Jan 22, 2013 - Can Neville Beat The Clock?

This week in WWE, Randy Orton was shunned, shunned, for his actions the week before. Brock Lesnar threw a hissy fit when Big Show proved capable of once again picking him up like a small child. CM Punk accepted Kane's apology for last week's chokeslam in the most assholish way possible. BIG DAVE (aka Batista) returned and put Orton officially On Notice.  And Daniel Bryan returned from death by concussion to continue his issue with the Wyatt Family.

Oh, and we're just days away from THE ROYAL F***ING RUMBLE!!

Down in NXT Land, Adrian Neville got back on the path toward an NXT Championship shot, the BFFs continued their issue with Natalya & Bayley, Xavier Woods looked for revenge on Alexander Rusev, and Antonio Cesaro had a face-to-face with Sami Zayn.

Jan. 15, 2014 - Getting Back to Basics

This week in WWE, CM Punk got screwed over by the WWE Legends (and known HHH Friends) the New Age Outlaws, leading to yet another Shield beat-down for the Best in the World. Big Show laid down a challenge to Brock Lesnar for the Royal Rumble, much to Paul Heyman's amusement.  Randy Orton snapped after an upset loss to Kofi Kingston and took out his frustrations at the first person he saw, who happened to be John Cena's father.

And Daniel Bryan got Bray Wyatt alone in a steel cage, where he promptly got his retribution by kicking his damn head in.  And the WWE Universe screamed "YES!!!"

Down in NXT Land, things got back to basics with a wrestling-heavy episode, as we are on track to NXT's first live broadcast from Full Sail University.

Jan. 8, 2014 - The Ascension Goes Tornado

This week in WWE, we went Old School! Notables such as Rowdy Roddy Piper, 'Nature Boy' Ric Flair, and Diamond Dallas Page dropped by, with appearances by less notables such as 'Million Dollar Man' Ted Dibiase, I.R.S., Nikolai Volkoff, Too Cool & Rikishi, and others. Plus, the Shield's Dean Ambrose got to go eye-to-eye with his spiritual father as none other than Jake 'The Snake' Roberts made a surprise appearance and shoved a snake in his face.

Also, Daniel Bryan Wyatt made his re-debut and appears to have assimilated fairly well into the hillbilly cult. Which is just terrifying.

But more importantly than that, this week, we got confirmation that the WWE Network is A Thing That Is Actually Happening, and it looks freaking awesome.

Down in NXT Land, Bayley continued to seek retribution on the BFFs, The Authority hasn't forgotten about Xavier Woods, The Artiste continued to press his issue with BIG CASS, and in the main event, The Ascension went to war with Hunico & Camacho in a Tornado Tag Match.

Jan. 1, 2014 - Sami Still Will Not Go Away

This week in WWE, storylines actually developed!  Perhaps it was the absence of John Cena or Randy Orton from the show, but we saw storylines developing more than just a week or two before a pay-per-view.  Cena was officially declared #1 contender to Orton's WWE World Heavyweight Championship, but then none other than BRRROCK LLLESNAR showed up to declare he's got next, and dared anyone to say otherwise.  When Mark Henry so dared, Brockle Snar smashed the hell out of him.

Meanwhile, CM Punk sowed the seeds of discontent within The Shield by asking them which of the three was the best, saying it's not Dean Ambrose ("'cuz I've beaten you before") and implying it was Roman Reigns, until Seth Rollins stepped up and said he'd fight Punk instead.  And at the end of the show, Daniel Bryan fought his way through the Wyatt Family, before his resolve crumpled, and he agreed to join them instead...

Down in NXT Land, the Bulgarian Brute continued his path of silent fury, Sylvester LeFort started looking for a new client, a #1 contender to the NXT Women's Championship was determined, there was a surprisingly good sing-off between the Artiste and BIG CASS, and in our main event, Sami Zayn went toe-to-toe with Leo Kruger in a Best-of-3 falls match.