds of testing to prove that the high testosterone level was natural.

(Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter)

CNN.com published an interview with The Rock this week where The Rock talked about what he looks for in a woman.

“Here’s what you’ve got to do: you’ve got to be independent, and you’ve got to have a sense of self,” Johnson says. “You’ve got to have a great sense of humor.”

But the true test? “You’ve got to laugh at my jokes,” he says. “Like, that’s the key.”

Johnson, who is currently dating a 27-year-old singer, added that he has no plans to re-marry.

In a separate interview with the Belfast Telegraph, he said, “I was so fortunate to have fallen in love once. To fall in love again? That’s a hard thing to do twice in the position I’m in. I’m one lucky son of a bitch.”

Check out these pictures of The rock and his girlfriend:

Busted Open Interview: Chris Nowinski
Hosts: Doug Mortman and Dave LaGreca
Busted Open can be heard Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 2-4 ET on Sirius 94 XM 208

Chris Nowinski talked about if he ever lied about his concussions to the WWE: “The idea that I was going to sit out for a headache while we got guys out there with broken bones, guys out there with fused necks, guys out with much more pain than I am, looking at me and going “ok we have to adjust the card tonight, because you have a headache?” That was the conversations that were had. So no I was not going to put myself in that position.  It’s funny, just to fast forward a guy like Randy Orton just didn’t buy into it, and I ran into him in March, and he started talking about his concussion experiences and he was like ‘Gosh I didn’t know it was that bad.’ He is an advocate for himself now to take time off and so it’s interesting to see this turn. We all thought guys with concussions were soft back then, I did too.”

Chris Nowinski on Chris Benoit: “We incorporated Sports Legacies ten days before the Benoit tragedy. A year prior to that I sat down with Benoit when I was still working for the company for the Smackdown  Your Vote in the locker room in Manchester, New Hampshire and he just started asking me questions about the book. ‘So what are you finding that is happening long term?’ Things like that. He was more interested than any other wrestler which helps me realize that he actually knew there was something wrong with him. He asked me about how many concussions I had and I asked him and he said ‘Well I had more concussions than I can count.’ If you knew Chris, you knew he wouldn’t take a day off for anything. So because he told me that and then he told me to give him a call.

“I remember months later, I was intimidated by him because he was champion and I was young and then I called him and he acted like he didn’t know why I was calling after he gave me his number.  So I thought maybe there was a memory thing or maybe a mood thing going on. So when it happened , I was sure that is why it happened. Knowing how other guys died from this disease had similar falls from grace and knowing what a great guy he was when he was in his prime or when I met him at 35. So I knew I had to contact Michael Benoit, his father. So I tracked down Michael Benoit and I said, ‘Llisten I’m not telling you an answer, but this may have played a role and we need to find out what the answer is.’ Mike, thank God, agreed and helped put this whole thing in perspective.”

Chris Nowinski on Chris Benoit’s last year of his life: “Chris was a different guy emotionally. You talked to the guys who were on the road with him over the last year and he would break down crying for no reason, paranoia about someone kidnapping his son so he moved homes, different routes to the airports just in case someone was following him. He was really losing it because his brain had this pattern of cell death that left a lot of cognition, but destroyed emotions and impulse control.”

Chris Nowinski on finding answers about Benoit: “We are trying to understand why it happened so it could be prevented in the future. People can see the warning signs in these people and there are plenty of warning signs. We can change what we do so the disease doesn’t form in the first place.  We can raise awareness so we can develop a treatment for it. People have to be accountable for their actions. But the other side is when people get a brain disease, they are not accountable. Verne Gagne killed a man in an Alzheimer’s home. He is not being prosecuted for murder cause he didn’t know what happened. CTE is different because it’s a slow progressing disease and in your forties no one is going to say “did he know what he was doing?. Was he in control?” It’s much much more difficult but certainly Verne is not considered a murderer for that. It’s a tough situation, I rather work on prevention.”

– Fans of Christian and Alberto Del Rio should be excited to hear that both superstars are scheduled to return to action very soon.

