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4/27 WWE RAW REPORT: THREE MATCHES FOR BACKLASH, A HOMECOMING, A CONCERT, BUILDING TO MASK VS MASK, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2026-04-27 20:00:00

Your announcers are Michael Cole and Corey Graves.

Roman is with Jimmy and Jey in conference room and he says they know about him and they are the only one he can trust.  He wants their input about Jacob.  Roman says he gave everyone two years and they all waited.  

Jimmy says he agrees with Jacob.  He wants to upgrade his life but not at the expense of Roman.

Jey says Jacob is dangerous.  They saw Jacob get rid of the MFTs.  He left them out there for a reason.  If he wins, he takes it all.  Jey says it can't be about respect.  There have to be consequences.

Roman and Jey say consequences and Roman says they aren't doing charity.  He says he is going to think it over and address it later tonight.

Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring.

Seth welcomes everyone to the show.  He says he has a lot of ground to cover.  There is a reason why he lost to Gunther at Wrestlemania and it was not because Gunther was the better man that night.  There is a reason Roman has his title.  It is not because Roman pinned him.  They are both because of Bron Breakker.  You have nine staples in the back of your dome, you're welcome.  He tells Bron to come out here.

Bron's music plays and he comes out with Paul Heyman.

Bron gets in Seth's face and Seth says he gave him everything.  He says he handed it to him on a silver platter.  You repaid him by taking everything away from him.  You are the reason he had to forfeit the title, you are the reason he didn't main event Wrestlemania, and you are the reason my hand wasn't raised.  For what?  How did it benefit you?

Paul asks Bron to step back and then Paul gives the mic to Bron.

Bron asks if Seth gave him everything.  What did you give him and Reed?  Every week, we were your errand boys putting out the fires you started.  You have no one and no friends.  You needed us to fight all of your fights.  You gave him great wisdom?  You came out at the start of the show regurgitating the same crap while they stood behind him.  Bron says he never needed Seth.  They are stranding here because he needed Paul.  

Seth asks Bron if he needed Paul?  That dried up sack of meat?  Seth says you proved everything right about him.

Seth says he wanted to face the best.  He called Shawn Michaels to face the best in NXT and Shawn said Bron Breakker.  Last year, Paul asked about bringing Bron under his wing.  Seth says Bron will be the next main event money drawing star.  You have it all.  Seth says he has been here for 14 years and seen people from many disciplines.  You are the fasted and the most talented he has seen.  Everything except the most important thing, as Seth points to his head.  Seth says he knows better than anyone what it is like to be 28 and coming into this company expecting everything.  He knows about the hard decisions. 

Seth tells Bron that you try and he succeeds.  Every time he bets on himself, it ends with a main event or a title.  For you, you got Austin Theory and Logan Paul.  You got steaks and happy endings from Paul.  You are not ready.  

Bron asks if that is the narrative you are going for.  Bron says he was on his way to being a main eventer with our without you.  You want to blame him for losing the title?  You mind can't handle is and your shoulder cannot handle having a strap on it any more.  Bron says he took his shot and he came up short.  He says he can lay his head down and know he lost to the best in the world, not someone who is self proclaimed.  You have done it all.  You are THE very best professional wrestler in the world . . . at being number two.  

Seth tells Baby Steiner that was pretty good.  Did you come up with that on your own or did you call Big Poppa Pump for your hookup?  Do you think you are ready?  Backlash is two weeks away.  He will give him the opportunity to prove you are ready.  Seth says you aren't even number two in your family.

Stephanie Vaquer walks in the back and she is met with a punch from Raquel Rodriguez.  Roxanne Perez pushes a storage case into Raquel.

Liv tells Stephanie this is her championship.

Match Number One:  Penta versus Rusev in a Non Title Match

Before the match starts, Ethan Page makes his way to the ring.

Rusev with a knee and forearms to the back.  Rusev with a suplex and a front face lock suplex.  Rusev with a fallaway slam.  Penta with a kick and thrust kick followed by a drop kick.  Penta with a plancha to Rusev and Page applauds Penta.  Penta has works for Page but Rusev tries for a belly-to-back suplex and Penta lands on his feet and he hits a thrust kic.  Rusev with a thrust kick and a uranage.  Risev works on the back.  Rusev puts Penta in the ropes and he kicks Penta in the back.  Penta and Rusev go to the floor and Penta is sent into the ring post.  Rusev hot shots Penta on the announce table.  Penta with a springboard clothesline and he goes for a suicide dive but Rusev with a punch.  Rusev sends Penta into the ring steps.  

