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By Greg Parks, PWTorch columnist

When I filed my Raw report on Monday, my first reaction of the final segment was positive. In gauging the reaction from fans on the Internet, they seem to be about 65/35 negative about it. I understand that there are micro issues dealing with the angle (and the larger storyline) but I applaud WWE for making Raw this Monday a must-see for a lot of fans for the follow-up, and for carrying this angle to house shows and Twitter.

After tonight's Smackdown cleared a few items up, I thought I'd try to address some of the holes fans have poked in that main event segment.

Issue #1: Beth Phoenix, built as a dominating heel, is the one who complains the Divas are at risk: It did seem odd that Beth spoke for the Divas, but then again, she is a heel. Maybe she isn't really worried about the Divas and the non-existent attacks on them; maybe she just wants Hunter ousted like the male heels. It wouldn't be the first time a heel was less-than-truthful in talking to a babyface.

Issue #2: The babyfaces who walked out on Hunter looked like heels/looked weak: Kofi and Bourne both spoke for the babyfaces tonight on Smackdown by saying that they don't have a problem with Hunter, and like Lawler, feel he isn't necessarily to blame for the problems, but they didn't want to be a part of a show that was so chaotic. As for looking weak, if anything, they looked smart: Why take the risk of being injured by a bunch of crazies who will do anything to get Triple H's (or whomever's) attention, if you don't have to? At some point, as the cliche goes, discretion is the better part of valor.

Issue #3: The main event wrestlers were not out there - how does that get explained?: Randy Orton spoke his piece tonight, and it made sense: He said if he wanted to deal with Hunter, he'd do it like a man, face-to-face. We'll probably hear from the others Monday night, and I don't think it's a coincidence that many of the babyfaces who didn't show to the vote are rumored to team together at Survivor Series. Someone on the Livecast Thursday brought up the possibility that Hunter would be upset with them for not showing up, since he instructed Johnny Ace to bring the entire roster out. If anything though, I think he'd be more upset at Ace for that, if it's even acknowledged.

Issue #4: Triple H completely no-sold the vote with the smug look he had on his face: Hard to disagree with this one, but hey, it's Triple H: This is who his character is. I think they could do more to draw sympathy for the character, but then again, the heels have been all over him verbally. I agree that it could hurt the overall impact of the walk-out, but I'm wondering how many casual fans really noticed it.

Issue #5: Why is everyone worried about the chaos now, when WWE has been much more chaotic at other times in its history?: WWE often likes to cherry-pick which parts of history are remembered in storylines and on TV. That could be the simple explanation here. The long-form explanation is, hey, it's not REALLY more chaotic than other times, but the heels are just using it as an excuse to get rid of Triple H. Of course, that would make Mike Chioda a heel since he spoke up about the referee situation (even though they went on strike years ago due to the abuse they took), but perhaps he was intimidated by the heels and spoke on behalf of the other refs, who hadn't been there through those days of yore. As for the babyfaces, they weren't around during the Attitude Era, so they don't know what living and working through that kind of chaos is really like. Kids these days have it so much easier!

Issue #6: If the Board of Directors relieved Vince McMahon of his duties because of how he had lost a handle on the company, why haven't they ousted Triple H?: Another valid question, and maybe that other shoe drops in the near future. Or maybe Triple H pulled a power-play to get rid of Vince, using the Board of Directors as the excuse. I think the Board might end up being a key cog in the storyline if Vince ends up returning as is expected.

Issue #7: Once again, it's all about Triple H. He was the #1 babyface out there and everyone else were heels: Hey, I'm not a huge Triple H fan, but he's not a full-time guy and he's never going to be that #1 babyface anyway as long as Cena is around. Yes, Hunter was portrayed as the babyface here, but we still don't know for sure he's not in on the conspiracy. Even if he's not, he's come across as pretty dumb with the Laurinaitis and Nash stuff, so it's not like he's smelling like roses. He's being portrayed as a guy who simply can't get the job done and quite frankly, has been made to look incompetent.

For a better understanding of what the wrestlers's characters were thinking during the Triple H no confidence vote, check out their Twitter posts from the last few days, especially JR, William Regal, and C.M. Punk.

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