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CM Punk and Cody Rhodes teased a feud. WWE
WWE Raw After Mania (April 20, 2026) | Key Points
- Roman Reigns reformed the Bloodline alongside the Usos. Jacob Fatu emerged as the OTC’s first challenger.
- Oba Femi opened WWE Raw After Mania with a four-word promo: “The Ruler has arrived.”
- CM Punk and Cody Rhodes had a live exchange, teasing a future WWE Championship match.
- Main roster callups included All Ego Ethan Page, Joe Hendry and Sol Ruca. Zaria also made an appearance, attacking Sol Ruca. The Street Profits returned.
WWE Raw Results On April 20, 2026 (Raw After Mania)
- Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky def. The Kabuki Warriors
- Ethan Page def. Je’Von Evans
- Liv Morgan def. Sol Ruca
- Finn Balor def. JD McDonagh
WWE Raw Ratings And Viewership
- April 6, 2026 | 2.9 million global viewers
- March 30, 2026 | 3.0 million global views
- March 23, 2026 | 2.9 million global views
- March 16, 2026 | 3 million global views
- March 9, 2026 | 2.8 million global views
WWE Raw After Mania Ticket Sales | Where Is WWE Raw?
- WWE Raw Venue: T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.)
- WWE Raw Ticket Sales: 13,691
- WWE Raw Tickets Available: 439
WWE Raw Results, Winners And Highlights
Oba Femi Arrives On WWE Raw After Mania
- Oba Femi walked out to what felt a ticker tape championship celebration. Fans wouldn’t let him speak for minutes, chanting “Oba” and “Oba Femi!”
- “The ruler has arrived!” said Oba Femi before dropping the mic. This was the complete opposite of Roman Reigns’ infamous four-word promo to open Raw After Mania after appearing to retire the Undertaker. Instead of being booed out of the building, Oba was cheered after appearing to retire Brock Lesnar and before cutting a four-word promo of his own.
Rhea Ripley And Kairi Sane Def. The Kabuki Warriors
- Kairi Sane and Iyo Sky started at a fervent pace, with this match serving as their de facto WrestleMania match. Iyo hit a beautiful double-underhook piledriver before tagging out to Ripley, who got an explosive reaction.
- Asuka uploaded on Ripley with strikes in her de facto WrestleMania moment. Asuka dumped Rhea to the outside, and Kairi ed up with an Insane Elbow on a standing Rhea Ripley.
- Back in the ring, Kairi and Asuka worked over Rhea before she made the hot tag to Iyo, who made a great comeback including coast-to-coast bullet train attacks. They really let these women cook and this was WWE’s best tag team match all weekend.
- Rhea hit a Razor’s Edge on Asuka ed by a missile dropkick. Asuka awkwardly kicked out as Kairi was late to make the . Asuka accidentally hit Kairi, who walked into a Riptide. Iyo hit Over the Moonsault for the win. Asuka admonished Kairi on the outside of the ring.
- After the match, Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky said their goodbyes as Rhea heads off for SmackDown. Interestingly, Rhea crossed paths with WWE women’s world champion Liv Morgan and they d a brief moment.
Match Grade: A
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CM Punk And Cody Rhodes Tease WWE Title Clash
- Out walked CM Punk to an extremely mixed reaction. Half of T-Mobile Arena cheered and chanted his name, while the other half of T-Mobile booed him heavily. Similar to his entrance last night at WrestleMania 42, Punk walked out without theme music before leading the crowd in an “it’s clobbering time” chant. Punk’s a capella entrance made the insane crowd reaction sound even louder.
- Punk was humble and he thanked fans for getting him through his grief. He acknowledged the recent passings of his dog Larry, backstage WWE employees Kerwin Silfies as well as his former MMA coach Duke Rufus. Punk said he stays ready, so he was able to become a world champion and defeat Jey Uso. Punk’s mention of Jey Uso’s yeeting received boos and Punk seemed legitimately confused.
- Punk said you never know when a world championship opportunity will fall out of the sky. Punk was interrupted by Cody Rhodes, who was supporting a savage black eye.
- Punk and Cody had an exchange befitting of two first-ballot Hall of Famers. Punk took exception to a comment of Cody saying he “feels a loser,” asking Cody “do you think I should feel a loser?” Punk playfully shook it off, and ended the promo by saying he’d stay ready for a possible WWE title shot. “Just say when,” said Rhodes.
CM Punk and Cody Rhodes teased a feud.
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Ethan Page Def. Je’Von Evans
- Je’Von and Ethan immediately began at a speedy pace, with the two familiar foes going back-and-forth and lighting up the crowd. Ethan Page, who received a big pop for appearing backstage, took a commanding lead with a backbreaker.
- Ethan ed up with a forearm and a back elbow. The announcers began coping for Je’Von, playing up his injuries from last night’s ladder match on ESPN.