Rusev with a kick to the back and elbows.  Rusev puts Penta on the turnbuckles and Rusev with punches but Penta punches back.  Rusev goes for a superplex and Penta with a head butt to send Rusev to the mat.  Penta with a cross body and a thrust kick to the leg and a wraparound bulldog.  Penta with a kick in the corenr and a hesitation headstand kick for a near fall.  Rusev with a knee to the midsection followed by an Irish whip but Penta floats over for a lungblower and a near fall.  Pneta goes for a destroyer but Rusev with a back body drop.  Rusev sets for the thrust kick and he hits it.  Rusev with the boot to teh back but Petan escapes Accolade  Penta holds on to the ropes and gets the three count with a rollup.

Winner:  Penta

After the match, Rusev attacks Penta and Page enters the ring.  Rusev wants to know what Page is doing in the ring and Rusev continues with the kicks and punches.  Penta with chops to Rusev and page hits Penta from behind.  They both kick Penta.

Je'Von Evans comes out and he hits a springboard clothesline on Page and Penta with a thrust kick to Rusev.  Evans with a double jump cutter.

Evans and Penta shake hands and raise each other's arms.

The Americanos show up.  Grande says he will be competing in one of the most important matches in the history of lucha libre in a mask versus mask match against El Grande Amiercano Classico.  It will be the biggest fight in his career.  He says he will have to be ready for his life.  He will have to be ready to fight for his name and his colors.  What better way than to make a challenge to the biggest lucha libra legend, Rey Mysterio.  It would be an honor to face you tonight.

Becky Lynch makes her way to the ring.

Becky tells us that she is here tonight.  She says we entered a new era because of what happened at Wrestlemania.  She finally got rid of AJ Lee and ended her horrible title reign.  Gold is around the waist of someone who deserves it, her.  She is the first to win four different titles at Wrestlemania.  She is the first three time Intercontinental champion.  She has won more Wrestlemania matches than any woman.  She proved why she is the greatest.   That is wonderful, but what happened after the match was great.

She saw her daughter sitting in the front row.  She says she was able to go up the ramp with her and Becky says she had to show her what a real champion is.  It is not about the five star hotels, the private jets, or the fancy buses.  It is not about being in the best towns.  It is about being in Laredo in front of common folk like you.  She says she knows what you need and what you want.  You want her to be a fighting champion.  Not just against some nostalgia act or some underdogs.  You want the best.

Becky says she is making an open challenge to anyone who wants to face her.

Iyo Sky comes out and makes her way to the ring.

Iyo takes a mic and she says she accepts.

Becky laughs and asks what does Iyo accept?  She wants to face the best of the best.  She wanted shiny and exciting.  You are neither.  Becky says Iyo accepts on behalf of Rhea.  Is Rhea going to come out again?  She says she wanted to fight Shawn Michaels and not Marty Jannetty.

Iyo slaps Becky and punches her.  Becky goes to the ring.

Adam Pearce comes out and he wants to know where Becky is going.  You made a challenge and Iyo accepted it.

Match Number Two:  Becky Lynch versus Iyo Sky for the Intercontinental Championship

Becky attacks Iyo before the referee can come out.

Becky sends Iyo to the floor and Iyo blocks a punch and Iyo punches Becky and sends her into the ringside barrier and apron.  Iyo sends Becky into the announce table.  Iyo sends Becky back into the ring and the referee starts the match.  

Iyo gets a near fall.  Becky with kicks in the corner.  Becky with a suplex and she gets a near fall.  Iyo with a drop kick and a forearm to the back.  Becky with an Iris whip and Iyo tries to float over and Becky with a kick and she gets a near fall.  Becky with a forearm and an exploder.  Iyo rolls to the floor.  Becky wtih a baseball slide to Iyo.  Becky with a forearm off the apron.  Becky with a leg drop for a near fall.  Iyo and Becky exchange forearms.  Iyo with a German suplex.  Iyo with back elbows but Becky with an Irish whip and Iyo goes to the apron.  Iyo with a kick and she goes up top and hits a missile drop kick.  Iyo with a running double knee strike in the corner for a near fall.  Becky pulls Iyo off the turnbuckles and connects with a clothesline for a near fall.

