Strummer

Now I have this image of a stern Vince looking over Steph's shoulder while she huffs, puffs and types

but I doubt Vince feels that way. I'll bet he thinks Bryan was lucky to get that push last year and that he should just be happy to be an upper midcarder because of his size

if the IC title match is just first to pinfall or elimination Bryan has to win right? I mean if it's ladder I guess it doesn't matter because it's not a "real" job. someone at DVDVR pointed something out rather astutely about Bryan. Two of the three people he beat last year at mania are in higher profile matches this year while he's moved WAY down the card. Yeah Vinces owes him one

if this is an angle wouldn't the Stephanie McMahon character agree with AJ? They would have to do some careful skipping around kayfabe to have this be the basis of the story

Why would it be a work? Why would they want people to acknowledge CM Punk even more? Why would it be a work? Why would they want people to acknowledge CM Punk even more? pwi just reported yesterday that AJ is due back very soon. Plus Paige said she needs a friend to battle the Bellas. Clearly alluding to her. But yeah I'm backing off the work hypothesis

Jason Powell seems to think it's not a work

but it's still kinda suspicious that AJ is due back soon. I assume she will be the friend Paige was talking about last night to battle the Bellas.

if this is not a work then there is no way AJ can possibly come back, right? Still think it is a work but I seem to be in the minority

from the SD taping

that's a hell of a way to start a program. I wonder if they will rush and have the match at mania. This feud was inevitable. It's obviously going to take up huge chunks of air time with Stephanie involved. The other women on the roster will be overshadowed for sure. She has to be salivating to the opportunity to shoot on Punk (if she will be allowed to)

apparently Brock's issue was financial and not creative

God this would've been way more entertaining that what actually happened. The whole Orton deal tonight was terrible. Just start building to the match! I don't think it's hyperbole to say WWE creative has never been worse

Wasn't Brock supposed to be on this show? What a waste if an appearance just showing up in the overrun unadvertised

Ryback and Axel in batte royal. I guess at this point you have to wonder if the Dusts are in battle royal or get a singles match and what they do with the tagteams. Mid card seems set

Mizdow should win the battle royal. Doubt it but at least it has to further the break up

Miz in the Andre battle royal so no singles match for him and Mizdow.

Isn't it their job to try and make it work? Couldn't they also try to make Bryan's reactions work for Bryan?

I don't see a double turn coming. Sheamus comes back teasing helping the faces and joins the Authority

Lol sending out Bryan and Heyman out there to make sure Reigns doesn't get booed. This company is rather sickening sometimes

Notice how Stephanie scolded Rollins for interrupting her but did nothing of the sorts to Kane when he did the same thing. Have to keep Kane and Show strong at all costs. These guys are untouchables I guess

Dolph looks to be in an IC title program. Bryan/Sheamus seems to be a lock now

They are really dragging this Orton stuff out. I'm sorry but I'm just so sick of this Authority stuff. We are going on 2 years of this. Now we are back to where we started with them recruiting Orton

some stuff from PWI: Bryan is facing either Sheamus or Ziggler at Mania Sting will not be on Raw tonight AJ is due back to TV very soon. And damn is this going to be awkward. I wonder if they have her involved with the Bellas or they do the long awaited Steph program for Mania? Either way I think a Steph/AJ feud is a lock for sometime this year. Although with the lawsuit how much "shoot" stuff will be allowed?

if Bryan works Sheamus I don't even think its a guarantee he goes over. Bryan's detractors will argue that Sheamus needs the win more because he just came back and has (presumably) just turned

Meltz got leaked some bad info about the 3 way match didn't he? Is it this year's "punk will show up on Raw"