Former IC Champion Returns From Injury Next Week

Out since February, Wade Barrett is returing to the WWE when they go on tour in Tokyo. Barrett separated his shoulder while catching Dolph Ziggler during the Royal Rumble match in January. Since he was away, this gave time for Wade to shoot a movie by WWE Films called "Dead Man Down."

He has not been announced for a match yet, but is expected to work with the main event talent on the tour. It was heavily rumored that Wade Barrett was in line for a monster push before getting injured, possibly being the favorite to win Money in the Bank. Barrett will return and work on both shows, but tour with the Smackdown brand. Expect a new look as well, as Wade was sporting a thick beard when he signed autographs at FCW last week.

Major Angle Involving AJ & The Rock Scrapped

After AJ Lee was named General Manager of RAW last week on the 1,000th RAW, her first act in the position was to grant Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson a WWE Championship Match at the Royal Rumble. The angle, however, was nixed due to time constraints and Johnson announced that he would face whoever the WWE Champion is at the pay-per-view event.

WWE plans to downplay Johnson's upcoming title shot until after the Survivor Series on November 18 as to not draw attention away from any of the other shows they have to promote in the meantime. Officials also want Royal Rumble, which takes place in Phoenix, Arizona, to be sold out by November.

Major Match Involving The Rock Set For WWE's 2013 Royal Rumble PPV

It was announced during Raw 1,000 tonight that whoever is the WWE Champion at the 2013 Royal Rumble will face The Rock one-on-one for the WWE Title that night at the PPV.

The Very Latest on Kharma's Status WIth WWE

According to The Wrestling Observer, all signs point to Kharma, real name Kia Stevens, being done with WWE.

Stevens signed with WWE back in December of 2010, and made her official TV debut on May 1, 2011. She was then removed from TV when she revealed that she was pregnant, however she later publicly stated that she lost the child. The last time Stevens was seen on WWE TV was during a surprise appearance in this year's Royal Rumble match.

Neither Stevens nor WWE has officially announced that she is done with the company, however there are some within TNA that didn't believe WWE would sign her due to what they described as a "high emotional risk." Stevens' profile has been moved to the Alumni section of WWE.com, and Stevens has stated on Twitter that she is not taking bookings at this time.