– There has been talk in the past week of CM Punk defending the WWE Championship against Lord Tensai at SummerSlam on 8/19.
Also rumored for the show are Brock Lesnar vs. Triple H and a Money in the Bank match.
– Among the WWE-related topics that trended worldwide on Twitter during RAW were: Paul Heyman, Stephanie McMahon, Lord Tensai, Dr. Death and Pipebomb.
– Tonight’s WWE SmackDown and NXT tapings will take place from the Roanoke Civic Center in Roanoke, Virginia. No matches have been announced by Sheamus vs. Daniel Bryan and Randy Orton vs. Kane in a Street Fight is being advertised locally.
– Last week’s (5/4) episode of SmackDown drew a 1.94 cable rating with 2,709,000 viewers.
