I watched that episode in it’s entirely (first one since Kofi lost the title) and this was very false. Every promo made sense even without a crowd, especially when most of them acknowledged the wasn’t a crowd, whether it was through digs (Sasha, Bayley, Morrison, Miz), or simply how they felt not having one (Roman, Cena). It felt semi-NWA/AWA like, and it was enjoyable. The Reigns promo was good, straight to the point and no nonsense, and Cena/Bray had a very good interaction. I thought Bray stood no chance after Cena went shoot mode, but Bray matched him even though he didn’t really have to shoot on him.
This though
Jeff Hardy Debuts New Finisher On WWE SmackDown | WrestleTalk
I thought this was just Jeff botching they move and Cole botching on commentary, but this is a trademark thing lmaoo