– The final rating for Monday’s RAW in Denver was a 2.17, up from last week’s 1.93 rating and the recent string of under-2.0 ratings in the new era. As reported, Monday’s show with Bill Goldberg’s return drew 3.130 million viewers, up from last week’s 2.758 million.
– James Ellsworth has nothing but love for the WWE Universe following last night’s DQ win over WWE World Champion AJ Styles on SmackDown. No word yet on Ellsworth’s future but he tweeted the following to fans:
I would never be anywhere without the #WWEUniverse Thank you all for the love and support, without you there's no @WWE title match for me
— James Ellsworth (@realellsworth) October 19, 2016
– Daniel Bryan defends The Bella Twins in this Talking Smack clip from last night. Responding to Carmella accusing Nikki Bella of using boyfriend John Cena to get her spot in the company, Bryan talks about how The Bella Twins both took the work that no one else in the company wanted, to get where they are. Bryan says newcomers like Carmella go after The Bellas for the same reason people go after John Cena, calling them the biggest female stars WWE has produced in a long time. Bryan also said Cena has never gone to bat for Nikki and that she has worked hard for everything she has.
