Who did Melina p*ss off? Now she's on the Gail Kim plan. They get 5 seconds on screen giggling for the stupid guest star. What a waste.

And I know they were trying to build some drama with Cena and Nexus, but it dragged a little too much at times. Made me check in on the football game, and I'm probably not the only one.

I LOL'ed at the line about Mark Henry's kid. Keep up the good work.

The Cena/Nexus angle reminds me of the Mysterio/LWO angle back in WCW it's been done.

"I don’t know why Goldust would want a meaningless belt, but I am glad that he’s in a program. He has gotten himself into really good shape and done an excellent job in an enhancement role. …"

Um..cause it's made of GOLD.

RESPONSE FROM KE: Yeah, that's pretty silly, but then again, so is the Goldust character, so I guess it works.

Can you say setup for Cena to break up the Nexus and get the title back.

Wow! The new story line with John Cena and Nexus has made me a fan again. I hope the WWE going all the way with this and has Cena turn heel. That would be great and then heel Cena and heel Barret can have a long power struggle over the nexus while Cena feuds with Orton and established Orton as the top baby face. Kind of like the short lived HHH and Austin heel dual, just better written and drawn out. As for Daniel Bryan, what the hell was that. Atleast have Shamus use a chair or cheat to beat the snot out of him. But the fact that Shamus beat Bryan with his hand or should i say knees, it made him look so weak after he looked so strong the night before. Hopefully they feud and Bryan gets his revenge. Of course if they do feud, that means the Shamus can become US Champion. I would like to see Bryan hold the belt for sometime and have some memorable feuds and matches defending that title to get him over as a top baby face. I wonder how accurate the reports are that Orton does not like playing a face and would prefer to be a heel. It looks like Edge is face again, which doesn't surprise me because he has been getting more crowd support each and every week. He is just one of those guys that has had so many great feuds, matches, promos, story lines that he can insult your momma in font of your face, sleep with her, and you would still like him and find the whole situation entertaining. Its funny how when the WWE forced face Edge down the fans throats, it didn't completely work. The spear chants didn't completely catch on. Now that Edge is being Edge as we know him, the fans love it and love chanting and seeing him spear. Hopefully he can have a cross show feud with the MIZ. By the way, Miz has great style. I never liked the WWE superstars wearing suits, but he sure knows how to put himself together. I haven't been this impressed with WWE fashion since Batista's last 3 months where he just looked so dam cool.

Melina posted on Twitter about how she was upset that the Women's Title was gone and was going to be called the Diva's Title. I think she's being punished for that.

I was in the Wichita RAW crowd. Were we supposed to be booing John Cena? I don't think any of us knew that.. But why would we boo Cena? He's still a good guy and it's not his fault that he lost.

If we were supposed to be mad at John Cena, I'm sure we would have turned against him. We were just cheering faces and booing heels. Nothing crazy.

RESPONSE FROM KE: I agree with you. It's like WWE expected the audience to react a certain way, and even when it didn't, WWE still had Cole say that it did.

I'm going to say that Cena is going to find I way to end the Nexus when he is in there. Cena is going to get in there heads.

Are you joking about Goldust? It seems pretty obvious to me why a 'freak' like Goldust, who adorns himself in a golden attire would have a fascination with diamond encrusted GOLDEN belt. I'm so glad I dvr'd raw, it meant i could just fast forward the Laycool tag match. That's the second week in a row i've found myself fast forwarding them with mic's. I swear, if Cena doesn't turn heel i'm gonna stop watching (emptiest threat ever btw).

Since Cena is the biggest draw, wouldn't turning him be suicide? Interesting, I admit.
But I can't think of a big enough Face to take his place as the kids' favourite, with the possible exception of Big Show.

Dang, Cole was all over during his segment. It took a decade long journey for us to see that heel side of him

I imagine Goldust wants the belt because of his obsession with gold, but that was probably lost on most fans, also his interactions with the belt weren't very PG haha.

Kevin,

That last remark about the giant hand just made me spit out my coffee laughing. I completely forgotten about Mark Henry and Mae Young's "love child." FUNNY!

