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26) WrestleMania 42 Go-home

Originally posted on Last Word On Sports
By Laurence Gibbons | Last updated Apr 12, 2026 2:18 PM ET

The final stop before WWE lands in Sin City for WWE WrestleMania 42 Vegas is Sacramento, CA.

WWE Raw streams live on Netflix at 8/7c from the Golden 1 Center in California. Roman Reigns and CM Punk will both appear on the final WWE Raw before their World Heavyweight Championship match in Las Vegas.

Things couldn’t be more ready for WWE WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas. The Miz is gearing up to officiate shotgun weddings, John Cena is already on the Strip (you just can’t see him) and even The Rock has wrapped his latest movie.

Here’s our full WWE Raw preview.

WWE Raw Match Card (4/13/26)

Nothing Announced but we will update

What Will Happen on WWE Raw?

With so much to plan and hype before the John Cena-hosted WWE WrestleMania 42 over the weekend (April 18 and 19), it’s no surprise WWE hasn’t revealed anything for WWE Raw. So here’s our speculation on what we might see.

Asuka cut a promo last week on former protégé-turned enemy IYO SKY. It’s crazy that neither of the two Japanese former champions have a place on the WWE WrestleMania 42 card. They might have to settle for a bout during the WrestleMania go-home.

On Saturday night in Mexico, El Grande Americano challenged “The Original” El Grande Americano to a Mask vs. Mask match. The challenge was laid down in AAA. But will the match take place on WWE Raw? Or in Las Vegas?

Receipts For All Pre-Mania

Last week, CM Punk said a receipt was coming Pat McAfee’s way for how he spoke about the wrestling business. McAfee gave Punk a receipt on WWE SmackDown when he slashed WWE WrestleMania 42 tickets by 25% to irk Punk.

But plenty of other superstars need to hand out receipts before Las Vegas. Finn Bálor owes one to both Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh. Liv Morgan owes Stephanie Vaquer one after her assault left her with a lump the size of the Las Vegas Sphere on her forehead. Becky Lynch owes AJ Lee a verbal receipt after she won a war of worlds last time out.

Finally, Brock Lesnar or Oba Femi owes the other a receipt, but at this point, we’ve lost track of who owes whom what. Oh, and we really aren’t going to even attempt to keep track of who has slapped who the most in the build up to the four-team women’s Tag Team Championship match.

This article first appeared on Last Word On Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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