-- Returning WWE star Naomi is scheduled for this week's Friday Night Smackdown and that is the brand that she will end up on moving forward. Meanwhile, another returning star Andrade has officially been placed on the Raw brand.
-- After last week's lawsuit against Vince McMahon and WWE hit the newswire, the company moved quickly to remove Brock Lesnar from all plans, including Royal Rumble, effective immediately. Fightfulselect.com reports that by Thursday, Lesnar was off of Rumble and by Friday, WWE canceled his flight into Tampa altogether. One source noted that unless there is a major change, it could be a very long time before Lesnar is seen again on WWE TV.
-- WWE has effectively wiped out Vince McMahon entirely from WWE.com, not just removing his merchandise from WWE Shop, but also many references to him in articles and his entire profile on the site has been deleted rather than moved to the Alumni section.
