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When Seth Rollins attempted to get inside Paul Heyman’s head, he drew the ire of CM Punk and the pair brawled.
RAW: Rhea Ripley was added to the Women’s World Title Match against IYO SKY and Bianca Belair to make it a Triple Threat Match at WrestleMania (WWE)
WWE’s latest Monday Night RAW edition was aired live on April 8 in India. The show was hosted at the Target Centre in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The signature weekly wrestling event featured some crucial updates for WrestleMania 41, scheduled for later this month in Las Vegas. WWE’s latest RAW episode witnessed a few blockbuster promos from stars like GUNTHER, Jey Uso, Seth Rollins and Rhea Ripley. The show ended with Lyra Valkyria defending her Women’s Intercontinental title against Bayley. War Raiders later put their World Tag Team Titles on the line against the New Day. The main event featured men’s action with Dominik Mysterio going one-on-one against Penta.
Adam Pearce addresses Women’s World Championship match for WrestleMania 41
Adam Pearce introduced IYO SKY, Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley to the ring. He asked all three women to sign a new contract for their WrestleMania 41 bout. Belair claimed she wasn’t upset about Ripley being added to the match. She said she would walk out of WrestleMania as the new champion and then signed the contract. Belair then engaged in a heated argument with Ripley while a frustrated SKY looked to head to the back. Triggered by a shove, SKY landed a missile drop kick that sent her crashing into Belair. She then signed the contract before leaving the ring.
GUNTHER and Jey Uso come face-to-face
Jey Uso spoke first and reminded GUNTHER that his brother Jimmy Uso was inside the hospital because of his brutal assault last week. The Samoan claimed he wasn’t scared of him anymore. Jey told GUNTHER to hug and kiss his family because he would lay his head down at WrestleMania 41. Jey concluded the segment by claiming that he would take the World Heavyweight Championship from him for himself, Jimmy and his family.
Paul Heyman meets Seth Rollins inside the ring
The segment started with Paul Heyman claiming he had always been loyal to his Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns. The Wiseman added he would also not betray his former best friend, CM Punk. Seth Rollins arrived at the arena before saying he could remove Heyman from the situation with a stomp to the back of his neck. He started shoving Heyman moments before Punk rushed out and attacked Rollins. The brawl ended with Rollins hitting his arch-rival with the Curb Stomp in the ring. The ex-World Heavyweight Champion then told Heyman that he owed him as the show went off the air.
These are the results of all the fights on the latest episode of WWE RAW:
Bayley vs Lyra Valkyria (c) for the WWE Women’s Intercontinental Championship – Lyra Valkyria retained her WWE Women’s Intercontinental title with a Jackknife pin on Bayley.
American Made vs Latino World Order – American Made won by pinfall with a diving headbutt from El Grande Americano on Dragon Lee.
New Day vs War Raiders (c) for the WWE World Tag Team Championship – New Day won the match by disqualification.
Dominik Mysterio vs Penta – Penta secured a pinfall victory after hitting Dominik Mysterio with the Penta Driver.
