Paul Heyman provided another bright spot for Raw when he started the 10:00 hour with a live promo (standing beside Brock Lesnar, of course). Heyman admitted to respecting Dean Ambrose, and gave "The Lunatic Fringe" credit for being smart enough to engage Lesnar in a no holds barred match. Of course, Heyman continued, it wouldn't matter, because Lesnar is a beast who dominates any and all avenues of competition. This Sunday would be no different, and Ambrose would find out. The former Intercontinental Champion interrupted Heyman, though, and brought out a red wagon with his "DA" logo on the side. As Lesnar and Heyman watched incredulously, Ambrose walked the wagon down to the ring and began taking weapons out from under it - including the barbed wire baseball bat, a kendo stick, a fire extinguisher, and of course, the chainsaw. After filling up his cart, Ambrose simply walked back up the ramp, sending a clear message that he was going to be well prepared for WrestleMania. At first, the fans didn't seem to understand exactly what Ambrose was going for, but once they realized he was simply getting his weapons and wasn't going to stick around, an amused round of applause broke out.
Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried.
*Best Crowd of the Year, 2013