OF COURSE Daniel Bryan's gonna look for retribution next week on Sheamus. That has the potential of being a great slobberknocker of a program. Speaking of slobberknocker, I totally dug Edge's "I'd rather listen to a recording of JR than a live Michael Cole" remark.

Glad to see Goldust getting into a feud with Dibiase. Maybe he'll bring along Aksana with him and then we'll see a Maryse promo in French versus an Aksana promo in Lithuanian. Okay, maybe that's not a good idea.

Why the criticism on Cena not yet donning the black & gold Nexus shirt? I think the WWE will approach this gradually, so when Cena eventually makes a full-fledge heel turn, his apparel will also reflect that. It makes sense that he's still wearing his purple and yellow, since his fans then have a glimmer of hope that he's still a face.

Is it just me or is Edge on the TNA face/heel turn every other week plan. he certainly has come of baby face ish the last 2 weeks.

The Nexus will reform under Otunga and Harris and Mcgullicutty will join them is my guess. Barrett will be broken off probably by the Nexus turning on him as he is the true A lister of the group. Cena will make the save and Barrett will go it alone. It will take about a month to playout maybe until Survivor Series.

I doubt that Daniel Bryan will get revenge on Sheamus. The WWE keeps a strong line between the mid-card and the main event scenes, and it doesn't do them any favors at all.

Here's what I think happens at Bragging Rights.

Barrett beats Orton for the WWE championship. The Miz cashes in Money in the Bank and beats Barrett for the belt. After The Miz wins then Cena attacks him. The Miz turns face and Cena turns heel. A double turn a la Stone Cold Steve Austin and Bret Hart at Wrestlemania XIII.

For someone who thinks Sheamus brings so little to the table you sure do talk about him a lot. BTW, I would look forward to seeing a program between Sheamus and Daniel Bryan. I see Match of the Year possibilities with them.

RESPONSE FROM KE: How can I not talk about Sheamus? He's in the main event picture constantly. I can't act as if he doesn't exist.

LOL @ the Hand joke

Also I went to the 900th raw and the dark match was Goldust vs Ted Dibiase (might have been on Superstars). The match was awsome and I would call it a match of the year candidate if it was on actual tv.

Im very happy to see Goldy in a program again!

Listen here kevin i dont know who you think you are but no one under no circumstances picks fun of my favorite wrestler.he is not weak.the deal john cena and wade was that if cena lost hell in the cell he would have to join the nexus and become a member of nexus.yes edge breaking the computer was funny but stiil that does not give you the right to pick of john cena.so you need to start blogging the truth okay?i watch john cena every monday night.Me and my middle sister both watch them.

i think that this is totally gay that cena has to join the nexus or be fired from it and im sorry but who ever is talking from the computer is stupid sorry but thats what i think i love raw and john cena i am a big f-f-f-fan but still its not right thanks.

The Raw show did not live up to the hype i started flipping channels as well i did think it was interesting seeing the Nexus feud with each other it sounds Wade Barret 's ego might be the demise of the Nexus not Cena

I thought it was a real positive sign that John Morrison was the last face in the Battle Royal since Cena is "conflicted". His elimination was weird though.

i love cena but i think that is unfair towards him due to the interference on paper view He should be given a chance.

I would love to have seen Cena throw Wade over the top rope, grab the mike and tell the Raw GM to "Fire Me" and then walk off. Then have the Gm fire him only to have a new wrestler (masked) start appearing next week with a attitude to rid the WWE of his Nexus who forced his idol Cena to be fired.

nxt cant win a match one on one. they need help to win.i could beat nxt. and every one is sick of it. im ready to stop watching wwe.

Hey Kev don't you remember they the guys from Hot Tub Time machine a few months back thats not pg movie i think wants they hit 10:00 WWE goes PG 13 .

I thought this Raw was weak. Cena taking orders from Barrett, and being conflicted in doing so, is just another rerun from the JBL-HBK angle. And, it goes against the "character" which Cena has played for so long. What would have made it interesting is to have Cena say something like "self-respect" is more important, and proceed to get himself fired. Then, he should say something like "I may be fired, but you haven't seen the last of me." Cena could do a throwback to the Austin "anti-establishment" era, and we could see him showing up in the front row after buying a ticket, showing up in a match as "Uvalde Slim," and so on. I think fans would tune in just to see what Cena had planned for the next week.

