Several interesting names spotted backstage at WWE RAW - Reports
Several interesting names have reportedly been spotted backstage for tonight's edition of WWE RAW. Tonight's show will take place at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
According to a new report from Mike Johnson of PW Insider, NXT faction Gallus (Joe Coffey, Mark Coffey, Wolfgang) and Sol Ruca are backstage for tonight's episode of WWE RAW. The report noted that the NXT stars were likely backstage to participate in the WWE Main Event taping.
CM Punk will be returning on tonight's edition of WWE RAW for the first time since he was attacked by Drew McIntyre earlier this month. It was also reported earlier today that Drew McIntyre will not be in attendance for tonight's show.
The Judgment Day's Finn Balor and JD McDonagh will be defending their World Tag Team Championships against The New Day tonight. Dominik Mysterio will also be in action against Damian Priest in a singles match on RAW.
Former WWE star reacts to RAW switching to two hours next year
EC3 recently commented on RAW switching to two hours on Netflix next year. The promotion signed a massive 10-year deal with Netflix, and RAW will be making the jump from the USA Network to the streaming platform next January.
Speaking on Sportskeeda's The Wrestling Outlaws show, EC3 reacted to RAW losing an hour on Netflix next year. The veteran noted that a third hour is no longer needed, and a shorter show could lead to more viewers tuning in live.
"The way you can distribute content now, you don't need the third hour the Netflix deal is paying for. Like, to get more people, so that they have visuals. Not everything can be appointment Television. So in two hours you can like, 'I HAVE to watch it,' but with three hours you can like 'I'll watch...' You can like, flick in and out." [From 0:45 onwards]
You can check out EC3's comments in the video below:
Natalya returned to RAW last week after a three-month hiatus from the company. It will be fascinating to see what the promotion has planned for tonight's edition of the red brand.