Good Raw top to bottom. Not a lot of wasted time, which was what made last weeks bad.
- Ziggler's character stepped up a notch. He seemed a lot more aggressive and he made a point to put over his title, as he has been in previous weeks.
- Good first promo as the boss from HHH. Stuff with Truth was funny. Truth's character thrives in the upper-mid card. He established himself with his run against Cena, now he's where he should be.
- JR coming back, so awesome. Hopefully he's here to stay and this isn't just another angle with Cole. The way stories get over in the ring is night and day going from Cole to JR. I'm sure the main event, as good as it was on its own, was made ten times better with the switch.
- Ryder beating up Cole was the perfect way to start his push, assuming that's what's happening.
- Punk, amazing. One more week away would have been great, but I can see how they'd want to strike while he's hot. Cult of Personality is perfect, I can't understand how people are complaining. Plus you know WWE didn't come to him with that song since he used to use it in ROH, so that suggest he has at least some control in his character (I doubt "Best in the World" is their idea either). New song, new tron, new color scheme (digging the white/black/red), NO NEXUS, all new stuff for anti-hero Punk.
The best part about this Raw is that the first and last 15 minutes weren't the only parts worth watching. We've got angry Ziggler, ADR hovering with his briefcase, Ryder, Miz anti-new regime, Truth/Morrison, and of course Punk/Cena/(HHH).