After Raw, C.M. Punk saved Daniel Bryan from another attack from Randy Orton. Ryback and Curtis Axel then came for Punk. Ziggler and the Usos then made the save. Punk hit the GTS on Axel, then everyone helped Bryan up before going backstage individually. I like the fact that some of those stars are getting the chance to be bigger parts of the show.
WWE put out a press release on some new merch they have. I picture some kid out there who's bankrupting his parents because he has to have EVERY. SINGLE. PIECE. of Cena merchandise.
Update: And here's a press release about a new marketing sponsorship. I think it's great they're getting these kinds of things.
Forbes.com (!?) talked about the Bray Wyatt character. Quite the interesting read.
Everything else from yesterday is after the break.
Here's the poster for Survivor Series. I like it! Definitely something different from "wrestler vying to win match or championship".
Raw dropped to 3.59 million viewers this week, the lowest number since December. That's a sharp drop-off from 2 weeks ago. Maybe the odds facing the babyfaces ARE too great for anyone to have hope.
Here are photos of an awesome upcoming MacFarlane Toys Undertaker figure. I can't wait to see what other names they'll have.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are doing a Wrestling Legends Night on 1/22/14. They really plan ahead, huh?
The dark match for the most recent Smackdown taping was Justin Gabriel vs. Tyson Kidd. I bet that was pretty good. I'd like to see them go back to teaming.
For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. I think he's hilarious, like one of those old crazy guys who yells at cars all day and never misses an opportunity to tell the young'uns how things were so much better back in his day (shifting the facts around to shift his narrative of course). Thankfully no one in power takes him seriously any more.
2. "Wrestling angle is repetitive, similar to previous angle". - Most obvious headline ever. If "firing" RVD gets the heels heat and writes him off, it's fine by me. I think the main focus in writing him off should be getting over Del Rio, since that's who he's feuding with and he should be considered a long-term prospect. I also think Ziggler should have a bigger role. Hopefully he will once HHH vs. Show runs its course.
3. To add to their point, I think if anything it cheapens the value of a championship for someone to win it after losing so often. It's like a team winning the divisional playoffs, then losing the Conference Championship before winning a surprise game against the Super Bowl Champions right after they win the big game to become the new Champions. It makes the person cashing in look like a chump and after the lose the Title, they inevitably go back to looking like a chump who was never "good enough" to be Champion.
4. I don't think so. He seems to really enjoy his job in WWE and he's still fairly young.
5. He knows who they are, but probably doesn't care what they think. He's Vince McMahon, dammit!
More wrestling tomorrow.
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