Christian has been advertised for a match against Sheamus this weekend at WWE’s SmackDown live event from the Cow Palace in San Francisco. The Cow Palace’s preview has since been updated, with Alberto Del Rio now scheduled to face Sheamus in a special “RAW vs. SmackDown Challenge match.”

Del Rio is also advertised for Sunday’s SmackDown live event from Bakersfield, California.

As for Christian, it’s unclear whether he’ll be returning to action this weekend, but multiple sources have confirmed he’s ready to return.

– The WWE RAW crew has landed in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. for the company’s first international tour of 2012. The company will hold a press conference prior to their three-show tour, which begins on Thursday and ends Saturday. The RAW crew will then return to the US, heading to San Diego, California for RAW on Monday.

– Former WWE developmental wrestler Peter Orlov (Alex Koslov) confirmed his WWE release on Twitter:

“It is true. I have been granted free agent-ism. John (Laurinaitis) confused me when he used a variation of his infamous ‘future endeavored” line.”

– The Associated Press has issued a negative review of The Rock’s new movie Journey 2. AP movie writer David Germain wrote the following about The Rock’s performance:

“[Journey 2]  lacks the likable goof factor of Brendan Fraser, who starred in the first movie but isn’t back for the second. Dwayne Johnson steps in this time, and while he tries to yuck it up amid the nonstop action, he’s just not a goofball on the order of Fraser, who somehow can make extreme silliness palatable with that big, simpering grin of his. Johnson, on the other hand, merely simpers.”

“Johnson stars as ex-Navy guy Hank, stepfather to troublesome teenager Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson, reprising his role from the first “Journey”).”

“Size matters to the filmmakers here, which might be why they signed up Johnson, a co-producer as well as star, who strains for some laughs with an overdone gag about his massive pectoral muscles.”

Overall, the reviewer said the film is hampered by weak dialog and over-the-top gimmicky 3D effects. “If only the movie had the hint of a brain.”

• Pictures of The Rock With His Girlfriend

– Former WWE wrestler Batista (Dave Bautista) has signed on to star in the third installment of the Riddick film series. The movie also stars Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Jordi Mollà, Matt Nable and Katee Sackhoff.

The film was delayed at one point due to financial issues but Universal Studios announced that principal photography has begun. Batista is said to have a major role in the movie, which will mark his highest-profile project to date.

Batista recently wrapped production on Russell Crowe’s latest film, Man With the Iron Fists, which is the directorial debut of hip-hop artist RZA of the Wu Tang Clan.

• *BATISTA & MARK HENRY Party With WU TANG (Recent Picture)

WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross has updated his blog, which you can read in its entirety over at JRsBarBQ.com.Here are some highlights of what JR wrote about:

New Projects In The Works: “The King and I spent about 2+ hours working on a new project that we will continue to work on over the next month or so. More info on it when the time is right.”

“I also worked on a new, DVD project, unaware of the release date, on the Top 50 Finishing Moves in Wrestling on Monday. That should be an interesting DVD and as is customary with ‘lists’ or ‘top ten’s, etc” it will likely be controversial to some fans. Nonetheless I had fun doing it and it brought back some cool memories.”

Whether He’d Like To Buy TNA: “Lord, no. I have no desire, or the funding, to attempt to manage or own any wrestling company at this stage of my life. There are too many headaches and I’m not into sports psychology or managing a day care center for wrestlers.

Does He Hate TNA? “Hell, no. Why would I hate TNA? That makes no sense. It provides fans with more product to enjoy and more importantly, to me, provides wrestlers with another place to live their dream and earn a living. Same goes for ROH or any other promotion. The healthier those companies are the better it is for the overall genre. Any one who thinks that I ‘hate’ other wrestling organizations is 100% Pet Coon Goofy.”

Will Jeff Hardy Ever Return To WWE? “I have no way of answering that question other than to speculate that answer would be a ‘not likely.’ I have no way of knowing if Jeff would even be interested or if WWE would be interested. If Jeff is happy in TNA, then my suggestion to him as a friend would be to enjoy the ride and save your cash.”