As it is, the writing has become stagnant and predictable. Who didn't see Barrett and Cena as the last two participants in the ring? Who didn't see Cena eliminating himself?

Ok, some things to consider...I think you, me and the entire wrestling world would go nuts for a FINALLY Cena heel turn. My problem is that as a buisness standpoint, Vince isnt gonna let that happen. Look at the promo they ram for the Make A Wish Foundation, and they said Cena is the #1 request. There is no way the WWE is gonna loose that. And unfortunetly, Cena is the #1 face, if he turns heel, who would it be? Not Orton, I dont see him as the face of the company. Who else then??

And as to why Cena wasnt in NEXUS gear, Christmas is coming, and WWE needs to promote Cena merchandise so the kiddies will ask Santa for them. If Cena isnt wearing the shirt, kids wont want them, then WWE looses $$.

So for those reasons, Cena (unfortunetly) stays face FOREVER.

Eck, I think you may get your Edge-Miz program at Bragging Rights. I predict we'll see a Smackdown vs. Raw team match with Edge and Miz as the captains.

RESPONSE FROM KE: I think you may be right about that, but I'd rather see a singles program.

"...and remain a hero to all the little kids and women in the “WWE Universe?”"

Woah, Kevin, there ya go hitting a sore spot. Yeah, Cena's good to look at, but he's not a hero to this woman. Honestly, I've been telling a co-worker for months how much of a great talent Wade Barrett was and I'm happy that he's getting a big time push. The dude can wrestle and has decent mic skills, but if he's not given great material to work with, he won't work.

I didn't watch RAW last week and was shocked that WWE writers allowed Edge's "wound" to be shown again, especially with them so much focusing on "family." And did I spot a piece of his skin/blood stuck in the computer's keyboard?

Love that Goldust is getting a push, he deserves so much more than being an "extra" and an NXT coach. But hasn't he had a similar story in the WWE back in the mid-90s?

I hate (hate!) Michael Cole's heel persona, but I did enjoy his "Cole Miners" line.

I change the channel whenever Michelle McCool is on the screen. And since the women's division has revolved around her lately, that means I change the channel whenever a woman is in the ring. I'm sure I'm not the only one. I don't care who she's married to, doesn't WWE realize that their ratings slip when she's on the screen? The IWC might not like how strongly HHH is booked, but at least he delivers the goods and gets a huge crowd reaction.

Good line about the hand, Kevin.

A few thoughts Kev.

Firstly, what are your thoughts on Tarver, Sheffield and Young being out of the Nexus? With the exception of Cena, do you see them being as strong as the initially were, with the inclusion of Husky Harris and Michael McGillicuty?

Secondly, do you think Sheffield will return? I thought he was one of the stonger members of the Nexus.

Thirdly, is it just me or does Justin Gabriel seem to be the pushed more that the other members (except Barrett of course)?

Finally, i can see a situation where, Orton-Barrett is a no-contest/Orton retains somehow at Bragging Rights. Nexus then wrestle against Orton's team at Survivor Series, where Cena begins to show more heal tendancies, and he and Barrett are the Survivors and pick up the win. At the final pay-per-view of the year (is it still Armageddon?) Barrett defeats Orton as Cena costs him the title and becomes a fully-fledged heel. Then Orton wins the Royal Rumble and challenges Barrett at No Way Out, where he is victorious. Cena also wins the World Title at No Way Out (haven't worked out how he does so yet). This leaves Cena (heel) vs Orton (face) at Wrestlemania. Any thoughts? Great Blogging Kev.

I thought Cole was hilarious when he said "my Cole miners love when I say that". I'm guessing at bragging rights Edge will head team Smackdown and Miz will head team Raw.

I want to see John Cena pull a Sting.

That would be so sick if he went up to the rafers, and every now and then came down and beat the hell out of Nexus with the baseball bat.

Of course after the whole Owen Heart thing, WWE probably dosnt do the zip line gig anymore.

Also WWE is a David Arquette title reighn away from being WCW.

And the fact that they always have someone like Johnny Knoxville, Chad Johnson, or Jeremy Piven hanging out . . . E

Its only a matter of time.

