WWE Monday Night Raw 4/20/2026

WWE Monday Night Raw 4/20/2026

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/wwe-monday-night-raw-4132026.html

We are in Las Vegas, Nevada. Michael Cole and  Corey Graves are on commentary. 

We see clips from Wrestlemania to start.

We see wrestlers arrive and hangout.

Oba Femi comes out to talk. He says "The Ruler has arrived". And that's it.

The Kabuki Warriors do a visit. Asuka says Iyo choose her fake family in Rhea over her. She says she's the one who brought her success in WWE and says she forgot this. She asks how it's been since she dedicated herself to Rhea. She says she's nothing. She says she tried to corrupt Kairi too. Kairi says she beat her last week and they will beat her again this week. Asuka says her and Rhea will suffer the consequences.

Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley vs The Kabuki Warriors (Kairi Sane and Asuka)

They shove each other. Sane wristlocks her then pulls the hair. Sane throws her backwards. Iyo headflips out of a hair throw. Sane taunts the faces and stomps Iyo's foot. Sane headscissors Iyo off the ropes then basement dropkicks her. 

Sane punches her. Iyo double underhook backbreakers her. RR drops Iyo onto Sane. RR drops Sane chest first then basement dropkicks her. Asuka hits a slap flurry and various strikes. Asuka sliding kicks RR. RR upkicks her for 2.

Asuka high kicks RR off the apron. Sane top rope flying elbows RR outside. We go to break and return. Sane gets a 2 count on RR. RR flying kicks Sane. Iyo and Asuka get in. Iyo hits shotei's. Iyo makes Sane high kick Asuka. Iyo double dropkicks Sane and Asuka.

Iyo corner meteora's her opponents. Iyo buzzsaw kicks Asuka for 2. RR hits a razor's edge on Asuka then Iyo top rope dropkicks Asuka. RR takes a codebreaker into a headhunter. Iyo rolls Asuka into a double stomp. Iyo topes Asuka outside and lands dangerously. RR headbutts Sane. RR hits riptide on Sane. Iyo top rope moonsaults Sane and pins her.

Thoughts: It was a good match as expected with Iyo doing her flying and a bunch of fast paced action. Iyo and Rhea won and they work well as a team.

Asuka yells at a downed Sane after.

Adam Pearce talks to Penta in the back. He puts over his ladder match performance at Mania. Je'Von Evans comes in. He says Penta did his thing. Evans says Penta knows he will be champ someday. Evans says he's not going anywhere. Penta says his title isn't going anywhere because he's Penta. Ethan Page comes in and we are told he is Raw's newest superstar. Page says he's here now and he gets what he wants. He says he wants the IC Title and won't need a 2nd chance like him. Evans asks if he's trying to get funny. Adam says they should settle it tonight.

Thoughts: Page was good in NXT and earned his spot on the main roster. Congratulations to him. Him and Evans had a history in NXT as he broke Evans' jaw at one point.

Royce Keys is in attendance.

CM Punk comes out to talk. Punk says he's been dealing with losses since October. He talks about Duke Rufus and his dog passing away. He talks about some WWE employees who passed away and says he lost his title last night. He thanks the fans for helping him process his grief. He says he knows he fan will help him get through his loss last night. 

He says he stayed ready and ended up being champ. He says if he didn't stay ready, they'd be talking to Jey Uso as the champ. He says he gave everything he had and it wasn't his night. He says he will stay ready as you never know when another title opportunity will fall out of the sky.

Cody Rhodes comes out. His eye is totally black and blue. Punk checks out the eye when Cody comes in.

Punk says he was leaving and Cody says not to leave. Cody says he was standing by. Cody says he knows how Punk is and how he likes to handle things. Cody says he doesn't know what to do and is feeling and looking like a loser. Punk asks if Cody things he should feel like a loser. Punk says Cody beat a legend and a hall of famer at Mania. He says Cody beat a friend but Punk says he had it easy as he fought someone he hates. Punk says he's a loser but Cody is a winner.

Punk says he's free as a bird without the title. He says Cody's path is to keep being champ and keep winning. Punk says he has to stay ready. He looks at the title and says you never know when a title opportunity will just fall out of the sky. Punk goes to leave. Cody tells him to just say when.

Finn Balor says Dominik Mysterio brought out The Demon and The Demon put him down. He says Dom drew first blood and is the first to fall. He says he expected Dom to betray him. He says he remembers when JD was a 12 year old walking into the gym. He says he helped him grow into one of the greatest performers on earth. He says when he needed someone to have his back, it was always going to be JD. He says JD chose Dom in the end. He says he brought JD into this business and will take him out. 

