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Dirtsheets sponsored by Bray finally snapping over the direction of his character:

Originally Posted by Observer There was a unique and surprising ratings pattern last night, but in the end Raw was down nine percent from last week. The show averaged 3.08 million viewers ... What was notable is that the audience grew in the second hour, which hasn't been the case in a long time, but fell big in the third, which is a pattern, even with John Cena and Braun Strowman both saved for the television main event. In addition, Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins challenging Sheamus & Cesaro for the Tag Team titles was also in the third hour ... It's hard to explain what caused the second hour increase, although the first hour was lower than would be expected for this time of year. The three hours were: 8 p.m. 3.16 million viewers 9 p.m. 3.21 million viewers 10 p.m. 2.79 million viewers

Originally Posted by Observer A day after he was written off television for the time being, Jason Jordan underwent "minimally invasive" neck surgery today. WWE.com announced that Jordan underwent a procedure called a "minimally invasive posterior cervical microdiscectomy" this morning. The announcement noted that the timetable for Jordan's return isn't yet known. "He had an injury to a disc in his neck which resulted in significant pain that was refractory to all conservative measures,” Dr. Joseph Maroon said. “It was decided to do a minimally invasive operation to decompress the nerve, to allow it to heal.”

Link: http://www.wwe.com/article/jason-jor...?sf181475497=1

Originally Posted by Observer A tag team main event is set for the first show on New Japan Pro Wrestling's tour of Australia. At the Titanium Arena in Adelaide on February 16th, Kazuchika Okada will team with Tomohiro Ishii against The Young Bucks. The other main event matches for the four-show tour will be announced this week. After the Adelaide show, the tour will have stops at Festival Hall in Melbourne on February 17th, the Quaycentre in Sydney on the 18th, and HBF Stadium in Perth on the 19th. The shows aren't listed on the New Japan World schedule.

Links: https://twitter.com/njpwaus/status/960807722240294912 , https://twitter.com/njpwaus/status/959989209619513344

Originally Posted by Observer Coming off his surprise appearance in the Royal Rumble, Rey Mysterio seems hopeful about returning to WWE for a longer stay. "I want to say that there is a big possibility that I will be back," Mysterio said in an interview with The Mirror that was conducted prior to him wrestling for 5 Star Wrestling in Liverpool last Thursday. "[We're] figuring out what the situation is, you know from both ends. But there is definitely a positive feedback on behalf of the fans, on behalf of the WWE staff, and behalf of myself man." "I think we're possibly going to sit down and negotiate something where we can both work together and have a good time and enjoy," Mysterio said.

Link: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/other...heres-11970816

Originally Posted by Observer William Regal denied reports that WWE is working on putting together a Latin American tournament: “I usually use this account for entertainment purposes only. This is official though. The @WWE has no Latin American tournament booked at this time despite the news that is being reported today.”

Link: https://twitter.com/RealKingRegal/st...20463445807104

Originally Posted by Observer Bubba Ray Dudley thinks it would make sense for Paul Heyman, Edge & Christian, or The Hardys to induct The Dudleyz into the WWE Hall of Fame.

Link: https://twitter.com/bullyray5150/sta...37581822214144

Originally Posted by Observer ROH’s Ian Riccaboni confirmed that the company has already broken their all-time attendance record with tickets sold for Supercard of Honor XII in New Orleans. There were 3,828 tickets sold as of yesterday morning. Revolution Pro Wrestling announced Matt Riddle & Jeff Cobb vs. Aussie Open for their Epic Encounter show at York Hall on May 11th. Riddle vs. Pete Dunne is set for Fight Club: PRO in Wolverhampton on February 23rd, along with Tyler Bate & Trent Seven vs. Zack Sabre Jr. & Angelico.

