10 WWE Evolution Impulse Reactions
8. Open For (This) Business
...and the decision to start the show proper with Trish Stratus and Lita Vs Mickie James and Alicia Fox was absolutely inspired.
On paper it appeared one of the bigger matches on the show, but WWE shrewdly visualised the possible pitfalls in Alexa Bliss' late write-out and Trish and Lita's potential (though not-actually-realised) propensity for a botch or two and gave the quartet a white hot crowd to wrestle in front of.
The atmosphere was frustratingly unfamiliar. Thanks to three hour Raws and force fed super-service via the WWE Network, the company have made it so that hardly anybody or thing gets a reaction like these superstars did - but what loud and throaty breaths of fresh air they were.
Nassau Coliseum were thirsty for Attitude Era throwbacks and got them in spades. Lita - sporting a tasteful nod to her TV-14 attire of old - chucked a moonsault that generate gasps of wonder rather than worry. Stratus wrestled like she hadn't actually missed a day since her 2006 retirement, particular during electric segments with longstanding rival Mickie James.
An Alicia Fox botch at the end couldn't halt fan enthusiasm for the card overall, nor the momentum the show was already building in a way Michael Cole couldn't even bullsh*t about.