WWE just concluded their huge 25th anniversary show for Raw. The event mostly took place in the Barclays Center, but a few moments during the show also occurred at the Manhattan Center. However, it turns out that there were actually several moments that occurred in the Manhattan venue that fans at home were not able to see. In addition to a few other matches featuring members of the cruiserweight division, some stars made their way over to the building during the show for surprise appearances. PWInsider has reported that The Miz arrived at the building just minutes after winning the Intercontinental Championship earlier in the show.
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— Mike Johnson (@MikePWInsider) January 23, 2018
The event also saw the first televised match between “Woken” Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt take place. The match ended with Wyatt getting the victory, but a familiar face from the initial “Broken” Matt Hardy days made an appearance after the match concluded. PWInsider revealed that Jeff Hardy came down to the ring shortly after the match between Wyatt and his brother ended. Jeff informed Wyatt that he would fade away and classify himself as obsolete before hugging Matt and walking to the back. Hardy made a televised appearance earlier in the show during a segment involving the APA, MVP, The New Day, Heath Slater, Rhyno, and several other WWE talents and legends.
Surprise appearance from @JEFFHARDYBRAND #Raw25 #WWE #BrotherNero #Delete pic.twitter.com/Ol7aJtnV5Q
— Ed Easton Jr. (@EdEastonJr) January 23, 2018
PWInsider also revealed that one more surprise visit took place at the Manhattan Center before the show officially ended. After the celebration in the ring between DX and the Balor Club, 2x WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair came down to the ring. He noted that he attended the first three episodes of Raw before leaving for WCW. He thanked the members of DX and Scott Hall as he received a tremendous ovation from the New York crowd. None of the moments mentioned above took place during last night’s Raw, and they were all saved as surprises for the crowd in attendance at the Manhattan Center for the show last night.
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— Mike Johnson (@MikePWInsider) January 23, 2018