Iyo avoids a uranage and rolls through and hits a double stomp.  Becky rolls to the floor and Iyo sets for a dive but Becky with a forearm.  Iyo with a kick to Becky on the apron.  Iyo with a suicide dive sunset flip power bomb and both are down.  Iyo sends Becky back into the ring and she gets a near fall.  Iyo goes up top and she leaps over Becky.  Becky with a butterfly into a cross arm breaker but Iyo with a rollup for a near fall.  Iyo with a cross face and Becky escapes and applies DisArmHer.  Iyo with a rollup for a near fall.  Iyo returns to the cross face but Becky escapes.  Iyo with a back heel kick and she gets a near fall.  Iyo misses a double knee strike when Becky moves.  Iyo sends Becky over the top rope.

Becky pulls Iyo off the apron and Iyo avoids being sent into the ringside barrier.  Iyo sends Becky into the ringside barrier.  Iyo with a cross body off the ringside barrier.  Becky with a superplex and DDT for a near fall.  Becky goes for a uranage but Iyo counters and gets a near fall.  Iyo with a kick and a butterfly back breaker for a near fall.  Iyo goes up top for a moonsault and Becky stops her.  Iyo with a back elbow to knock Becky off the turnbuckles.  Iyo with a tornado DDT and she goes to the corner for a moonsault and Becky gets her feet up.  Becky with a uranage for a near fall.  Becky goes to the turnbuckles but Iyo drops Becky on the turnbuckles.  Iyo with an Asai Moonsault to Becky.  Iyo removes her boot and . . . 

Asuka trips Iyo on the apron and Becky with a uranage for the three count.

Winner:  Becky Lynch (retains championship)

After the match, Asuka with a round kick and Asuka Lock.

Iyo taps even though it isn't part of a wrestling match.  The referee pulls Asuka off Iyo.

Rey Mysterio is in LOCKER ROOM and Classico wants to talk to Rey.  He asks Rey if he has to watch his back on May 30th.  

Rey tells Classico he does not have to.  Rey wants both of them to respect lucha libre.

Los Otros Americanos show up.

The Grandes argue and Rey says he is not choosing sides.

Byron is with Jimmy and Jey and he asks if they have any information about Roman's decision.

They say Roman will make his decision when he is ready.

LA Knight shows up and he asks if he heard what he heard.  Knight reminds them that Jey is a former World Champ.  Jimmy has the potential to be a world champion.

Jey tells Knight to stay in his lane.

Jimmy says it is family business.

Knight says he can respect that.  You had power when you were together but that power corrupted.  Then it is his business.

Joe Hendry makes his way to the ring for his musical performance.

Joe is in the ring and he says he had a big decision to make and he wrote a song about it.

Joe announces that he is on Raw.

Joe mentions Logan Paul and . . . 

Logan comes out and he yells that you can't fire him.

Logan wants to know who Joe is.  He says the people are awful.  Logan tells Joe it is his last night on Raw because he made the biggest mistake of his life.

Austin Theory says Joe isn't seeing things right.  They have gold and that makes them the greatest tag team champions.  Theory says they are winners.

Joe asks the people if they ae winners.  Joe disagrees.  He sees a couple of prime time losers.

Logan and Austin clean up the ring and Theory says this mat belongs to them.  They go through everybody.  You are in a lucky spot because they are going to go through his ass.

Austin pie faces Joe and Joe does the MEME turn and he punches Theory.  Joe runs Logan into the corner and Theory hits Joe from behind.  Logan with punches.

The Street Profits' music plays and they go after Logan and Theory.   Dawkins sends Logan to the apron and then they hit Low Down and a neck breaker on Theory.  Logan pulls Theory to the floor before Ford can do anything.

Joe with a Fosbury flop over the top rope onto Logan and Theory.

Grayson Waller complains about all of the chances Pearce is giving people and he wants an opportunity.

Waller says Oba is Obarated.

Oba shows up behind Waller and he asks Pearce to give Waller an opportunity tonight.

Pearce makes the match official.

Joe Hendry thanks the Street Profits fo the help.  Ford tells Joe to get a different color shirt.

Seth Rollins shows up and he brings up last week.

Ford says Seth things if is about him, but Dawkins says it is about the titles.

