The WWE Monday Night Raw ratings for this week are in and it does not look good as this week's episode from Chicago, Illinois only has an average of 3.28 million viewers for all three hours, per Cage Side Seats. The hourly breakdown of the show looks even bad as the first hour registered a respectable 3.58 million viewers, and then dropped to 3.25 million in the second hour before closing the show on a very low 3.08 million.

According to the same report, it is close to a disaster as it is near the three million viewer mark, which could prompt more panic for Vince McMahon and the WWE. The booking team promoted Kane, of all superstars, during this week's episode in a Lumberjack Match against WWE World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins.

It simply backfired as it is against the MLB Playoffs and the ever strong ratings of NFL's Monday Night Football. With the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view less than two weeks away, and one more Raw before the event, the WWE brought out the big guns as they announced that The Undertaker, Brock Lesnar, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels will appear on the Oct. 19 episode of Raw in Dallas, Texas, as reported by What Culture.

But Inquisitr reports that based on last Monday's episode, Stone Cold is no longer appearing on Oct. 19. The official Twitter account of the WWE posted a preview for next week, which did not feature the "Texas Rattlesnake." However, he is still advertised for the show on the WWE.com, but it is subject to changes.

Steve Austin probably won't make an appearance on the show itself but will be in the backstage preparing for the "Stone Cold Podcast." His guest will be "The Beast" Brock Lesnar, who will promote Hell in a Cell and a possible tease or promo that may lead to a rumored match between the two superstars at WrestleMania 32, per The Wrestling Observer via Cage Side Seats.

Austin quickly dismissed the rumors on Twitter, saying, "You can take my name off the rumor mill as a Brock Lesnar opponent at WM32. Bullshit reporting." When a fan asked why he won't be appearing at Raw, the WWE Hall of Famer replied on Twitter, "I'm doing the podcast. I was never scheduled to do Raw. Once again, bad information."

Now, with Stone Cold appearing after Raw, the only question remaining is what does the other legends role will be at next week's episode. What Culture provided additional questions for the episode like, Will Shawn Michaels get involved with the Undertaker-Lesnar feud? What will be Ric Flair's role?