Raw 25 is supposed to be one of the biggest shows of the year, with the WWE pumping a ton of money and promotion into the event. However, splitting a show between two venues is never easy, as they quickly learned.
Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler appear to be falling asleep at the Manhattan Center. pic.twitter.com/vigtA8zMBA #WWE #RAW #RAW25
— NoDQ.com: WWE and AEW news (@nodqdotcom) January 23, 2018
While quite a few sites and fans have poked fun at the show, it’s not so funny for the paying customers. Fans in the Manhattan Center have been furious with their side of the show tonight. With a strange Undertaker promo and a quick match between Bray Wyatt and Woken Matt, not a lot has gone down there.
There have also been two cruiserweight matches, which didn’t do much to keep the crowd alive. The second match, featuring Drew Gulak and Toney Nese in tag team action against Hideo Itami and Akira Tozawa ended after two minutes in a no contest.
This was when fans finally lost control.
@LarryCsonka411 that went to a no contest in less than 2 minutes and we got this pic.twitter.com/AMRLrLIBfq
— Evan (@evan_a_z) January 23, 2018
@LarryCsonka411 that went to a no contest in less than 2 minutes and we got this pic.twitter.com/AMRLrLIBfq
— Evan (@evan_a_z) January 23, 2018
An upset Manhattan Center chanted “bulls***” and “refund” until the Wyatt/Hardy match. Things calmed down a bit here, but fans were still upset even during the final segments of the night, chanting refund during the DX segment.
Shawn Michaels and Triple H did what they could to pump life back into the crowd, and with the addition of the rest of DX, Razor Ramon, the Balor Club and the Revival, WWE finally managed to get the fans back on their side.
However, a very quick match between the Club and the Revival seemed to kill the crowd yet again.
