LIVE Raw thoughts

11:08 - While the ending was predictable, I thought it worked. Cena's promo was passionate and decidedly different from CM Punk's (which is good). And it played out in such a way that the fans really rallied behind him. Unfortunately, he flubbed one line, about how ADR will "eventually" need to defend that title, so I'm sure everybody will focus on THAT and not the rest of what he said. It is interesting, though, that they're removing Punk from the WWE Championship picture so quickly. If anything, I'd say give Cena some distance from the gold, until right before WrestleMania so that he can try to reclaim it for his match with Rock. But, let's see how this plays out.

10:49 - Odd that we haven't see John Cena yet. By the way, I predict ADR puts Rey on the injured list again. Cena makes an appearance during the post-match beating.

10:45 - Minor quibble, but I hate how they're now referring to the title as the "Undisputed WWE Championship." It's not undisputed -- that's why there's a World Championship on Smackdown.

10:34 - There's been a lot of discussion on people whose carers have suffered because they won the World Championship too early (Sheamus, John Swagger, and Dolph Ziggler are popular answers). Kofi Kingston is suffering from the opposite problem. Every time he's heavily pushed, they resist pulling the trigger. And each push is less successful because it's harder for the fans to become committed. They really should have just let him break through following his initial Orton feud.

10:30 - So how many different people have cashed in and been victimized by Money in the Bank? Are Edge and Punk the only two? If so, perhaps there's a certain karmic energy around cashing in twice.

10:26 - Swagger brings up a good point about vintage managers having numerous clientele. Now, valets and managers typically only manage one person, unless it's a faction. Back in the day, Bobby Heenan, Jimmy Hart, Slick, and several others would manage a variety of people, and at best those people had a loose alliance with each other. There's no reason why that can't exist today.

10:16 - "Vickie Guerrero is in better shape than you, King." He's right. Also, is it me or does JR say, "Let's not forget we have a match to call" in the middle of the announcer bickering?

10:05 - Honest question, is Nash drunk? He's not speaking clearly and he doesn't seem all that quick witted.

10:02 - "I thought he was dead. LOL." That was great.

10:01 - Kevin Nash's mustache is too low. Too far from his nose, too close to his mouth. It's strange looking.

9:56 - Did Kevin Nash write that intro himself?

9:49 - So with Melina gone, is Kelly now the resident flexible Diva?

9:31 - I actually enjoyed the ending of that match. And it's good to see John Morrison win a match since his return. Let's hope he's back on track.

9:21 - I'm not sure how I feel about Truth having a theme music again. The fact that he didn't come out to music set him apart from everybody else -- and it's not as if it wasn't getting a reaction from the crowd. Actually, if they didn't want him coming out to silence, why not just let him rant and rave on the mic when he walks down the aisle?

9:07 - Aside from the Undertaker, I can't imagine somebody looking less natural with the WWE Championship (in its spinner form) than Alberto Del Rio. It's time to replace that belt, and this is coming from somebody who doesn't even mind the design.

8:33 - I'll be back at 9:00 with my Raw thoughts, but I wanted to open things up to a pre-show discussion. A lot of people are unhappy with the ending of last night's PPV (for varying reasons). One of the reasons -- but certainly not the only one -- is that CM Punk, who I honestly believe has a chance of being the next huge, breakaway star, had his reign cut short. So my question is -- if the booking was reversed, would that have been better or worse? In other words, if Cena had pinned Punk under controversial circumstances and "won" the match, only to be attacked and lose the title to Del Rio, would that have been better than what actually happened? Essentially, everything remains the same. The only difference is who won the match and who drops it with the briefcase cash in. Thoughts?