Taz thought that Vince McMahon should have made an appearance at The Manhattan Center, either opening the show at ringside with Jerry Lawler and Jim Ross, or cutting an in-ring promo later in the show. He also would have liked to see more of the new generation’s performers wrestling in that vintage setting.
Taz and Seth both agree that The Manhattan Center looked great, and the small setting made the Superstars look like Superheroes. Unfortunately, he didn’t think the Matt Hardy/Bray Wyatt match did anything good for either of those guys, especially Hardy. Hardy didn’t appear to receive a big ovation during his entrance, and Taz thinks that’s mostly due to the crowd being annoyed because of the large gaps in action there.
At the Barclay’s Center, Taz loved the opening segment featuring Vince, Shane, and Stephanie McMahon, and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin. He points out that Austin and Vince have always had unbelievable chemistry, and they picked up right where they left off nearly 20 years ago.
DX and The Balor Club concluded the action at The Manhattan Center, and Taz thinks WWE could have been more creative with this segment. He points out that we’ve seen this same promo with Triple H and Shawn Michaels over and over again, and that’s not a criticism of Shawn Michael’s return to Raw – it’s more a criticism of Triple H’s involvement in basically everything that he considers to be cool on WWE’s programming.
