WWE RAW retort - People are sheep, they need to be led

The WWE changed the start of RAW tonight, and it worked. Actually, this is the second week in a row that they didn’t start with the terribly narrated video, and it was so nice. But since they didn’t start with a video, I’m going to start by talking about some videos.

I really enjoyed the way the WWE has been pushing RVD. The same promo was getting a bit tired, but the way they showed RVD in big ladder matches, and then beating Cena for the strap makes me wonder just how huge RVD’s push is going to be. I’m actually getting really excited about it.

I have to admit that I’m very put out by the Divas. From the days of Trish pushing the Divas, and Fit Finlay guiding them, you’d think that the Divas would be something glorious at this point, yet they’re acting like they’re teenagers who cannot do more than call each other fat and ugly while doing mean things to each other. It’s a disgusting display of what the WWE obviously think women are.

And then there’s the treatment of Vickie. I’d love to complain about their treatment of Vickie, but she has done so many nasty things in her own right. It’s not as if this time was actually a personal attack on Vickie, as it has been in years past. I’m actually impressed with how the segment went down.

I was worried that McMahon, Triple H and Steph would completely implode, and the storyline would end. Instead, Steph was again in the middle and wormed out of it while we still don’t know where she stands. Triple H is the good guy, and it looks as though McMahon is going heel.

Putting Maddox in charge was a stroke of genius, and I think people will tune in just to see how he’s going to screw up. I doubt this will be the end of Vickie. She will be back managing someone, or doing something soon. With that hug from Ryback, I wonder if she will be managing him soon?

I’m actually kind of worried about The Shield right now. They were the big ‘bads’ there for a while, but now they’re stuck facing Tons of Funk, and Ambrose didn’t even go to the ring! Furthermore, Rollins and Reigns have been moved to the pre-show for their Tag Title Match.

I don’t think anyone would pick the Usos to beat Rollins and Reigns for the belts, but putting them in a match with Tons of Funk, then moving them off MITB, that’s really a step down for two guys who were heading for the main event.

If you go by Henry’s reasoning that he’s put in his time in the WWE, so he deserves to be WWE Champion, where does that leave Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler and William Regal?

Going on Henry’s theory, no one should ever be able to strip King of the strap again! That man has logged more years with WWE other than anyone without the last name McMahon, and other than Taker, of course. Taker technically has more years with the WWE, but he’s been WWE Champion.