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As we broke yesterday evening, Vince McMahon arrived at Raw sometime after 6 PM. He did not run the taping from the gorilla position but his influence was absolutely felt as we are told he "re-worked" the broadcast and changed the order of matches and segments to fit his vision of what he wanted. That resulted in a reconfiguration of the show, but we are told it wasn't overtly stressful or over the top in what was required.
Unlike the last time McMahon was at Raw, there wasn't as much resentment or anger from talents that we are aware of. In speaking to one talent from Raw after the taping, we are told that a major difference is, as they said, "the band-air has already been ripped off" and that it's an unspoken understanding that McMahon is back on the throne. Even if he isn't around every week, it's well known by everyone that he's back in charge and his decrees will be met.
Many of the backstage segments that were presented as if they were "live" with talents then walking out to the ring were actually shot about 20-40 minutes before they aired. Some of the segments were taped a little later than usual due to the reworking of the show.
Live, Cody Rhodes easily got the biggest babyface reaction, followed by Seth Rollins.
No one on the show got more heel heat live than Dominik Mysterio and Rhea Ripley.