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Bryan says .Cena and Wyatt will be added to the ladder match. If Brock isn't a surprise entrant I think Cena is winning

For awhile at the end of last year and the beginning of this one it seemed if Raw was transitioning to a more workrate heavy show. John Cena even mentioned so on the Austin podcast. Ever since mania season it hasn't been the case at all. We are missing out on the long .bryan and .shield matches that used to dominate the show Also looks like they have no idea when Bryan will return. Unless Brock is a surprise at the PPV it looks like we are headed for another Orton or Cena reign as no one else is ready yet or have fallen down the card. I can't see the live crowds getting behind this idea again. WWE had so much momentum coming out of mania and things look rather dire now. Hopefully the Shield guys can save the summer

Ambrose's promo on the post show was unreal. Renee was swooning. Reigns called her "sweet pea". Why isn't this stuff airing on .TV!?!? Bryan cuts the best promos of his life on these shows and no one sees them

Rollins promo was much better than I expected. Ambrose is a fantastic talker in a Roddy Piper "I'm so fucked up imagine how much I will fuck you up" way

Bryan being stripped of the title made CNN. Lol

This has been another dull show. Once something gets over in wwe they run it into the ground till its not over anymore. Btw I think Ambrose is going to eventually turn

I love Ambrose's stilted warped promos. And they tease Reigns v Hunter

Freaking love that guy these days. That is a great line. Hunter is a real funny guy when he isn't trying to be the too cool for school badass

Vince speaking through Lana with the Obama bashing

They seem to be pushing that Bryan never knew about the decision

Dave says they found out last Thurs or Friday that Bryan would not be able to compete

I'd hope they will keep Bryan on TV while he's injured but WWE seemingly has had this weird philosophy that they don't like having wrestlers that can't take bumps on TV

I can remember the company loved Terri Runnels because she never said no to any angle and always did exactly what she was told. She was even willing to work a semi lesbian angle with Sable in the summer of 96 (that went nowhere). She was one of the workers who had a job for life if she wanted one.

I swear I remember Dave reporting that when WWE saw this segment they decided to push Sable over Sunny because her breasts looked bigger. Sunny tries everything in her power to steal the segment from her including sticking her breasts in Todd's face and mugging them to the camera. Tammy shows way more star power here but the company saw it differently. And Sunny had a reputation for complaining and Sable just did what she was told (at least then)

I wonder if they will wait until the day of the PPV to see if Bryan will work. After tomorrow there are two more Raws before the PPV. It's also no surprise that with Vince booking this that Kane is being pushed to this spot

the poor kid in that segment seems to be going through puberty on live TV. I can't remember WWE being so overly sexual before that. Maybe the Sunny Raw bumpers in 95/96

news from Meltz F4W All the segments with Bryan lately have been put together by Vince. He is personally overseeing all of his angles and the direction of the title. I had thought this while watching as he is probably speaking through Steph. they booked a stretcher match with Bryan and Kane because they want the feud to continue past the PPV. At this point the company does not expect Bryan will be able to work the show

more stuff from WON Flair has gone through the medical tests and if he passed he is scheduled to return as a full time TV character. Either the Raw GM or managing Miz (managing Dolph was turned down) despite the Wyatts recent push they are not scheduled to win the tag titles. Usos are scheduled to hold onto them until the Ascension is called up Cesaro Lesnar is scheduled for post Summerslam Sting is still negotiating with the company Tough Enough was slated to start filming in July but that may be delayed because they have not found the full cast yet

I think it's pretty clear the company is getting annoyed with him. And not in a meta trolling way

Looking back the Orton/Bryan program from last fall was an absolute mess that severely hurt Orton and would have killed any babyface other than Bryan. The heat was supposed to go to Orton but wound up on the company ( via HHH and Steph). It's difficult to feel sorry for Orton as he's always pushed but the stuff last fall was a potential career killer. I enjoyed the RKO stuff and loved his pairing with his dad. Him going against the McMahons in early 09 was probably the most over he's ever been and the most effective he's ever been used. Seemed to die when they started the Legacy stuff

Dave is reporting that Bryan is losing feeling in his hands even more since the surgery. He thinks despite that Bryan will compete at the PPV in order to not lose his spot. The feud with Lesnar is still planned for Summerslam

At the tapings tonight Rollins did the whole "you don't deserve an explanation" deal. Lame. Lame . Lame. Apparently he drew solid heat though

If they knew Bryan might not be ready for MITB the .brie angle on Sunday doesn't make much sense. Unless she really is leaving or they are building something for down the line. Why quit if four weeks later he has to relinquish the title anyway?

Well maybe I need to rethink my earlier post. If Bryan is out maybe they are transitioning to Cena v Authority

Meltzer on his show last night said they got bad news about Bryan. The segment last night was basically a shoot. Comeback for the PPV or your title reign is over. Tough spot for Bryan. And I think it's obvious that Rusev is a Vince project. He will get more chances to fail than Rose and Bo