Triple H and Stephanie opened Raw, where they tied together all of their respective story threads. Not only did they address Daniel Bryan and The Shield, they took a few jabs at CM Punk and addressed the issue of Brad Maddox. This was the big point of their appearance together, as Maddox was called to task on The Shield spoiling Evolution's master plan last week. Maddox was fired by Stephanie, channelling her father, but not before he was made the victim of The Authority's pet: 'the demon' Kane. The move was a display of ruthlessness that has been lacking from the power couple and finally hands them complete power for their scheming. Stephanie's scheming was not done there, as she demanded that Daniel Bryan surrender the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. When he refused, Stephanie continued to pressure the champion as she put him in an impossible situation for tonight. Surrender the championship or Brie will be fired for laying her hands on her weeks ago. Triple H wasn't done there either...
