It was a popular chant throughout the night and it did not matter who was at the ring. Even Daniel Bryan, the WWE Universe's preferred guy in the moment, heard them throughout his match.
The chants? "CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!"
The Best in the World, as we recognize by right now, left WWE last week. It's unclear if he will return or if he's stepping away for great. Regardless, the WWE Universe voted with their mouths this week. They created it clear: They will need CM Punk back.
For at present, fans are clearly in CM Punk's corner. There might be a few critics, then again a great number of fans look to be backing his decision to walk away prior to his contract expired in July. It's hard to sit here and say he shouldn't have left ahead of his obligations were fulfilled. After all, he felt he was being mishandled by WWE and wasn't pleased with the business enterprise's creative direction. He at the same time was banged up and wanted to take a couple of time off. That's difficult to do during Wrestlemania season.
Fans are intelligent. They see additional of the organization today, specially using the number of prominent wrestling web sites accessible. So it's not a surprise a number of have sided with CM Punk for the duration of this saga.
But WWE might possibly not be willing to tolerate this for a lot longer. The CM Punk chants will only continue. The organization is without 1 of its preferred stars. What will they attempt to do to bring him back? That's for Vince McMahon, who is reportedly handling the issue himself, to determine. But they need to try harder to bring him back, even if it indicates giving him extended breaks to heal up at times.
Monday's Raw was only the start out. WWE was in Omaha Monday night, which isn't precisely a wrestling hotbed. Imagine what the crowds can be for instance in Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and so on. If the CM Punk chants were audible and typical in Omaha, it's only going to uncover worse when they travel to larger cities.
Other observations from WWE Raw:
- Quick note: Next week, Betty White will guest star on Raw. WWE featured a number of promos throughout the broadcast to announce her appearance on next week's show.
- There had been several nasty bumps on Raw. Randy Orton appeared to have a little cut on his forehead during his match against Daniel Bryan. Roman Reigns vital stitches soon after The Shield's match against Big E Langston, Kofi Kingston and Rey Mysterio. Reigns was bleeding from his right eye during the match.
WWE Diva Naomi at the same time took a nasty hit throughout her match against Aksana. Aksana landed a knee drop on Naomi's forehead and eye. Naomi was totally dazed after the knee, then again continued to wrestle.
- Speaking of Divas, Emma and Summer Rae had a dance-off. While it was a goofy portion of the show, the possibility of an Emma-Summer Rae feud might be fascinating for normal WWE fans. These two have thrived in NXT and it truly is time for all of WWE to see what they can bring to the Divas division.
- Daniel Bryan beat Randy Orton regardless of outside interference from Kane. Orton and Kane beat up Bryan right after the match, having said that it was Bryan who walked away with this in his back pocket: He pinned the champion. Elimination Chamber later this month can be fascinating.
- Other than the CM Punk chants, the top component of Raw was the showdown in between The Shield and The Wyatt Family. After The Shield's match earlier at the night, Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper and Erick Rowan appear on the giant screen and Bray cut a promo. Harper got in on the act, at the same time. The Shield, led by Dean Ambrose, returned the favor later at the show following the Wyatts' match.
This is usually a match individuals will want to see at Elimination Chamber. You have a lot of talent and a whole lot of terrific personalities in this match. It need to be fun to watch and also the buildup to the match have to be awesome, particularly with Ambrose and Bray exchanging promos.