WWE RAW, 26th August: Five Talking Points

RAW this week showed us why being a WWE fan now is great. With Daniel Bryan and the Corporation taking us back to the memories of the Attitude Era, things look great for the company who have experienced a hike in their viewer ratings despite Cena’s absence.

Punk and Heyman have taken their rivalry to a whole new level with Curtis Axel gaining much deserved exposure and AJ shocked us with a mini pipebomb that told just what everyone felt about the divas division. With a lot more to talk about, here are the five talking points from this week’s show.

1. CM Punk and Paul Heyman steal the show on RAW

CM Punk and Curtis Axel brought the house down

Paul Heyman was forced into the ring with CM Punk due to a WWE App poll that allowed the fans to select a stipulation for the match between Punk and Axel. According the stipulation Heyman had to get in the ring with Punk if the latter managed to beat Axel in the match.

Axel looked confident and also managed to dominate Punk, who was distracted by the prospect of Heyman standing on the outside. Punk finally made Axel taste knee for the defeat. What transpired next made it the best segment of the show. Heyman and Punk stood face to face in the ring, thanks to a few security guards who dragged the former down after he tried to run away.

Punk finally had his hands on Heyman but Axel low blowed him and took the moment away. Punk was handcuffed and then treated to the kendo stick by both Axel and Heyman which was made to look pretty brutal. Heyman showed emotions that felt almost real as he battered Punk over and over with the kendo stick. Finally, after referee interfered Heyman and Axel let Punk go. So much for the fans voting for Heyman to be in the ring with Punk.