WWE RAW News - Ryback Thanks John Cena & Sting, The Royal Rumble Pre-Show Panel, & More

Birthdate: 04/23/1977 (age 37) Height: 6'1" Weight: 251 Ib Cena is known as "the face of the WWE for a lon...

-- As noted earlier here on the website, the expert panel for the Royal Rumble pre-show was announced on RAW. The panel will consist of Renee Young, Byron Saxton, Corey Graves and Booker T.

-- Several members of the Dallas Cowboys were in attendance during tonight’s RAW Reunion show.

-- Ryback posted the following on Twitter, thanking Sting and John Cena for getting his job back on last night’s RAW…

Life is about being #Thankful and The Big Guy has never been more thankful. Thank you Sting and John Cena! Beers on The Big Guy! #FeedMeMore

— The Big Guy (@Ryback22) January 20, 2015

CM Punk's 'Pep Talk', Extreme Rules Pre-Show, WCW Note

-- As noted this past week here on the website, the WWE Extreme Rules pre-show panel will feature Josh Mathews, Booker T, Sheamus, and Alex Riley.

-- ShopWWE.com is now selling an Extreme Rules poster featuring WWE world heavyweight champion Daniel Bryan.

-- HallofVeryGood.com has an article up on CM Punk giving a pep talk to the Holy Trinity High School baseball team in Chicago.

-- The WWE Network will start airing WCW Clash of the Champions events starting on Monday (May 5) at 6AM, starting with the first event from 3/27/88 featuring Ric Flair vs. Sting.

Who's In Charge Of WrestleMania Production?, Pre-Show Plans

-- WWE.com has noted that the two-hour WrestleMania pre-show will only be available on the WWE Network, which means international viewers can't watch it. There will, however, be a "Countdown to Wrestlemania" preview special at 6:30 PM ET on Youtube for international audiences.

-- WrestleMania is available on purchase on WWE.com for international viewers. It's only available for 30 days after the date of purchase, similar to other online PPV purchases. The terms of use for buying the PPV includes a note about the WWE Network (even though international users can't buy it). In addition to a six month subscription, users can buy a 12-month gift subscription without auto-renewal.

-- WWE employees working on WrestleMania have said that while Vince McMahon is present, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon have been running the production side of things.

Recent WWE Attendance #s, RAW Pre-Show?, & Mor...

Source: The Wrestling Observer Newsletter

-- As far as the RAW pre-show on the WWE Network is concerned, due to the West Coast time difference where the show airs three hours later, they will have to replay the pre-show while RAW is finishing up live. For the RAW post-show in the West Coast, they would likely have to replay that via tape-delay for the same reason.

-- The following are some recent WWE attendance figures:

* February 15th live event in Phoenix, Arizona drew approximately 7,000 fans.
* February 16th live event in Las Vegas, Nevada drew approximately 6,000 fans.
* February 17th RAW show in Denver, Colorado drew approximately 10,000 fans.