“WWE Raw” after WrestleMania 42 arrives this Monday, April 20, as WWE sticks round in Las Vegas, shifting over to the T-Mobile Arena after two nights in Allegiant Stadium. After the massive weekend, Roman Reigns is again on prime, having dethroned CM Punk to start out his first run with the World Heavyweight Championship.
Reigns promised within the speedy wake of WrestleMania to be a full-time champion, pivoting from his part-time position over current years. What was as soon as a title respawned into the WWE universe due to his absence within the weekly exhibits is now in Reigns’ possession — the place he goes from right here begins tonight.
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Of course, the massive story to start out WrestleMania 42 Night 2 circled round the incredible, continued rise of Oba Femi. With a large Fall From Grace, the previous NXT Champion defeated Brock Lesnar in lower than 5 minutes. Femi has already teased a pursuit of Reigns, which might be the precise name. Lesnar, then again, teased a possible retirement in defeat when he eliminated his gloves and boots within the ring. His longtime greatest good friend and on-screen supervisor, Paul Heyman, will handle Lesnar’s future on tonight’s present. Don’t overlook that SummerSlam this yr takes place in Lesnar’s house state of Minnesota.
New ladies’s world champions Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan are additionally billed to make their first appearances tonight. Intercontinental Champion Penta and Logan Paul will likely be within the constructing as properly.
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Check out the total “WWE Raw” lineup under, which begins at 8 p.m. ET on Netflix:
Finn Balor vs. JD McDonagh
Je’Von Evans vs. Ethan Page
RHIYO (Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky) def. The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane)
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CM Punk walks out to the ring with none music and a blacked-out ‘tron. The Vegas crowd has fully turned on him since final evening. He’s taking a shower in boos, earlier than his theme finally ends up taking part in, and he continues down the ramp.
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As is custom with Raw after ‘Mania, we now have our first call-up of the evening within the type of Ethan Page. Finally. It’s about time a few of the AEW-to-NXT stars obtained a correct shine.
To begin, Page will debut later towards Je’Von Evans. While that is basically simply an NXT match on Raw, we’ll take it.
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Sky began to roll after Ripley made the tag. She hit a pair of Bullet Train Attacks to each Kabuki Warriors earlier than tagging again in Ripley. That allowed for a giant double-team combo of Ripley’s Razor’s Edge and Sky with a missile drop kick to Asuka. Sane wound up tagging in for a Codebreaker-Neckbreaker combo. Sky breaks up the pin and rolls by way of an Asuka assault for a counter double stomp.
Sane by accident will get Asuka hit with a Sky suicide dive. RHIYO capitalized, planting Sane with the Riptide-Over the Moonsault combo for the win. The Kabuki Warriors lose to this duo once more, in a advantageous match, however one we did not in any respect have to see once more. I’m fairly certain Sane has taken the pin each time, too.
Crown rating: 3/5
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Ripley maintained her ordinary hot-tag position to start out the match, as she typically does in her tag matches of any ilk. Yet, she tagged in sooner than ordinary this time. The tag constructed round her face-to-face with Asuka, earlier than she was overwhelmed and taken out of the ring. That allowed for Sane to land a wild In-Sane Elbow off the highest rope to Ripley outdoors the ring.
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To begin the matches tonight, WWE is working again these tag-team matches that we have seen a number of occasions. Poor Iyo Sky acquired zero response to her entrance. They’ve obtained to get to a pay-off with this rivalry ultimately.
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“The ‘Ruler’ has arrived,” Femi stated, earlier than a literal mic drop.
OK. Nothing there, however the man is totally over. If he returns on the finish of the evening to destroy Roman Reigns, this can have been a wonderfully easy piece of enterprise. Otherwise, there undoubtedly ought to have been extra to sink our enamel into.
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Talk a few becoming begin. The “Ruler” arrives to kick off the Raw after Mania. He’s suited to the nines, wanting like a billion bucks. Get this man proper on the planet title image, Paul
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Traditionally, Raw after WrestleMania will get handled as a grand reset to the WWE season. Last yr’s admittedly fell fairly in need of the standard expectations, however this yr, WWE will do its greatest to get again on observe after a rollercoaster experience of a two-night weekend in Las Vegas. Here’s what’s on faucet.
RHIYO (Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky) vs. The Kabuki Warriors (Asuka and Kairi Sane)
Finn Balor vs. JD McDonagh
Appearances from Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman, Oba Femi, Liv Morgan, Penta and Logan Paul
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