Next on RAW, WWE United States champion Austin Theory interfered. He said that he had a lot of common with Rey Mysterio. Both of them won their matches at WrestleMania 39. Hidden bragged about beating John Cena at the grandest stage of them all. Ultimately he ended up challenging Rey in a match and it was official.
Match 2 – WWE United States champion Austin Theory defeated Rey Mysterio
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This was a very good match and definitely deserved to be on a show like RAW after WrestleMania. The match was booked for nearly 10 minutes and it was a pretty fun match. Dominik Mysterio distracted Rey at the end of the match and Theory took the advantage of the situation by pinning him with A Town Down.
After the match, Dominik attacked Rey and started beating him down. Clearly the feud was far from over. Bad Bunny who was on the crowd also got attacked by Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio. Looks like there will be Tag Team match at Backlash. A simple one on one rematch would have been more appreciated.
The new WWE Undisputed Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn came out to the arena. They rejoiced the moment with the fans who totally had their back with “you deserve it” chants. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn both thanked the fans and then they issued an Open challenge to any tag team in the local room. The challenge was answered by the Street Profits.
Match 3 – WWE Undisputed Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defeated the Street Profits
It was one of the better matches of the night and it was booked for 9 and a half minutes. Throughout the match it was extremely entertaining. No team in particular dominated the match. At the end of the match, Sami Zayn pinned Montez Ford with the Helluva Kick.
Footage from WrestleMania 39 night one was shown where Seth rollins defeated Logan Paul. Next on Monday Night RAW Seth Rollins came out to the arena. He did not say anything, he just entered the ring, rejoiced the cheer from the fans, and left the arena.
Bobby Lashley was seen backstage being interviewed by Cathy Kelley. Bobby expressed his frustration for not getting any match at WrestleMania 39. Bronson Reed met and said that soon he would learn his lesson. Mustafa Ali met him next and said that in spite of having a bad time he has to be positive. Bobby attacked Mustafa Ali and dragged him to the ring for the next match of the night.
Match 4 – Bobby Lashley defeated Mustafa Ali
What do you expect? Of course it was a squash, and it was not any normal square, it was only a 30 second long squash. Mustafa Ali had no offence whatsoever. Bobby Lashley locked Mustafa Ali into The Hurt Lock and as soon as it was locked Mustafa Ali tapped out.
WWE Raw Women’s champion Bianca Belair came out to the arena next. Once again it was another appreciation segments which Bianca retaining her RAW Women’s Championship. She thanked the fans for supporting her throughout and always having her back.
The new WWE SmackDown Women’s champion Rhea Ripley came out to the arena. Instantly it made a thing that this might be a potential unification segment. Rhea said that Bianca was lucky that she decided to choose Charlotte Flair after winning the Royal Rumble match. Bianca say that she did not choose her because the she was scared of her and one day they would face each other for sure.
Match 5 – No. 1 contender’s match for the WWE Women’s Tag Team championships – Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan defeated Damage CTRL
This match was booked for seven minutes and it was a pretty good match. We expected to see Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler getting to face the Women’s Tag Team Champions since they won the showcase match. But ultimately it was a filler which is now proved. Liv Morgan pinned Dakota Kai with the Oblivion to earn the victory for her side.