Raw WWE RAW 7th July 2014 - LIVE Discussion: Bret Is Back

[Dale]

Will the return of Bret Hart turn Raw upside-down?
Ever since WWE Hall of Famer Bret “Hitman” Hart Tweeted that he will be on Raw tonight in Montreal at 8/7 CT on USA Network, both social media and the WWE locker room have been clamoring for the return of “The Excellence of Execution”!

But what will the five-time WWE Champion bring to an already turbulent Monday night atmosphere, in the same city that once played host to one of his most controversial professional moments?

Could Hart choose to confront The Authority about their recent involvement in the WWE World Heavyweight Title picture? While WWE COO Triple H might not approve of such interference from his once-heated adversary, no one could deny that such a confrontation would be “best for business.” Perhaps he will take the opportunity to play a part in in Hart Family Dudgeon alumni Chris Jericho’s match with the outspoken Miz, a Superstar who Hart definitely has had issues with in the past.

No matter what happens, the mere fact that Bret Hart is stepping back into the Raw ring in Canada makes tonight’s show must-see, all by itself.

The Y2J problem
Oh, hey Miz. We totally missed you. Fresh from the set of WWE Studios’ “The Marine 4: Moving Target,” the egotistical Awesome One returned to WWE last Monday with the bombast one might expect from, well, Chris Jericho, who also happened to roll through Raw to give us all a glimpse of that endlessly cool light-up jacket of his. Jericho made short work of the self-professed “A-Lister,” much to the delight of the WWE Universe, but Y2J’s smile soon faded when he faced a three-on-one attack by The Wyatt Family.

The Wyatts continued to target Jericho on SmackDown, warning The Ayatollah of Rock ‘n’ Rolla to “save” himself. On Raw, Jericho will compete in a WWE ring for the first time in nearly a year against a vengeful Miz. Will The Eater of Worlds and his sinister disciples make their presence known during this anticipated encounter?

More ‘Money,’ more problems
Just one night after John Cena became a 15-time World Champion at Money in the Bank, Seth Rollins nearly brought Triple H’s “Plan B” into action, attempting to cash in on The Champ after Cena suffered a horrific assault by Kane. The Cenation leader’s salvation came in the oh-so-unlikely form of Dean Ambrose, who ambushed his former “brother” before Rollins’ WWE World Heavyweight Championship Match against Cena could begin.

Despite that failed attempt, Rollins remains Mr. Money in the Bank, and will continue to stalk Cena in pursuit of WWE’s grandest prize. However, just as Rollins forces The Champ to keep his head on a swivel, so, too, does The Lunatic Fringe aim to unsettle his onetime comrade. Whenever Rollins attempts to cash in his Money in the Bank contract, Ambrose has vowed to be there to prevent it.

Will The Authority find a way to pull this thorn from Rollins’ side? Or will Ambrose continue to stand between Mr. Money in the Bank and the WWE World Heavyweight Championship?

What’s Paige’s endgame?
Déjà vu, anyone? Just as a debuting Paige captured AJ Lee’s Divas Title the night after WrestleMania, a returning AJ reclaimed her prize in a similarly unexpected championship collision with The Diva of Tomorrow last week on Raw.

Paige has taken the loss in stride, at least on the surface. On SmackDown, the British beauty sat at ringside during AJ’s non-title clash against Eva Marie, even offering a congratulatory handshake to the two-time Divas Champion after the match. Is this a show of good sportsmanship, or is Paige trying to gain a psychological edge over the returning titleholder — a Diva who knows a thing or two about mind games herself?

Don’t tread on Zeb
We never thought we’d say this, but we’re actually agreeing with Zeb Colter these days. Last Monday night, the outspoken Real American defended the United States of America against Lana’s anti-American rhetoric before Jack Swagger brought the fight to the monstrous Rusev and forced the behemoth out of the ring. The “U.S.A.” chants where deafening and we can only assume that, somewhere, “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan was giving a thumbs-up in approval.

On Friday, The Ravishing Russian and The Bulgarian Brute attempted to spoil Damien Sandow’s Fourth of July festivities on SmackDown, but Swagger and Zeb once again defended Old Glory against the invading Russian oppressors who retreated after a prolonged staredown.

This Monday on Raw, will the “Cold War” between Swagger and Rusev heat up?

DISCUSS​

 

[Chris]

Looking forward to the stuff with Rollins/Dean and whatever Cena does with The Authority. Also Swagger's GOAT face turn, but I mean come on how is it a "cold war" when they went at it for a bit last week, if that shit would have happened with the US and Russia, everyone would have been nuked. Just sayin'.

 

[Deezy]

Didn't know the show was in Montreal, should be a hot crowd.

 

[Crippler]

Spoiler

Should be great

 

[Dale]

I'm surprisingly really interested to see where they go with Rusev/Swagger due to that crazy pop he got last week. Guessing they'll have to switch it up a bit this week with them being in Canada and presumably have Lana shit on Canada before a Canadian interrupts them and gets beat down leading to a Swagger save to further the storyline.

 

[Chris]

Could easily have Rusev threaten Bret.

 

[Dale]

Could easily have Rusev threaten Bret.

That's what I thought at first but it I was banking on them wanting to do some sort of physical interaction which they won't do with Bret

 

[Kiffy Lube]

I wonder if Bret Hart will come out there and cry about Daniel Bryan being stripped out of the belt. Everyone seems to want to do that.

 

[Deezy]

Could easily have Rusev threaten Bret.

Everyone in that building would know noone is getting close to Bret.

 

[Twitchy]

I wonder if Bret Hart will come out there and cry about Daniel Bryan being stripped out of the belt. Everyone seems to want to do that.

4/10 chance of that happening :dolph:

 

[Deezy]

Bret: "I know a thing or two about getting screwed out of a title"

 

[PHX]

Starting with Reigns for a promo is not what i expected at all.

 

[Chris]

Roman fist-bumping the crowd, what a guy.

 

[Chris]

Starting with Reigns for a promo is not what i expected at all.

Didn't expect The Authority to be on vacation either.

 

[PHX]

Seemed like he was legit trying to make out what the crowd was saying at first lol.