What will happen NXT?

So the verdict for last night's Raw was that it was about 2 hours and 50 minutes of crap (of which I cannot argue or deny, I missed the first hour and a half), with an absolutely explosive last 15 minutes -- perhaps the greatest ending to Raw in years. This is said with no exaggeration, and I have to say I agree. Take a look for yourself:





Color me intrigued. There's so many questions to be asked. How did Cole escape the attack? Did he have some sort of foresight, allowing him the opportunity to run off, or is this just to accentuate his heelish NXT character? And what are the motives of these rookies? Particularly, what does Wade Barrett gain? He's already got his contract, a guaranteed PPV title shot, and a powerful ally in Chris Jericho (and an easy future alliance with William Regal). What does he benefit here? And how will this impact season two of NXT?

Not to mention that this attack was just all around awesome. It was straight out of the nWo handbook -- attacking both heels (the Straight Edge Society) and faces (Cena) without prejudice. We even saw the incredibly heelish and cowardly CM Punk jump into the ring, despite the 8 on 1 odds. Hell, the NXT rookies even attacked the referee, the ringside commentators, the "host" of their show, the ring announcer, the timekeeper. They went all out. And they were pretty damn brutal as well.

And finally, what a visual! They absolutely decimated everything. They destroyed Cena to the extent that he had to be taken out on a stretcher. And they literally tore the place apart. The ring canvas was ripped off. The apron taken down. Ropes dismantled. Mats thrown around. The barriers removed. Tables flipped over. It really did look like a natural disaster had blown through. And there were little touches, like Heath Slater and Justin Gabriel -- two guys who typically wore colorful or white tights -- decked out in black. And the black and yellow "N" armbands were great.

Overall, awesome, awesome segment. Can't wait to see how it plays out.