The Big News: The Royal Rumble match itself is the primary focus of WWE’s Royal Rumble PPV build this year and Bret Hart will return next week on Raw.

Show Analysis:

DX spoke to each other and the crowd to start the show. HHH wanted to know where the leprechaun was. Shawn Michaels said he sent Hornswoggle home because this was serious business. Hooray! Michaels talked about how important winning the Royal Rumble is to him. HHH said it is important to him too. He knows Michaels wants Undertaker, but he wants a title shot. HHH said…

A legendary comedy duo will be hosting the Monday Night Raw on March 1 in Oklahoma City.

The Big News: The road to WrestleMania is underway, with Vince McMahon vs. Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels vs. Undertaker taking center stage.

Show Analysis:

Raw started with a tremendous opening segment. First, Vince McMahon came out. He said that life is about decisions, and that he made the decisions to let Bret Hart return, to kick Bret, and to never let Bret return again. He said that the fans want to remember Bret as he was, not how he is. Vince said that Bret is a broken down horse that needs to be put down, and it is Vince’s job to put him…

WWE’s return to the Civic Center in Amarillo, Texas has been moved – details.

So then, Monday, January 4th 2010 – the much hyped reincarnation of the famed “Monday Night Wars”. At least according to some. Much ado about nothing, I say.

January 4th was the night on which TNA fired a shot, made their intentions known and stated that they were truly serious about stepping up a notch. Meanwhile, the office in Stamford simply shrugged their shoulders. Perhaps they were right to do so, given that the ratings were in the 3.6 range to TNA’s 1.5.

But they were not right from the perspective that they believe it’s acceptable at any time to be sitting back and taking it easy…

The Big News: If you want a quick explanation of what has gone wrong with WWE over the past decade, watch the way the company booked Mike Tyson in 1998 and then how they booked Tyson in 2010.

The Big News: On a night when TNA pulled out all the stops, WWE was content to stand with a pat hand.

Show Analysis:

Bret Hart came out to start the show. His entrance music was remixed and I kind of wish they’d just kept the old music. Bret looked old and not in particularly good shape. Bret said that he wanted to come back to WWE previously but Vince always said no. He said he was grateful to talk to the “WWE Universe.”

He thanked the fans and said he owes everything to the “WWE Universe”…

WWE Women’s Champion Melina is stripped of her title due to injury.

Ahead of Bret Hart’s WWE return, watch the ‘Wrestling With Shadows’ documentary that was filmed at the time of the 1997 Survivor Series PPV.

Garrett Kidney previews tonight’s live edition of TNA Impact featuring the debut of Hulk Hogan and plenty more.

James Roday and Dule Hill from hit USA series “Psyche” will host WWE Monday Night Raw later this month.

The Big News: It’s too late to apologize for Raw the last two weeks, but thankfully WWE delivered a better show this week.

After announcing that Mike Tyson would host Monday Night Raw on January 11, WWE last night removed Tyson’s name from their list of upcoming guest hosts at WWE.com.