Slickster

So I'd imagine this story arc will end at WrestleMania with HBK pinning JBL after the superkick.

This is like some sort of modern Ted DiBiase storyline. I love it!

Referee Scott Armstrong is here due to the new 'rotating referees' policy. Good to see guys actually wearing street clothes for a street fight. HBK rocking the Bass Pro Shop camo and the pull-on cowboy boots.

It took JBL the entire commercial break to undo his tie, apparently.

Goldust?!?

Someone should make a GIF of Santino's legs-in-the-air sell.

EPIC WIN.

I never thought this Glamarella thing could work, but I'll be damned if they aren't the most entertaining couple on Raw. I can only hope they're having fun doing this in real life.

Jillian Hall sold Melina's entrance.

Why would you turn Kane face right BEFORE facing John Cena?

Well, that sounded wrong. Kane can always find the one boiler in the arena that's got red lighting. Kane inexplicably turns face.

Grumpy Old Shawn Michaels is awesome.

The DX theme with sleigh bells is awesome.

They have to settle on a nickname for Manu.

Damn, Cody Rhodes finally got some abs. Looks like he donated his body fat to his tag team partner Manu.

CM Punkage

Spectacular opening segment, helped by the fact they didn't do the usual 'play his music as he walks to the back and the commentators rehash what we just saw' bit. Mike Knox and Randy Newman hate short people. Thanks for not selling this attack at all, Cole. Jesus. JR would be setting his tie on fire and screaming for EMTs to come down, but Cole does his 'quiet confused' voice.

From the "25th Anniversary of WrestleMania" Calendar: Royal Rumble: January 25th- Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI No Way Out: February 15th- Key Arena, Seattle WA Wrestlemania 25: April 5th- Reliant Stadium, Houston TX Backlash: April 26th- Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence RI Judgment Day: May 17th- Allstate Arena, Chicago IL One Night Stand: June 7th- New Orleans Arena, New Orleans LA Night Of Champions: June 28th- ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CA Great American Bash: July 26th- Wachovia Center, Philadelphia PA Summerslam: August 23rd- Staples Center, Los Angeles CA Unforgiven: September 13th- Bell Centre, Montreal CAN No Mercy: October 4th- Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh PA Cyber Sunday: October 25th- IZOD Center, East Rutherford NJ Survivor Series: November 22nd- Verizon Center, Washington DC This will be the first PPV in New Orleans since 2001, while Montreal gets a PPV for the first time since 2003.

Morrison tried to do a top-rope DDT on Mysterio but it didn't quite work out that way.

Ziggler was on Wellness suspension, which just ended.

HBK with the dig at Hulk Hogan.

As well it should.

Well, Old School is supposed to start with a wristlock that prevents you from countering the subsequent top-rope axehandle.

Ladder leapfrog legdrop gets the win.

Big Show appears to have gained some weight back.