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- What a performance from Paul Heyman in the final segment. I've said it over and over, but he is far and away doing the best work of his career and lapping every manager in wrestling history right now other than Bobby Heenan. Vince McMahon was also very good here and Brock Lesnar played his role perfectly. I like the touch of the Brad Maddox camera being used to expose Heyman. Was it planned from the start? Was the Maddox cam created for that very moment? That's planning ahead. And how will Punk feel about this? That's an intriguing hook.

- Good stuff from both The Rock and C.M. Punk setting up their WWE Title re-match. Rock is keeping it simple, which is good, I think. Rather than take a tons of chances trying to be overly cute, he approached his promo like a new champion in a real sport would be. He's a straight-up babyface, being cool while also being gracious toward the fans. And as usual Punk was great. The dig at Rock not working house shows worked, without being so overt as to undercut Rock's credibility. It was one of those dog whistle insults that Punk fans love but the average Rock fan won't be bothered by.

- One of the most noteworthy lines from John Cena's WrestleMania Declaration promo was Cena bragging that he proved at times The Rock couldn't carry his jock. That was an acknowledgment of Cena's pride in stepping up and out-dueling Rock on the mic at times during the WM28 hype last year.

- Solid effort by both Sheamus and Damien Sandow in the Tables match. It does seem to diminish the specialness of special stip matches like this when they're arbitrarily included in a match between two non-rivals because of a random spin, but such is Raw Roulette.

- WWE is extending the Alberto Del Rio-Big Show feud, obviously. I wonder if this means they might extend it all the way to WrestleMania for a blow-off to the feud?

- The "rookie upsetting the cocky heel veteran" is a nice angle to do now and again. Not sure if Bo Dallas beating Wade BArrett was at the level of 1-2-3 Kid vs. Razor Ramon, but Barrett sold it well. The key is how Bo connects with fans after this. He hasn't conveyed much of a personality so far.

(Wade Keller's full report on WWE Raw plus added analysis with more thoughts and select key quotes was posted exclusively on the PWTorch VIP website and VIP mobile site on Monday. Subscribe here to go VIP: PWTorch.com/GoVIP)

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