WWE RAW 22nd April 2013 - 5 talking points

Looking at RAW this week, there isn’t a lot that you can find worthy of discussion. RAW seemed stale and lacked pace just like last week and the UK crowd, despite their best efforts, could not make the episode look interesting. Nonetheless, there were a few moments on RAW that stood out from the rest. Let us now look at the 5 talking points of RAW this week:

1. Triple H accepts Brock Lesnar’s challenge

Triple H made a surprise entry into the arena this week as a lot of people weren’t expecting it. Anyway, the surprises ended there as Triple H accepted Lesnar’s challenge even though they had a match that lasted forever at Wrestlemania. Considering that these two are going to face off again in a steel cage match makes it hard to believe that Extreme Rules is going to be a PPV worth watching.

2. The Shield make a statement on RAW

CM Punk and the Shield at this very moment are the only two things to look out for on RAW. But now with Punk gone for 6 weeks, the heel section at the top looks rather empty. Star power on RAW is low without Punk and I guess this was the reason why Taker was going to make his first appearance at RAW in a match after more than 3 years. This was the only match that seemed worth mentioning on RAW as both the teams did extremely well. But it was the result that seemed more intriguing as the Shield beat the team of Taker and Hell No cleanly. A huge boost for the Shield’s status here.

3. Antonio Cesaro WWE‘s newest jobber

Remember Cesaro the former United States Champion? Well, that Cesaro is history now as he has taken up the role of becoming a yodelling jobber. Cesaro after shockingly losing the title to Kofi Kingston last week, now has jobbed to R-Truth. So much for being one of the best technical wrestler in the roster today.

4. Chris Jericho vs Fandango: Meaningless excitement?

When I first looked at this segment on RAW this week, I kind of liked the way it was heading but after giving the developments some thought, I wasn’t really sure where these two are heading at the moment. Fandango beat Jericho clean at WrestleMania and I felt that he was heading for bigger glory after this. But their feud continues and apparently WWE wants Jericho to put over Fandango to a greater extent which I feel is the only justified reason for this match.

5. Ryback Heel Turn: A Hairpin bend for WWE?

No matter how hard WWE is trying now, they are finding it difficult to make people generate heat to Ryback. Fans adore his anti-Cena movement and this was clearly seen on RAW this week as the crowd cheered for Ryback and Cena received a lot of heat. Apparently WWE is having a difficult time making clear to fans who the heel is and who the babyface is.