5 Takeaways from WWE Backstage (March 31st, 2020)

#1. More thoughts on playing to an empty arena

Look out for the Boneyard.

Paul Heyman and the WWE Champion, Brock Lesnar, closed the go-home episode of RAW. The promo Heyman cut was the usual manual of how he thinks all matches with Lesnar will go. Paige said that "McIntyre's journey is very inspiring. He makes this big comeback on NXT, and he wins the Royal Rumble. That's huge for him." Young added that "he (McIntyre) doesn't really take days off."

Of the promos, Mark Henry said that "you're projecting to the screen and to the camera. A lot of guys take it for granted." He added that the main difference was that in times past, "you can reach the guys at home just by showing up. That's not the case now." Paige put things bluntly, saying that "you have to learn to adapt" since there haven't been audiences allowed at the recent WWE shows.

Regarding the Undertaker's promo on AJ Styles, Booker said that "wasn't the Deadman talking but a man talking to another man." He added that not having fans has "brought the best out of each of our performers." For Styles, Booker thinks that "this is a moment that he's (AJ) going to remember for the rest of his life." Paige added that "AJ took a page out of Samoa Joe's book" referencing how Joe brought Styles' wife Wendy into their title feud. Renee felt that "everyone's adapted to it (no audience) very well."

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