Raw update

So last week's Raw was the last thing I did manage to write about. This week, there was fallout from the walkout. Here's how it went down:

-Triple H threatens to wrestle a broom for 2 hours. Luckily, he doesn't have to, as first John Cena, then Sheamus, and finally CM Punk come to his aid. Since they're all there, Trips decides to referee a match between Sheamus and Cena, with Punk on commentary. Punk can even wear Mister Haiches' blazer.

-After a commercial break, the match is abruptly interrupted by Vince McMahon, who is there to deliver the message from the Board of Directors that in order to end the walk-out, Triple H has been replaced as Raw GM... by John Laurinaitis. Because we all didn't see that coming.

-The rest of the show continues as normal, except now Johnny Ace is in charge. Triple H makes a threatening remark. The main event of CM Punk v. ADR is interrupted mid-match by Mr. Ace, and changed to a tag-team match (Maybe he's been hanging out with Teddy Long too much). Oh, look, he's hired back the Awesome Truth. (Okay, it was nice to see Miz's smug face back on TV.)

So those would be the main bulletpoints. To recap: The best part of the show was the first ten minutes. And then it all went downhill from there.

Don't get me wrong, though, there were some good parts about the show after Vince relieved Trips of his duties. The good?

-Vickie's growing stable continued to assert their dominance. Although she's not yet officially representing Christian or Cody Rhodes, these two are an excellent compliment to ZigSwag, and a long-term partnership could make for some really interesting television.

-Speaking of Cody Rhodes, he descended even deeper into his madness after attacking Randy Orton and bagging him. The evil laugh he debuted on Monday was nothing short of a perfect supervillain gimmick. Which suits him, since he's already Dr. Doom/The Phantom of the Opera.

-Triple H + CM Punk. I've stated before I'm often a minority voice on the internet. Personally, I think this is one storyline that has been worked well for the current uprising. Trips went from despising Punk, to having a begrudging respect for him, and now finally, his appreciation for the Second City Saint sticking with him against all odds. Both these guys have only been trying to do what they think is right. And now we'll get to see how that plays out when they team up together against The Awesome Truth at Vengeance.