WWE updates on CM Punk, main events and more

CM Punk

- CM Punk: After Sunday night’s WWE SmackDown tapings ended in Washington, DC; CM Punk came out to interrupt a Bad News Barrett segment. Punk ended up hitting GTS to send the crowd home happy.

- WWE Focus: WWE was focusing on the following points yesterday night:

• Will Big E’s raw power put a Big Ending on Fandango’s dreams?
• What will unfold when Big Show dons a diaper to say goodbye to 2013?
• What does The Authority and other Superstars have to say about Batista?
• What’s next for John Cena?
• What is The Authority planning for 2014?

WWE taped the following matches Sunday night in Washington, DC; to be aired on Friday’s first SmackDown of 2014:

• The Usos vs. Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns
• R-Truth vs. Fandango
• Erick Rowan and Luke Harper vs. Cody Rhodes and Goldust for the WWE Tag Team Titles
• Aksana vs. Nikki Bella
• Curtis Axel vs. Big E Langston
• CM Punk and The Usos vs. The Shield

The following matches were taped to be aired at this week’s Main Event. Due to the New Year’s holiday, this week’s episode will only air in international markets and on WWE.com.

• Kofi Kingston vs. Damien Sandow
• Rosa Mendes and Alicia Fox vs. Cameron and Naomi
• There will also be a MizTV segment with The Miz and Brodus Clay.

- Dark  Match:  The dark match before tonight’s WWE TV tapings in Washington, DC saw Bad News Barrett defeat Darren Young with the Bullhammer Elbow.