Dark matches Before and during the event, there were a series of untelevised matches for the live crowds in attendance. The first match in the Barclays Center saw
Goldust defeat
Curt Hawkins and later
Gran Metalik and
Kalisto defeat
Gentleman Jack Gallagher and
TJP. The Manhattan Center saw two cruiserweight matches with
Mustafa Ali defeating
Lince Dorado and
Akira Tozawa and
Hideo Itami defeating
Drew Gulak and
Tony Nese. The matches from the Barclays Center were later shown on
WWE Main Event.
Preliminary matches The event opened in the Barclays Center with
Vince McMahon and his children
Stephanie and
Shane celebrating the 25th anniversary of
Raw. Later in the segment, Hall of Famer
Stone Cold Steve Austin appeared to attack both Shane and Vince with
Stone Cold Stunners. In the first televised match at the Barclays Center,
Asuka,
Bayley,
Mickie James, and
Sasha Banks faced
Mandy Rose,
Sonya Deville,
Alicia Fox, and
Nia Jax. Banks forced Fox to submit to the
Banks Statement for the win. After the match, Asuka threw her partners over the top rope, symbolizing eliminating them in the upcoming
Royal Rumble match. Later a segment occurred in which Raw General Manager
Kurt Angle interacted with various WWE legends, including
Jonathan Coachman,
Harvey Wippleman,
The Brooklyn Brawler,
Teddy Long,
Brother Love, and
The Boogeyman. In the second match,
Roman Reigns defended the
WWE Intercontinental Championship against
The Miz. After Reigns collided with an exposed turnbuckle, The Miz executed the
Skull Crushing Finale to win the title for the eighth time in his career. The event opened in the Manhattan Center with a segment featuring
The Undertaker. In the first match at the Manhattan Center,
Bray Wyatt defeated
"Woken" Matt Hardy after executing a
Sister Abigail. After the match in a non-televised segment,
Jeff Hardy appeared and said that Wyatt will soon be "classified as obsolete." Back in the Barclays Center,
Chris Jericho made a special appearance, putting
Elias on the "List of Jericho." Shortly after, Elias was interrupted by
John Cena during his musical performance, which led to Elias attacking Cena with a
low blow and then hitting him with his guitar.
Main event matches The main event at the Barclays Center was a
tag team match, which saw
Heath Slater and Rhyno fight Titus Worldwide (
Titus O'Neil and
Apollo Crews) to a no contest. Following the match,
The Dudley Boyz (
Bubba Ray and
D-Von) appeared, with the duo attacking Slater with the
Whassup? before putting him through a table with the
3D. Later at the Manhattan Center,
D-Generation X (
X-Pac,
Shawn Michaels,
Triple H, and
The New Age Outlaws),
Razor Ramon, and Bálor Club (
Finn Bálor,
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson) appeared in the ring to celebrate the 25th anniversary of
Raw and to exchange "
Too Sweets" before being interrupted by
The Revival (
Dash Wilder and
Scott Dawson). The interruption led to a tag match between Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson and The Revival, which saw Gallows and Anderson emerge victorious after performing the
Magic Killer on Dash Wilder. After the match in a non-televised segment, The Miz appeared and insulted D-Generation X, causing
Raw Tag Team Champion Seth Rollins to interrupt and attack The Miz with a
curb stomp. The show concluded with a segment from the Barclays Center, which saw
Braun Strowman,
Kane, and
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar brawl. The three wrestlers fought until Strowman put Lesnar through the announcers table with a
running powerslam. == Reception ==