4 Biggest Shocks From RAW After WWE WrestleMania 41

• Rusev left WWE and joined AEW in 2020.
• His re-signing with WWE was reported weeks ago.
• His comeback on RAW was still a shock for the fans.

Even though Rusev’s WWE comeback was talked about in the rumor mill online in the months leading up to WrestleMania 41 season, no one could be too sure when The Bulgarian Brute would resurface on WWE programming. Prior to an impromptu World Tag Team Championship match between brand new champions The New Day and Alpha Academy on Monday Night RAW, Rusev made his return to a huge pop.

He ran out and decimated Otis & Akira Tozawa Alpha Academy, making a statement upon his WWE comeback on the RAW after WrestleMania. He will be hoping that this WWE run goes better than his last, and better than the bulk of his time spent in AEW too.

NXT TakeOver Of The WWE Women’s Division

Several NXT Women Made Their Presence Known

• NXT Women's Champion Stephanie Vaquer challenged Iyo Sky to a match.
• Giulia and Roxanne Perez arrived on RAW to cause chaos.
• The NXT women’s division has received a lot of praise.

Iyo Sky emerged on the RAW after WrestleMania following on from her defense of the Women’s World Championship at WrestleMania 41 where she defeated both Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair, but she was quickly interrupted with the surprise appearance of NXT Women’s Champion Stephanie Vaquer. The pair competed in an impromptu match in front of an elated audience, but it was cut short with the arrival of both Roxanne Perez and Giulia, who attacked Sky & Vaquer.

Rhea Ripley emerged to even the odds, sending the NXT wrestlers packing. Seeing such a heavy focus on the thriving NXT women’s division was a shock to see, and it could hint at some call-ups in the very near future for the main roster women’s division, with Perez already steadily transitioning to the main roster over the last few months.

Becky Lynch Turns Heel On Lyra Valkyria

Lynch Snapped After Losing The Tag Titles

• Becky Lynch & Lyra Valkyria lost their Tag Team Championships after just one day.
• Lynch attacked Valkyria after the bell.
• Her turn shocked the WWE fans.

Becky Lynch’s WWE return didn’t go to plan on Monday Night RAW after WrestleMania, as she and Lyra Valkyria lost the Women’s Tag Team Titles straight back to Liv Morgan & Raquel Rodriguez, just 24 hours after winning them at WrestleMania 41. Valkyria was the one who was pinned on RAW, and Lynch didn’t take too kindly to this.

She snapped after the bell, issuing out a vicious attack on her former ally and protege. Lynch’s heel turn here likely answers the question as to who attacked Bayley prior to WrestleMania 41, ruling her out of the show.

Bron Breakker Is A Paul Heyman Guy

Breakker Joined Seth Rollins In A Dangerous Alliance

• Rollins turned heel at WrestleMania and joined Heyman.
• Breakker followed suit on Monday Night RAW, saving Paul Heyman from Roman Reigns.
• This alliance was teased on Paul Heyman's appearance on the Pat McAfee show earlier on Monday.

Monday Night RAW closed with the arrival of a new name to the main event scene. Seth Rollins & Paul Heyman attempted to address the crowd following their shock alignment in the main event of WrestleMania 41 Saturday, but both CM Punk and Roman Reigns emerged to try and enact some revenge on the two new allies. However, there was a ‘Plan B’ in store for Paul Heyman’s former two associates.

Former Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker emerged out of nowhere to spear Roman Reigns and CM Punk, taking out both men before it became clear that he was in cahoots with both Rollins and Heyman, becoming a brand new ‘Paul Heyman Guy’, something few saw coming.