As always, check out WWEShop.com to purchase Jim Ross’ amazing line of BBQ products.

– The dark match that took place after Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings from Tulsa, Oklahoma saw Randy Orton defeat Wade Barrett in a Street Fight. During the match, Daniel Bryan came down to double team Orton. Big Show made the save which allowed Orton to get the win on Barrett. Orton ended the event by hitting the RKO on Big Show.

• *SPOILERS* WWE SmackDown Tapings Results For Friday

– Dolph Ziggler’s new “It’s Not Showing Off” t-shirt is now on sale at the WWEShop website.

– Shawn Michaels was asked on Twitter if he knows of any WWE superstars that WWE could give a career boost toby having them end The Undertaker’s streak. Michaels, who tried twice to end the streak, responded, “I do not.”

– SEScoops.com reader Andy Ravens sent along the following video clip from the opening of Tuesday’s WWE SmackDown tapings.

During an interview with Moviefone.com to promote his new movie Journey 2, The Rock spoke about a number of wrestling-related topics. Here are some highlights of what The Rock said about:

Finding Time To Train For WrestleMania While Shooting Movies:

“You fit it in, that’s what you do. I make sure there’s a ring on location with me, anywhere that I shoot. I had a ring down in New Orleans, when I was preparing for the Madison Square Garden event. I have a ring down in Florida, a ring down in Louisiana; there’s always a ring close by. In order to prep for WrestleMania, it’s a lengthy training camp that requires daily work inside the ring because you can’t simulate the physicality of professional wrestling.”

Whether John Cena Is In Trouble At WrestleMania:

“The only trouble he’s going to have is removing my size 15 boot from his ladyparts.”

Being Excited About Returning To WWE:

“That’s right — I’m excited about all the projects you just mentioned. I’m excited about WrestleMania; to be able to go back, team up with Vince [McMahon] and make a big vision like that come to life and create the biggest match-up of all time is very special to me. There’s countless matches that have moved me and inspired me, and we’re going to do something very special down in Miami, my hometown, sold-out Sun Life Stadium. Boots to John Cena’s ass.”

What It Would Take To Get Him Into Politics

Right now the best way that I can impact the world is through entertainment. One day, and that day will come, I can impact the world through politics. The great news is that I am American, therefore I can become President. But don’t forget: I am G.I. Joe.

Wrestling legend Jake “The Snake” Roberts was a guest on Wrestling Voice Radio this week and spoke about a number of topics, including the WWE Hall of Fame, today’s wrestlers having their promos scripted out for them and more. Here are some highlights of what Jake said about:

What a WWE Hall Of Fame Induction Would Mean To Him:

“A lot. A lot, because I did make a lot of mistakes in my career but if they would acknowledge what I did and what I accomplished by putting me in there, it would be something I could give to my Grandchildren, for everything I did right, I know I belong in there, a lot more than others that are in there but I don’t care about that, the WWE was very good to me. I didn’t understand a lot of things, I was not a good business man. Vince would call me say we need an idea for this and I’d give him an idea and we’d just rock and roll with it, I didn’t know I’d to go in there and fight for my money and my place and the bottom line is the squeaky wheel gets the grease and I should of recognized that. I should have done the right thing and been squeaky.”

Whether he Thought Steve Austin’s “Austin 3:16” Promo Would Take Off Like It Did:

“Oh absolutely, I told Vince from the get-go that Steve was going to be his next super-superstar and Vince said he’d ‘never be better than third or fourth match’ and I said ‘Vince, it will take him longer to get over, but once he gets over he will get so far above everybody else, you will not believe it!’, and what happened?”

Whether Scripted Promos are Good or Bad:

“Nobody knows my character like me, but the problem today is these guys don’t have any characters, they don’t know what they are, hell, they all do the same damn thing and nobodies selling anything. Never say anything and not do it, because you’ll destroy your own credibility, most important thing about that is if you ever destroy your credibility to a fan he will never believe you again, today they’re going out there and doing all this crap nobody sells anything in the ring, and the reason is these guys have not learned they’re trait. In my day you had to progress, you had evolve, to change to keep your job, there’s a little initiative to get you going and that’s the difference.”

