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4//20 WWE RAW REPORT: ROMAN IS HERE, OBA IS HERE, PUNK IS HERE, PAGE DEBUTS, JOE IS COMING, FATU MAKES A STATEMENT, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2026-04-20 22:38:00

Your announcers are Michael Cole and Corey Graves.

We start off with a look back at highlights from Wrestlemania.

Oba Femi struts his way to the ring.

Oba says the ruler has arrived.

Asuka tells Iyo she chose her fake family and that she will always be Iyo's senpai.  You seem to forget this.  Tonight you will remember.  Since you devoted yourself to Rhea, how has that worked out?  Rhea is champion, but what about you?  You are nothing.  It didn't have to happen that way.  You would have shown respect and your senpai would be by your side.  

Kairi tells Iyo she beat her last week and they will beat her again.

Asuka says Iyo is not ready for Asuka.

Match Number One:  Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley versus Kairi Sane and Asuka

Iyo and Sane start things off and lock up.  Iyo with a clean break and Sane pushes Iyo.  Sane with a wrist lock and Iyo with a reversal  into a side head lock.  Sane grabs Iyo's hair and sends her to the mat.  Sane tosses Iyo to the mat but Iyo with a handspring to land on her feet.  Iyo with a kick and wrist lock.  Sane with an Irish whip and Iyo sends sane to the apron.  Sane leaps over Iyo and then taunts Iyo and Rhea and then shows her ears.  Sane stomps on the foot and connects with a head scissors and drop kick.  Iyo with a rollup for a near fall.  Iyo goes for a butterfly back breaker and she connects.  Rhea tags in and she sends Iyo onto Sane and Rhea gets a near fall.  Rhea with a face plant and Asuka makes the tag.

Rhea misses a round kick and Asuka with a slap.  Rhea with a face buster but Asuka with a back fist and kicks.  Asuka with a running knee but Rhea with a round kick for a near fall.  Rhea kicks Asuka and Asuka distracts the referee but Sane cannot take advantage.  Asuka hits Rhea and Sane tags in.  Sane with an elbow drop to the floor.  Sane sends Rhea into the announce table and chops her.  Sane gets a near fall.  Sane sends Rhea into Asuka's boot and then Asuka tags in.  Asuka does some dancing in the ring and she slaps and pie faces Rhea.  Rhea slaps Asuka.  Asuka with a kick and more Kawada kicks.  Asuka with a scorpion kick.  

Sane tags in and she goes up top and Sane with a boot and a head scissors in the ropes.  Asuka tags in and she applies an arm bar.  Asuka distracts the referee and Sane kicks Rhea.  Sane tags in and snap mares Rhea and follows with a drop kick.  Asuka tags in and Asuka with a reverse DDT set up but Rhea escapes.  Rhea with a running kick to Sane and both are down.  Asuka and Iyo tag in and Iyo with a back elbow and shotei.  Iyo with a kick to Asuka and Iyo blocks a kick from Sane and sends her boot into Asuka.  Iyo splits the defense with handsprings and then she hits a double drop kick and shows off her ears.  Iyo with running double knee strikes to Asuka and Sane.  Iyo with a round kick for a near fall.  Rhea tags in and she sets for a Razor's Edge and hits it.  Iyo with a missile drop kick.  Rhea with a near fall.  

Asuka escapes RipTide and Asuka hits Iyo on the apron.  Sane tags in and they hit a series of double team moves including a double kick for a near fall.  Iyo with a stomp to Asuka and Sane with forearms to Iyo.  Iyo with a suicide dive when Sane Irish whips her.  Rhea with a head butt and Iyo tags in.  Rhea with RipTide and Iyo with a moonsault for the three count.

Winners:  Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley

After the match, while Rhea and Iyo celebrate in the ring, Asuka yells at Kairi . . . again.

Pearce is with Penta and he congratulates him.

Je'Von Evans shows up and he congratulates Penta on his win, but he says he is not going anywhere.  

Penta says he will do it again, but his title isn't going anywhere.

Ethan Page shows up and Pearce says he is the newest member of Raw.

Page says he gets what he wants.  He wants the IC title.  He won't need a second chance.

Pearce interrupts and he says they can settle it in the ring.

Evans says nobody is going to take his spot, especially Page.

The Americanos come out to challenge for the Interstital Promo title.

Bravo says this is Sin City.  It is like Jobbero City.  Rayo says these people cannot dress like them.  Bravo says they cannot dance like them and Bravo dances.

