Even if you put aside all the turmoil in Saudi Arabia-adjacent countries in the Middle East, which led to some WWE employees allegedly getting temporarily stranded in Qatar, we only had two finalized matches for Night Of Champions heading into Monday Night Raw,

Remember, even during their build-up to WrestleMania 41, Cody Rhodes voiced his displeasure for having to go face the soulless version of Cena and not the one most grew up watching. There lies the beauty and the artistry in it.

John Cena had some things to get off his chest. In 2011, CM Punk famously dropped the "pipebomb" promo, a scathing speech targeting Cena, Vince McMahon and Paul Levesque. Cena had his own pipebomb to share 14 years later on WWE SmackDown.