A great ending to a so-so Raw. Here are my quick thoughts:
- Great to see Austin back. He's still majorly over. Nothing special said in this intro, but nothing needed to be.
- Cena vs. Big Show was pretty much a DUD. Is it just me or has Cena actually been made to look weak lately? Batista's interference was predictable. I still can't get excited about this feud.
- Austin and HBK convo was cool. I love when they bring up the past. Made me wish we could have seen Austin vs. Michaels II. Oh well. Classic Austin fake laughing with Jericho. Loved this segment.
- Clearly the HBK/Jericho match was not going to be on the level of their past matches. This was actually pretty bland as far as their match ups go, but the point was to give heel heat to Jericho which he achieved by bailing on the match and set-up Edge to come in and get revenge for what happened on Smackdown.
- Why must it be Evan Bourne who gets annihilated by Sheamus? On one hand they want you to believe that Bourne, as a Money-in-the-Bank competitor is a legitimate contender to receive a title shot, but on the other hand is treated like a jobber every other week. I don't understand. I get that they want to make Sheamus look strong, but why not put him in a match with an actual jobber? At least someone who won't be featured in a marquee Wrestlemania Match.
- Orton vs. HHH was completely predictable with Legacy and Sheamus all doing run-ins. Crowd actually seemed confused since Orton has been developing towards a face turn. I like that they are teaming him with HHH next week. He should be full-fledged face by the RAW after Wrestlemania.
- Nothing bothers me more than watching Batista destroy a great wrestler like Kofi Kingston. Again, how about an actual jobber here? What did Kofi do to deserve this? And why isn't Kofi in Money-in-the-Bank??
- The last segment really saved the show. Bret smiling throughout was great. Classic Austin bossing Vince around. I figured Hart would reveal himself to be healthy at Wrestlemania, so it was definitely a shock to me to see him remove the cast. I think it's the right move to make it a no-holds barred fight instead of a wrestleing match. The no-rules stipulation will help hide any deficiencies that we know Vince has and that Bret might have. And we finally get Stu Hart in the Hall of Fame. It's about time. The list of wrestlers he's influenced is endless. The only thing I thought might have happened that didn't was Austin announcing himself as the guest referee, but when they made the no-holds barred stip, that didn't make much sense. Great segment. The build has been really well done and I believe the crowd is more behind it than ever.
A disappointing RAW overall considering the hype with Austin coming back. It certainly was not his fault though. Aside from the Vince/Bret match, I think the best matches at Wrestlemania are coming from Smackdown.
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