I am a big fan of John Cena and
WWe trap him from the begining. Iam sure John cena will find a way to get out of Nexus. Nexus is sucks and people should stop watching nexus and stop going to watch wrestling anymore then WWE GM who ever he is fired him.

Are we ever going to find out what Darren Young's deal was a couple of weeks ago when he interupted the Orton/Barett fight? We were teased with something and then it seems like the storyline stalled with that.

HOW DOES GOLDUST AND CODY RHODES SHARE ANY DNA? CODY WAS ADOPTED, RIGHT? THAT FATHER IS A BIG TUB OF LARD-WHAT WOMAN (2 NO LESS) WOULD HAVE HIS CHILD?

CENA: I AM CONFUSED OVER THE NEXUS-I AM THINKING HE NEEDS TO GO ON PROMO TOUR FOR MOVIE AND HE WILL "QUIT" WWE FOR A SPELL -HE CANNOT RISK FANS WITH THE HEEL STORYLINE -HIS OBVIOUS HATRED AND UPSTANDING CITIZEN ATTITUDE NEED TO BE PLAYED UP AND BEING A HEEL WILL DESTROY HIS CREDIBILITY...SOME OF THEM CAN GO FROM HEEL TO HERO BUT CENA HAS TO STAY ON TRACK OR HE WILL NEVER REGAIN FANS.....

did anyone not that Daniel Bryans name plate thing was hanging off wen it came back from commercial break and he was being introduced? i thot that was kinda funny and a tad disrespectful how he jobbed to sheamus and hes the US champion

I hope the WWE doesn't pull a TNA with the Goldust/DiBiase fued. I don't want to see the Million Dollan Man and the American Dream in the ring again. I wouldn't mind seeing Terri get back in the ring though.

I thought they kept the original Cena gear on John to keep pushing those t-shirt sales, as others have alluded to here...but, if he has to follow Barrett's orders, can't Barrett "order" John to wear their colours? Why wouldn't the leader make that decision, when we all know that Cena's "pride" is on the line? That doesn't make sense.

Please let's never give LayCool microphones again...ever...E-E-e-e-e-verrrr!!! (a la Jericho- he is sorely missed already).

Can't believe the squash of Daniel Bryan...ridiculous. This is how we build our young talent coming off a huge PPV win? Did you notice, too, his nameplate was hanging off his title, half-broken? Between that and the "bronzed" tag titles that look like they belong on a Toys 'R Us shelf, the lack of respect/dignity/attention given to the undercard (stars of tomorrow) is appalling. If the company doesn't care, neither will the fans.

Ahh... Will WWE have the "testicular fortitude?"
The one expression from the attitude era I wish we could still have in the PG era....

I agree with you and hope Daniel Bryan makes Sheamus tap out next week.

Hilarious line at the end. Keep up the great work. I DVR Raw and it's hard not to come here and read your take first.

Regards Bryan jobbing to Sheamus, Charlie Haas wrote a venomous tweet, basically saying that it sucked. He went on to say that Michael Hayes must have written it, and that he thought that Hayes should retire.

"I wonder if we will find out on Smackdown Friday who Raw gets in the trade. CM Punk, perhaps? …"

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As a Punk mark, I hope not. If Edge got lost in the Raw shuffle, I doubt that his replacement will fare any better, especially when HHH returns.

I agree with PCH. All I could think of as I watched was, "We just saw this with HBK and JBL." I think Edge should have taken out more "stupid" stuff before he left Raw, though. I've missed the show for a few weeks and yikes, if my brain didn't hurt throughout the show. Linda needs to hurry up and win or hurry up and lose, but this stuff is weak and a retread to me.

does cena and nexus story;ine go the way of nwo black and white and nwo wolfpack

It's not so much that Goldust is getting a push. This thing is still about making DiBiase look good. They needed a veteran face that they could turn to. Goldust just happens to be that guy.

D Nelson,

They did that angle with Hogan on Smackdown! as Mr. America (Hogan in a rd/white/blue mask) when Hogan was fired by Vince.

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I liked Raw for the most part.

The writing was on the wall for Bryan when his name was falling off of the US Title before his match. Well, that and the fact that even Barry Horowitz had better theme music than his nonsense.

