BREAKING: Due to overwhelming social media support, @shanemcmahon will once again be in control of #RAW TONIGHT! pic.twitter.com/kxjYBqeMge

— WWE (@WWE) April 11, 2016

I know it’s only been two weeks, and the Raw after WM is always great, but how GREAT have these last two Raw’s been? Ignoring Shane’s match with The Undertaker at WM, this has been a great storyline. Ideally they would have had Shane come back and say he wants to take charge of the WWE, only for Vince to give him a shot on a trial basis. Shane would succeed, and the WWE Universe would support him, and eventually he would take over as Raw GM full time. Since WWE is not an ideal universe, they had to throw Shane vs. Undertaker at WM in there, have Shane lose, and then have him become Raw GM anyway. Maybe Vince really wanted to see him jump off the cell? Either way, the WWE is on an upward swing creatively for the first time in forever. Let’s look at what’s happened these past two Raw’s:

• No Authority, meaning no long winded promos that accomplish nothing.
• A logical, showing his work GM that sets up feuds and matches that make sense
• The debuts of Apollo Crews, Enzo & Cass, Baron Corbin and Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows
• Two of the four debuts above have instantly reinvigorated the tag team division
• A tag team tournament (with actual tag teams!) to determine the #1 contender for the belts
• Cesaro returning and becoming the #1 contender for the IC belt against a great heel with a new valet who he has great chemistry with (Miz and Maryse)
• AJ Styles becoming the #1 contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
• Bray Wyatt finally getting a chance to look like a main event talent, which gives Reigns another contender beyond Styles
• Kevin Owens entering a feud with Shane McMahon – yes, please

There’s so much happening right now, and all of it makes perfect sense. Giving Raw a GM who has little to no ego and who explains why he’s doing what he’s doing allows us to just sit back and let the performers perform. Instead of trying to connect the dots and wonder why things are happening, we get to see the men and women interact in logical stories. This is such a great improvement over pre WM Raw and I really hope it keeps going. You can even have The Authority return over the summer and have them feud with Shane, and don’t forget that we haven’t seen Brock Lesnar either. You also have Rollins, Cena, and Orton coming back soon. I know it’s only a few Raw’s in a row, but this is a big step in the right direction. Let’s hope they keep it rolling.

-Ryan