ROH link: https://twitter.com/IanRiccaboni/sta...52671626735616 , ROH tickets: https://twitter.com/Laviemarg/status/960516483108491265 , Rev Pro: https://twitter.com/RevProUK/status/960951509415612416 , Fight Club PRO: https://twitter.com/Fightclubpro/sta...04045041446912

Originally Posted by Observer According to WWE Network News, a short scene where The Undertaker was shown “undergoing pain relief injections and talking about doing such things in order to give the fans the best performance possible” was removed from the WWE 24 documentary on WrestleMania 33.

Link: http://www.wwenetworknews.com/2018/0...we-24-special/

Originally Posted by 411Mania WWE is reportedly set to tape a Latin American tournament this summer. Planeta Wrestling reports that WWE will look to Latin America for their latest tournament, following the Cruiserweight, Mae Young Classic and UK tournaments. According to the site, the tournament will feature wrestlers from Chile, Peru, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil and other countries and will be held in Chile sometime by the end of August. At this time, there are no plans to crown a new champion or guarantee a full NXT contract to the winner.

Link: https://www.wwenews.eu/exclusive-wwe...urnament-soon/

Originally Posted by PWI On January 25, Alpha Entertainment applied to trademark the new XFL logo, as well as applied a bunch of trademarks for 'Alpha Entertainment' and that company logo as well.

Originally Posted by PWI WWE announced a new theme song for Monday Night Raw, presumably debuting with Monday's episode: The sound of #RAW is reborn. "Born For Greatness" by @paparoach is an #OfficialThemeSong for Monday Night #Raw! pic.twitter.com/VgKQGGtwir — WWE (@WWE) February 5, 2018

Originally Posted by PWI The National Wrestling Alliance announced today that NWA champion Nick Aldis would defend the title against former ECW champion Tommy Dreamer at the 3/24 House of Hardcore return in Philadelphia, PA at the 2300 Arena, which will stream live on the promotion's Twitch.tv channel. The announcement was made today by NWA President Billy Corgan. The NWA previously announced that Aldis would make twenty championship defenses over the next sixty days as part of their continued plan to elevate the prestige and profile of the NWA and its top championship.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM3_Qvs_3PU

Originally Posted by WrestleInc Nia Jax's opponent on last night's episode of RAW was St. Louis talent and current Zero1 USA Women's Champion Savanna Stone. At 17 years old, Stone is the youngest champion in Zero1 USA history.

Originally Posted by WrestleInc We noted before how former WWE NXT Superstar Shaul Guerrero was getting back into pro wrestling. The daughter of WWE Hall of Famer Eddie Guerrero and wife to Aiden English is set to make her indie wrestling debut on February 17th for Reality of Wrestling's Ladies Night Out all-women's invitational, which is a joint show from Title Match Wrestling & Booker T's Reality of Wrestling. Shaul cuts a promo on the event in this new video from Title Match Wrestling. You can stream the event live on TitleMatchWrestlingNetwork.com.

Some other sheet stuff includes:

• Karl Anderson revealed on Twitter he is currently expecting his forth child to arrive this August. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bevce5NA...arlandersonwwe
• Recent article on WWE's official website listed Asuka, Shayna Baszler, Sonya Deville, Nia Jax, and Charlotte Flair as dream opponents they want to see face off against Ronda Rousey in the WWE. http://www.wwe.com/article/5-ronda-r...-dream-matches
• According to reports, the reason for RAW's low attendance this week was due to a snowstorm affecting host city Des Moines, Iowa.
• The Mirror had a recent interview with Ric Flair talking about the early years of the Monday Night War, refusing to trash talk the WWE during that time, being excited at seeing the possibility of Charlotte defending her title against Asuka or Ronda as rumored opponents at Mania, and more. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...ks-hating-wcw/
• Recent episode of the Edge & Christian podcast show had Christian reveal a prank him and Stone Cold played on each other during the RAW 25th anniversary show. http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/...-steve-austin/

Some stuff from TPWW Frontpage:

• Jason Jordan Undergoes Neck Surgery
• WWE Signs The Miz to a New Four Year Contract
• Update on Why Lars Sullivan Has Been Absent From NXT