Monday Night Raw review for 10/29

Tonight WWE started its build to the 26th annual Survivor Series.  The main event was set up as a traditional 5 on 5 elimination match.  It was set up between Mick Foley and CM Punk.  The teams are CM Punk/Alberto Del Rio/The Miz/Cody Rhodes/Damian Sandow vs. Ryback/Kane/Daniel Bryan/Kofi Kingston/Randy Orton.  Should be interesting but I would have liked to see a little more of a build up on the teams.  Once Team Punk was announced Team Foley was pretty clear and honestly a bit of a let down.  I don't like seeing Alberto, Miz, Kofi or Orton on the team.  They haven't been booked as main eventers.  I would have liked to see Sheamus and Big Show involved.  However if they make them both captains of their own teams I'm okay.  Even though it goes against what I just said I would have liked to see new blood given a chance.  Maybe The Prime Time Players given a chance instead of Team Rhodes Scholars or something like that.  Even better leave the teams out completely and have a tag elimination like days of old.

The storyline between Vicki Guerrero and AJ Lee continued.  AJ was hired back and put into a match with Beth Phoenix.  AJ pulled the upset but the match was restarted and Beth won.  Later in the show however Beth was fired for not doing her job.  This of course was because Beth is leaving the company.  Not a great way to send out a classy diva and hopefully after she recharges her batteries and Edge has recovered from his neck surgery she returns.

Tonight also had what I think is the worst ever segment in the 1014 episodes of Raw.  The 3 Man Band , Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal and Drew McIntyre, had a "Behind the Music" segment.  It was the worst thing ever.  These three should not EVER be given a mic again.  Seriously I think Mae Young giving birth to a hand was better.

Other noteworthy notes:

• Jerry Lawler returns in two weeks after his Heart Attack
• John Cena and Vicki Guerrero went back and forth and it looks like we are heading toward Cena and Ziggler
• WWE donated $1 Million dollars to Susan G. Komen cancer research
• Sheamus and The Big Show had a show down and Sheamus hit White Noise on Show to continue their feud

Results:

• Ryback defeated JTG
• Randy Orton defeated Wade Barrett
• Team Hell No (Kane/Daniel Bryan) defeated The Prime Time Players (Darren Young/Titus O'Nell) 
• Kofi Kingston defeated Antonio Cesaro
• The 3 Man Band (Mahal/Slater) defeated Team Co-Bro (Zach Ryder/Santino Marella)
• Team Rhodes Scholar (Damien Sandow/Cody Rhodes) defeated Rey Misterio/Sin Cara
• Alberto Del Rio defeated Justin Gabriel

Overall an okay show with some good actoin.  Orton and Barrett was okay and the Rhodes Scholar and Masked Duo match was really good.  However the Three Man Band segment pretty much left a really bad taste in my mouth.  Even JR said it might be the worst interview in Raw history.  I will return with a review of the Main Event Wednesday night where Randy Orton teams with Misterio and Cara to take on the Prime Time Players and Alberto.