I didn't mind them missing Raw this week either. I also would have preferred if they didn't attack R-Truth last week or 3MB on Main Event. I don't want them becoming too much like The Shield, targeting and attacking a new victim week after week.
For the promo last week, they could have just had Wyatt give his cryptic sermon in the ring or in some kind of backstage segment, maybe even at their hillbilly house or something. WWE posted a picture of Wyatt in a shed with a replica of Kane's mask hanging. He could have just given last week's promo from there, revealing the mask at the very end to let us know he's talking about Kane: