The angle apparently was OK. McAxelHennigicutty hit him in the face a few times outside, and that shook up the concussion Brock gave him with the sledgehammer and he couldn't continue.
The problem was the way the commentary completely no-sold it, seriously Tenay could have been a better job. They just stayed quite and it was really confusing. If Cole would have simply said "oh my god, the concussion. Triple H is really messed up, guys" it would have been so much better.
Nitpicking: How cool would it have been if Axel had thrown him in the ring and pinned him or if he or Heyman would have gotten in his face about it?
But in the end he avoided the shovel, isn't that the best we can ask for?