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Although he did not appear on camera last night, Kane was backstage at Raw.  He is advertised for a number of March live events on the Raw side.

CM Punk commented on his new gig for Ultimate Beastmaster:

Nickelodeon issued the following:

NICKELODEON ANNOUNCES "2018 KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS" NOMINATIONS

DWAYNE JOHNSON, GAL GADOT, BEYONCÉ, KEVIN HART, TAYLOR SWIFT, CAMILA CABELLO, LUIS FONSI, JACE NORMAN, SHAWN MENDES, ZENDAYA, CHRIS PRATT, KHALID, COCO, JUMANJI: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE AND MORE RECEIVE NODS

NICKELODEON STAR AND SOCIAL MEDIA SENSATION JOJO SIWA SET TO PERFORM

Brand-New, Four-Week Voting Wave Kicks Off Today, Monday, Feb. 26; WWE Superstar John Cena to Host Live Show on Saturday, March 24, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)

BURBANK, Calif.,--Feb. 26, 2018--Nickelodeon today announced the superstar nominees and a one-of-a-kind performance for the highly-anticipated 2018 Kids' Choice Awards. Celebrating kids' favorites across movies, television, music and digital, this year's nominees include: Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Beyoncé, Kevin Hart, Taylor Swift, Camila Cabello, Luis Fonsi, Shawn Mendes, Zendaya, Chris Pratt, Khalid, Cardi B, Selena Gomez, Millie Bobby Brown, Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, Harry Styles, Chris Hemsworth, Ed Sheeran, Coco, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Wonder Woman, among others. WWE Superstar John Cena returns as host of Nickelodeon's 2018 Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday, March 24, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT), live from the Forum in Inglewood, Calif.

Nickelodeon star and social media sensation JoJo Siwa will perform a medley of hits, including her triple-platinum smash "Boomerang," with has garnered over 500 million views on YouTube.

Said Siwa, "I am so excited about this year's Kids' Choice Awards. Not only will I be performing for the first time at the KCA's, but I am also super excited about my nomination for Favorite Musical YouTube Creator. Bring on the slime, I am soooooo ready!!"

Beginning today, Nickelodeon will roll out a brand-new, four-week voting wave, where new categories will be revealed each week leading up to the show. Kids can cast their votes on Nickelodeon's digital site kidschoiceawards.com, using special KCA hashtags and the hashtag of their favorite nominee. In addition, kids will have the chance to influence the show in real time with all-new live votes.

Fans can go to kidschoiceawards.com, the official destination for everything Kids' Choice Awards, for hilarious videos, trivia, polls, word scrambles, and photos, and to get the latest KCA news on this year's show, nominees and attendees.

Sponsors of Nickelodeon's 2018 Kids' Choice Awards include Barbie(R), Cinnamon Toast Crunch (TM), Lysol(R), Swiffer(R), Toyota and Walmart. The presenting international sponsor for the 2018 Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards is Heelys.

Stay up to date on all Kids' Choice Awards news by liking Nickelodeon on Facebook and following @Nickelodeon on Twitter and Instagram.

The nominees and categories for Nickelodeon's 2018 Kids' Choice Awards are (*new categories):

FILM: (Voting for the film categories begin today, Feb. 26)

Favorite Movie 
Beauty and the Beast 
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 
Pitch Perfect 3 
Spider-Man: Homecoming 
Star Wars: The Last Jedi 
The Greatest Showman 
Wonder Woman

Favorite Movie Actor 
Ben Affleck (Batman, Justice League) 
Chris Hemsworth (Thor, Thor: Ragnarok) 
Chris Pratt (Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2) 
Dwayne Johnson (Dr. Smolder Bravestone, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) 
Kevin Hart (Moose Finbar, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) 
Will Ferrell (Brad, Daddy's Home 2)

Favorite Movie Actress 
Anna Kendrick (Beca, Pitch Perfect 3) 
Daisy Ridley (Rey, Star Wars: The Last Jedi) 
Emma Watson (Belle, Beauty and the Beast) 
Gal Gadot (Diana Prince/Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman & Justice League) 
Zendaya (Anne Wheeler, The Greatest Showman & Michelle, Spider-Man: Homecoming) 
Zoe Saldana (Gamora, Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2)

