WWE Raw Results: Highlights, Analysis, and Grades for March 13

Brock Lesnar In The House

The standard Brock Lesnar appearance formula was in full effect tonight. Music hits, pyro, Lesnar comes out and shadowboxes in the ring while Paul Heyman promotes his upcoming fight. It’s like a dinner of macaroni and cheese – it hits the spot, even if it’s not breaking any new ground. And it’s kind of cheesy, too, but that’s not always a bad thing.

I’m convinced Paul Heyman could sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman in white gloves. Say what you will about him, the man is passionate about the things he cares for. Brock Lesnar matches are right up there. So there’s a lot of play with the crowd and their “GOLDBERG” chants, thumbs down gestures, and yet another catchphrase: Down Goes Goldberg.

Meanwhile, Brock hops up and down with a game face on. The match between Goldberg and Lesnar at WrestleMania needs next to no promotion. Nothing can diminish the spectacle it’s sure to be, and for its intended audience, you can’t hype it much further. It is what it is.

Mick Foley and Stephanie McMahon Address Tension Between Them

The Draft was nearly eight months ago, with Foley being named the general manager some time before that. Why has it taken so long for Stephanie to realize that she has to supervise him? Some business mind, there, I’ll tell you.

So Stephanie’s big plan to get Mick to understand business is to force him to pick someone to fire. Her rationale is that his strength is his passion for each superstar on the Raw roster, which clouds his business sense. Okay, fine, I’ll bite.

My clock right now reads 8:15 pm, New York time. I swear I will not change the following sentence by the time the episode ends:

Mick will choose to fire himself.

At the end of the night, we’ll see how I did. But I think he’ll choose to fall on the axe because of how he feels about the superstars – especially three weeks before WrestleMania. He knows that if that’s what his job comes down to, he’s not capable, which means he’s gotta go.