Rayo says you have no respect.  Bravo says they have no culture.

Grande says he promises to him and to you and everyone all over the world that he will take this mask off your ugly mug, raise it high, and walk to his home to celebrate the greatest fiesta ever seen.

Andre The Giant Battle Royal winner Royce Keys is in the crowd.

CM Punk walks through gorilla and to the ring.

Punk says he has been dealing with a lot of loss in the last six months and since October.  He was in Japan and he was told his MMA trainer passed away.  Then Larry crossed the rainbow bridge.  Every few weeks, it feels like someone in the WWE family have passed away.  He mentions them and says that these are the people behind the scenes who make this a well oiled machine.  Punk says these are the people who grind day in and day out when he is away from family that they call him family.  Punk says that is why he paid tribute to them on his jacket.

Punk says he lost last night.  All of the aforementioned losses hurt more than losing the title.  Every week, you helped him heal from all of these losses.  Being champion gave him a reason not to slow down and reduce himself to a puddle of tears.  Punk thanks everyone for helping him process his grief.  Punk says he feels that they will help him get through this most recent thought.  He wasn't supposed to be champion, but being champion at 46 for 3 minutes isn't bad.  He could have reduced himself to a puddle of tears, eat donuts, and hang out at home with his hot wife.  Punk says he poured his soul to entertain you.  Because he stayed ready, he got a chance when Seth got hurt.  He is champion.  If I wasn't ready, you would be listening to Jey Uso.  

Punk wonders why they are booing because he likes Yeeting.  He lost last night, but he is smiling.  Punk says he is still the best in the world.  He came to Vegas and he said he had a dream since he was a kid.  He stood under the brightest lights on the biggest stage and he proved it.  Last night was not his night.  He is not going to go home and sulk or go on vacation because you never know when a title match is going to fall from the sky.

Cody Rhodes' music plays and he makes his way to the ring.

Punk checks on Cody's eye.  

Punk asks Cody if he screwed up and went over his time.

Cody tells Punk not to leave because it is Raw and his time.  Cody says maybe he assumed and was incorrect.  He was standing by and watching like all of your peers.  

Punk asks if Cody thought he was going to freak out or crash out?

Cody says he thought Punk was going to freak out.  Cody says Punk knows who he is and Punk knows him.  Tonight you are buttoned up and not what Cody was expecting.  He says Punk deserves the flowers that Vegas gave him.  Cody says he doesn't know what he is supposed to do.  He looks like a loser.

Punk asks if he should feel like a loser.  He doesn't feel like a loser.  He might look like a loser to some.  He says Cody is not a loser.  He knows why Cody feels that way.  You beat a first ballot Hall of Famer.  You beat a friend and mentor.  Punk says he fought someone he hates.  It is easy to stomp on his face or mock his sweet pepper necklace.  You are a winner and Punk says he is a loser.  He says heavy is the head that wears the crown.  Last night wasn't his night.  He tells Cody to keep being champion.  Punk says he has to stay ready because you never know when a championship opportunity is going to fall out of the sky.

Cody tells Punk to just say when.

Finn Balor says last night, Dom brought out the Demon and the Demon put him down.  He is not done with Judgment Day.  Dom drew first blood so he was the first to fall.  He expected this type of betrayal from Dom, but JD?  He remembers when JD was 12 and walks into the gym to train.  He turned JD into one of the greatest performers.  He knew that JD would have his back, but JD made a choice and he chose Dom.  This is a full circle moment.  I brought you into this business, but tonight I am going to take you out.

Match Number Two:  Ethan Page versus Je'Von Evans

They lock up and Page with a side head lock.  Page with a shoulder tackle and he pats Evans on the head.  Evans with a springboard roll up for a near fall.  Evans leaps over Page and he does a matrix into a cutter.  Page goes into the ropes and Page with a punch when Evans was not focusing on the situation.  Page with punches.  Page with an elbow to the top of the head.  Page with a back breaker.  Evans with a chop and jabs.  Page with a forearm and he hits a back elbow.  Page gets a near fall.  Page with a reverse chin lock.  Evans backs Page into the corner but Page with a forearm to the back.  Evans escapes a belly-to-back suplex and hits a drop kick.  Evans with a springboard head scissors to Page and Evans with a plancha onto Page.

