Let me first commend Kayla Braxton on her acting chops. She appeared absolutely terrified of Lars Sullivan while interviewing him, with her voice quivering and shaking as she asked him a question. I'm guessing those in the backstage area must have been thrilled with her performance, and this will make her a valued player.
On the other hand, I don't know if stoic, intimidating Lars Sullivan is the right character for him to portray at this time. He should be running through opponents like Matt Hardy and R-Truth. I am obviously not going to get into the backstage aspects and the comments that Sullivan made, because that's unrelated to everything else.
All in all, this was one of those weeks where I wished I could just change the channel. RAW proved that WWE can still put on good shows, so there's no reason they shouldn't be able to do so consistently.
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