When Cena went off on Tarver and it looked like he outsmarted everyone, I was worried WWE got cold feet already. Then I was kind of cheering for Cena (which never happens) because Tarver is just awful. I mean he could be better down the line, but he needs a re-start.

I loved Edge's promo. His work with the Miz was awesoooooome. Bonus points for bashing Michael Cole. His Cole-Miners and "voice of the WWE" nonsense makes me hate him so bad I was wishing Mark Madden would leave his 3 readers in Pittsburgh and take his place.

I'm still confused though. So for years they hated the concept of Survivor Series and got rid of the traditional format to be like every other PPV. Flash forward years later and they put the Survivor Series concept in another pay per view as opposed to just waiting a month and doing the survivor matches at Survivor Series.

I'm new to this site but have to say WWE should try to make the matches as unpredictable as possible. It's boring seeing someone like Randy Orton RKO 3 guys in 10 seconds and not get hit. It's just cartoonish, like bugs bunny always making a fool of elmer fudd.
All these plot's and sub plot's were done during WWF era so it only makes the shows predictable and finally, lowering the PG rating is what is hurting it most; gone are the days when Stone Cold drove up in a zamboni and sprayed everyone in the ring with beer and NWO with the pure chaos they caused was the best ever gang.

Hey Kevin,
Now that NXT is off TV, are you going to continue posting your quick hits thoughts on the show?

RESPONSE FROM KE: I will this week but won't promise to do it every week.

CeNexus will lose viewers after will its been done again and again, just the names changed. And the definately need to bring back the attitude era.

nexus are cowards takes all of them to take down one wrestler. Before match Nexs #1 made plans before match. Hired Nexus #2 and they knock out Cena. This means Nexus touch Cena
Cena won.

Any chance of an Edge/Christian program on Smackdown?

I was shocked to hear Edge use a total non-PG line of calling someone a jack***. As to who he was traded for, I'm not going to spoil it for anyone, but unless he'll be revealed later in the future, it's not CM Punk. In regards to Cole's comment about the mixed reaction, I did notice fans cheering for Nexus and booing Cena in the opening segment. It might have been different later in the night, but it was definitely a mixed reaction at the beginning.

Another small detail that appears to have been overlooked is that Cena was supposedly incapacitated (knocked out cold with a foreign object) by Harris at the end of the ppv match with Barrett.

Yet, only a few days later, he's not only back in action, but one of the last two wrestlers standing in a 20 man battle royale. Perhaps we are to believe that Cena is extremely resiliant, but more likely there is something out of alignment with the storyline's continuity.

No need to squash Bryan like that. He's supposed to be a title belt holder, not a preliminary jobber. Whoever is booking should have the common sense to understand that.

Iam not sure i totaly agree with you on the cena issue,iam just not sure why the would do that.unless they think it will grow the crowd. I pesonally think it is a dumb story line.All it ism is a repeat of the nwo witch was cool at first,but lost its taste after awhile. What about heart dynasty shades of bret and owen hart back in the day. I think that if john cena does turn heel he will still have fans the problem with that is cena was forced to join nexus, and abey wade barrets commands. What would be A better storyline would be if john cena did turn heel and take the leading role in nexus and what the heck for laughs lets get a newDx together lets just say triple h and the rock lol. just kidding. The bottom line is turning john cena to a heel will probally lose ratings seeing that cena is the new face of wwe,But on that note lets make cena a little more aggresive in getting the belt back by any means nessesary. Inter rupting matches using cahirs and tables and put cena on a distructive path and let him have at it.

What I want from This Angle Is Cena to Turn Heel And The Faction To Go Anti-American and Anti-Government

It's a bit silly to have Cena intimidated by a threat to fire him - when he's so obviously the face of the WWE. If he doesn't turn heel, it doesn't make sense.

I also hope it's Punk who goes to Raw. Has he been in a serious match since Jeff Hardy left the WWE? The straight edge gimmick was fine, but keeping him in that role makes a clown of one of the WWE's few outstanding in-ring performers.

Kev - re: the Golddust wanting the belt and not either DiBiase or Maryse. Here's another side that I was thinking. Golddust is pretty much a transvestite/gender-bender with his blonde wig, robe, gold makeup, etc., I think you'll agree. Whatever you think of "him," I thought it was absolutely perfect that he didn't want either of them. That would've assigned him a gender and a 'preference.' Passing on both M and F, and only wanting the gold belt, I thought was excellent. Thoughts?

i was at raw this week there was no way cena was getting a mixed reation there were 3 kids to every adult then have of the adults were women who just love cena not cause hes a great wrestler with range but because he looks cute the other half of the adults were the men and probaly half of them rooted for cena cause it means there date might spend the night or they are just that dumb they dont get that cena is bad for wrestling he makes the wwe tons of money but what happens when he gets injured or leaves to be the next rock raw is so saturated with cena it makes most real wrestling fans turn it to mnf.... i dont watch cartoons because they are catered towards children and im starting to hate raw cause its cater towards children everything is so predictable and washed up used before story lines hopefully llinda loses her bid for office and cena decides to make 12 rounds 2 electric boogaloo so i dont have to see him and wrestling can get back to be Raw or i bid they change the name to Monday nite sometime slightly entertaining mostly not if your over 12

I have to say, I think this Raw was very entertaining. I didn't fast forward nearly as much as usual. While I could see the finish to the battle royal coming a mile away, I thought it was very compelling at the end and I can't stand Cena. I was actually feeling hatred for Barrett even though I know it is predetermined! Big kudos to WWE for a great Raw!

Was it me or did Raw just feel very different? I don't know what it was but it almost felt like something was new creatively or with the writing. I loved the comment from Edge on how he'd rather hear a recorded JR over a live Cole any day. Just a great show...I hope they keep it going.

In case you missed it, Jericho tweeted this the other night after the PPV: "So Cena is Nexus huh? Maybe he'll wipe that stupid smile off his face now. And enjoy ur win Randy O...revenge is a dish best served violent"

Never heard that Jericho and WWE reached a contract agreement, but hoping it's just a formality and Jericho will be back to get his revenge!

i hope cm punk isnt part of the trade for edge cuz i want to see them feud. straight edge superstar vs rated r superstar could be extremely entertaining. those are the 2 best on the mic in the wwe and they could have some classic and hilarious promos. also theyre both excellent workers and could have some classic matches.

That sucked on Monday that speech he had 2 give. I wont the old cena back ;(

How stupid does Vince McMahon really take us to be? Each time he threatens to "fire" one of his stars, they are back the next week or within a few weeks, so this GM's empty threat on Cena was a laugh in itself.
For those who think you are bashing Cena, you are not. You are calling it like you see it. Cena is a "milk and cookies" champion. Similar to what Hogan was in the mid 80s. But for a fan like me who really enjoyed wrestling during the attitude era thinks that those heroes are stale after awhile. Namely after 7 years. I personally would like to see the old John Cena. The doctor of thugonomics. The heel. But as with wishing that Beer Money were tag champs and that Batista goes to TNA, it just will not happen.
I really do not like reading that Cena is going to take down the nexus internally. Reminds me too much of Angle taking down the Alliance internally. That was a dumb finish and this will end up just as dumb. My opinion, let nexus stick around for awhile. You need a heel stable around and maybe cena can get rid of the purple shirts and wear the black again.

I have never been a fan of Michael Cole. When is JR (ever) coming back?

The thing about Michael Cole is that he does not have that it factort hat JR, Joey Styles, Jerry Lawler, Gorilla Monsoon, or Bobby Heenan have. He changes his alligences more than people change the piece of gum that they are chewing on. Its one thing to be a heel commentator but to be in the middle, thats not cool. Its like having Mike Adamle and Tazz for Raw. Not good at all.

I have never been a fan of Michael Cole. When is JR (ever) coming back?

The thing about Michael Cole is that he does not have that it factort hat JR, Joey Styles, Jerry Lawler, Gorilla Monsoon, or Bobby Heenan have. He changes his alligences more than people change the piece of gum that they are chewing on. Its one thing to be a heel commentator but to be in the middle, thats not cool. Its like having Mike Adamle and Tazz for Raw. Not good at all.

When is the GM going to reveal that he is not Johnny 5?

Speaking of Edge's quest, its not working. But its a good thing he is going to smackdown. Other than a possible reunion with Christian, he will be mighty busy with jack swagger. Speaking of Jack Swagger, why does he remind me of Christopher Nowinski?