Evans chops Page and Page goes back into the ring.  Evans misses a chop and Page misses a forearm.  Evans with a chop and Page goes down.  Page punches Evans and chokes him in the corner.  Page kicks Evans and punches him in the ropes.  Evans with punches and Page fires back.  They exchange punches and Evans with a jumping punch.  Page with a forearm and a slam.  Page with knees to the back and a reverse chin lock.  Evans with punches to get free.  Evans with a punch but Page with a boot.  Evans sends Page to the floor and hits a suicide dive.  Evans with a punch and he sends Page into the turnbuckles.  Evans with a round kick and a springboard cross body for a near fall.  Evans goes to the turnbuckles and Page stops him with a punch.  Evans with a head butt and Page with a punch.  Page with Iconoclasm into a power slam for a near fall.  

Page takes off Evans' shirt and he goes for another power slam but Evans escapes.  Page goes over the top rope when Evans drops down.  Evans with a thrust kick and he misses a moonsault but lands on his feet.  Page tries to send Evans into the ring post but Evans reverses it.   Evans sends Page onto the announce table.

Rusev tries to punch Evans but Evans punches Rusev.  Evans with a clothesline to Rusev.  Page gets back into teh ring and Page clips Evans on a double jump cutter.  Page hits Twisted Grin for the three count.

Winner:  Ethan Page

After the match, Rusev attacks Evans and Page leaves the ring.  Rusev stomps on the back and applies Accolade.

Penta comes out and he chops Rusev and kicks him.  Rusev blocks a kick but Penta with a super kick.  Penta goes up tpo but Page pushes Penta to the mat.  Rusev with a thrust kick.  

Page doesn't want any part of Rusev so he leaves the ring.  

Rusev with an Accolade on Penta and then he Chong Lis the belt.

Judgment Day walks in the back.

Danhausen comes out to shoot t-shirts.

He says that Cena passed the torch to him so he is the new GOAT.   He walked the red carpet at the Hall of Fame so he is a Hall of Famer.  He also got his blimp.

Danhausen has new demands.  An animated series, cereal, and his face on the side of the trucks.

We see 'celebrities' in the crowd and they are next to the new Women's Tag Team Champions.

Liv says you are in the presences of the greatest women's champion of allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll time.  She says before we really get to celebrating there are a few people she would like to thank.  She thanks the Judgment Day for being her rock and she would not be where she is without them so she tells them that she loves them.  Next, Stephanie Vaquer.  We beat the hell out of each other but she reminded her of a feeling she hadn't had in a long time.  It reminded her who she is and that is the most talented woman in WWE.  This is her ring, her division, her company, and her title.  If you thought she was messy and trouble before, don't wait . . . 

Sol Ruca's music interrupts and she makes her way to the ring.

Sol apologizes for interrupting but Liv is an inspiration.  Her journey over the last decade shows to her that Liv is the top woman in the division.  She says Liv deserves this.

Liv says Sol has some nerve to come out during her celebration with her family.  Liv says she appreciates those kind words.  She will be as nice to Sol as possible.  You are no Liv Morgan and Liv chortles.  If you want to make it to Wrestlemania, you will get out of her ring.

Sol says she didn't come out to pick a fight and she didn't come out to back down from one.

Adam Pearce stops them.  You want to see a fight, so he brings out a referee.  Sol faces Liv right now.

Match Number Three:  Liv Morgan versus Sol Ruca in a Non Title Match

Sol with a matrix and leg sweep followed by a thrust kick.  Liv with a forearm and kicks.  Liv misses an enzuigiri.  Liv with a victory roll for a near fall.  Sol with a rollup for a near fall.  Liv with a head scissors and Sol with a cartwheel and Sol lands on her feet and hits a drop kick.  Sol with a snap mare and kick but Liv gets her knees up to block a moonsault.  Liv stops a springboard move and hits the ropes.  Liv stomps on the midsection.  Liv with an Irish whip and a hip into the corner followed by a running knee into the corner.  Liv with a drop kick for a near fall.  Sol with a back elbow and kick.  Sol goes for an O'Connor Roll but Liv holds on to the ropes and kicks Sol.  Sol escapes a slam and takes Liv down with a waist lock.  Liv with a front face lock.