Favorite Animated Movie 
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie 
Cars 3 
Coco 
Despicable Me 3 
Ferdinand 
Smurfs: The Lost Village 
The Emoji Movie 
The Lego Batman Movie

MUSIC: (Voting for the music categories begin Monday, March 5)

Favorite Music Group 
Coldplay 
Fifth Harmony 
Imagine Dragons 
Maroon 5 
The Chainsmokers 

Twenty One Pilots

Favorite Male Artist 
Bruno Mars 
DJ Khaled 
Ed Sheeran 
Luis Fonsi 
Kendrick Lamar 
Shawn Mendes

Favorite Female Artist 
Beyoncé 
Demi Lovato 
Katy Perry 
P!NK 
Selena Gomez 
Taylor Swift

Favorite Song 
Despacito (Remix) - Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, featuring Justin Bieber 
HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lamar 
I'm The One - DJ Khaled, featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, Lil Wayne 
It Ain't Me - Selena Gomez & Kygo 
Look What You Made Me Do - Taylor Swift 
Shape Of You - Ed Sheeran 
That's What I Like - Bruno Mars 
Thunder - Imagine Dragons

Favorite Breakout Artist 
Alessia Cara 
Camila Cabello 
Cardi B 
Harry Styles 
Khalid 
Noah Cyrus

Favorite Global Music Star 
Black Coffee (Africa) 
BTS (Asia) 
Lorde (Australia/New Zealand) 
Maluma (South America) 
Taylor Swift (North America) 
The Vamps (UK) 
Zara Larsson (Europe)

TELEVISION: (Voting for the television categories begin Monday, March 12)

Favorite TV Show 
Fuller House 
Henry Danger 
K.C. Undercover 
Saban's Power Rangers Ninja Steel 
Stranger Things 
The Big Bang Theory 
The Flash 
The Thundermans

Favorite Cartoon 
ALVINNN!!! and The Chipmunks 
SpongeBob SquarePants 
Teen Titans Go! 
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 
The Loud House 
The Simpsons

Favorite TV Actor 
Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes, The Walking Dead) 
Grant Gustin (Barry Allen/The Flash, The Flash) 
Jace Norman (Henry Hart, Henry Danger) 
Jack Griffo (Max Thunderman, The Thundermans) 
Jim Parsons (Sheldon Cooper, The Big Bang Theory) 
William Shewfelt (Brody Romero/Red Ninja Steel Ranger, Power Rangers Ninja Steel)

Favorite TV Actress 
Candace Cameron Bure (D.J. Tanner-Fuller, Fuller House) 
Kaley Cuoco (Penny, The Big Bang Theory) 
Kira Kosarin (Phoebe Thunderman, The Thundermans) 
Lizzy Greene (Dawn Harper, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) 
Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven, Stranger Things) 
Zendaya (K.C. Cooper, K.C. Undercover)

OTHER CATEGORIES: (Voting begins Monday, March 19)

Favorite Video Game 
Just Dance 2018 
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 
Minecraft: Java Edition 
Star Wars Battlefront II 
Super Mario Odyssey

Favorite Funny YouTube Creator 
Alex Wassabi 
DanTDM 
Dude Perfect 
Liza Koshy 
Markiplier 
Miranda Sings

Favorite Musical YouTube Creator 
Ayo & Teo 
Jack & Jack 
Jacob Sartorius 
Johnny Orlando 
JoJo Siwa 
Why Don't We

Nickelodeon's 2018 Kids' Choice Awards is produced by Nickelodeon Productions. Elizabeth Kelly, Michael Dempsey, Shelly Sumpter Gillyard and Jay Schmalholz are executive producers.

In addition to his hosting duties, Cena is also breaking new ground at Nickelodeon with two firsts: he will get into character by lending his voice to an original villain named Baron Draxum in the brand-new 2D animated series Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, premiering late 2018; and he is executive producing the brand-new competition series, Keep It Spotless, where teams of kids go head-to-head in a battle to stay clean.

Nickelodeon, now in its 38th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, digital, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 90 million households and has been the number-one-rated kids' basic cable network for 22 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB).

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