I thought the ending was stupid. It was obvious Punk didn't actually leave, so him coming back to just stand there and say nothing was dumb. I think they ruined a great angle.
I can see that. They should've teased it better, or at least prolonged it so his return builds up excitement. It was almost a "oh yeah, here is CM Punk. Wait, let's play the music loud so you can't hear this rather bland crowd"
It feels like every Raw coming up is getting more and more interesting. I'm curious to see as to what the WWE will do with this WWE champion vs. WWE champion storyline. And I'm curious to see if HHH will be showing his face more later on or hide in the back.