Liv with knees and punches.  Liv goes for a slam but Sol escapes a again.  Liv goes for a hip toss and Sol lands on her feet and hits an X Factor.  Liv goes to the floor and Sol with a moonsault off the ring post.  Sol sends Liv back into the ring and she goes for a springboard move and she lands on her feet and rolls through.  Raquel and Perez distract Sol and Liv with a lungblower for a near fall.  Liv with a camel clutch with Sol in the ropes.  Liv with a drop kick to the back for a near fall.  Liv kicks Sol in the midsection.  Liv with kicks in the corner.  Sol with chops and forearms.  Liv chokes Sol from the turnbuckles like she is Zaria.  Liv with a bulldog off the turnbuckles for a near fall.  

Liv with a reverse chin lock.  Liv goes for a suplex and she hits it.  She holds on and goes for the second one.  Liv goes for the third Amiga and Sol reverses for one of her own.  Liv with a forearm and Sol fires back.  They go back and forth.  Sol with a kick and elbow to the back of the head.  Sol with a European uppercut and back elbows.  Sol with a German suplex.  Sol goes to the turnbuckles for a missile drop kick.  Sol with a running knee for a near fall.  Sol goes to the turnbuckles but Liv catches Sol with a Code Breaker for a near fall.  Sol with a handspring out of obLIVion and Sol with Sol Snatcher but Liv rolls to the floor.

Sol with a Sasuke Special onto Perez and Raquel.  

Zaria hits Sol from behind and sends her into the ring post and follows with a spine buster on the floor.  Zaria goes up the aisle.

The referee starts her count and she beats the count.  Liv with obLIVion for the three count.

Winner:  Liv Morgan

After the match, Liv celebrates in the aisle with Raquel and Roxanne.

Stephanie Vaquer's music plays and she comes out to the stage and says something to Liv.

We see a Brock Lesnar video package.

Logan Paul, Austin Theory, and Paul Heyman make their way to the ring.

Paul introduces himself.  He says he had a speech prepared but the start of the show threw him off.  Wrestlemania is about expect the unexpected.  There was a moment yesterday that was so unexpected it will lay in their heart for the rest of their lives.  CM Punk came out and kissed the asses of people in the back and in the truck and behind the scenes.  This greatest production team have Brock on the 'Now' part of the intro.  These bitches cannot face the reality of what happened yesterday.  Take him out of the now and put him in the forever.  He will be the baddest ever in the ring.

Now, let's talk about the now.  The now is the fact that WWE is experiencing a resurgence in the tag team division thanks ot Austin Theory and Logan Paul.

Logan takes the mic and says the only reason the Usos and LA Knight stole the victory was because of that ungrateful backstabbing weasel IShowSpeed.  He says he is sick of these Youtubers and streamers who think they can come into this business and think they can do what we do.  He says he hates these outsiders.  Nothing that happened at Wrestlemania matters.  Speed ended with a piece of Logan's fist in his face.  They retained their tag titles over the weekend.

Paul says we should take a moment to realize the fact at the magnificent favor done to him by Gunther.  He thanks Gunther and he says he owes him.  Any time, he is willing to pay.

The biggest assist of the weekend was by the man who cut Seth Rollins in half.  He brings out Bron Breakker.

Bron says he was thinking today.  One year ago, he became the leader of the Vision in this very same arena because Seth Rollins was too weak.  Bron says his favorite part of Wrestlemania weekend was watching Seth get this close to beating Gunther and he ruined everything for him.  Bron tells Seth he hopes he is back there, at home, or watching somewhere.  Every day he is coming after him.

Seth Rollins' music plays and he hits Bron in the back with a chair.  He hits Logan but Theory with a punch.  Logan punches Seth while Theory holds him.  

The Street Profits' music plays and they make their way down the aisle and they go after Logan and Theory.  Dawkins with a splash to Logan and Ford takes care of Theory.  Ford with a flip dive onto Theory and Logan.  They fight into the crowd.  

Bron charges at Seth but Seth with a super kick.  Seth punches Bron and kicks him.  Seth misses Black Out and Bron with a spear.  Bron chokes Seth and he pulls off Seth''s shirt.  Bron has some words for Seth and he hits a WARP spear.

JD says it is time to get serious.  You brought hm into the Judgment Day as part of a family.  We were supposed to be family.  You have changed so much.  You are taking cues from CM Punk.  What about the person who had your back for 20 years.  You talked down to us like you were the leader.  People asked how could he do that to Finn after 20 years?  It was easy and he would do it again.  He will step out of that shadow and show everyone the Finn Balor you love is dead.