- The Young OG came back wit ha dive to the outside. Evans set up Page on the table, but Rusev interfered. Evans fought off Rusev and slid back in the ring. Page hit the Twisted Grin for the win. Rusev attacked Je’Von Evans and got the most heat he’s had since returning. This feud will be good for all parties involved.
- Penta hit the ring and took the fight to Rusev. Ethan Page interfered and both he and Rusev beat down the babyfaces. Rusev locked in the Accolade on Penta and posed with the Intercontinental title. Huge heat.
Match Grade: B
Liv Morgan Def. Sol Ruca
- Liv Morgan soaked in “you deserve it” chants and called herself the greatest women’s world champion of “aaaaallll time!” Morgan called herself the most talented woman in WWE. Morgan was interrupted by Sol Ruca, who received a huge pop.
- Sol congratulated Liv and called her an inspiration. Liv said “you are no Liv Morgan, sweetie.” Sol said she didn’t come out here to pick a fight, but she wasn’t going to back down from one either. Adam Pearce interrupted. Pearce announced a match between Sol and Liv.
- Ruca opened with a superkick on Morgan as Liv rolled her up. Ruca put here next-level athleticism on display and drew ooh’s and ah’s. Morgan took over with stomps on Sol. Liv grounded Ruca with repeated strikes. Fans immediately started chanting for Sol to comeback, and Ruca answered with an X-Factor. Sol took out Morgan with a second-rope moonsault to the outside.
- Morgan tried the Three Amigos suplexes, but Ruca countered with a suplex. Ruca rallied with a comeback punctuated by a sky-high second-rope missile dropkick. Ruca hit a Sol Snatcher and ran wild on the Judgment Day. Ruca stuck the landing with a roundhouse flip to the outside on Raquel and Roxanne. Fans chanted “holy s—t!” A star is born.
- Zaria attacked Ruca on the outside as fans booed Zaria. This dynamic is very dissimilar from their feud in NXT. Fans chanted for Ruca to get back in the ring. She slid into the ring at the count of nine and ate an Oblivion for the loss. Incredible debut.
Match Grade: A
Paul Heyman Gives Brock Lesnar His Flowers, Street Profits Return
- Paul Heyman talked about the “unexpected” moment of Brock Lesnar retiring. Heyman called out “Phil” (CM Punk) for “kissing the ass” of the production team. Heyman said Lesnar is still listed in the “now!” portion of the “Then, now, forever together” opening package.
- Heyman cut an impassioned promo about Lesnar’s legendary career, drawing applause and “thank you Brock” chants. This was a great promo by Paul, but I remain skeptical about Brock’s retirement.
- Heyman passed the mic to Logan Paul, who was booed out of the building. Paul said he was sick of outsiders coming into his business. This was MJF-level type heat. The booing was louder than anything that was booed all weekend. This includes the excessive WrestleMania commercials. Heyman subtly thanked career killer Gunther and said “I owe you one.”
- Heyman introduced Bron Breakker, who vowed to come after Rollins. Rollins attacked Bron with a steel chair and the Vision laid him out. The Street Profits made the and fans lost their minds for their return. Breakker was bloodied somehow, and bleeding Bron drilled Rollins with a spear.
Finn Balor Def. JD McDonagh
- There were great vignettes from Finn Balor and JD McDonagh prior to their match. Balor and McDonagh brawled to the outside from the start as Michael Cole talked about their history. McDonagh is a former pupil of Balor who wants to get out of Finn’s shadow.
- Balor made a comeback in the ring and he too was busted open the hard way, this time from the mouth. JD cut Finn off with a headbutt for a nearfall. Fin got his boots up for a moonsault attempt from JD. Balor hit the Coup de Grace to McDonagh’s injured ribs for the win.
- After the match, Dirty Dom attacked Finn Balor.
Match Grade: B
Roman Reigns Reforms The Bloodline | Jacob Fatu Challenges Reigns
- Roman Reigns made his world championship Bloodline entrance alongside Jimmy and Jey Uso. The OTC’s long walk was filmed in a one-shot entrance from his towncar backstage to the stage.
- Las Vegas acknowledged Roman Reigns. Reigns began with “family business.” He said he misses having their full trust, respect, love and admiration. Reigns hyped up Jey Uso, which elicited loud yeet chants this time. Reigns said “washed-up rappers” are running their mouths because the Bloodline is separated and fractured. Together, they ran this business for four years straight.
- “I’m not asking you to serve me. I’m asking you to be my blood and stand with me,” said Reigns. The Bloodline went to throw up the ones, but were interrupted by Jacob Fatu.
- Fatu wasn’t out here to acknowledge Reigns. Fatu said he doesn’t want the world title, he needs the world title. “I’m not out here to be Tribal Chief, but I need everything the Tribal Chief has,” said Fatu. Fatu said he’ll do anything for his family even if he has to go through Reigns. Reigns said he’s not sure if Fatu was ready and called him “little cousin.”
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