Raw was pretty damn good at setting up Mania this week as last week's show was not that great at all. Few things of progress were made last week while we made leaps and bounds this week.
Looking up the Mania card seems to be:
Rock v. Cena II for the WWE Championship
Brock Lesnar v. HHH II with an unnamed stipulation (Please don't be Hell in a Cell)
Undertaker v. CM Punk
Ryback v. Mark Henry
Jack Swagger v. Alberto Del Rio
The Shield v. Sheamus, Randy Orton, and Big Show
The New Age Outlaws v. Rhodes Scholars??? (Theory, but hell this would be a great match to the card better if it's a triple threat tag match or 4 way tag match, just add team HELL NO and some other 4th team)
-Props last night to Punk interrupting Paul Bearer's tribute, because that is how a heel is supposed to be. It's the character and it keeps him fresh and adds to the feud. It even got him involved with Kane in the Main Event.
-I want more NAO v. Rhodes Scholars after their mocking of each other prior to the match, and given 5-10 minutes, it could be a good match and put the Rhodes Scholars over.
-Dolph got a win finally, but really needed Langston and AJ to do so over Daniel Bryan. I really wish they didn't have him job out so much, or be Billy Gunn 2.0
-The Segments with the Shield are pretty damn impressive and the Triple Powerbomb to Big Show is effective and sells how destructive they are.
-Depending on the crowd FANDANGO is getting some reaction, good and bad. This crowd gave a good heel reaction, and putting him against Tensai/Brodus to debut against can lead to something for a feud I guess?
-Ryback/Henry interactions should involve repeated use of their finishers on Hornswoggle, The Great Khali, and 5 others that I dislike or find useless now.
-Too many movie plugs, however Kane + Halle Berry segment was awesome.
-Random return of the Bella Twins, while I may not mind their return as eyecandy...I wish they gave divas meaning.
-Jericho should have said the Jeritron was stolen by a returning Shad and reformed Cryme Tyme.
-Swagger, Zeb, Ricardo, and Alberto segments are surprisingly good, effective, and fun. Zeb has turned Swagger's career around no lies.
-Cesaro can make a lot of guys look great in their matches. That deadly Uppercut of his is just too good, and I love it. I wish he would find a meaningful opponent not named the Miz.
-Finally, Kane getting the win over Punk was a surprise, added to Punk v. Taker, and has people invested more than ever.