WWE RAW (1/5/15) in Corpus Christi, Texas saw The Authority return to power, as John Cena reinstated them on last week’s episode of RAW. Many WWE fans feel like WWE brought The Authority back way too soon, as they’ve only been out of power for about two months.

At the beginning of the show, not only did The Authority announce that Seth Rollins would be added to the WWE championship match at the Royal Rumble, they also announced that tonight’s RAW would be labeled “John Cena appreciation night.”

At the end of the night, Triple H and Stephanie McMahon called John Cena to the ring, so they could show their appreciation for him. Then, they called Ryback, Dolph Ziggler and Erick Rowan, all of which were on Team Cena back at Survivor Series, to the ring to show their appreciation as well.

After all members of Team Cena were in the ring, Triple H and Stephanie began to ponder potential punishments for the individual superstars for siding with John Cena instead of The Authority. Triple H said he may suspend Erick Rowan for three months, Ryback for six months, and Dolph Ziggler for nine months. Then, Triple H and Stephanie left the ring to further ponder their decision, and by the time they reached the top of the entrance ramp, they turned around and fired Rowan, Ryback and Ziggler as RAW went off the air.

If you remember, back before the “Team Cena vs. Team Authority” match at Survivor Series, Triple H announced that should Team Cena lose, he would fire every single member of the team, except for John Cena, so while this decision made WWE fans roll their eyes, as many of them know that Ziggler, Rowan and Ryback won’t be away for very long, it does make sense.

Many WWE fans expected Sting to make an appearance in the main-event segment and confront The Authority. Well, unfortunately, he didn’t. Also, the show didn’t really build towards the Royal Rumble, which is taking place in just under three weeks.

It’s unclear how long WWE will keep Ziggler, Rowan and Ryback out of action, and one would think that WWE wouldn’t keep them out for very long, as the talent roster is extremely thin right now.

This week’s RAW was rumored to feature a “big angle” that would build towards the Royal Rumble, and have a major impact on WrestleMania. Other than the firing of Ziggler, Rowan and Ryback, and adding Seth Rollins to the WWE championship match at the Royal Rumble, nothing on this week’s RAW could be considered a “big angle.”

I'm sure the three of them will be back in time for the Royal Rumble.

Yeah, most likely. I put the topic for those who didn't watch Raw last night. And quoted "Fire" because lel.

In an update:

Erick Rowan, Dolph Ziggler, Ryback All Added To WWE Alumni Section After Firing

The Internet is blowing up after Erick Rowan, Dolph Ziggler, and Ryback were all officially added to the WWE Alumni section of WWE.com after their firing on Monday Night Raw last night. With The Authority back in power, they came out at the end of the show and fired all three of them for being a part of Team Cena at Survivor Series.

On Tuesday afternoon, The Ring Fan brought attention that all three fired superstars were actually placed in the alumni section of the WWE website. In going along with the storyline, this makes it a lot more real and it made fans irate.

With Team Cena defeating Team Authority at the event back in November, The Authority was taken out of power. The only way they could get back into power would be with John Cena actually placing them there.

Last week on Raw, Edge was guest hosting the show and was being held hostage in the ring by Big Show and Seth Rollins. They threatened to break his neck if Cena didn’t put The Authority back in power, and the face of the company agreed.

At the end of Raw last night, The Authority was back in power and said it was “John Cena Appreciation Night.” The Authority called Cena, Erick Rowan, Dolph Ziggler, and Ryback to the ring. They then fired Rowan, Ziggler, and Ryback as tons of confetti fell from the ceiling.

WrestleZone reported the Dolph Ziggler actually kept in character on Twitter and posted a “thank you” to the fans after his firing. He also posted a goodbye note to all those that supported him.

As of now, Ziggler is still being advertised with John Cena at WWE Live events in different locations. Now, at other events, both Ryback and Erick Rowan are being advertised, but it may be too early for WWE to officially take them off of them.

On the WWE website, not only have all three superstars been added to the alumni section, but have been taken off all upcoming Raw and SmackDown tapings for the rest of January.

With three weeks until the Royal Rumble, there is still a lot of time and enough shows to write them back in, but that remains to be seen. Some believe the wrestling world has seen the last of Erick Rowan, Dolph Ziggler, and Ryback, but nothing is forever in WWE.

BORING.

The ending was pretty shit last night

I won't care unless they're on Destination America tomorrow