LIVE Raw thoughts

11:06 - So we're proud of Cena for running to check up on a family after R-Truth stood there for about 3 minutes before he did anything? A bit of a lackluster Raw.....just didn't feel like much happened.

10:50 - This Zack Ryder stuff baffles me. He clearly has some very influential people supporting him -- every week he's getting the rub from Cena, plus his "Basics" t-shirt is shilled more than any other shirt they're selling, but it doesn't seem like they're doing anything with him. I mean, people are able to get his merchandise sold and getting him to appear on camera, each week, with your biggest star....but they won't let him cut a promo or something? Or even a substantial backstage segment? Hey, remember how the Dirt Sheet MADE Miz and Morrison? Any reason why they can't put Ryder's hit YouTube show on WWE.com to do the same?

10:38 - So, what did everybody think of the Kharma promo? In my view, they made lemons into lemonade. They handled it honestly, which is good, but as a result their monster heel -- the person who could have made the Divas division REALLY interesting -- is now a face. A face who wants to beat the piss out of the Bella twins. That's great, except the fact that the same can be said about any of the current face Divas -- and each of them look like they could wipe the floor with the Bellas anyway (Kelly Kelly beat them an hour ago).

Since Kharma was only a few weeks into her debut, I can't help but wonder if it would have been better to just abruptly end the storyline with no explanation, and then pick it up again in a year. What I hope they would have done, had this pregnancy not happened, was dismantle the popular and lovable Kelly Kelly. Then move onto the technically sound Gail Kim, before disposing of her. Then the first person that can challenge her strength wise is Natalya, who Kharma will beat. And then she finally moves onto Beth Phoenix, who for the first time ever would be the underdog.

That's far more interesting than beating up the mean Bella twins.

10:30 - Geez, if only Punk was in a contract dispute when he feuded with Mysterio a few years ago on Smackdown. Maybe he would've won more than one match.

10:12 - I definitely need to change the color settings on my TV. Punk's Macho Man trunks were purple on my TV. They were pink in real life.

10:05 - You know, for a guy who looks like he spends a lot of money on clothing, Miz's shirts tear really easily.

9:59 - Hold on a second, I thought they were trying to turn Cole face again? Now he's back in full blown heel mode.

9:53 - So, where do you think they go with the Kharma storyline later tonight?

9:35 - I forget who it was, but the person made a great point by bringing up that WWE Films are churning out movies with such frequency that once they stop shilling their latest film (ad nauseum, mind you), their new film is out. There's no break in between.

9:30 - Nobody's impressed, Dolph. Everybody has beat Kofi Kingston. I pinned him on the way to the grocery store last Thursday.

9:10 - That was a distracting first 10 minutes.

9:04 - Yikes, did Jerry Lawler just blame a black guy for the show's technical difficulties? What is going on here?

8:40 - After a multi-week hiatus, my LIVE Raw thoughts will return tonight! I hope everybody had a fun and safe Memorial Day Weekend. Check back at 9:00 for my live thoughts!