— WWE confirmed that next week’s guest RAW host will be NBA great Shaquille O’Neal. O’Neal has publicly put over WWE, including wrestler The Undertaker, multiple times over the years.
— PWInsider.com, which first reported that Dusty Rhodes would be joining ZZ Top for their segments on RAW, noted at the end of RAW that WWE had changed its plans and opted not to feature the WWE Legend on the broadcast. It is unclear how serious WWE was about putting Rhodes on the show, but it has been widely reported that WWE has wanted to get Rhodes involved in its ongoing host angle in some capacity.