source: PWInsider.com
— The recently re-signed Tyson Tomko is backstage at today’s Raw in Pittsburgh, PA. Tomko signed a contract to return to the company a few weeks ago.
— WWE Hall of Famer “Superfly” Jimmy Snuka is also backstage at the show.
— Kevin Thorn, who hasn’t appeared on WWE programming in over a year, is backstage at today’s show. He recently returned to developmental Florida Championship Wrestling in his trademark vampire gimmick.
— CNN.com has an interview with Raw Superstar Kofi Kingston regarding the SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 video game. Kingston said it was a career goal to be featured in a video game. “It was one of my career goals to be in a video game,” said Kingston. “I personally did not do my own motion capture of my moves, but they did do a body and facial scan.” Kingston has been fan of wrestling video games for quite some time, and WrestleMania 2000 is his favorite game of all-time. “I would use the Create-a-Wrestler feature to make myself, and fight through career mode with it,” he said. {Videogame wrestling is back!}
— WWE will be holding a Raw/ECW taping at the Spokane Arena in Spokane, Washington on Monday, February 16, 2009. There will be a special pre-sale for the event on Wednesday, December 17 at 10:00am at TicketsWest.com. The promo code is CENA. Tickets go on sale to the general public Saturday, December 20 at 10:00 a.m at all TicketsWest Outlets. {Thanks to Devin Cutting}
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