— The location of next year’s WrestleMania 29 is expected to be officially announced by WWE in the next few weeks.

The frontrunner to host the event the Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, which is just outside of New York City. AXXESS and other WrestleMania events leading up to the pay-per-view would take place in and around city.

— Monday’s RAW Supershow drew a 3.25 cable rating, with 4.62 million viewers, down from last week’s 3.55 and 5.22 million viewers.

The first hour opened with 4.80 million viewers and then dropped off to a 4.44 million viewers in the hour two.

RAW’s numbers remain stronger than the recent average, with the past 2 weeks doing the best ratings since early November. On the other hand, 15 out of the past 16 RAW shows have lost viewership in hour two.

(Source: PWInsider.com)

– WWE has signed independent wrestler Chris Hero to a developmental contract. Hero was evaluated by the company in the fall and had an undisclosed medical issue that prevented WWE from signing him. Hero will join his former “Kings Of Wrestling” tag team partner Claudio Castagnoli (who wrestling as Antonio Cesaro) at WWE developmental in Tampa.

– WWE’s new YouTube channel has released the latest “Backstage Fallout” video featuring backstage footage from Monday’s RAW. This edition focuses on Daniel Bryan and A.J. following Bryan’s Raw match with Big Show, David Otunga talking about his match with Sheamus Tamina talking about winning the eight-Diva tag match for her team.

WWE star The Rock was the featured guest on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on Monday night. Rock talked about returning to WWE at Survivor Series, his upcoming match with John Cena at WrestleMania 28 and of course, his new movie, Journey 2. Rock also busted out the ukulele and sang a song for the live audience, which they loved.

• The Rock Talks About Entering Politics

Check out The Rock’s appearance on The Tonight Show:

The WWE website has issued the following announcement regarding John Laurinaitis’ future as the Interim GM of RAW:

“Following John Laurinaitis’ presentation on Monday, the WWE Board of Directors has decided that the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations will remain as Interim General Manager of Monday Night Raw.”

Laurinaitis was moments away from being fired on the January 30th episode of WWE RAW, but Triple H was interrupted by The Undertaker last week. On this week’s show, Laurinaitis made the case for keeping his job and the Board of Directors were apparently satisfied with his defense.

As we noted late Monday night, R-Truth was OK following a nasty spill to the outside during the 6-man main event.

The incident took place when Truth dove outside of the ring and completely missed the Miz, smacking the back of his head on the ringside mats.

• VIDEO of R-TRUTH’s NASTY Injury From RAW

The Miz is being blamed for the botched spot and got an earful from WWE management (including Triple H) after RAW.

R-Truth was checked out by WWE’s medical personnel and did not sustain any serious injuries, despite the fact that he was very sore.

This news comes at a time when The Miz already has heat on him due to the disappointing Survivor Series buyrate.

• The Miz Being Blamed For Disappointing Survivor Series Buyrate

– After Monday’s RAW from Oklahoma City went off the air, John Cena wrestled Kane in the scheduled dark match main event. The crowd was very hot, with the “Lets Go Cena” chants drowning out the “Cena Sucks” chants. Cena won by DQ after Kane hit him with a chair. Kane chokeslammed Cena and started to leave, but he came back when Cena was announced as the winner. Cena countered a Tombstone attempt with the Attitude Adjustment to send the fans home happy.

After the match, John Cena tweeted the following, taking yet another swipe at The Rock:

“Just finished the advertised main event in OKC. Sorry match didn’t make RAW..but sometimes..ya just gotta be there. Dwayne u know what im.. Actually…sorry. wrong guy. See you soon movie star.”

