— In addition to Jerry Springer and Bob Barker, other RAW guest hosts who have gotten superstar reactions backstage include Ozzy Osbourne and Jeremy Piven. While he got over better than virtually every other host with the live audience, Shaquille O’Neal did not inspire the “star struck” reaction backstage due to his more frequent presence backstage at WWE events.
— Sources within WWE say there is a backstage “power struggle” currently going on between Dusty Rhodes and Steve Keirn.
(Source: F4WOnline.com)
— This week’s edition of WWE RAW scored a 3.4 cable rating. While down from the past several weeks, the decline can at least, on the surface, be attributed to heavy competition from the 2010 Winter Olympics on NBC.
Among adults 18-49, RAW dipped to a 1.85 rating, off hours of 1.8 and 1.9. The show averaged 4.959 million viewers. (Source: Media Week)