Je'Von Evans vs Ethan Page

Page side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Evans springboards and rolls him up for 2. Evans flips off the bottom rope over Page. Evans kips down and kips up into a stunner. Page drops him with a punch and hits mounted punches.

Page backbreakers him. Evans hits punches. Page forearms him down and back elbows him for 2. Evans dropkicks him. Evans seated springboard headscissors him. Evans suicide dives him. We go to break and return. 

Evans throws Page out and topes him. Evans spin kicks him in the back of the head and springboard crossbodies him. Page iconoclasm's him and yanks him into a powerslam. Page takes Evans' shirt off. Evans pulls Page over the top. Page is sent into the post. Evans superkicks him onto the commentary table. Rusev tries to hit Evans but gets hit. Evans then jumps on him.

Evans goes up top and is swept. Page hits a twist of fate and wins.

Thoughts: It was a midcard match but totally fine. Page thankfully won to get his stay on Raw off to a good start.

Rusev stomps Evans then hits mounted shots and stomps. Rusev then puts him in a camel clutch. Penta comes out to save Evans. Penta hits leg kicks then superkicks him. Penta goes up top and is pushed by Page. Rusev machka kicks Penta. Page claps for Rusev. Rusev camel clutches Penta again. Rusev then puts the IC Title on his shoulder.

Paige and The Bella Twins are in the front row.

The Judgment Day come out. The crowd chants "you deserve it" at Liv. Liv says that's the smartest thing they said and says they are in the presence of the greatest women's champ of all time.

Liv thanks The Judgment Day. She thanks Steph Vaquer and says she reminded her that she's the most talented woman in the WWE. She says this is her show and her title. 

Sol Ruca comes out and interrupts. Sol says she's been watching her and says she's an inspiration to her. She says it taught her that Liv is the top woman in this division. She congratulates her. Liv says thanks and says she has some nerve to interrupt her championship celebration. Liv tells her she is no Liv Morgan. She tells her she can save herself and get out of her ring right now. Sol says she didn't come to pick a fight but won't back down from one. 

Adam Pearce comes out. Adam says the crowd acts like they want to see a fight. Adam brings a ref out and asks if she can handle this. Adam says it's Sol vs Liv right now.

Liv Morgan vs Sol Ruca

Sol kips down out of a lariat, trips her and superkicks her. Liv hits some kicks and rolls her up for 1. Liv flying headscissors her and Sol dropkicks her. Sol rolls her. Liv gets her knees up on Sol's snapmare. Sol goes for a springboard and is tripped up.

Liv stomps Sol. Liv backsplashes her then step up knees her. Liv basement dropkicks her for 2. Liv boots her in the gut. Sol drops her waist first. Liv hits knees then punches to the gut. Sol flips out of a hiptoss and facebusters her. Sol asai moonsaults her from the buckles. 

We go to break and return. Liv suplexes her twice. Sol suplexes her. They trade shots. Sol chop flurries her and euros her. Sol back elbows her. Sol germans her then 2nd rope dropkicks her. Sol running knees her. Sol comes off the top and is caught with a codebreaker for 2. Sol headflips out of oblivion and superkicks her. Sol hits a sol snatcher but Liv rolls out.

Sol then flying space tiger drops Roxanne and Raquel outside. Zaria then comes out and pushes Sol into the post. She then spinebusters Sol on the floor. Sol comes in and is hit with oblivion. Liv pins her.

Thoughts: It was a good showcase for Sol. She matches up well with Liv and gave her one of her better bouts. Sol didn't lose clean either so it saves her the loss. Sol should be fine on the main roster. 

Liv celebrates in the aisle. Stephanie Vaquer comes out and stares her down. 

We get a video on Brock Lesnar's career.

The Vision come out. We go to break and return. Paul says his favorite part of Mania is expecting the unexpected. He says yesterday was a moment that was so unexpected that'll live in his and others hearts for the rest of their lives. He says CM Punk was kissing @ss earlier. He says Brock is still in the "Then, Now, Forever" part of the intro. He says to take Brock out of the "Now" and into the "Forever". He says he's not the now but will forever be the baddest that will be in the ring.  

Heyman says WWE's tag division is resurging thanks to Austin and Logan. Logan gets booed every time he tries to talk. He says The Uso's and LA won at Mania due to the backstabbing weasel IShowSpeed. Logan says he's tired of youtubers and outsiders coming into the business and doing what they do. He says nothing at Mania mattered as Speed left this weekend with a piece of his fist in face. Logan says he and Austin also kept their tag titles.

Heyman thanks Gunther for the favor. He says he thanks him and owes him. He says he will repay anytime. He says the best assist of the weekend belongs to Bron Breakker.

