
And so another gimmick-filled Monday Night Raw has come and gone, and with it, we are finally on our way to The Royal Rumble. But not before the WWE does everything in it's power to steal viewers from the BCS National Championship Game and also re-hook some returning, long-lost fans who stopped by for a trip down memory lane. Typically these gimmick shows don't offer a whole lot in the way of storyline development, but this time around WWE Creative did something a bit different: they tied some of the returning legends into several of the ongoing stories. Maybe they've done this in the past with the "old school' RAW broadcasts, I don't know. But what I do know is that this edition was a mixed bag, offering up some really missed opportunities while making some special moments out of others. Here are 5 things we learned following 2014's Old School RAW: