Raw 1/30/12

By Carlos M Reynosa

Raw began the night in what might have been the Executive Vice President of Talent Relations John Laurinaitis last night as the interim General Manager (GM). Laurinaitis admitted Last week, in planning to screw the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) champion CM Punk in his title match against Dolph Ziggler in the Royal Rumble. This caused the Board of directors to have Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Triple H to evaluate Laurinaitis, and see if he should remain the Interim General Manager.

As a last effort to get on the board good side, Laurinaitis had most of the superstars in the elimination chamber match compete as a way to tease the audience before Pay Per-view. The contenders who will be facing the WWE champion CM Punk are Chris Jericho, The Miz, R Truth, Kofi Kingston and Dolph Ziggler. The card that Laurinaitis put out last night was interesting to watch, but the one that had the most fans’ attention was the “champion vs champion” match. The WWE champion CM Punk and the World Heavy weight champion Daniel Bryan have been one of the two wrestlers the most fans wanted to see for a long time. Both have similar back grounds with history that goes back to their days in wrestling at Ring Of Honor (ROH). What was also interesting about the two is that they both claim to be the best wrestler in the world and last night, was suppose to disprove on of the superstars claims.

The match was exciting and the decision of a winner could have gone either way. However, due to Chris Jericho’s attacked on CM Punk, the decision went to Bryan by a DQ. Fans have long wanted a Punk/Jericho feud and although their match will involve other superstars, fans may have their wish come true. Like Punk and Bryan, Jericho also claims that he is the best in the world and that could have been a possible motive for his intensions.   

Towards the end of the night, Triple H returned to give Laurinaitis his evaluation. The CEO believed that Laurinaitis used his Position as GM to become a star which caused him to abuse his power. Laurinaitis plead his case by apologizing to the crowd for his behavior and even attempting to literally Kiss “The Game’s” Ass. Much to Hunters amusement, the CEO didn’t change his decision. In fact, Hunter failed to announce that decision in result of The Undertaker’s return. The Undertaker return in what some fans believed to be wearing a wig, challenging Triple H in a match at Wrestle Mania. Hunter responds be padding The Undertaker’s shoulder and walked out of the arena.

    

On one hand, the storyline between Taker and Hunter is good because Laurinaitis is still the interim GM, and so his feud with CM Punk can continue. One the other hand, it is bad because for the third these two opponents will face each other at Wrestle Mania. Not to say last year match wasn’t good, but the problem was it was just last year.  The Undertakers streak should be defended against a new comer that needs the creditably that can both help the superstar and the company. Triple H already has enough creditability and breaking the streak would be no use to him. Also there are other possibilities of experience superstars that the “Deadman” hasn’t face Such as John Cena and Chris Jericho. No doubt this would be a good match, but the streak should not defended nor break this way.

            In the end of the Night Raw was a interesting Night, with a lot of possibilities that haven’t been covered yet. However WWE is known for screwing up good concepts so lets not jump the gun and see what happens next.