Backstage Notes On Mixed Match Challenge, Randy Savage Costume On Pawn Stars, Shad Gaspard

– In some behind-the-scenes insight on WWE Mixed Match Challenge, most of the participants did not know who their partner would be before the video reveal.

This comes from Bryan Alvarez, who said in a post on the F4WOnline.com message board: “So the Facebook partner videos were mostly real. A few people like Naomi knew. Most did not. Most were only told that they were gonna shoot a video and their partner would be revealed and it would be a surprise. Best was Becky who thought it was a legit fan before he revealed himself as Sami Zayn.”

Alvarez also noted that WWE creative writer Ryan Ward is heavily involved with the mixed tag match tournament, unlike Vince McMahon and WWE’s Executive Vice President of Television Production, Kevin Dunn.

WWE Mixed Match Challenge premieres this Tuesday night at 10 ET/7 PT, exclusively on Facebook Watch.

REJOICE!!! #SDLive's @BeckyLynchWWE and @SamiZayn will bring out the BEST in one another when they team up in the @WWE Mixed Match Challenge! #WWEMMC pic.twitter.com/PKAEByoaL8

— WWE (@WWE) January 9, 2018

– In this clip from a recent episode of Pawn Stars on History, Corey and Chum take a look at a Randy Savage wrestling costume signed by the “Macho Man” himself.

– Shad Gaspard celebrates his birthday on Saturday as the former WWE Superstar turns 37 years old.