WWE Monday Night Raw comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (Feb. 20, 2012) from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. And tonight features all the fallout from the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view last night.

And a potentially bald Undertaker.

That's right, "The Deadman" was shown cutting his hair in a video package that aired last week and with Michael Cole confirming last night that he will be on Raw tonight, live and in person, this will be our first chance to see the new look 'Taker, sans the terrible wig.

In addition to all that, we'll get all the fallout from the Chamber show last night, which saw CM Punk and Daniel Bryan both retain their WWE and world heavyweight championships, respectively.

And don't forget John Laurinaitis and his bid to take over as permanent Raw General Manager.

Raw starts at 9 p.m. ET time on USA, so be sure to make your way back here to chat with all your favorite Cagesiders during the show. It's always a fun time. Raw live blog after the jump.

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WWE Monday Night Raw comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (Feb. 13, 2012) from the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California. And tonight is the final Raw before the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, otherwise known as the go-home show.

After last week's utter and complete stinkfest, things can only get better. Or at least we hope. There's always the possibility we'll be made to sit through the same video packages multiple times in lieu of actual wrestling.

There is at least one reason to get genuinely excited and you see it in the picture above. Indeed, Shawn Michaels makes his return tonight because he "has a message for Triple H."

Plans are still reportedly set for his participation at WrestleMania 28, likely as a guest referee, but who knows if that will really happen. Tonight should lend plenty of insight into that.

It's also extremely possible Alberto Del Rio shows up on TV tonight, making his return from injury. CM Punk, Chris Jericho, John Cena, Kane and the rest of the regulars will fill out the rest of the show.

Raw starts at 9 p.m. ET time on USA, so be sure to make your way back here to chat with all your favorite Cagesiders during the show. It's always a fun time. Raw live blog after the jump.

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WWE Monday Night Raw comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (Feb. 6, 2012) from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Which means we should probably expect Jim Ross to show up and get humiliated at some point.

We can also expect to hear from John Laurinaitis, who didn't officially get fired last week by Triple H thanks to an interruption from the Undertaker. Because in the pro wrestling world, if you're about to get fired but a big gong goes off and the lights go out, you're safe.

Hey, it means more Big Johnny in our lives, let's not complain.

Chris Jericho finally made his move last week and attacked CM Punk to presumably set up the feud between the two that will carry them into WrestleMania 28. Or at least that's what the hope is. We'll get some more answers on that.

And Brodus Clay is back tonight, folks. That's worth the price of admission right there.

Raw starts at 9 p.m. ET time on USA, so be sure to make your way back here to chat with all your favorite Cagesiders during the show. It's always a fun time. Raw live blog after the jump.

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WWE Monday Night Raw comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (Jan. 30, 2012) from the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, featuring all the fallout from the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event that took place last night in St. Louis.

The big angle headed into tonight's show, other than showcasing the winner of the Rumble last night (Sheamus), is that Triple H will return in his old role as COO of the company to give John Laurinaitis a job evaluation.

The tease, of course, is that Trips never liked Laurinaitis and will be looking for any reason to fire him.

CM Punk retained his WWE championship last night in large thanks to Johnny Ace playing it down the middle, so we'll see where they tie that in to this whole review thing.

Perhaps the most interesting aspect of Raw tonight will be what route Chris Jericho goes after coming up short in his bid to win the Rumble last night. He promised to "end the world as we know it" and that didn't happen, so what will Jericho do tonight on Raw?

The live blog kicks off at 9 p.m. ET so remember to come back and join the discussion with all your favorite Cagesiders. It's always a fun time in this thread. Raw live blog after the jump.

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WWE Monday Night Raw comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (Jan. 16, 2012) at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, featuring a U.S. championship match between titleholder Zack Ryder and Jack Swagger.

Or at least that's what was being advertised. Then again, WWE was running an injury angle all week, claiming Ryder was hurt pretty bad from the chokeslam Kane delivered onto some wooden slats on Raw last week. You know, when you bounced about three feet in the air and didn't break them.

The John Cena vs. Kane feud will move right along, with Cena attempting to figure out the quickest way to be a hero again while Kane lumbers around and looks silly while cutting terrible promos.

