Last night, WWE could have gone to great lengths to make some new stars: they didn't. Apart from La Resistance, the Hurricane wasn't on the show, neither were woman wrestlers Jazz, Trish and Molly. It's really all over for a lot of the guys on the Raw Roster.
Rob Van Dam is absolutely fucked.
Booker is finished as a competitor even at IC level.
Kane is going no-where.
Hurricane wasn't on the show at all.
Guys who went over: Goldberg, Steiner, Triple H and Flair.
For a start, none of the above need wins. They are all veterans and in Flair and Steiner's case should be near retirement. Goldberg more or less killed Jericho despite selling the arm, Steiner beat a young wrestler, Test, Flair and Michaels should be used to put new guys over, not shooting wads all over each other every night.
If the belt is going to stay on Triple H a new challenger has to come from somewhere. Who's on Raw that can challenge? Orton is set for a mega-push, but he's on Triple H's side so that rules him out. Hurricane will never be anything in WWE if last night says anything. Rob Van Dam is losing heart and heat. Test and Christian - both heels - are still not good enough. Goldberg has been around the block and so a World Title win will mean very little.
Personally, I would switch Jericho to face, in an ideal world, and have him challenge for the belt as he is the only credible challenger remaining.
Whilst last night's Hell in the Cell wasn't bad, you have to look at the three guys in the ring. Foley: a retired wrestler acting as referee; Nash: a man who should be retired through age and immobility; Triple H: a man who has proven time and again that he won't give anyone a shot at the gold without making them look like shit. Triple H made Nash look like a pile of crap too last night.
It's all over for this brand extension, but the only selling point are these "dream matches" that we are promised every month.
I'm very disappointed - I had genuine hope for last night.