CM Punk incident at RAW

So last night during the end of RAW, CM Punk was shown in the crowd being addressed by Vince McMahon. While that was going on, stuff ended up getting a little physical. Check the video then come back for commentary (sorry, the dude who posted it disabled embedding...asshat, I'm trying to get you hits.)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAniQ0L2S3U&feature=share&list=UUybO8GgOUYwcQvf0f8GtD7AU

So you might've noticed what I did -- Punk actually hit the wrong guy. The person that kept shoving him was some disrespectful little teenage prick. Granted, when Punk first got up there and was swatting peoples' hands away and doing the normal bad guy routine, he gave a little shove to the kid. But the kid gave him a shove back, and Punk did nothing. But the kid kept going and going and at some point I think Punk wasn't sure where it was coming from, and he finally hit his limit and took it out on the dude who (I think accidentally) bumped his head. It was just the final straw.

Here's the thing -- fans need to learn that this s**t is a show. It's entertainment. Yeah, Punk is a bad guy IN CHARACTER...so he's gonna get in your face. He's gonna swat your hands away. He's gonna talk smack. That's his CHARACTER, not Punk the man. I've met the dude and he's a chill, laid-back guy, not the kind that would go into a crowd and start beating the s**t out of people because he can. But picture being in his shoes -- you're in the crowd just doing your job, and you're getting pushed and poked from every which way, and after staying calm for a good 30 seconds (which doesn't sound like a long time, but YOU get pushed and poked and hit for 30 seconds and see how pissed off you get), he finally got pushed (literally) too far.

People are gonna call him out on that he should've been professional or bla bla bla -- I'm sorry, if you're at an NBA game and Kevin Garnett is sitting on the bench in front of you and you keep shoving him and hitting the back of his head, what do you expect him to do? Sit there and go, "I'm a professional, it's okay for fans to treat me like s**t." No, he'd lay your ass out the same way Punk laid that guy out.

Sure, it was the wrong guy, but at the end of the day, let's be real...if you're putting on sunglasses indoors at 11pm at night (which is what it looked like that dude was doing when he bumped Punk's head), you probably deserved to get punched in the face anyway. Doucheknuckle.

WWE RAW Review

Those of you that know me (and I mean KNOW me know me) couldn't have thought I'd skip out on the wrestling geekdom part of my life on this blog, right?! So here's the thing -- ever since RAW has gone 3 hours, with the exception of RAW 1000, I've hated it. Sure, some decent matches got good time, but it was mostly all just filler. RAW 1001 is probably the best demonstration -- how many frickin times could they have possibly fit that Triple H/Brock Lesnar video package into the broadcast? It had to air AT LEAST 6 times...JUST to promote them being on the show later on! And on RAW since that has been any better really, although I'm impressed that they managed to keep their Tout hard-on in their pants.

Anyway, last night's RAW was honestly the first one I've enjoyed since RAW 1000. It didn't feel like an eternity to get through, I didn't hit the fast forward button once (granted I still have 45 mins of the show to watch, but if 2 hrs and 15 mins didn't get me to fast forward, I doubt the last leg of it will...unless there's some Divas crap), and I was genuinely entertained. Dolph Ziggler and Kofi Kingston had one of the best TV matches of the year (and proves that BOTH of them should be in the main event scene), CM Punk was GOLD on the mic (no shock there but just seemed extra motivated tonight) -- especially during his promo with Mick Foley. Honestly, Mick has been a total lame duck to me whenever he's popped up on WWE TV lately, but he really brought it last night.

Another highlight was Alberto Del Rio accidentally unmasking Sin Cara during the 6-man tag match. Cody Rhodes is right -- dude IS ugly.

I heard the Punk/Cena promo to close the show was awesome too. Unfortunately I didn't pop the TV on until Cena nailed Punk in the stomach with a pipe, so I missed the entire segment, but I'm pumped to get home and watch it. Either way, if WWE can keep shelling out 3-hour RAWs like last night's, I won't be such a Negative Nancy toward it anymore. Last night was a legit PERFECT mix of promos, backstage segments, great wrestling, proper pushes (except for Miz...Jesus that guy can't catch a break lately), and great pacing.

 And crazy AJ. God damn do I love me some crazy AJ.