Dusty Rhodes gets punched out by The Big Show. Ryback is a Heyman guy apparently. The Miz, while in front of his hometown fans and parents, gets destroyed by Randy Orton. Daniel Bryan gets his title stolen from him. The week’s episode of RAW had a little bit of everything.
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5: Dolph Ziggler: A win over Dean Ambrose isn’t exactly career defining, but for a guy that’s been languishing in the middle of the card after a World Title run, Ziggler needs all the help he can get. Easily one of the company’s best workers, a healthy Ziggler deserves to get back in the World Title picture. A win over Ambrose is a step in that direction.
4: The Shield: Being the “fixers” for the corporation hasn’t served their careers all that great, as all three would have liked as none of them are in hot angles and are more like side players that hot commodities. Ambrose and Reigns were solid in singles action this week and their amount of ring time doesn’t seem to be shrinking any time soon. That’s got to count for something, right?
3: Big Show: The crying game for Show continues, but damn, does it make for some interesting television. Easily the most tortured soul in the company right now, it’s obvious that Show will have a huge role in this storyline moving forward.
2: Randy Orton: Triple H and Stephanie McMahon wanted a more ruthless Orton. By the end of the show, that’s exactly what they got. Orton simply destroyed The Miz this week on RAW. He may not have the WWE title around his waist, but tif he continues with the type of ruthless aggression he exhibited this week, he may have it back there very soon.
1: Daniel Bryan: Stripped, or more like robbed of his WWE title for the second time in a month, Bryan is the most captivating performer in the company today. another wonderful match with Roman Reigns continues to cement his legacy as a performer, while the support of the WWE locker room this week on RAW makes his role in the company’s main storyline a vital one.
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