One Reason For The Punk-Heyman Team, Timing Issues At RAW, Big Show's New Look

- Sources report that there were major time constraints at last night's RAW from Chicago. Apparently several skits or matches that were planned ended up cut from the show.

- Paul Heyman has signed a new deal with WWE, as made clear by his appearance on RAW last night with CM Punk. Heyman's original deal ran out at SummerSlam but it was expected that he re-signed when he appeared on RAW the next night.

One of the reasons behind Heyman working with Punk is to keep Brock Lesnar fresh on everyone's mind while he is away from TV. As we first reported last month, both Punk and Heyman were vocal in pitching their on-screen partnership to WWE officials.

- Big Show, who did not work last night's WWE RAW, appeared in Australia over the weekend with a new, clean-shaven look: