Wrestling fans all across the world are in a state of high emotion after watching the retirement ceremony of one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, Daniel Bryan. Bryan's heartfelt speech and goodbye, which lasted for half an hour and sent Raw running until almost 11:30, was a tear-filled salute to pro wrestling, its combatants, and its fans, and it won't be forgotten by anyone who saw it. Bryan's retirement may have been the talk of Monday Night Raw, but it was far from the only newsworthy event on the show's longest episode ever. Tensions between Brock Lesnar, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns continued to rise, with Ambrose finally one-upping "The Beast." AJ Styles and Chris Jericho came to blows leading into a rematch on this week's Smackdown! Plus, another divas' match was made for Fastlane, putting more heat on a division that finally seems to be living up to the "revolution" branding. Raw was also filled with its share of less obvious moments - little nods here and there, jokey asides, subtext that was more difficult to see, or even writing on the wall that poses some problems for the future. Here are 10 such moments, things you may have missed from last night's Raw...
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
