-- WWE announced that next week's show from Nashville, Tenn. will carry a "Country Raw" theme. This will be the final Raw leading into Survivor Series.
-- The Authority (Stephanie McMahon and Triple H) did not appear on the pre-taped Raw from the U.K., setting up DOO Kane, Raw GM Brad Maddox, and Smackdown GM Vickie Guerrero to bicker about booking matches throughout the show. WWE announced that The Authority will return to Raw next week.
-- Paul Heyman returned to WWE TV selling "injuries" suffered at the hands of C.M. Punk at Hell in a Cell. Heyman disassociated from Ryback, continued to associate with IC champion Curtis Axel, and then took another beating from C.M. Punk.
-- Axel successfully defended the Intercontinental Title against Dolph Ziggler.
-- Announced for Friday's Smackdown: John Cena and Alberto Del Rio in an Arm Wrestling Challenge to continue hyping their World Title match at Survivor Series.
-- Announced for Wednesday's Main Event: A.J. Lee vs. Natalya for the Divas Title.