Bron Breakker comes out. He says he became the leader of The Vision one year ago because Seth Rollins was too weak. He says his favorite part of Mania was him ruining Seth's chance at beating Gunther. He says he hopes Seth is watching somewhere as he will be coming after him and will attack him.

Seth Rollins comes out and nails The Vision with a chair. Austin punches Seth down. Logan hits Seth in the gut as Seth gets held.

The Street Profits come out without shirts on. They attack The Vision and send them out. Ford tope con hilos out. The Profits then beat up Austin and Logan in the crowd. Bron is bleeding from the head somehow and Seth pounds on Bron. Seth stomps him then Bron spears him. Bron rips up Seth's shirt

He says he never needed him and says the people will remember him as a shell of what he used to be. Bron spears him again.

Thoughts: We'll have to find out what The Profits were here for. Bron got really busted open somehow during this.

JD McDonaugh does a promo. He says it's time for Finn to get serious. He says him and Finn are supposed to be family but Finn changed so much. He says Finn took cues from Punk. JD says Finn cost them gold. He says it was easy turning on him and he'd do it again. He says he will show the old Finn Balor is dead.

Trick Williams is in the crowd.  

Finn Balor vs JD McDonaugh

Finn lariats JD over the top before he's ready. JD rams him into the apron edge and rails. JD is back body dropped over the rails. Finn flying forearms him off the rails. Finn kicks JD and they go into the stands. Finn is sent into the rail. JD is lariated over the rail into ringside.

Finn chops him in the corner. JD back elbows him. JD hits mounted shots. Finn enzugiri's him. Finn misses a top rope double stomp and is sent out. We go to break and return.

Finn hits shots to the gut. Finn final cuts him. Finn's mouth is busted open. Finn stomps him. Finn slingblades him. JD rolls him up for 2. JD headbutts him down for 2. JD is booted off a top rope moonsault attempt. Finn top rope double stomps him and wins.

Thoughts: It was a more brief match but it was a decent battle with them brawling and doing some flying. I liked this.

Dominik Mysterio jumps Finn after. Finn john woo's him in the corner and Dom runs. 

Gunther is interviewed. He says he feels good and proved everything he said by beating Seth. He says he is not connected with Paul Heyman but says Paul owes him a favor. Gunther says everyone should get comfortable seeing the title around his waist soon. 

LA Knight comes in and congratulates him. LA says Gun isn't the only one with eyes on the title. He says Gun needed help from others to win at Mania. 

Becky Lynch will be on next week's show and Joe Hendry will be in concert. We are told Joe is now a Raw roster member. Graves isn't happy. 

Rhea talks to Iyo. She tells her to handle her business here. Rhea says she will be the champ on SD. Rhea then walks past Liv and Liv says something about seeing her around. Rhea says she's looking to it.

Roman Reigns arrives in a car and heads to the ring.

Roman sees The Uso's on his way to the ring and tells them to come with him. Roman tells the fans to acknowledge him. He says they need to discuss some family business first. He says he missed having their trust and missed doing business with them. He says they are seperated and scattered and weak like this. He says Jey changed the environment and has washed rapped running their mouths at him. Roman says when they are together, they ran the business for 4 years straight. Roman says he's not asking to serve him but to stand with him. Jimmy says he will always be their tribal chief. Jimmy says they will always be the 1's. They raise their fingers.

Jacob Fatu interrupts and comes to the ring. Roman says it's been a while since he has seen him. He says there's only a few  reasons he could be here and he assumed it's to acknowledge him. Fat says that's not it. Roman says then he guesses it's because Fatu wants his title. Fatu says he doesn't want the title, he needs that title. He says he's not out here to be tribal chief, but he needs everything the tribal cheif has. He says he needs the show deal, the private jet, the rolex, a bigger house and more vehicles. He says he will do everything for his family even if he has to go through him. He says at Backlash, he's levelling up and upgrading his household. He says Roman will learn he's all gas and no breaks with it.

Roman says he wants those things for him too. He says maybe Fatu can beat him. He asks if he can handle the burden of the title. He says if he can't, can he handle the burden to acknowledge him. He says it's thin air up here at the top of the mountain. He says he will give him the rest of the week to think about it and says he's not sure if he's ready. He calls him little cousin and will give him until next week.

Thoughts: And this was the problem with Roman winning the title - Fatu Family Theater is back in session and it's only been one day. It'll help out The Anoai's, but it's not going to be a good time for the Bron Breakker's and the Oba Femi's of the world who aren't made men yet.

Overall thoughts: It was a great Raw and it brought back some memories of when the Raw after Mania was the best Raw of the year. All the stars were out, we got some new main roster debuts and had some good wrestling. This was what WWE needed after an awful Night 1 of Mania. We got some clear programs set up and things are getting shaken up fast. I'd give this a 7 out of 10.