Rey Mysterio and Alberto El Patron Backstage WWE Talk, SmackDown Twitter Ratings, Edge and Christian

– WWE SmackDown ranked #2 among non-sporting events for the night in Nielsen’s Twitter TV ratings, behind Big Brother. SmackDown had a unique audience of 540,000, which represents the number of Twitter accounts that commented on the show. This is down from last week’s 651,000. SmackDown had total impressions of 1.882 million, which represents the number of times the show was tweeted about. This is down from last week’s 2.309 million.

– Regarding speculation on Rey Mysterio returning to WWE, The Wrestling Observer Newsletter notes that both Mysterio and Alberto El Patron (Alberto Del Rio) aren’t looking to return unless they can get a reduced schedule as they’re doing very well working when they want to for independent promotions.

– As noted, Steve Austin will interview Edge and Christian on the WWE Network after Monday’s RAW in Baltimore. Christian is asking fans to submit their questions with the Twitter hashtag #StoneColdPodcast:

Peeps if u have questions @EdgeRatedR & I want 2 answer them.Tweet questions using #StoneColdPodcast.. They may make the show! @WWENetwork

— Christian (@Christian4Peeps) September 4, 2015

Jay Lethal to WWE?, Big News on Luke Harper, WWE Changes Brock Lesnar Plans, WWE Asks Top Star to Slow It Down, WWE Star Ribbed for His Look, Backstage News on Vince and WWE NOC, Must See New Becky and Paige and Lana Photos, Lots of New GIFs & Exclusive Posts, More