Match Number Three:  Rey Mysterio versus El Grande Americano

They lock up and Grande with a wrist lock.  Rey with a reversal but Grande reverses back.  Rey with a reversal and Grande escapes and applies a wrist lock.  Grande gets a few near falls.  Rey bridges to avoid the cover and Rey with a sunset flip for a near fall.  Rey with a leg sweep and a near fall.  Grande with a leg sweep and a near fall.  They shake hands and Rey kicks Grande.  Grande with a kick and hammer lock.  Rey with elbows and a flying mare.  Grande with a shoulder tackle and Rey with a head scissors to send Grande into the ropes.  Rey sets for the 619 but Grande with a flying leg lariat for a near fall.  Grande sends Rey into the turnbuckles and a hard Irish whip that sends Rey sternum first into the turnbuckles.  Grande with a head lock.

Rey with a kick and Grande with a sunset flip but you don't sunset flip Rey Mysterio so he hits a drop kick for a near fall.  Rey with punches from the turnbuckles.  Rey goes for a flying shoulder into the corner but Grande moves and Rey hits the ring post.  Grande kicks Rey.  Rey with a back body drop.  Grande with an Irish whip and he runs into a boot.  Grande with a punch.  Grande with an Irish whip and Rey with a boot.  Rey with a back elbow and he goes to the turnbuckles.  Grande with a forearm to the back.  Grande with a punch.  Rey with an IRish whip and Grande floats over.  Grande catches Rey out of the corner and sets for a power slam but Rey counters with a tornado DDT for a near fall.  Rey sets to send Grande into the rops and Grande falls into the ropes and is stuck.  Bravo trips Rey while Rayo distracts the referee.  Rayo puts the piece of metal in Grande's mask but Rey with a 619 to Rayo and Grande.

Rey misses a splash.  Classico keeps Grande from putting the metal into the mask.  Rey sends Grande into the reops and Rey with a 619 and a Springboard splash for the three count.

Winner:  Rey Mysterio

After the match Rey holds the metal piece and takes it with him as he leaves.

Classico with a back drop to Grande and they throw many punches.

Officials come out to separate them.

At Backlash, Seth Rollins will face Bron Breakker.  Iyo Sky faces Asuka.

Asuka asks Iyo if she thought she was done with her?  She says when they are done.  You have disappointed her while she tried to help her.  She blamed hersefl for Iyo's mistakes, but she realizes taht Iyo is the problem.  She says that Iyo is ungrateful and selfigh.  She says Iyo failed her and her family.  She does not want another Iyo so they are alone.  She thought they could be a family again, but you killed that family.  Nothing will stop her from destroying Iyo.  She fixes everything and teaches Iyo that she is not and will never be ready for Asuka.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Four:  Oba Femi versus Grayson Waller

Oba blocks a kick and he clotheslines Waller.  Oba sends Waller into the turnbuckles and he punches him.  Oba with an Irish whip and running uppercuts into the corner.  Waller goes to the apron and Oba grabs him.  Waller drops Oba on the top rope.  Waller goes for a slingshot rolling move but Oba blocks it and tosses Waller to the mat.  Oba with a sit out power bomb for the three count.

Winner:  Oba Femi

After the match, Oba asks if everyone is feeling good.  He says he is feeling good but Waller is not feeling good, but they don't care about him.  Waller said something that was right.  There is no opportunity around here because the champions are tied up.  Oba says he created a solution to the problem.  Oba says he is starting the Oba Femi Open Challenge.  Any man who wants to prove himself, stand up.  If you want to see how you do at the top of the mountain, prove it.  He says he will be merciless and unforgiving.  You are not stepping in with any man, but the ruler.

Liv, Raquel, and Roxanne are in the back and Liv wants to talk to Roxanne about the thing.

Liv says she wanted to finish the conversation before Wrestlemania.  She apologizes for how things went with Finn.  Liv says she saw Finn bring Roxanne into the group and she says that they are family.  Finn put himself before he family and that is nothing she would do.   She will be in Roxanne's corner tonight.  

Liv asks Roxanne if she trusts her.

Roxanne asks for a second.

Finn tells Roxanne not to say anything.  

Finn warns Roxanne and says that Roxanne cannot trust Liv or any of them.  

Roxanne asks if she can't trust them or Finn?  She tells Finn to leave before she gets hurt.

