No CM Punk Mention During Plug On RAW, Deonna Purrazzo Works WWE Main Event, Aleister Black's Victim
- Tonight's WWE Royal Rumble go-home edition of RAW from Wichita, KS saw Aleister Black defeat a local enhancement talent with just one Black Mass kick. The jobber was not announced, but he was played by Midwest indie wrestler "The Infinite" Ryan Gingell. Above is video from tonight's quick squash.
- WWE taped the following matches tonight in Wichita, Kansas for this week's Main Event episode:
* Deonna Purrazzo vs. Sarah Logan
* Cedric Alexander vs. Shelton Benjamin
You can click here to read Main Event spoilers for this week.
- There was a lot of talk on Twitter tonight about how WWE Backstage analyst CM Punk was left off the RAW graphic to promote this week's show. As seen below, WWE included host Renee Young, analysts Christian and Paige, and special guest RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch on the graphic for Tuesday's episode at 11pm ET on FS1.
Punk has had several weeks off, but will be returning to the show this week. There was no mention of Punk during the RAW plug.
WWE Hall of Famer Booker T was also left off the graphic. There's no word yet on if he will be appearing as co-host this week.
Yes he will be.
? WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) January 21, 2020
Be sure to catch @BeckyLynchWWE on #WWEBackstage TOMORROW NIGHT at 11 PM ET/8 PM PT on @FS1! pic.twitter.com/5gy8X1OHx4
? WWE (@WWE) January 21, 2020