10 Impulse Reactions To The First EVER Empty Arena WWE Raw

5. The Undertaker AJ Styles Contract Signing

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It got off to a weird start, all of this.

Jerry Lawler was in the ring with the table for the promoted contract signing between AJ Styles and The Undertaker but 'The Deadman' arrived on the scene a little more flustered than 'The King' had anticipated. He tipped the table as the show cut to break, and paced and paced and paced upon our return to the empty gym.

After teasing joining him, AJ Styles remained backstage to cut an even better promo on his WrestleMania opponent as he had the prior week. Targeting his physical failures with more than a few jabs at the expense of 'Taker's wife Michelle McCool, 'The Phenomenal One' exhibited little fear in his words even if his actions were about to betray them.

Regardless, he put ink on paper and gave it to Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows to go and secure the signature from the 'Lord Of Darkness' himself. 'Taker decimated the pair when they braved the task, though not before dropping the lights and audibly letting them know when he was in place.

Ultimately, they managed to get where they needed to be - even if that won't be where they thought they were going to go.

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