RAW was a major improvement this week.

We got a mostly interesting heat promo between Triple H and Shawn Michaels, Matt and John from Tough Enough III put on a decent showing... even the IC Title match with challenger RVD versus Randy Orton was a solid affair. Even the continuing story between Trish and Chris Jericho didn't come out too dumb this week - not counting it giving Mark Henry screen time.

(One thing struck me on this: Rodney Mack is nowhere to be seen or mentioned. Does this mean the replacement for Dlo Brown barely lasted a year?)

I'm a bit disappointed that Mick Foley didn't appear, granted. Being as the show was in his home of Long Island it would have been a perfect place for him to appear... which is probably why they didn't do it actually. That keeps his return from being predictable.