Here Comes the Pain: Brock Lesnar returns, RAW 4/2/12

The first RAW after Wrestlemania is always an exciting concept. What new feuds will the WWE excite us with? How will current feuds continue? There is always an air of unpredictability. Tonights RAW was no different. A great Miami crowd, made up of what appeared to be a similar audience to the previous nights 'Mania crowd, were treated to one of the best post 'Mania RAW episodes i have seen.

• New Smackdown and RAW GM John Laurinaitis kicked off the show in a backstage segment announcing the evenings matches. The Show then kicked off officially, and The Rock the ring, to a huge "boots to asses" chant. Rock thanked the crowd and told them that this wasn't the end. Rock has a vision, and that vision is to become WWE Champion again. Cue the crowd going nuts. An interesting promo from Rocky, and a possible sign of things ahead. A Title match at 'Mania 29? A big possibility.

• Next up, a triple threat match for the US Title between Dolph Ziggler, Jack Swagger and Santino. A decent match with Santino retaining, and Brodus Clay squashing ZigSwag after the match. What are they doing with Ziggler? A main event push is surely due for the E's best worker of the past 6 months.

• Lord Tensai' debut was up next. The former A-Train came out looking like something from The Last Samurai, which was actually pretty cool imo. He squashed Alex Riley, and even good a few "welcome back" chants from the WWE faithful.

• CM Punk and Mark Henry faced off for the WWE title, in a mediocre match. The drama came after the match with Chris Jericho attacking Punk, and pouring alcohol over him, then proceeding to smash the bottle accross Punks head. Adding a more personal note to the "Best in the World" feud is ok, but if it goes on too long, they may lose sight of the original plan. This segment however was spot on, and I for one, want Punk to kill Jericho at Extreme Rules.

• Alberto Del Rio returned interrupting Sheamus (who got heat from the crowd). Nothing special, with SHeamus hitting a Brogue Kick to Del Rio. The Miz beat Zack Ryder, and Kofi Kingston also defeated Cody Rhodes.

• John Cena came out to boos from the crowd, and talked about 'Mania. Cenas new green power ranger/Jolly Green Giant attire is horrible. He looks like an idiot. Cena sucks up to The Rock, congratulates him, and invites him out. Cue Brock Lesnar. The crowd ERUPTS big time, and pops bigger when Lesnar hits the stage. We even get a "Holy Shit" chant. Nice. Lesnar enters the ring and offers Cena his hand. Cena goes to shake it, but Lesnar grabs him and hits an F-5 to a HUGE pop from the crowd.

A great post 'Mania RAW, with lots of good stuff. Lesnars return is huge, and it looks as if he will appear quite regularly. It's early days yet, but expect Lesnar vs. The Rock at Wrestlemania 29.