Backstage News On Batista's Deal, Jericho Update, Dusty - Old School RAW, Kofi Kingston

- Batista has indeed signed a 2 year deal with WWE.

- As of a few days ago, there was no deal in place for Chris Jericho to make his return to WWE any time soon but word is that it's not like the door is closed on a potential deal.

- Kofi Kingston is still in Saudia Arabia doing promotional work for WWE. He hosted an anti-bullying rally at Al Faris International School in Riyadh this morning.

- There was a lot of talk regarding WWE bringing back Dusty Rhodes for Old School RAW, which obviously didn't happen. Dusty hasn't been on RAW since the angle with Cody Rhodes and Goldust got their jobs back last year. Dusty went off script during a promo with Stephanie McMahon and put his hand in her face, not letting her get the best of him. This lead to heat on Dusty.

Source: Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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