– Despite not appearing on television, WWE Hall of Famer Jim Ross was at Monday’s RAW. JR tweeted the following after RAW, revealing that he’s working on a new project with longtime partner Jerry “The King” Lawler:

“Enjoyed visiting w/ friends @ OKC Raw today. Worked w/ King on new project that’s still under wraps. Nice crowd of appx 7000. WWE Tulsa Tues”

– The Undertaker is being advertised locally for the February 20th episode of WWE RAW from Memphis, TN. As announced on RAW, Shawn Michaels will be at next week’s show.

(Source: PWInsider.com)

WWE issued the following press release about John Cena serving as the honorary starter for the Daytona 500. The event takes place on February 26th, with Cena set to drop the green flag:

WWE Superstar John Cena Serves As Honorary Starter For The 54th Annual Daytona 500

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – WWE Superstar John Cena will wave the green flag as Honorary Starter of the 54th annual Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, Feb. 26 at historic Daytona International Speedway (FOX, 1 p.m. ET).

Cena was invited to participate in this year’s big race by 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series runner-up Carl Edwards last night on WWE’s Monday Night Raw®. Edwards got out of his official No. 99 Fastenal Ford and told Cena, “NASCAR asked me to come to Monday Night Raw and personally invite you to drop the green flag and officially start the Daytona 500 on February 26.” An appreciative John Cena enthusiastically accepted with an emphatic “Yes!”

“John Cena is the greatest Superstar in WWE today,” Daytona International Speedway President Joie Chitwood III said. “We look forward to seeing him on the flag stand waving the green flag to start ‘The Great American Race’ and kick off the new NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.”

Cena, who made his WWE debut in 2002, is a ten-time World Champion. He can be seen each week on the hit cable series Monday Night Raw on USA Network. The avid NASCAR fan will headline WrestleMania against The Rock® at Sun Life Stadium in Miami on Sunday, April 1, 2012.

Cena’s success has led to starring roles in various Hollywood films. He recently starred in The Reunion from WWE Studios and alongside Patricia Clarkson and Danny Glover in the family drama Legendary. His first theatrical film was the 2006 action-thriller The Marine from Twentieth Century Fox. Always a fan favorite with kids, Cena played himself in Nickelodeon’s popular teen comedies Fred: The Movie and Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred. A popular talk show guest, Cena has appeared on The Today Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Talk and many more.

Cena, like many NASCAR drivers, has a long standing relationship with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He is on pace to grant his 300th wish, making him the first celebrity wish granter ever to reach that lofty goal. The Make-A-Wish Foundation recently dedicated a room to WWE at the foundation’s headquarters in Phoenix, AZ, in honor of Cena’s unwavering dedication to children with life-threatening medical conditions.

Past Honorary Starters for the Daytona 500 include NASCAR Hall of Famers Bobby Allison and Richard Petty, actor Ashton Kutcher, comedian Whoopi Goldberg and singer Mariah Carey.

Tickets for Speedweeks 2012 events, including the 54th annual Daytona 500, are available online at www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP.

If you are unable to attend in person, be sure to tune in to the Daytona 500 on FOX on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. ET.

Fans can stay connected with Daytona International Speedway on Twitter (www.twitter.com/disupdates) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/DaytonaInternationalSpeedway). In addition, fans can follow NASCAR on Twitter (@NASCAR) and stay up to speed on the latest news by using hashtags #NASCAR and #DAYTONA500.

– John Cena vs. Kane in an Ambulance Match for the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view was announced on RAW by John Laurinaitis.

– As a result of winning the 6-man main event of RAW, Chris Jericho will be the last man to enter the RAW brand’s Elimination Chamber match.

– John Cena wrote the following regarding The Rock’s WrestleMania 28 hype video:

“Saw rock’s video. Especially liked the quote “when I left WWE…” Something u will never hear me say. WM28 I WILL NOT LOSE! #teamfilmit”

– Brodus clay was absent from RAW, but did wrestle a dark match against FCW star Damien Sandow.

Clay’s squash match over Heath Slater and post-match beatdown on Drew McIntyre was edited off Friday’s SmackDown broadcast.

– Friday’s SmackDown drew a 2.19 cable rating with 3,194,000 viewers, on par with what the show has been doing in recent weeks.

