This weeks WWE RAW did a 3.4 cable rating, down from last weeks 3.6. The show did hours of 3.32 and 3.54.

Ric Flair wanted out of his WWE deal because in recent months, he had been forced to give up nearly 30 NWA appearances, as well as several other appearances, due to WWE not wanting him to make them. Flair would have gotten paid up to $10,000 per appearance, so he missed out on a lot of money by not being able to work those events. Flair decided to ask for his release from WWE so he could pursue these other opportunities. Since Flair announced his departure from WWE, he has gotten around 250 offers and there is apparently some type of bidding war going on for a Flair shoot interview. While TNA would love to have Flair, it is still unknown whether Flair is allowed to work for another nationally televised wrestling promotion.