Did I say anything about ignoring Sheamus?

RESPONSE FROM KE: You said for someone who doesn't think much of Sheamus I sure do talk about him a lot. and I said I have to talk about him because he's a main-eventer.

tHis is NOT FAIR at all for cena ... ahhhhh..... cena must "OBEY" wade barrete or he will be FIRED... OH PLEASE man ......

I kind of want Cena to do what Shawn Michaels did with Hogan a few years ago, or 'Taker last year, as in become heel for a few months to sell an angle and then turn face again, so that we can set up Cena vs 'Taker at Wrestlemania.

I might pay for that match if it is set up properly.

There has to be a balance between PG and going back to the Attitude Era.

Maybe some blood here and there. Some of the matches could have gone from excellent to classic, if the wrestlers were allowed to cut.

That said, as much as I have enjoyed introducing my kids to wrestling - it was fun explaining who Paul Bearer is and talking about Percy Pringle - if they revert to thongs and bongs, I won't watch it.

WWE has great talent on the rosters.

It's time for the writers to step up. If their bosses will let them.

It starts with Cena and Cole turning all the way.

Then, put a world title on a strong heel for a year. Wait, there's an idea . . .

And stop playing "Musical Belts."

Greatest RAW I've seen in ages!! More excited about a Cena storyline than I've been in years! I hope they DON'T turn him heel... no time soon anyway. I want to see the conflict, the angst and the slow burn! So far so awesome!

Speaking of which, Miz can do more in 5 seconds with one dumb catchphrase than most can do with 3 minutes of mic time-- and very stoked to see GOLDUST in a feud!

Aside from the hideous burial of Bryan and the Laycool mess, I loved it! Go RAW! Smackdown has really been falling off lately, too, so this is just in time.

Um, Kev if I wanted you to stop talking about Sheamus I would have said so. It just seems that when you do talk about him you go out of your way to slag him. I simply wish you were more respectful of his abilities and his achievements.

RESPONSE FROM KE: It may not come across, but I do respect his ability and his accomplishments. Personally, I just don't think he has shown the "it factor" that a guy in his spot should have. He's just not a guy I get excited about watching.

I love some of these comments. Makes me feel incredibly old.

First off they do need to bring back the cages,chairs,tables,blood,trash talking a** kicking backstage jumping interfering type of "WWF" cause WWE is a joke, this is entertainment not the type of Olympic crap were you roll around feeling up the other person, cruser weights need to come back to, and this two belt show with a unified tag team needs to be ditched, and edge needs to lose the Rated R gimmick or show he is Rated R(but won't happen on a pg show.).
I predict, a berrett win over Randy, and a Cena that does absolutely nothing but watch as miz takes the title from berrett, cause cena was not ordered to make sure the miz doesn't jump him, Nexus I see splitting or berrett just splitting off, he is a good talent and should be given the chance to hone his skills better, sheamus is good talent, may not think he is a "It Factor" but he is a great in ring performer with his ruthless aggression, Never have been a big cena fan, but i don't see them turning there number one $$ maker into a heel, just a major loss of $$ there, the kids love him, and if they ever get off this pg kick and go back to being entertaining then i can see him turning heel, I like Randy he is my favorite superstar heel or face, he is the sh**, brings every aspect to the ring, I would love to see the light heavyweight/cruiserweight and the European/Television title come back, they have two many superstars split up not enough title defenses, I loved wcw and believe they were ahead in ratings of raw for there title defenses on cable or live tv, almost every single show had some sort of title defense, now days wwe only has ppv as there title defenses(almost not always.), but these sissy matches are ridiculous there needs to be more outstanding matches on live tv like tables matches cages and things of that sort, yes owen died on a stunt, that obviously was a mistake on his part by releasing his dummy cord to soon, but wwe need to get there balls back and make entertaining wrestling again, wrestler chooses to do the stunt have them sign a waver simple as that. thats all i got right now besides they need to bring back a single roster again and re instate the original titles.

HEY WHAT HAPPEN TO JOHN

Now see, they fired there money maker on a kayfab story just to have him be still around, I seriously wish the attitude era would return, but it just isn't the same reincarnating history.