
We got plenty of surprises on tonight's episode of WWE Raw following WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas.
WWE rounded out its stay in Las Vegas for WrestleMania weekend with an episode of Monday Night Raw from the T-Mobile Arena. Sticking true to tradition, tonight's show has featured multiple surprises throughout the broadcast.
Penta retained the Intercontinental Championship in a Ladder Match on Sunday night, but there is no shortage of challengers waiting to take the title away from him on Raw, including a former NXT Champion.
During a backstage segment between Intercontinental Champion Penta, Je'Von Evans, and Raw General Manager Adam Pearce, former NXT Superstar "All Ego" Ethan Page was introduced by Pearce as the newest member of the Raw roster. This was something Evans was less than thrilled with, given his past with Page in NXT when he had his jaw broken by the newest signee.
Both Evans and Page want a shot at Penta's Intercontinental Title, which led Pearce to make a match between them later in the show. After a competitive back-and-forth contest, a timely assist from Rusev allowed Page to hit Evans with a Twisted Grin to score the pinfall victory.
Rusev attempted to gain some revenge on Evans following the match for costing him the Ladder Match on Sunday, but Penta hit the ring to make the save. The champion had things well in control, but All Ego returned the favor to the Bulgarian Brute, giving him the advantage against Penta. The segment ends with Rusev posing with the title, making it clear there are plenty of challengers in Penta's future.
Introducing the newest member of the #WWERaw roster... Ethan Page!
— WWE (@WWE) April 21, 2026
And @OfficialEGO already has his first match TONIGHT against @WWEJeVonEvans!! @PENTAELZEROM | @ScrapDaddyAP pic.twitter.com/i0NGaHqCqd
Former World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk made an appearance tonight to speak about his loss to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania. While this promo was to be expected, a surprising appearance from WWE Champion Cody Rhodes was not.
The American Nightmare was looking worse for wear following his war with Randy Orton on Saturday night. Rhodes and Punk kinda jabbed at each other back and forth, but insisted that they were friends. However, something else seemed to be brewing.
"Just say when."
— WWE (@WWE) April 21, 2026
ANYTHING can happen in the future for @CMPunk and @CodyRhodes... #RawAfterMania pic.twitter.com/ZgaPbprS8k
Punk made it clear he's going to stay ready because he never knows when another title opportunity will fall from the sky, Rhodes simply responded to Punk by telling him to just say when. If Rhodes needs some time off, a quick title change to Punk for the time being seems like a real possibility.
This article will be updated as more surprises unfold.
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