Rumble plans changed, 205 Live injury, title match set for SD, cruiser team update, MITB '17 set, Foley on surgery, Show hoax shot down, WWE tries to shut down CTE lawsuit, Raw audience, Raw live event notes, another 2017 Raw set, and Questions on Atlas Security, Smackdown's huge announce team, Y2J's Roadblock actions, PPVs not being special anymore, and Rusev vs. Enzo

The Undertaker was discussed as AJ Styles' opponent at Royal Rumble, but things went in a different direction. I think there's a good chance Taker is in the Rumble to set up Cena/Taker at WM33. I'll be very surprised if Taker's not in action that night after the whole "I'm back" promo.

John Yurnet/Mr. 450 blew his knee out during his match on 205 Live. Once he gets that taken care of, it's possible he's in the mix on that show again. Or he could be in the 2017 CWC!

The Miz vs. Dean Ambrose for the IC Championship will happen on the next Smackdown.

The Bollywood Boyz will remain in NXT for a time before appearing on 205 Live again. The feeling was they need more preparation for that stage. I'm surprised Vince is letting so many people who haven't spent much time in WWE work the main roster in the first place.

The 2017 MITB event will be on June 18 in St. Louis. I assume we're in for both brands getting their own ladder match for a briefcase that night. We'll see.

Mick Foley talked about undergoing hip replacement surgery. Sounds like he's in a pretty tough spot. I hope he's able to get things straightened out, for the sake of his future health. That's more important than his role as a wrestling personality.

Big Show was erroneously reported as having passed away. 2016 is the year of fake news. I don't look forward to where the trend goes from here.

- Big Show is on the current Raw live event loop, KOing Bo Dallas after Bo asked for another opponent following being on the losing end of 10-man tag matches.

WWE once more buried the big CTE lawsuit against them and called for sanctions against the attorneys filing it. They also buried the addition of a lawsuit by Ashley Massaro alleging she was sexual assaulted for being false and unrelated to the CTE lawsuit. Vince McMahon may or may not have said the lawsuit has "no chance in hell."

Raw's audience this week was 2.86 million. Down from last week, and not a strong number. Hopefully they rebound for Mania season, because the response to Raw is tepid right now.

Liv Morgan is working Raw live events as a face as part of a six-woman tag affair. So, she could be joining the main roster before too much longer. I don't think there's any relation with Emmalina's lack of a debut, but it's possible they're linked somehow.

Curtis Axel is back to his Axelmania gimmick, doing signature Hulk Hogan spots on live events. So, WWE has softened is stance toward Hulk enough to give that another shot.

Raw will come to Brooklyn on March 20. They hit that market a good deal.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. It's not a bad idea for WWE to have a regular, trained security team instead of relying on locals. I mean, look how many of them get beat up trying to separate superstars from fighting!

2. My thought is WWE thinks they're grooming Phillips, Otunga, and Mauro by having them all work with the veteran JBL at once. It's definitely maddening.

3. It was all part of Y2J's master plan! This way Owens won the match, too. I expect we're headed to Owens vs. Y2J at WM33 and this will be part of the build to that.

4. That's the problem with how much time WWE has to fill these days. There are only a few special events these days because so many people interact/wrestle so much, there's nothing left for the PPV itself!

5. That mean bully Rusev is picking on lovable Enzo! Hopefully Cass straightens him out.

More wrestling tomorrow.