In my mind, RAW was a decent show again this week.

I was surprised by the return of "Grand Master Sexay" Brian Christopher. A shame he came back to be squashed in his first match... mind you, except for a feud with Tajiri, I don't know what they'll do with him.

Johnny Nitro is pure WCW sucking up to Eric Bishoff. The music sold it last week, but the logo on Monday nailed it.

By mentioning that Chris Benoit is a Canadian native, I almost thought the fed wasn't trying to bury face Canadian roots - but the fact that only the heels are given Canadian hometowns is upsetting.

Who else had Al Snow "Avatar" images the second Coach brought a masked ninja to the ring? That was a major non-surprise.

The final match was one of the longest I recall on RAW in some time, which was a good thing. You couldn't do those eight men justice otherwise.