Backstage Reaction To Monday Night Wars, WWE Draft Update

– WWE tapes both NXT and SmackDown! tonight in Spokane, Washington. We'll have LIVE spoiler coverage late tonight. It'll be VERY late as they are on a West Coast. That means NXT will air live and SmackDown! won't start until around 11EST.

– The WWE website has removed Big Dick Johnson from its RAW Superstars page. He was placed on the page after appearing at Vince McMahon's birthday bash on RAW this past August, but has since been scarcely used on WWE programming.

– While both companies will deny it publicly, people in both companies were carefully watching the competition last night. The wrestlers more than anyone are hoping for a rebirth of the Monday night wars, because the more money that comes into the business eventually makes its way to them.

– Local advertising in Richmond, Virginia is promoting the three-hour RAW on April 26th as the Draft edition of the show.