– The Shield member Dean Ambrose suffered an eye injury at Tuesday’s SmackDown tapings. According to WWE.com, he was checked out by WWE’s medical staff after his match against Daniel Bryan.
– Here are updated breakdowns of Royal Rumble and Elimination Chamber pay-per-view buyrates, courtesy of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter:
Royal Rumble:
- 2013: 512,000 buys worldwide with 322,000 domestic
- 2012: 483,000 worldwide and 299,000 domestic
- 2011: 476,000 worldwide and 281,000 domestic
Elimination Chamber:
- 2013: 213,000 buys worldwide and 160,000 domestic
- 2012: 194,000 worldwide and 138,000 domestic
- 2011: 212,000 worldwide and 145,000 domestic