Laurinaitis Not Done

Looking back at what I wrote the last time, I realized I did not mention the segment featuring Otunga and Sheamus. I was talking about how almost all the segments on Raw were devoted to main-event matters. Sheamus/Otunga does fit in to what I was saying. Otunga was out there to further the storyline involving John Laurinaitis with his promo. That storyline involving the GM position is a major Raw storyline. It has taken the main-event spot for some weeks recently. And Sheamus? He won the main event of the previous PPV. Unless they screw him out of his title shot, he will face a World Champion at Wrestlemania. His match with Otunga furthered his momentum. Yes, even this segment put over main-event matters.

I am going to bypass talking about a potential heel turn for Mickie James to talk about John Laurinaitis. I will be talking about Mickie James first thing next week. Why Laurinaitis now? The WWE put off announcing whether he would be fired or not, as his GM role goes in kayfabe. The verdict? He is not fired. That decision may get buried down by so many things going on recently on Raw alone, but it is big. Is it a good decision? If the WWE is not going to make Chris Jericho's return more important by bringing in an authority figure that may side with him against CM Punk, or bring in a new one for CM Punk to start a fresh feud against someone in a business suit, why not keep Laurinaitis? After Triple H is done with The Undertaker, he and Laurinaitis can work against each other on Raw. When you have two bosses working against each other on the same show, it can make things more interesting. Remember when and how Ric Flair came over to the WWE after WCW ended? He and Vince McMahon both had power. They feuded against each other. This led to the brand split. I'm not saying anything that big will happen here, but it can still be good. Technically, Triple H has more power as COO. But that just makes it even more confusing as to how Laurinaitis seemed above him in a few instances last year. Nevertheless, the WWE can still make it work. It was obviously not Triple H's decision to keep Laurinaitis, in terms of the storyline. In the end, I'm glad Laurinaitis will stick around.