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RAW IN LA TONIGHT, NEW WRESTLEMANIA CHALLENGER TO BE DECIDED ON SMACKDOWN LIVE, BIG NXT TAPING THIS WEEK, WWE TOY FAIR NEWS & MORE WWE NEWS

By Mike Johnson on 2017-02-20 09:00:00

WWE will broadcast Raw tonight from The Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA featuring Big Show vs. Braun Strowman, the fallout of Kevin Owens attacking Chris Jericho, the next step towards the Fast Lane PPV, the return of Mick Foley after being given "last week off" and more.  If anyone is attending, we are seeking live reports.

There should be another WWE Hall of Fame announcement this week as well.  

Meanwhile, the Smackdown brand will have a live event tonight in San Diego, CA.  Announced for the event is John Cena vs. AJ Styles and WWE Intercontinental champion Dean Ambrose vs. The Miz vs. Baron Corbin.

Tomorrow, WWE will broadcast Smackdown and 205 Live from Ontario, CA.  Smackdown is scheduled to be headlined by a battle royal to determine who will face WWE champion Bray Wyatt following Randy Orton's declaration he would not fight Bray for the title at Wrestlemania 33.  We'll see how that twist ends up resolved over time.  Also announced is Nikki Bella vs. Natalya in a Falls Count Anywhere.

On Wednesday 2/22, WWE NXT will tape TV at The University of Central Florida will be WWE NXT champion Bobby Roode vs. Kassius Ohno as well as the return of Shinsuke Nakamura from "injury."

Set for this Wednesday's WWE NXT on the WWE Network:

*WWE NXT champion Bobby Roode vs.  No Way Jose.
*Peyton Royce vs. Ember Moon vs. Liv Morgan to determine top contender for WWE NXT Women's championship.
*Pete Dunne vs. Mark Andrews in their respective WWE NXT debuts.

Tamina was back in action over the weekend, working the Smackdown brand loop.

The top matches at the 3/26 WWE return to White Plains, NY are Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn and Roman Reigns vs. Braun Strowman.

At the New York Toy Fair over the weekend, Wicked Cool Toys revealed new 31 inch action figures of AJ Styles, John Cena, Seth Rollins, Brock Lesnar, and Steve Austin.   

S.H. Figurarts revealed Undertaker and Kane will be added to their WWE line.

Mattel also unveiled the second series of their WWE Zombie action figures:

You will be able to order all of the aforementioned from www.ringsidecollectibles.com.

Korn's Jonathan Davis was visiting at the live event in Bakersfield, CA over the weekend.

There will be a new episode of Table for 3 debuting this Friday at 4:30 AM with WWE Hall of Famers Stan Hansen, Larry Zbyszko and Bob Backlund.  Weird they are dumping it at such a random time.

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