Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins & Two Matches Announced for April 27 WWE Raw

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Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins & Two Matches Announced for April 27 WWE Raw

Originally posted on Wrestling on SI | By Rick Ucchino | Last updated Apr 26, 2026 9:49 AM ET

With WWE Backlash less than two weeks away, the company's flagship show will roll into the Sames Auto Arena in Loredo, Texas tomorrow night.

General Manager Adam Pearce took to social media Sunday morning to bring back his weekly WWE Raw rundown, and he confirmed that World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns will be in the building to provide an answer to Jacob Fatu.

The Samoan Werewolf issued a challenge to his cousin last Monday night, saying he needed to have the World Heavyweight Title in his possession. The OTC has taken the past seven days to carefully think over Fatu's proposal for Backlash, and Adam Pearce says that Reigns will issue his response to live on Netflix.

"I don't want that title, I NEED that title."

Jacob Fatu just challenged Roman Reigns for the World Heavyweight Championship! @jacobfatu_wwe | @WWERomanReigns | #RawAfterMania pic.twitter.com/gQyzyIGdGJ
— WWE (@WWE) April 21, 2026

Bron Breakker is dead set on making Seth Rollins' life a living hell moving forward. He cost The Visionary his match against Gunther at WrestleMania 42, and then laid him out with multiple spears last week on Raw. Adam Pearce has announced that Rollins will be in Loredo to kick off tomorrow's broadcast, and he has a few things he'd like to get off his chest.

The greatest women's superstar in the history of WWE will also be making her return to Monday Night Raw. Becky Lynch defeated AJ Lee at the 'Showcase of the Immortals' to become the winningest female competitor in the history of WrestleMania and a three-time Women's Intercontinental Champion. This victory lap is about to be legendary, or insufferable, depending on your view of The Man.

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Former NXT Champion Joe Hendry will be making his Raw debut with a concert performance, and Adam Pearce has now made two matches official. Men's Intercontinental Champion Penta will go one-on-one with Rusev, and it will be Bayley & Lyra Valkyria taking on Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez with Women's World Champion Liv Morgan in their corner.

CM Punk, Logan Paul, and Stephanie Vaquer are also being advertised for the show locally. Check back in a 6 a.m. ET (3 p.m. PT) Monday morning for The Takedown on SI's official Monday Night Raw preview.