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WWE Monday Night Raw 1/30/2012 - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

The night after Royal Rumble did WWE kick things into high gear? The Road to WrestleMania has been laid... where will it all go?


After last week's abysmal show (catch up with WWE Monday Night Raw 1/23/2012) and a relatively disappointing Royal Rumble, I didn't go into Monday Night Raw with high expectations this week. Shockingly, the night after WWE got us to cheer wildly for two grownass men holding hands with socks on their arms, the company actually put on a hell of a wrestling show - though not one without its fair share of problems.

To find out what they were, as well as what I absolutely loved about the show, keep reading as I run down this week's good, bad and ugly. Then, quit your dilly-dallying and like/share the article on Facebook, Tweet about it, and make sure to follow me on Twitter, where I frequently say things that will almost certainly prevent me from getting a job at some point in the future.

Finally, if you haven't already, do us a favor and check out this past week's Straight Shoot: Are Wrestling Titles Even Necessary? and sound off on any topics you'd like to see us address in the future. A new Straight Shoot will be coming at you this Thursday, so keep your eyes peeled.

 

Looking for even more insight about last night's Raw? Check out Brandon Stroud's The Best and Worst of Raw over at our friends WithLeather.Uproxx.com.

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WWE Raw 1/30/2012
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Good – Gongs! Smoke! Fire! An Ashamed Redhead!

Aww, but I can't stay mad at you, WWE. Do you know why? Because my favorite mystical elements-controlling wrestler (sorry, Kane) is back! It's Undertaker!

Yeah, I'd rather that what very well might be one of Taker's last WrestleMania matches wasn't a threepeat against Triple H, and no, it doesn't really make all that much sense why he'd return to challenge a guy he beat last year, but still - I'm thrilled to have the Deadman back. Undertaker occupies such a unique, fantastic role within WWE that it's perfectly reasonable for him to return in January each year only to build-up to his inevitable WrestleMania match - like some kind of strange, beautiful Texas biker cicada. The only thing that really concerns me is that after last year's balls-to-the-proverbial-wall beat-em-up match between Taker and Triple H, I have no idea where you go next with these two guys. Monster trucks maybe? Hopefully monster trucks. It's shameful that no one has made an Undertaker/Gravedigger team-up happen.

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