While Cena's Away, The Ryback Will Play

Raw ended with a backstage segment involving CM Punk attacking Mick Foley. When CM Punk turned back around, he saw the man he will now be entering at least a mini-feud with. To be honest, I was expecting it to be Big Show. He had returned earlier in the night. The WWE probably figured a lot of fans would have been expecting him, then they went with a swerve. It was Ryback.

Yes, it's not as shocking as someone like Undertaker standing there, but it still is big for a midcarder with all that momentum to be pushed against the WWE Champion. Given the fact that Ryback looked to be feuding with Miz, it was even more unlikely that he would be the guy to confront CM Punk.

John Cena is not out of the picture completely. Depending on how he heals up, he may still be getting a title shot at Hell in a Cell. Until then, the WWE needed someone for Punk to work against. I said before that they had some options. They went with Ryback. Given the fact that he does have that angle with Miz, you can easily picture Miz interfering in an eventual match between Punk and Ryback, allowing Punk to be the first man to beat Ryback. Even though I am not really a fan of the guy, that would not be a way I would have liked to see him have his first loss. Build him up further. Look at the two other big men who had some undefeated streaks going for them this year, Brodus Clay and Tensai. Both got punched out by Big Show on Raw. Once Ryback suffers that first defeat, it is not likely that they will still hype him as hard. He may still win the Intercontinental Championship from Miz, but his momentum would be hurt. Until all that happens, it is good the WWE is building midcarders up.