What you need to know
Let's just say that occupying Raw went a whole lot better than hijacking Raw did...
John Cena and Hulk Hogan respect the heck out of each other, brother. And John sure would like to be in the Hulkster's Andre the Giant 30 man over the top rope memorial battle royal, if it weren't for those darn Wyatts. With Hulkamania added to hustle, loyalty and respect, what hope do Bray and company have?
Kane doesn't like The Shield airing their dirty laundry in public. It's unprofessional - unlike trying to bury your brother alive or setting announcers on fire. That kind of stuff happens everyday in corporate America. As much as they don't like it, The Devil's Favorite Middle Manager may be on to an effective motivational ploy, though. Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins got a win over their old nemeses the Rhodes Brothers, and then Reigns assisted Deam Ambrose in a rare United States championship defense over Mark Henry on Main Event.
Also on the Tuesday show, Divas champion AJ Lee retained her title in a barnburner of a match against Natalya. That went over two segments for nearly fifteen minutes. Cesaro's right! The Network will change women's wrestling in WWE!
Mr. Cesaro (assuming that is still his surname) is also right about a handshake being a man's calling card. And he embedded his watermark right in Jack Swagger's palm on Monday night. Zeb Colter was so upset he lost his fishing vest. I hope those Real Americans can work everything out, but I've got a bad feeling.
Sheamus and Christian's bad blood (and a bunch of a-holes on the App, like me) brought them to a Memphis street fight. Captain Charisma left some welts on the Irishman's hide, but he ultimately got a boot through a bass drum in what looked like a feud ender, but I have no idea where either man goes from here.
But the big story this week is Daniel Bryan's YES Movement and their occupation of the Raw ring that drove Authority head Triple H to not only cave to The Beard's demand of a match at WrestleMania between the two of them, but for Bryan's insertion into the WWE World Heavyweight championship contest between Randy Orton and Batista should he defeat The Game.
The Viper and The Animal were not pleased, and being defeated by Bryan and Big Show to end the show on Monday can't have brightened their views of this latest development.
What to look out for
Smackdown rocks Little Rock! Well, they rocked it on Tuesday night, and spoilers are here, if that's your thing.
The COO will provide his former Evolution-mates, and the rest of us, with an explanation for why he acquiesed to Bryan's demands. I liked the "trying to protect you from me" line from Monday, but Trips probably just wants to talk some more. I don't know if you all have noticed, but he likes to talk.
And in a match that no one was asking for, The Big Show will face Kane one-on-one! At least without Bryan, we'll be spared from their abysmal team name.
What they should do
The whole is not greater than the sum of its parts. Was it the wrong bird? The wrong cleavage? We'll never know.
In honor of next week's St. Patrick's holiday, let's have a Real American mascot like the Soaring Eagle return to kick a little leprechaun ass!
Classic WWE (dick)face - kicking a fowl in the beak when he's trying to get his eat on. Damn. Anyway...
- Our dream of a good guy-ish face turn for The Shield seems to be going okay. They're working together, they dislike Kane...beating up that nice Cody Rhodes and his weird brother probably keeps them heels for now, but as long as they weren't the men Triple H sent to clear the ring of the hippies and trolls in Bryan's YES movement, I'll keep hope alive.
- If Road Dogg's injury is as bad as he says it is, they should probably be building up someone to challenge Jimmy and Jey for the tag belts. Running roughshod over the division is probably good for their credibility after setting a record for PPV losses, but it doesn't leave much left over with which to build a big match. Maybe it's time to start pushing Luke Harper and Erick Rowan as a unit? Even a disqualification loss where they stomp some Samoan mudholes would probably look good for the family at WrestleMania, since I don't think their boss is standing tall at the end of his match.
- The Real Americans break-up means we're getting the Eagle back, right? Maybe this time they've make it a female Eagle? That'll rack up the hits!
What we're afraid they will do
They're already giving us Kane vs. Show. What else can they do to us? Wait a minute...has anyone seen Khali lately?
Thinking about trying to get #OCCUPYSMACKDOWN trending to get the bird back...who's with me?
Whether you are or not, be sure to check in with your fellow Cagesiders in tonight's open thread!