Match Number Four:  JD McDonagh versus Finn Balor

Finn clotheslines JD over the top rope before the bell rings.  JD runs Finn into the apron and sends him into the ringside barrier.  Finn back drops JD into the crowd and Finn with a forearm off the ringside barrier.  They fight though the crowd and Finn with chops and kicks.  They fight into the stands.  They make their way back to the ring.  Finn sends JD into the ring and the match starts.

Finn with chops.  JD with a back elbow and he punches Finn.  Finn with a shoulder to the midsection and he kicks JD.  Finn goes p top and misses Coup de Grace when JD moves.  JD sends Finn to the floor.  JD with punches to Finn and he sends him into the ringside barrier and ring post.  Finn beats the count back into the ring and JD with a head butt for a near fall.  JD with a kick and punchs but Finn punches back.  JD with a drop toe hold and a leg drop for a near fall.  JD with a reverse chin lock.  Finn with elbows and an Irish whip and he misses a boot.  JD trips Finn and hits a slingshot twisting senton for a near fall.  JD chokes Finn in the ropes.  JD with a reverse chin lock.

JD with a forearm  and Finn escapes a slam and hits GTR.  Finn with punches and a double leg take down and a double stomp to the midsection.  Finn with sling blade but he misses the running drop kick.  JD with a jackknife cover for a near fall.  JD with a head butt for a near fall.  JD goes for a moonsault and Finn gets his boots up.  Finn with the running drop kick and he goes up top for Coup de Grace for the three count.

Winner:  Finn Balor

After the match, Dom attacks Finn from behind and he punches Finn.  Dom goes for a 619 but Finn with a clothesline and a drop kick.  Finn goes up top but JD pulls Dom to safety.

Jackie Redmond is with Gunther. 

She asks Gunther how he feels after his win against Seth Rollins.

Gunther says he feels fantastic.  He says he proved that he was right about what he said.

Jackie asks if Gunther and Paul knew about Bron.

Gunther says there is no me and Paul.  Paul only owes him a favor.

Gunther says you will see the World Championship around his waist soon.

LA Knight shows up and he says from one Wrestlemania winner to another, congratulations.  You beat Seth, but everyone knows that he isn't the only one with his eyes on the prize.  Knight says someone needed a three on one advantage so that is an L.  

Next week, Becky Lynch will be on Raw.  Joe Hendry will be in concert (Cole says he is on Raw officially)

Rhea and Iyo are in the back and Rhea tells Iyo she can handle her business here while she goes to Smackdown.   They hug and Iyo walks away.

Liv Morgan sees Rhea walk past her.

Liv says she will see Rhea again and Rhea says she is looking forward to it.

A vehicle arrives in the garage and it is Roman Reigns.

Jimmy and Jey Uso greet Roman in gorilla and then he tells them to join him in the ring.

Roman wants Vegas to acknowledge him.

He says he was going to make it short and sweet and talk about business and the future.  He ran into his cousins so he wants to discuss some family business first.  He says he missed this.  He missed having their furll trust, respect, and admiration.  He missed doing business with them.  Right now, this is us.  Separated and scattered.  We are weak like this.  CM Punk can talk trash.  Some rapper from the 90s is talking about you.  You are the Yeet man.  You changed the environment and you have washed rappers coming up to you.  This ain't us.  

This is us (as he shows a fist).  This is the power.  When we come together no one can touch us.  We ran this business for four years straight.  He is not asking them to serve him.  They want them to be his blood and stand with him. 

Jimmy says he speaks for his brother when he says you will always be their tribal chief.  

Jimmy and Jey point their fingers to the sky.

Jacob Fatu's music interrupts.

Roman says it has been a while since the last time he saw him.  There can only be a couple of reasons you came out here.  It must be to acknowledge him.

Fatu says that ain't it.  

Roman says it is because you want this.

Fatu says he doesn't want that title.  He says he needs that title.  He says he is not out here to be tribal chief.  He needs everything the tribal chief has.  He needs the shoe deal, the private jet, the Rolex, more vehicles, a bigger house, to put his children in better schools.  He will do whatever it takes.  At Backlash, you gonna know he is all gas and no brakes.

Roman says he agrees with Fatu.  He says he wants all of those things for him too.  Maybe you can beat him.  If you can beat him, can you handle the burden of this title.  Then we have to look at it on the other side.  If you can't beat him, can you handle the burden of acknowledging him?  He says it is thin air up here.  We are at the top of the mountain.  He will give him the rest of the week.  He is not giving him a yes or a no, but he will see him next week.

We go to credits.

 

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