The Nickel: A Road Comes To an End: HBK/Taker, McMahons Return, RAW Rewind

Jericho/Lawler

1. Boring

2. Waste of time

3. Why?

4. Boring

5. They want to torture us more

HBK/Taker

This was probably one of the best RAW had to offer. We expected a Taker segment and got HBK.

HBK mocked Taker once more, but when he appeared, HBK was nowhere in sight. Taker checked the casket that HBK brought along with him and it was empty.

HBK was under the casket and caught Taker of guard with some sweet chin music. Sorry deadman, you've got outsmarted again.

It was bad enough we knew Taker would win, but HBK has clearly had the upper hand. Could they make it any clearer who's the WM victor? Wait a minute?! Was that a prediction?! Shame on me.

Orton's Segment/Closer

I thought it was wonderful. Orton really summed up the bitter nasty feud that he shares with Triple H. It's been one wild ride. The Evolution exile, the Rumble victory, the McMahon punt, the Stephanie DDT, it was a well-painted picture.

He went on the talk about the future and how future stars will have to meet his standards. When a limo pulled up, Orton called for Rhodes and DiBiase with security and it ended up being Vince McMahon...and Shane McMahon....and Triple H!

I was shocked to see the McMahons return, especially Vince, who I thought wouldn't come back for a while. Then all three McMahons fought their way to the ring and had a three-on-three with Legacy. Orton and Triple H went back and forth, but RAW ended with the two still brawling.

MITB Battle Royal

Man, WWE is really pushing this match. There have been matches including all eight or most of the competitors across all three brands for weeks. I didn't really care much for the battle royal, but I watched. Kane won the match.

He's been looking pretty dominant lately, but I've come to wonder if he's a smokescreen. The match was short and decent...I can't really say that. It was boring as it just ended to quick.

The Big Show/Cena bout just took up too much time...or was it the promos and advertisements that never seem to end?

Rest of the show

-18 Diva Tag Match. It sounded good, but then it wasn't. Only about 3 Divas got action before Kelly Kelly (I believe) won the match for her team. Santino's dance was hilarious, but it wasn't enough to save this segment/match/angle. Let's just wait and see what happens on Sunday.

JBL vs. Rey

Do I have to talk about this? I hate seeing this match up. Rey won, 'nuff said.

RAW sucked for the most part despite some pretty good moments.