We expected to learn about the status of Roman Reigns on last night’s episode of WWE Raw after the brutal assault from last week by the Champion.
Plus, a huge main event was reserved on the show between the franchise player and the Big Red Machine with the Deadman probably lurking in.
Check out these and more from this week’s WWE Raw hosted by the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
WWE Raw kicked off with Brock Lesnar coming down to the ring with his advocate, Paul Heyman. After cutting a strong promo, Roman Reigns walked out to the ring with a steel chair in hand. After the initial upper hand gained by the contender, the Champion backfired with suplexes on the floor. A huge F-5 was delivered on the steel steps to injure his mid-ribs.
After what transpired on last week’s WWE Raw, Nia Jax got to seek retribution on Mickie James in a singles match. In the opening contest, Jax was distracted by Alexa Bliss standing at the ringside. Mickie almost pinned Jax after delivering a kick to the face. But, Nia delivered a Samoan Drop to pick up the win. She tried to chase down Bliss who ran away to the backstage.
A Miz TV was hosted with Seth Rollins and Finn Balor as the special guests. Miz tried to turn his back on Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas which turned out to be a trick. The Miztourage attacked Rollins and Balor inside the ring. Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows ran out to make the save. In the end, it was Balor who stood tall by putting both Miz and Rollins down.
A Cruiserweight Division matchup took place between Cedric Alexander & Mustafa Ali teaming up against Drew Gulak & TJP. The babyface team picked up the win to gain momentums towards Wrestlemania. Asuka picked up a quick win over a rookie named Jamie Frost. Woken Matt Hardy let us knew that he would participate in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
Ronda Rousey returned to WWE Raw to hype-up her debut match at Wrestlemania. Kurt Angle also accompanied her in the ring. They got cut short by The Absolution. Paige offered Ronda, a spot in their group which was turned down. Afterwards, the heel team tried to deliver a sneak attack on her which was countered. Ronda put down both Mandy and Sonya Deville with fiery shots to stand tall. Meanwhile, Bayley and Sasha Banks created a heated brawl in the backstage area.
Braun Strowman gave an opportunity to Sheamus and Cesaro to know the identity of his mystery partner at Wrestlemania by locking horns in a match. The monster among men picked up a quick win by hitting a powerslam to his opponent. Gallows-Anderson defeated The Miztourage hitting the Magic Killer. Elias defeated Rhyno with a Drift Away.
John Cena had the main-event matchup against Kane which was converted into a No DQ capacity. Tables were brought into the ring for this match. Kane sent his opponent through a table but remained unable to pick up the win. John Cena then delivered an AA through a table to Kane to become victorious. After the match, Cena called out the Undertaker for multiple times, but he denied to show up, as WWE Raw ended on a sour note.