Written by: Kevin Berge (All Images Courtesy of: WWE.com)

The summer of WWE is an important time for wrestling fans as the company takes wild risks with unique stories and generally give fresh stars a chance to shine. Money in the Bank is as good a place as any to start the summer going.

With two briefcases in place to potentially give to one of many wrestlers have never held WWE gold, the smallest promise of the night was that we would have two likely future champions crowned on the night.

Of course there are also a bunch of championship matches on this card, but, given the booking going in, it was always unlikely any of the titles would change hands.

This Week's Monday Night Raw Review

Written by: Kevin Berge

Quick Take: Atlanta Robbin' Season shifts the series by changing the status of the main characters and branching out to allow each of the four leads more time in the spotlight. It is even more bizarre and unconnected in its structure, but each episode is impressively constructed to create an engrossing world.

Written by: Kevin Berge (All Images Courtesy of: WWE.com)

My favorite times in WWE are when multiple wrestlers are all competing for the same goal, particularly all fighting for one championship opportunity. While not a perfect concept, Money in the Bank has always been great because it means someone is coming out with a future title opportunity.

Earning title shots is often more exciting than the title shot that follows. MITB this Sunday will be crown one man and one woman set to more likely than not win a top championship. With just days remaining before such a big event, this go-home show needed to sell that simple but important concept.

Last Week's Monday Night Raw Review

Written by: Kevin Berge

Quick Take: Annihilation is an intensely cerebral science fiction experience that is beautifully shot and densely packed with meaning. Elements of its humanity are left at the door, but it has a transfixing complexity that is worth exploring for many watches to come.

Written by: Kevin Berge

Sometimes, a show is hampered by its perceived reputation. I had heard about FLCL for a long time, airing on Adult Swim at the same time as many great anime. However, I avoided it because of what I saw it as.

This was a show that had very little clearly defined concept. It was just the anime where a boy's sexual frustration was apparently channeled into a giant horn on his head. That's all I had to go on with FLCL.

With the surprise recent announcement of two sequels to this oddball series though, it seemed fitting to finally give this weird show a chance. It couldn't be any worse than the image in my head.