– WWE Champion CM Punk made a classy move over the weekend at a live WWE event from Wichita, Kansas. Prior to his match with Dolph Ziggler, Punk tried throwing his t-shirt at a kid in the front row, but a man grabbed the shirt away from the kid and walked back to his seat with it. Punk was visibly pissed off by the man taking the shirt meant for a child, so Punk left the ring, walked across the arena to the merchandise tables and grabbed a new shirt to deliver personally to the young fan.

– Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow will feature a big announcement regarding NASCAR.

Daytona International Speedway’s Twitter account posted the following, which was re-tweeted by @WWE:

“Make sure you tune into @WWE Monday Night Raw tonight for a special #DAYTONA500 announcement. #NASCAR”

• RAW Preview For Tonight (Triple H Appearing)

Former WWE Diva Maryse spoke with Wrestling 101 recently about her time with WWE. Here are some highlights of what Maryse said about:

Signing with WWE: “I could only speak 10 words of English at the time, however, WWE management told me that I had such an exceptional presentation in French, haha! They loved it…”

State of the Divas division: “There is a lot of potential right now in the Womens Division, but a lack of investment from the management! They deserve better.”

Her Persona: “I developed a heel persona and everything about Maryse was presentation, facials, gestures. I believe that Maryse’s persona was the best female persona in years within the WWE.”

(Thanks to Joshua Modaberi for sending this in)

TNA Champion Bobby Roode has responded to The Rock endorsing him on Twitter over the weekend.

The Rock tweeted on Saturday:

“@REALBobbyRoode I dig your work. Keep movin’ the crowd and kicking that ass. (tell Bubba his calves still aren’t as big as mine)”

Roode responded with the following:

“@TheRock Thanks for the kind words, means a lot. I will make sure that I remind Bubba about the calves!”

• DISCUSSION: Do you think Bobby Roode would fit in well as a main eventer in WWE? Should he stay in TNA, jump to WWE, or build himself up more in TNA before jumping to WWE?

WWE’s relaunched YouTube channel has posted the debut episode of a new show featuring BG James and Josh Matthews titled, “Are You Serious?” The show features the hosts looking at wacky moments in WWE history.

“Injured” RAW superstar Zack Ryder wrote the following on Twitter regarding “Are You Serious?” –

“There is a show called Are You Serious? on WWE’s YouTube channel? Um…#areyouseriousbro?!”

Here’s episode #1 of “Are You Serious?”

– The Chris Jericho vs. CM Punk storyline continued at Saturday’s RAW live event in Wichita, Kansas, another sign that the two are headed for a showdown at WrestleMania 28.

Jericho appeared during the Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler match and tried to cost Punk the match twice, nailing him with a Codebreaker when the referee was laid out.

– Tonight’s WWE RAW Supershow takes place from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from the Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Following his return to WWE television last week, we can confirm that Triple H is scheduled for tonight.

Matches advertised locally for tonight are John Cena vs. Kane and WWE Champion CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler.

Oklahoma native Jim Ross appeared the “Oklahoma Ford Sports Blitz” radio show last night after the Super Bowl to promote tonight’s RAW. Ross was still sporting his gray goatee, so if he does appear on RAW tonight it will be with the new look.

• Pictures of JIM ROSS’s New Look

– NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal  is still expected to wrestle the Big Show at WrestleMania 28. WWE is planning to hold a press conference in Miami to announce Shaq’s involvement at WrestleMania and Shaq is scheduled to appear on WWE television shortly after Elimination Chamber.

– WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels is scheduled to make an appearance at the February 13th RAW Super show from San Diego, CA. HBK has been rumored to be the special guest referee for the Triple H vs. Undertaker match at WrestleMania.

– Booker T was back in action this weekend at the SmackDown live event from Spokane, Washington. He lost to Cody Rhodes, but Hornswoggle helped him get revenge after the match. Booker T and Hornswoggle did spin-a-roonie’s to celebrate.

– The Great Khali also returned to live event action at the SmackDown show from Spokane, defeating Jinder Mahal.

(Partial Source: f4wonline.com)