Raw Review: Vinny Mac Is Back, And Returns To The Ring On A Show Featuring Larry King...

If you didn't read my Raw Review from last week, I'll sum it up for you: It was a poor, poor show.

This week, however, was an entirely different story.

This week's Raw was OUTSTANDING. Even with the controversy that arose in the last minute of the show, which I'll address later, this was a major improvement from previous weeks, and was without question the best 3-Hour episode since the 1,000th Episode in July.

The main event featured a match between WWE Chairman & CEO Vince McMahon vs WWE Champion CM Punk, which was set up with the above promo earlier in the show.

And anyone who was expecting a dull, boring sham of a match... you were sadly mistaken.

Technically, the match never took place, but the brawl between the two was pretty awesome.

Say what you want about Vince McMahon, but, at age 68, he was fully willing to put his body on the line last night. And even though some of his punches were weak & didn't connect, you can't deny that last night, from a theatrical standpoint, Vince McMahon gave as good as he got.

Another thing... at the end of the show, Punk legitimately struck a fan after he got a little too close. While his actions were unprofessional, my take is that if the fan was too close and touching Punk too much, he was justified.

Also, a major reason behind the show's awesomeness might be the fact that there has been a major shake-up in the creative department. And Vince apparently was not happy backstage. From ProWrestling.com:

"As noted before, there was major heat backstage at last night's RAW and Brian Gewirtz has been dismissed from his duties writing RAW. Gewirtz will remain with the company as a consultant but there's talk that these changes may be the beginning of the end for Gewirtz and even SmackDown writer Ed Koskey. WWE keeping him as a consultant may be their way of working out what's left of his contract.

Gewirtz was actually dismissed on Friday but the word was kept quiet over the weekend. Gewirtz was not the RAW head writer but he had been writing both RAW and SmackDown from WWE headquarters in Stamford with the rest of the non-traveling creative team.

As noted, Eric Pankowski will be replacing Gewirtz. Pankowski has been with the company since February and it's said that Vince McMahon and Stephanie McMahon are very high on him.

There's expected to be a lot more changes within WWE soon. Most everyone is nervous and scared for their jobs.

We noted last night that Vince held a meeting before RAW and told the writers that he wants results or resignations. Vince added that those changes starts at the top with him. The situation was described as very scary."

Well, Angry Vince is back. I like Angry Vince. An Angry Vince makes for better television. Just my opinion.

In other news from Raw, Larry King shockingly made an appearance. And more shockingly? It turns he can actually cut a good promo. And his wife was awesome. Happy Birthday Miz! >:(

Also, I missed AJ, as she only appeared on the show once. And what is that black stuff on Cena's arm? The weirdest form of rehab I've ever seen...

Overall, awesome match-ups, awesome episode!