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NXT Rating, Christian-Del Rio, Early RAW Preview & More

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– With WWE’s RAW and SmackDown now on NBC Universal owned TV stations, there more cross-promotion between the two shows. Expect to see angles begin on RAW and carry over to SmackDown on Fridays.

– Tuesday night’s final episode of WWE NXT on SyFy scored a 0.7 cable rating with 964,000 viewers. This was the first NXT episode that averaged less than 1 million viewers and was the least-watched episode. Through 4 episodes of season three on SyFy, the show averaged 1.09 million viewers.

– Monday’s RAW will take place from Wichita, Kansas and will feature guest host Johnny Knoxville. The post-Hell in a Cell show will include the early build for WWE Bragging Rights (10/24) and a continuation of the mystery RAW General Manager storyline.

– Following Christian’s recent torn pectoral muscle injury, WWE was forced to end his feud with SmackDown new comer Alberto Del Rio. Christian will be out until at least the Royal Rumble and WWE has discussed resuming the feud when Christian returns.