Welcome to The Times of India WWE RAW News Roundup for this week’s show. The show provided more development on the road to WrestleMania 42, which is only two weeks away, to take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
Alongside some fast-paced action, the show featured the return of a WWE Hall of Famer who found a place in a WrestleMania match and a new bout added to The Show of Shows, building more excitement for their premier show of the year.
Which WWE Hall of Famer returned on RAW?
One of the matches on this week’s RAW match card was a six-man tag team match. It featured the trio of Je’Von Evans, Dragon Lee and Penta squaring off against The Los Americanos. The stellar and high-flying action between both sides ended with Evans picking up the win for his team.
Following that, WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio made his return to television after an extended hiatus. The Master of the 619 cut a promo and announced that he was added to the ladder match for the WWE Intercontinental title at WrestleMania 42.
Who will compete in the six-man tag team match at WrestleMania 42?
The opening match of WWE RAW this week featured LA Knight and Austin Theory in a singles match. Theory was accompanied by IShowSpeed and Logan Paul. The Maverick provided a distraction, allowing Theory to roll up Knight with a handful of tights to seal the win.
Following the match, Speed was alone in the ring with Knight and The Usos. RAW GM Adam Pearce came out and announced that LA Knight will team up with The Usos to square off against The Vision and IShowSpeed in a six-man tag team match at WrestleMania 42.
What were the other major highlights of WWE RAW this week?
This week’s RAW saw CM Punk launching a rant at Roman Reigns, Pat McAfee, and The Usos at the start of the show. It also saw a backstage face-to-face promo between AJ Lee and Becky Lynch ahead of their IC title match at WrestleMania 42. Seth Rollins came out to address his WrestleMania 42 opponent, Gunther, who attacked him from behind, and a brawl broke out. Similarly, the night ended with a brawl between Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi as they had to be stopped by the security.Also read: Why was Alberto Del Rio arrested? Former WWE superstar detained in Mexico
