Raw Thoughts - June 21

• Punk with another masterclass to open the show. Let speculation flow as to whether he was scripted to say that he was 'the best wrestler in the world' and that 'wins and losses do still matter'.
• Should they not actually have something happen on the screen when Cole is reading it to make it look a little like it's genuine. And this has happened more than once. 
• How bloody thin-skinned and impetuous is the GM? Because Punk was 'disrespectful' to him (not much, actually) he changes his mind? Twice? 
• Right, lets see how much the WWE universe drives the audience's voting.........
• OK, King votes for Kelly Kelly and.........
• Yup, K2 wins the vote. SHOCKING! (Note sarcasm)
• I think we should some up with some alternative votes. A) Eve B) Kelly C) Beth Phoenix D) Bacon. 
• I vote D)
• What, you've never had Bacon and Brie before?
• Shut up, it was not that bad. 
• Not a pretty match at all, but happy that the belt is off the Bellas. Credit to Kelly for at least trying to make the result seem like it meant something, although she only has two facial expressions, so it was hardly Emmy-worthy. 
• It would have been better had Kelly responded to King's congratulations by saying "Leave me alone, you pervert."
• Nice little hype video for Bourne. 
• Hmm. Two heels and a babyface. Just who will the fans vote for. Perhaps it might be the only one King sounded enthusiastic about. 
• Should it be A) Jack Swagger B) Mason Ryan C) Sin Cara D) TJ Wilson
• Hint: TJ Wilson is better than Sin Cara.
• WOW! Now I did not expect that. Mason Ryan wins the vote. That's a huge result. For one it will tell Vince to push the big musclehead even more. Second, what an indictment of Sin Cara's push out of the gate. 
• Crowd chanting 'Batista' at Ryan was hilarious. Almost as funny as his tan line on his back. 
• They've actually done a really good job with Mason Ryan as far as pushing him goes. It's just a shame he has no discernible talent. 
• Kane v Mark Henry? Wow
• A) Body Slam Match B) Arm Wrestling Match C) Over the Top Rope D) NO BLOODY MATCH AT ALL!!
• Seriously, they should put in the power of veto. That would send them a great message about the type of match their audience wants to see. I mean, I don't expect them to do that for a second, but it would be an interesting experiment. 
• The WWE Universe wants to see these two......arm wrestler. These people are idiots. 
• These votes should take place under AV rules. 
• "This is stupid" chants? Wow. You go Baltimore!
• If Kane wins does he become the World's Strongest Man? 
• "Let him suffer like I've suffered" says Mizark. You haven't suffered as much as we have, fella. 
• Mad, crazy, paranoid heel R-Truth is great. I loved him telling the crowd to stop laughing at him. Proper old school (PG) heeling. 
• That said, the whole Miz/Christian/Truth segment felt off to me until the the Really/Riley/Randy/Jimmy bit. That was very funny. 
• I want to see if Zack Ryder gets into any of the people's choice sections. That might be interesting. 
• Dolph v Kofi - A) Two out of Three Falls B) Vickie banned from ringside C) Submission D) Booker and King shut the f*** up for a match?
• Two out of Three falls wins. I'll hold my hands up, I wouldn't have guessed how many of these votes would go correctly.
• Does anyone in WWE know what a birds eye view is? For years they have said it as though it means 'up close'. It doesn't, it means from above. Are WWE's front row seats in the rafters?
• Why does Kofi have to get Ziggler back in the ring to win the title?  It's a two-out-of-three falls match. 
• Oh, and now Kofi has won the last fall via DQ. What would have happened if Kofi won his first fall via DQ? Should the match have been thrown out? That's ridiculous. 
• ADR v Rey v Punk - A) No DQ B) Falls Count Anywhere C) Submission D) Hair v Mask v Scarf match. 
• I enjoy that Alberto cheers when he says his own name. 
• Terrific triple threat TV match. I really enjoyed that. I loved Rey's spot where he rolled over Punk and dived onto Alberto. At this point, I really don't understand why that didn't go on last. I can only assume they think that there are some viewers that will switch off once Cena has done his thing. I'd argue that by telling them he is the main event they could switch off then flick back with 15 minutes left. 
• Interesting that they put the Punk revelation out in the open. No-one can argue they are booking him into oblivion. That's two big wins in 24 hours. I'm pretty distraught to see him go. 
• But then maybe it's a big swerve. Maybe the honesty goes out the window and he signs a new contract. 
• But that might be me being over optimistic. 
• Now while I have no real issue with the angle involving Cody. Bryan and Ted, can anyone explain to me why those 3 or 4 minutes couldn't have gone to Kofi and Dolph to make their match longer and better?
• Just as I was thinking "This show is another example of a three-show being about an hour too long", they announce Vickie v one of the announce team in a dance contest. Oh my stars. 
• Nice to see Matt Striker has found his level again. 
• Haha. I actually did laugh out loud at the line "Just call me Michael Travolta"
• Don't get me wrong, I hated the dance-off segment and would happily pay a great deal of money to ensure I never see one again..........but Cole did make me laugh. I'll give Vickie and Cole credit for throwing themselves into it. 
• The best thing about Riley is that he acts like a star. Whether he is or not is irrelevant. He just carries himself perfectly. 
• That said, I'd have liked to have seen them make a bit more of him beating Miz the night before. 
• Great crowd tonight, BTW.
• Pretty decent main event. Yes it was a predictable conclusion, but there was some decent action, the crowd really got into it, and it did Christian the power of good, getting a pin over Orton on Raw. 
• The show was just way too long again. It picked up towards the end, and had two pretty long and decent matches, but it had almost switched me off before we got there.