– The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that Christian is ready to return to the ring but WWE officials opted to keep him off the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. It’s possible he’ll return on SmackDown this week.

– As of last word, WWE officials are still planning on pushing Mason Ryan in the near future. WWE officials opted to keep Ryan out of the Royal Rumble at the last minute, as they felt him going in and losing would have done “nothing positive” for him.