WWE: Vince McMahon Reportedly was at RAW, Date for King & Queen of the Ring 2023, A&E WWE Ratings

Vince McMahon Reportedly Was in Attendance Backstage at Monday’s RAW Show

WWE Executive Chairman Vince McMahon reportedly was in attendance backstage during Monday’s RAW show in Boston, Massachusetts, according to the Wrestling Observer and Fightful Select.

The Wrestling Observer’s Dave Meltzer reported that his sources stated that McMahon was seen backstage during Monday’s show. In a follow-up report, Meltzer reported that the reason for McMahon’s attendance was to visit John Cena. McMahon reportedly was not running the show backstage.

Fightful’s Sean Ross Sapp reported that his sources confirmed that McMahon was backstage and that talent were not told beforehand that McMahon would be making an appearance. Talent spoken to reportedly stated that McMahon “looked different” compared to the last time he was seen backstage. One talent spoken to reportedly stated that McMahon was seen wearing a mustache.

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WWE Announces Date & Location for King & Queen of the Ring 2023

WWE recently confirmed the reports and rumors that this year’s King & Queen of the Ring event will be taking place on May 27th in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Official press release:

WWE^® TO RETURN TO JEDDAH FOR WWE KING AND QUEEN OF THE RING AT THE JEDDAH SUPERDOME ON SATURDAY, MAY 27

JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA and STAMFORD, Conn., March 6, 2023 – The General Entertainment Authority, in cooperation with WWE, has announced that WWE King and Queen Of The Ring will be held at the Jeddah Superdome, the world’s largest pillarless Superdome, on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

WWE King and Queen Of The Ring is happening in Jeddah, alongside a host of additional exciting events happening in Jeddah throughout the year.

This marks the first King Of The Ring Premium Live Event to be held since 2015 and the first crowning of a Queen since the inaugural Queen’s Crown Tournament which took place at WWE Crown Jewel in Riyadh in 2021.

More details on WWE King and Queen Of The Ring will be announced in the coming weeks.

This will be the first time that WWE will be holding a King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring tournaments since 2021.

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A&E WWE Programming Ratings – March 5, 2023

This past Sunday’s Biography: WWE Legends drew 481,000 viewers on A&E. This episode also drew a 0.14 rating in the 18-49 demographic and a #20 ranking in the key demographic rankings. This was up compared to last week’s 453,000 viewers and 0.12 key demographic rating. This episode focused on WWE Hall of Famer Chyna.

This past Sunday’s WWE Rivals drew 387,000 viewers on A&E. This episode also drew a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demographic and a #27 ranking in the key demographic rankings. This was down compared to last week’s 421,000 viewers. This episode focused on the famous The Rock vs. John Cena feud.

More Sunday ratings: ShowBuzz Daily