Too Much Risk, Too Soon
The highlight of Raw -- tonight, definitely; this year, probably -- was the Mark Henry retirement angle. Everyone loved the speech. Everyone loved the swerve. The speech was beloved because it was real. Henry may not have had time to recap his dark days of bag craps and storyline fetishes, but he really does have a career to be proud of. Many thought the 10 year deal he signed in 1996 would be his last. Few thought he had potential after he spent the first half of the deal in sputtered starts. Yet he became a reliable performer who at times elevated himself into being one of the more entertaining wrestlers in the promotion. Cena being swerved was also well done. Cena's skepticism kept him from playing the impotent babyface. It made sense for Cena. He kept his guard up until Henry had the audience duped. Keep the babyface in step with the audience and the babyface keeps from looking dumb. There was one problem with the turn: it didn't make a whole heck of a lot o