– After Monday’s WWE RAW went off the air, a dark match main event took place featuring CM Punk vs. Curtis Axel and Paul Heyman in a no disqualification handicap match. CM Punk dominated Axel and used a kendo stick on Paul Heyman. Axel low blowed CM Punk to kill his momentum, but Punk came back with a GTS and scored the win to send the fans home happy.
– Tonight’s WWE SmackDown tapings take place from Minneapolis, Minnesota, the city where Eddie Guerrero passed away nearly eight years ago. Smackdown GM Vickie Guerrero tweeted the following about tonight’s show, noting that she’s anxious to get the show over with and move on to the next city:
“I’m here in Minneapolis for work but not feeling it my heart! I cant wait to leave this city #heavyheart. #missingEddie”
Eddie was found dead in his Minneapolis hotel room prior to a WWE RAW taping back in November 2005.
