WWE RAW Retort - Henry Schools Everyone

Just when you thought the WWE had decided to take the quiet route for the summer, the creative team stepped up their game and gave us the greatest episode of RAW in years. Normally post-WrestleMania is time for the WWE to regroup, but seems this summer they are taking things to whole new level. Okay, maybe not a new level, but a level we have not seen since the Attitude Era. RAW didn’t start with a bang, but once it got rolling, nothing was slowing down. It was great to see Punk in the ring getting in Alberto’s face, but Punk’s big moment of the night didn’t come until the end of the show.

Christian’s return made RAW all the more special

The first big shocker of the night was Christian’s return; but after Jericho had tweeted last weekend that he had found Christian, I knew his return was imminent. I just wish they had put him in the ring with someone better than Barrett. To me, this would have been the perfect opportunity to pair Zeb and Cesaro, and put Cesaro in the ring with someone who is not from the United States of America. While I did enjoy seeing William Regal in the ring, something we so rarely see, I think Christian would have been a better opponent for Cesaro here. Sadly, Wade Barrett just hasn’t been able to prove himself since his return from his elbow dislocation. The man has what it takes, but it’s not coming across to the fans.

One of the biggest mistakes of the night came when the WWE booked Sheamus to face Team Rhodes Scholars in a Handicap Match. What a slap in the face to Sandow and Rhodes, who have been working their butts off trying to get to the next level, and deserve the pushes they are not getting. Yes, they won the match, but it wasn’t easy, and that’s just bad for business and morale. Speaking of bad for business and morale, what about Jericho facing Slater? If anyone should have been in a Handicap Match, it should’ve been Jericho against 3MB. Jericho came out of a show -tealing performance at Payback, and then he’s put in this terrible match? Doesn’t make sense.

I love how the Divas were this week. AJ was snotty, sassy, right up in Stephanie’s face, and more than just a little bit crazy. That young lady has quite the career ahead of her, though I have to admit that I would love to see her face off with Trish Stratus. AJ might seemed to be tiny, but looking at the numbers, she’s only a couple inches shorter than Trish. The thought of a Triple Threat Match between Trish, Lita, and AJ makes me giddy. Yes, there are a lot of other female wrestlers who are bigger and better than those three, but something about the way the three of them work the ring really seems to mesh. I think it would be bloody beautiful. Speaking of bloody beautiful, the way Stephanie handled AJ, Kaitlyn, and the rest of the Divas really showed who the alpha female is, and I liked it. There is obviously more to come between these three.