- So, C.M. Punk, huh?   Yeah.   That was a fun ride.   If you look at the bright side, he's higher on the food chain than he was a few months ago.   A world title run used to mean the world to a guy's position.   Now, it's a nice boost, but not necessarily much more.    In C.M.'s case, that's what happened.   It's a shame too.   With the momentum from his initial win, they could have really made this into something memorable.   It never felt like the machine was fully behind him anyway.

- I loved the end of the cage match   The funny thing about cages is that finishes like that, while enough to save some face for the loser, still feel like a finish.   You go into it knowing what the rules are.   Jericho may have tumbled out to the floor, but a win is a win.   They signed the contracts or waivers or whatnot.   They knew the risks.

- Is Manu's thing supposed to be that he's half man/half menu?   Weird gimmick, dude.  Look out, King!  JBL just asked for egg whites and Manu said NO SUBSTITUTIONS!  WATCH OUT!

- Charlie Haas is playing the gimmick I always thought Shark Boy should have played in TNA.   Rather than copy one guy, Sharky should just copy them all.   The sad thing?   Seeing Charlie do it shows me that it could get very stale very soon.

- The sadder thing?   It's still fresher than the Shark Boy thing.

- Are Chris Jericho and Lance Cade trying to make it look like they're a couple?   Because, they, uh, look like they're a couple.   When they were walking to the ring, I expected them to be holding hands.

- If WWE wants to sell me on the Rey Mysterio vs. Kane, I have two words for them.   Torture Dominick.   Now that has money written all over it.   Could you imagine the Big Red Machine cackling and calling out, "I…AM…YOUR…PAPI… NOW! HAHAHAHAHA!"   Friggin gold.   I'd totally buy that tee shirt.

- Their match was sort of messy, to be honest.   In reality, Rey can run around Kane all he wants.  The second he gets clotheslined, Mysterio should be dead.   The idea should be to never let him get hit.   Once he does, it seems so unbelievable that he could get up.   Kane is 7 feet tall and a monster.   Rey Rey is like a nine year old in a mask.   There's no match.   Let me put it this way - David can outsmart Goliath, but if Goliath hits him…it's David's ass.

- Dolph Ziggler makes sure he tells everyone his name just to be sure they don't think he's Daniel Puder.   Yikes.

- Whose idea was it to give Mike Adamle a long intricate monologue on live TV?   His explanation of No Mercy's new direction was painful at times.   He's come a long way since "The Tazz," but still.   That's like taking your five year old for two swimming lessons and then throwing him off a cruise ship.  Happy swimming, Skippy.   See you at Port!

- The buildup to the announcement of Shawn Michaels was kind of weird.   I mean, who were we expecting?   Hogan?   Goldberg?   Joe Louis?   It just seemed like an obvious choice.   The match is still a good one though.

- I guess the plan was to end Raw with a shot of HBK looking like someone stuck a 15 foot ladder up his butt.    They succeeded there.

- On a non-Raw note, I picked up the TNA game for Xbox 360.   It's not bad.   I'm glad I waited to comment on it because every day I fluctuate in how I feel.   It has its strong points.   It has its weak ones.   I'll have more thoughts on it this week on JG's Radio Free Insanity (with Samu).

That's it for now.   I'll be back with more magic beans and cinnamon sticks.   So check back throughout the week.   Be Well!   Thanks for sharing the insanity.