Some thoughts on last night’s Raw:

A couple of surprising results highlighted an entertaining show, as Raw’s top two babyfaces -- John Cena and Bobby Lashley -- were both pinned. In the process, WWE did a nice job of rehabilitating the credibility of Carlito and Mr. Kennedy.

I’ve thought for a while that Carlito was too talented to be languishing in mid-card status, and last night he was put in a prime position on the show. He not only opened the program by engaging in a verbal confrontation with Cena, but he also got to wrestle the champ in the main event. Everyone knew Randy Orton, who was seated at ringside, was going to get involved in the match (he distracted Cena, allowing Carlito to win with the backstabber), but I didn’t think that Cena would actually be pinned -- especially without Orton hitting an RKO on him. Of course, the main purpose of the match was to further the feud between Cena and Orton, but hopefully it also was the start of a renewed push for Carlito.

I was more surprised that Kennedy pinned Lashley, and the fact that he did so without a run-in or using a foreign object was even more of a shock. It was a much-needed win for Kennedy, who seemed to be losing momentum since moving over to Raw. It looks like Lashley will be off television for a while, as wwe.com reported after the show that he might have suffered a torn rotator cuff. I’m not sure if that’s a legit injury or a story-line injury, but Lashley appears to be headed for the disabled list for something. ...

Cena was tremendous on the microphone during the opening segment with Carlito and Kennedy. It was almost Rock-like. I know some will find that statement blasphemous, but I did say almost. ...

To show that even the best aren’t perfect, Jim Ross consistently referred to Beth Phoenix as Jillian Hall and vice versa during the six-women tag match. At one point, Jerry Lawler referred to "Jillian" right after Ross misidentified her, but J.R. didn’t pick up on it. Couldn’t someone in Ross’ headset have clued him in? ...

I think Santino Marella is a hoot. Cryme Tyme, on the other hand, not so much.