- Tonight’s WWE RAW takes place from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California and will be the final RAW before next Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
Confirmed for tonight’s show is an appearance by The Rock to hype his Rumble match against WWE Champion CM Punk. Ric Flair is also booked for tonight’s show, likely to continue his program with The Miz. WWE is still advertising Eve Torres for tonight’s show but she likely won’t be appearing.
WWE is focusing on the following points for tonight’s go-home show:
* What will Cody Rhodes & Damien Sandow have in store for Kane and Daniel Bryan?
* Who will The Miz use the Figure Four on next, on his way to Antonio Cesaro?
* Will Alberto Del Rio continue to rub his World Title win in Big Show’s face?
* Will CM Punk weaken The Rock before their battle at Royal Rumble?
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