Raw WWE RAW 21st April 2013 - LIVE Discussion: Bryan Returns

[Dale]

Evil awakened
Stephanie McMahon might not have created a monster when she goaded Kane into embracing his darker side last Monday night, but she definitely brought it out of hiding. Donning the mask that’s been associated with some of sports-entertainments’ most nightmarish acts, WWE’s diabolical Director of Operations savagely assaulted Big Show after WWE Main Event went off the air last Tuesday night on WWE Network, proving that The Devil’s Favorite Demon had truly returned.

With a bone-chilling mission to demolish Daniel Bryan on The Authority’s behalf, what havoc will The Big Red Monster unleash on the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion?

Crossing the line (in the sand)
“In life, you either adapt or you perish. That is Evolution.” —Triple H

Last Wednesday on WWE.com, Triple H issued an ultimatum to The Shield: Either the trio grovels at The Game’s feet and apologizes for their recent defiance against The Authority or they face continued consequences for their actions. After relative radio silence from The Hounds of Justice, The Cerebral Assassin announced on SmackDown that it would be the reunited Evolution vs. Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins at Extreme Rules in a Six-Man Tag Team Match.

With The Shield no doubt still recovering from a vicious beat down at the hands of Triple H, Randy Orton & Batista last week, will Rollins, Reigns & Ambrose re-emerge on Raw to confront their Extreme Rules opponents?

Big E bracketology
In the semi-finals of the Intercontinental Championship No. 1 Contender’s Tournament taking place on this week’s Raw, it will be Rob Van Dam vs. Cesaro and Sheamus vs. Bad News Barrett. The winners will advance to a final round to determine who will face reigning titleholder Big E at Extreme Rules in less than two weeks.

Few have known RVD over the years quite like ECW mastermind Paul Heyman, the architect behind the end of The Undertaker’s Streak and the vocal advocate of “The King of Swing,” Cesaro. Despite their prior association in Extreme Championship Wrestling, there will be no love lost between Van Dam and Heyman as an Intercontinental Championship opportunity at Extreme Rules hangs in the balance. As for The Celtic Warrior and Barrett, it will be a true battle of brawlers as Sheamus pits his punishing Brogue Kick against the formidable Bad News elbow. Who will survive the next round of this single-elimination tournament?

Tamina’s time?
On last week’s edition of WWE Main Event on WWE Network, Tamina Snuka outlasted nine other Divas in an intensely competitive Battle Royal, earning the right to challenge newcomer Paige for the Divas Championship at Extreme Rules.

As the muscled enforcer of prior titleholder AJ Lee — who held the butterfly-emblazoned prize for a record 295 days — Tamina has long been in the presence of the Divas Championship. Now, however, she looks to rise to the top of the Divas division on her own. Will Tamina continue to assert her dominance this week on Raw? Also, what challenges face the 21-year-old Paige in the lead-up to her first title defense?

Extreme measures
With a little help from some doctored images, John Cena had a bit of fun at The Wyatt Family’s expense last Monday night, but the jokes ceased when the Cenation leader threw down the most serious of challenges: Extreme Rules. Cena vs. Wyatt. Steel Cage.

The Eater of Worlds, who has vowed to go “to new extremes” since Cena defeated him at WrestleMania 30, was eerily giddy at the proposition of such a hellacious encounter.

With Cena and Wyatt’s anticipated Show of Shows rematch set to transpire in less than two weeks on WWE Network and pay-per-view, will “The Man of 1,000 Truths” gain a psychological advantage over the embodiment of “Hustle, Loyalty and Respect,” or will Cena’s virtue continue to counter Wyatt’s mind games?

Looking forward to tonight's show, all the big angles are moving along nicely and even the IC Title Tournament is worth looking forward to.

DISCUSS!​

 

[Crippler]

EVOLUTION IS A MYSTERY!

Kane mask angle is meh, but him throwing Bryan around like a toy has me intrigued. Both IC tournament matches could be good to great so looking forward to those too. So yeah i'm pretty pumped for this. Wonder if we get the match of the century II tonight SWOGGLE/BULL!

 

[Chris]

Looking forward to the show, but I won't be able to be on for it live.

 

[Cwalker]

Looking forward to this RAW.

Cesaro/RVD should be a lot of fun. Sheamus and Barrett is going to be a good physical match as well.

The whole Kane mask thing means nothing to me because it wasn't too long ago that he just put the mask on.

Hoping Evolution kicks off the broadcast

 

[Deezy]

Golden boy kicks off the show, surprised it isn't Triple H.

 

[PHX]

Please get her out of the ring cause I'm afraid she might be compelled to talk.

 

[Dale]

Brie looks so fucking good B:

 

[Crippler]

Poor Bryan he looks like an emotional wreck

 

[Crippler]

Steph in this red dress tho

 

[John McHenry]

Steph needs to officially get back in the ring.

 

[Deezy]

:hm:Steph to beat down the Bella

 

[Crippler]

Steph got a little junk in that trunk

 

[Dale]

Kane gonna kidnap Brie isn't he

 

[Crippler]

I take it Kane is gonna abduct Brie either tonight or next week?

 

[Deezy]

Guess Bryan is taking an early flight home