Match Number Five:  Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez versus Lyra Valkyria and Bayley

Raquel and Bayley start things off and Bayley with a wrist lock.  Raquel with a knee in the corner and an Irish whip but Bayley gets her feet up.  Raquel blocks a side head lock.  Bayely with an assisted side head lock take down.  Raquel with a belly-to-back suplex to Bayley.  Perez tags in and she kicks Bayley.  Perez with kicks in the corner.  Bayley runs Perez into the corner and Lyra tags in.  Lyra kicks Perez.  Lyra with a side head lock.  Perez with a cartwheel over Lyra and a slap.  Lyra with a head lock take down and punches.  Perez with a take down attempt but Lyra with a handspring to land on her feet.  Bayley tags in and Lyra with a back breaker and Bayley goes to the turnbuckles.  Perez with knees but Bayley with an elbow drop for a near fall.  Lyra goes through the ropes but misses the drop kick.  Raquel punches Lyra.

Bayley sends Perez back into the ring and Raquel runs Bayley into the ring post.  Perez with the Lisa Simpson windmill punches.  She sends Bayley into the turnbuckles.  Perez gets a near fall.  Bayley with punches and Perez with a kick for a near fall.  Raquel tags in and she punches Bayley and chokes her in the ropes.  Raquel sends Bayley into the turnbuckles and hits a splash.  Raquel with another splash and short arm clothesline for a near fall.  Raquel with an elbow drop and a chin bar and half nelson.  Raquel sends Bayley to the mat.  Raquel kicks Bayley in the corner.  Raquel sets for a Vader Bomb elbow drop but she sees Bayley move so she lands on her feet.

Perez and Lyra tag in and Lyra with a cross body and clotheslines to Rauqel and Perez.  Lyra with a missile drop kick to Raquel.  Lyra with a Northern Lights suplex and a roll through into a fisherman's buster for a near fall.  Bayley tags in and Lyra goes to the turnbuckles but Perez sends Bayley into Lyra.  Raquel with a boot while Perez hits a side Russian leg sweep.  Lyra breaks up the cover.  Perez tags in and knocks Lyra off the apron.  Bayley sends Perez into the turnbuckles and hits a belly-to-belly suplex for a near fall.  Lyra with a cross body to Raquel and they go to the floor.  Liv gets on the apron to distract Bayley.

Liv drops Bayley on the ropes and Perez with a Shining Wizard and Pop Rox for the three count. 

Winners:  Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez

We take a look at Sol Ruca.

Sol will sign her contract for Raw next week.

Roman Reigns' music plays and he makes his way to the ring.

Roman says it has been a while he has been in Texas and they love their tribal chief.  He says they made this title in spite of him.  They made this title to take from his shine.  It never worked.  There is a saying.  The title don't make the man, the man makes the title.  He put it in the main event on night two of Wrestlemania.  He made this title relevant.  Roman says now you can be proud of this title.  You can respect this title.  You can choose to acknowledge this title.

Roman wants some acknowledging.

Jacob Fatu makes his way to the ring.

Roman says right on cue.  Perfect timing.  He says he was getting to Jacob.  He gave him a week and time to think.  He says he hopes Jacob made the right choice.  The choice to unite the family, not divide it.

Jacob says he didn't need a week.  He didn't need a day.  He didn't need an hour to make his decision.  He says he knew what he wanted when he came out last week.  He says he said he didn't want that title, but he needed that title.  You must be stuck in tribal chief land.  Jacob says he has grinded and suffered for twelve years.  While you were running the Bloodline, he was starving.  It ain't how you start, it is how you finish.  He is standing in front of Roman.  The only person who called him was Solo.  Solo gave him the chance.

Roman says Jacob is either confused or dumber than he thought.  Solo couldn't get a cup of coffee delivered to the building.  Who do you think runs this place?  Roman says he got distracted but he didn't forget Jacob.  He is the reason he is here.  You don't deserve it.  You haven't earned it.  That is nepotism.

Fatu grabs Roman and gives him a Tongan Death Grip.  Roman hits Fatu with the mic but that cannot stop Fatu.  

Fatu says it will take everything from you.

Fatu holds the title belt and then throws it down onto Roman.

Fatu goes up the aisle and Roman takes the mic.  He says if you want him at Backlash, he will see him there.

Fatu says he will see Roman next week.

We go to credits.

 

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