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NXT star Sol Ruca was not expecting her WWE Raw match against Women's World Champion Liv Morgan. Ruca stated she was "thrown off" by the positive reaction she received from the crowd during the match.
A number of brand switches were confirmed and hinted at during the April 20 episode of WWE Raw following WrestleMania 42. The episode featured multiple roster changes between WWE's brands.
Jacob Fatu challenged Roman Reigns to a World Heavyweight Title match at WWE Backlash. The challenge was made on the episode of WWE Raw following WrestleMania, marking Reigns' first challenger as World Heavyweight Champion.
Roman Reigns and The Usos reunited The Bloodline on WWE Raw following WrestleMania 42. Jacob Fatu has challenged Roman Reigns for a match at Backlash, with Reigns holding the World Heavyweight Championship.
Jacob Fatu challenged Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Title during the April 20 WWE RAW at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with the match set for Backlash. The segment featured Roman Reigns reuniting with The Usos in the ring before Fatu interrupted to declare he "needs" the title and wants Reigns' life. Roman Reigns concluded the show by giving Fatu the rest of the week to think about his challenge.
CJ Perry has called for Rusev to receive a title push following his performance in the Intercontinental Championship ladder match at WrestleMania 42. Writing in her Yahoo Sports' Uncrowned column, Perry praised Rusev for taking major risks during the six-man ladder match and stated he "once again got to show the world that if you give him any screen time, he'll make the most of it." The match saw Penta retain the Intercontinental Championship against Rusev, Je'Von Evans, Dragon Lee, JD McDonagh, and Rey Mysterio at Allegiant Stadium.
WWE has announced that the April 27 episode of RAW in Laredo, Texas will feature new Women's IC Champion Becky Lynch planning a big celebration after beating AJ Lee at WrestleMania. Joe Hendry will also make his RAW main roster debut with a concert performance on the show.
Joe Hendry has been officially called up from NXT to WWE Raw and will perform a live concert on next week's show. Hendry is a former NXT Champion.
The Street Profits returned to WWE Raw and attacked World Tag Team Champions Austin Theory and Logan Paul, who are known as The Vision. This took place on the episode of Raw following WrestleMania.
The Street Profits, consisting of Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford, returned on WWE Raw following WrestleMania 42.
The Street Profits made their return to WWE television during the April 20 RAW at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, coming out to help Seth Rollins during an attack by Bron Breakker and The Vision. This marked their first major WWE TV appearance since October 24, 2025, when Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford defeated Los Garza on WWE Main Event.
Brock Lesnar's WWE retirement was confirmed on the April 20 RAW following his WrestleMania 42 loss to Oba Femi, where he left his gloves and boots in the ring. Paul Heyman appeared on RAW and criticized WWE production, demanding they move Lesnar from the "then" portion of the intro to the "forever" section and calling him the baddest in WWE history. WWE aired a tribute video package for Lesnar, which received "Thank you, Brock" chants from the audience.