The maintenance staff at the Richmond (Va.) Coliseum should check all the rooms and closets to make sure Vince McMahon isnt still locked away in one of them. Thats about the only way a Raw like that could happen in this day and age if Vince was locked away to prevent him from mucking it up. WWE delivered one of the most solid three-hour episodes of Raw (save for special ones) in recent memory, putting on a show that top-to-bottom entertained, captivated and fired up the audience. What makes this remarkable is how wildly inconsistent Raw typically is within the same episode, with some segments wowing the crowd and others putting them to sleep. Monday nights Raw fired on all cylinders at nearly every turn, focusing on a resurgent Dean Ambrose and calling upon an NXT standout to turn things up a couple notches. We also saw a longtime duo call it quits and other superstars step up to shine. Sure, like every episode, there were moments that left you scratching your head, but WWE followed up nicely on a better-than-expected Payback PPV with a better-than-anticipated Raw. The result is an Elimination Chamber PPV that already is looking like it could be a really fun night. So what stood out and what should have gotten locked away (presumably with Vince)? Lets find out.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.