CM Punk and "Big" Johnny Laurinaitis will continue bickering back and forth on their way to the Royal Rumble and Punk's match against Dolph Ziggler. They'll also likely touch on the horrific ref botch from last week, which was turned into a story on the company website.

We'll see how they tie it into the storyline tonight.

Chris Jericho is also in town, but will he finally speak? If I was a betting man, I would say no. And with Randy Orton still nursing his back injury it looks more and more likely that Jericho will win the Rumble. One of you Cagesiders had the idea that if that's the plan, he shouldn't speak until winning it and use his first words to call out Punk to set up their feud at WrestleMania.

Speaking of feuds at WrestleMania, where the hell are Triple H and Undertaker?

Anyway, the fun kicks off tonight at 9 p.m. ET on USA, so be sure to come back and join us to follow along with all the fun. It's always a good time. Raw live blog after the jump.

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WWE Monday Night Raw comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (Jan. 9, 2012) at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, featuring all the fallout from Chris Jericho's epic return to the company last week.

Or not so epic, depending on how you look at it. One thing we can all agree on is that it should be very interesting to see where this angle goes from here. The jacket, in all its glory, will hopefully return tonight, as well.

One surprising aspect of WWE programming of late has been the relative lack of promotion for the Royal Rumble, which is just three weeks away. Sure, they've mentioned it a few times and played plenty of promos (featuring the talented Santino Marella, of all guys) but there's been little focus on the actual match.

That could be because they just haven't bothered to work it in but it could also be because they're still trying to figure out just who the hell is going to win it. Will it be Randy Orton with his bad back? How about Sheamus with his incredibly white skin? Or maybe John Morrison returns and shocks the world.

Ha. And maybe I'll win a Pulitzer.

John Cena will undoubtedly be in the building, fending off further advances from Kane and his dreaded choke glove. Let's just hope Zack Ryder isn't around this time.

The fun kicks off at 9 p.m. ET on USA, Cagesiders, so be sure to come back and enjoy the show with all your favorite commenters. It's always a fun time. Raw live blog after the jump.

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WWE Monday Night Raw comes waltzing back into our lives TONIGHT (Jan. 2, 2012) from the FedEx Forum in Memphis, Tennessee. And it's finally time for us all to learn who the mystery return man is.

There's plenty of speculation and conspiracy theories as to who it is that will trot out to the ring tonight, possibly during the CM Punk vs. Dolph Ziggler match for the WWE championship, but the truth of the matter is no one knows. Not yet, anyway.

Speaking of Punk and Ziggler, their match was set last week after Ziggler pinned the champ to earn a shot at his title. No, that doesn't make sense but it is what it is.

Local advertisements have Jerry Lawler taking on Michael Cole in a Memphis Street Fight and John Cena vs. Kane in a Raw Challenge Match. It's entirely possible both are dark matches that won't make the air. And, looking at them, that might not be such a bad thing.

All the focus is on the big mystery return, anyway, so who cares, right?

The fun kicks off tonight at 9 p.m. ET on USA. Make sure to come back and enjoy the show with all your favorite Cagesider commenters. It's always a good time. Raw live blog after the jump.

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WWE Monday Night Raw comes waltzing back into our lives tonight (Dec. 26, 2011) from the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. Because CM Punk is champion, they're billing this as his big return to Chicago, even though technically that's not where they'll be. Close enough, I suppose.

The most important aspect of tonight's show, though, is the fact that it's the final one before the big mystery return on Jan. 2, 2012. That means we'll get one more creepy video teasing who exactly might show up next week on Raw. Is it Chris Jericho? Or Undertaker? Maybe even Shane and Stephanie McMahon?

It won't be long before we can lay all the speculation to rest.

Also on the docket for tonight's show is John Cena and his evolving issues with Kane, who continues to attack the former champ for reasons that are still unclear. We're still four Raw shows away from the Royal Rumble, so this one could drag out a bit.

The show airs live on USA starting at 9 p.m. ET. Be sure to come back then and join in with the rest of your favorite Cagesiders right here for the live blog. It's always a fun time.

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