– Chris Jericho will be taking time off from WWE to tour with his rock band Fozzy. Jericho is scheduled to challenge Kevin Owens for the United States Championship at this Sunday’s Backlash PPV event. Jericho’s last date with the company is this Monday’s RAW in Sacramento, CA.
– Here are the recent WWE attendance figures, courtesy of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter:
4/17 Columbus, OH (WWE Raw/Main Event TV tapings – 8,000)
4/17 Bowling Green, KY (WWE Smackdown – 3,300)
4/18 Louisville (WWE Smackdown – 8,000)
4/19 Winter Park, FL (WWE NXT TV tapings – 400 sellout)
4/21 Crystal River, FL (WWE NXT – 200)
4/22 Bismark, ND (WWE Raw – 5,500)
4/22 Kalamzoo, MI (WWE Smackdown – 3,300)
4/23 Fargo, ND (WWE Raw – 4,500)
4/23 Hammond, IN (WWE Smackdown – 3,200)
4/24 Kansas City (WWE Raw/Main Event TV tapings – 8,500)
4/24 Peoria, IL (WWE Smackdown – 2,300)
4/25 Des Moines (WWE Smackdown/205 Live TV tapings – 5,500)