LIVE Raw thoughts

11:11 - And one must wonder, who fills that mystery 7th spot?

11:04 - Miz has had a great year, no doubt, and he is somebody I associate with Raw, but I hate the idea of him captaining a team with CM Punk and John Morrison.

10:58 - Honestly, right now I could hear the Nexus music playing to a HUGE babyface reaction.

10:51 - You know what would be a fun ending to this match? If Alex Riley gets involved, and Otunga, Slater, and Gabriel even the odds and help Cena win. And with this, Cena begins to realize there is an advantage to fighting with the gang.

10:45 - Michael Cole marks a smarky comment and Lawler responds with, "Yeah, well if brains were rain they'd be the desert!" That's why Cole and Lawler don't work nearly as well as Cole and Matthews (the best pair on television right now). Matthews strikes back or challenges Cole's illogical comments. Lawler just sets himself up for his own terrible joke.

10:34 - Punk tying Bourne in the Anaconda Vice while yelling "Nothing personal!" = awesome.

10:33 - Punk as the team leader? They could do worse! Now grow that beard back!

10:30 - The good news: CM Punk rules and I'm glad to see him on my TV. The bad news - Raw has historically not treated him as well as Smackdown, which in and of itself sometimes didn't even treat him that well. The REALLY bad news - Punk practically shaved off his super awesome, incredible beard. Damn, that was a fine beard.

10:19 - A very respectable, even match that featured a lot of offense from Daniel Bryan. He didn't seem out of his league in the least bit. And c'mon, has Bryan even lost a one-on-one match clean since his return at SummerSlam?

10:13 - I do expect Sheamus to win this, but it'll be interesting how even this battle is after the outcry over last week's beat down. I suspect we'll see Bryan vs. Ziggler, in an IC vs. US champ match like last year.

10:03 - Did anybody else expect a "STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!" from Orton after that botched 450 splash? Even though Orton should have had the sense to roll in, and not out.

9:50 - At least Randy Orton doesn't have that goofy smile as he walks down the aisle this week. Between Diesel, Brock Lesnar, and John Cena, you'd think they'd learn that bad ass characters that fans turn face should stay bad ass.

9:42 - Just a question - are we ever supposed to consider the guy who doesn't even get his entrance shown on television a serious contender? I can't believe one of these two guys are going to be on Team Raw.

9:35 - That's a great looking finisher. Of course, he will only be able to use that move on Superstars who have the athleticism to do their part. A real fun match. However, this is starting to look like the SummerSlam team.

9:30 - I definitely see John Morrison on Team Raw. Although it'll be a bit awkward seeing John Morrison on a (possible) Miz-led team. Since Morrison is being pushed so hard, why remind people he's a notch below his former partner?

9:24 - Why would the Lie Detector even hurt the slightest bit?

9:23 - Why is Michael Cole saying they need to avenge "our loss to Smackdown" when he's the lead announcer on Smackdown now as well?

9:19 - I love Eve Torres, but this isn't really the type of song you dance to. It just looks awkward. As far as who's going to Bragging Rights....well, neither of these guys are ideal. I guess DiBiase is the lesser of two evils.

9:14 - I do hope that we see Cena slowly don the Nexus gear. For one, the black and purple just doesn't go. Maybe this week we'll see him wear the hat and t-shirt?

9:10 - "Well there goes the element of surprise." Another great line.

9:08 - Playboy reference in this PG era? I have to admit, that "I'm captain, I called it first!" line was brilliant.

9:06 - The Miz looks awfully Lex Luthor-esque in that suit.

It's been a while since I've done my LIVE Raw streaming thoughts. Let's do it again tonight. So come back at 9:00 for my ongoing thoughts of the show.