Rock's Contract Expiring, Injury Update on Flair, Show to Undergo Surgery

- The Rock's contract expires later this year and reportedly at this time, he's not sure if he wants to renew with the company. He now owns rights to the trademark "The Rock" so he could easily turn to movies full-time and market himself with that name. However, one thing that may get the Rock to consider re-signing with WWE is that if he's affiliated with the company in some capacity, they will help promote his future movies on their TV programs.

- Ric Flair never even bothered to get further tests done on his neck as he's decided that as long as he's not in any great pain, he'll just continue to work through the injury. The only problem he currently has is a weakening and numbing in one of his hands but that has reportedly gotten better as of late.

- The Big Show has missed recent house shows due to a sore back and bad knees. He is still scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery on both knees in the future and will probably be sidelined for about one month which is another reason why WWE has decided to go all-out in pushing John "Bradshaw" Layfield.

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