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Personally I think this year has been far better than the previous two or three, despite being quite a bit different. The RAW Guest Host theme, whether you like it or not, has garnered the WWE more mainstream attention than it usually gets, and so RAW is much more focused on the higher up aspects of the roster and there is much less time for an "undercard" on the show. We also got about four or five months of Jeri-Show gold.
Aside from that I can think of two glaring reasons, and they have both changed the landscape of the show itself and introduced new dynamics in several high profile feuds. The first is the rise of CM Punk to the world championship, and ultimately a heel turn that has made him one of the most over performers in the WWE. His introduction into the Main Event adds a different element for certain, and also a bit of needed variety from the mainstays that have been consistently at the top this decade. The other reason I think is the Batista heel turn. It was about time, of course, but his turn was well built, well executed, and after having him shoved down our throats for upwards of four years, main eventing nine+ PPV's a year, his character has caught a much needed second wind.
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