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While I was watching I did think the main event for the episode was going to be a one-on-one match between Rollins and Orton because I do believe WWE to be dumb enough to blow their load before Wrestlemania. So I was surprised in a positive way when the entire Authority showed up to fight Orton, of course I didn't

It doesn't help that wrestling fully embraced Limp Bizkit and other nu-metal artists during the Attitude era.

Kalisto does have a lot of star potential. Really Sin Cara is holding him back with his infamy as a botcher and just the disaster that was creating the Sin Cara character. Although I think if him and Sin Cara did more promos they can display a fun Jay & Silent Bob rapport. I just hope he gets to show more of his own

The Lucha Dragons may be better than Blake & Murphy (Sin Cara's botches notwithstanding) but I really like the story of B&M going from jobbers to champions within a month because they're actually pretty good. I like this gimmick of two generic vanilla looking guys moving up really fast and it baffling everyone else so

Taker vs. Sting would be a cool dream match for fans but there isn't much story reason why those two would face each other.

First open with three NXT matches in the second hour of the pre-show, the idea being that the competitors would have a main roster debut relatively soon after.

I feel like the battle for the IC title is just WWE experimenting with surreal comedy. The commentators not even paying attention to the match and instead having a talk about potatoes straight out of Home Movies, the wrestlers snatching the title belt from each other like it's an Indiana Jones macguffin, and JBL of

Kaiju Big Battel should have been on tv a long time ago.

My idea for Sasha's debut is that she'd come in, beat the Bellas, and forms a stable where she forces them and other defeated opponents to join (after the BFFs and Team BAE I like the idea of it being called SWAG where the S stands for Sasha's). This would give a more threatening heel force for faces like Paige.

Cena has moments where he shines for me. I ironically like it when he does goofy stuff like sing "Let It Go" or say "Baloney fudge and mustard!" because in conjunction with his "serious" moments he just comes off as a big doofus. I do actual like when he shows self-awareness like when he posed with the We Hate Cena

Overall an alright Raw. Decent matches. Great promos from Bray Wyatt and Paul Heyman. The return of AJ and her alliance with Paige has interesting potential for the women's division so long as they actual let them build a story (which they may or may not). The Intercontinental Championship may be a joke now but at

I thought CM Punk chants now just mean "We don't care about any of these guys!"

"CM PUNK! CM PUNK! CM PUNK!"

I loved when Big Show turned heel only for The Authority to lose that match.

That guy's strong as he is quick, he's going to be a favorite in NXT. Now as for main roster stardom again we're hoping for the utopian post-Vince era because he'll only make him into another generic big black guy.

I guess the homogenized look of WWE's female wrestlers is due to them hiring models and turning them into wrestlers for a while. But yeah I could not see Kharma coming back and being booked against one of the medium built divas. I support Charlotte being called up because while she's conventionally attractive she also

They need to either change him into a stoic man of few words whose actions speak for him type or they need to give him a manager to talk for him. Maybe The Rock could work as his manager as long as he keeps it to "I'm supporting my cousin" levels and not "My cousin is the best" egregiousness like at the Royal Rumble.

John Cena got kicked in the balls so that was fun.

The Big Swing is really dumb move. It just ends with the person being lightly dropped and it doesn't look very painful. If they had enough room to properly toss someone like it's Super Mario 64 it would look better.

And that's why I'm super scared of Bayley being called up because they'll just treat her as a joke character despite her having proven ring skill along with a fun gimmick. And Sasha Banks can be easily fucked up as a Bellas wannabe.