On the April 25, 2025 episode of Monday Night Raw, Rusev returned to WWE after five years away. He went into the ring and started viciously beating up the Alpha Academy.
Rusev’s first match back in WWE is set for next week. During this week’s Raw, it was announced that the former United States Champion will be in action next week, taking on Otis.
It is once again Rusev Day in WWE. Rusev made his surprise return to the company on Monday’s Raw after WrestleMania 41, and he made his presence felt by taking out Alpha Academy members Otis and Akira Tozawa in impressive fashion.
Rusev Day is back. The former United States Champion made his return to WWE on the Raw following WrestleMania 41, attacking both members of Alpha Academy.
Rusev makes surprise return on Raw after WrestleMania, attacking Alpha Academy. New Day and Alpha Academy clash before Rusev interrupts, destroying Otis.
WWE Raw will air live on Netflix from the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York at 8c on March 10, 2025. WWE has booked an absolutely massive card for this show.
The Alpha Academy’s main job is to make people laugh while putting people over. Maxxine Dupri and Otis have been doing that for months, but Akira Tozawa has been the funny guy for years.
Either Sheamus, Bron Breakker, Dragon Lee, or Akira Tozawa will earn the next shot at WWE Speed Champion Andrade. The first round of the ongoing number one contender’s tournament concluded on Speed today with Tozawa defeating NXT wrestler Riley Osborne.
The War Raiders are back. Ivar and Erik made their return on Monday’s Raw, quickly defeating American Alpha (Akira Tozawa and Otis). It was quickly made clear that the duo have now reverted to the names they used in NXT, the War Raiders.
The War Raiders are back in WWE. The War Raiders, Erik and Ivar, made their return to WWE after a 12-month absence this week on WWE Raw where they defeated Otis and Akira Tozawa in a tag team match.
All is certainly not right with the Alpha Academy, as Chad Gable continues to berate his students. The leader of the faction scolded Akira Tozawa for not being present at the King and Queen of the Ring PLE.
It’s time for our weekly Monday Night RAW results in a nutshell for May 20, 2024, and by the end of the night can say “and then there was one”. Let’s see who will advance to Saudi Arabia with that final chance to wear the crown!
On the surface, Chad Gable, Otis, Maxxine Dupri, and most recently, Akira Tozawa may come off as a motley group in WWE. Then you look a little deeper into their respective journeys and their natural chemistry.
This week’s WWE Main Event was taped at the Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky before Monday’s episode of Raw. An average show this week that had its moments, but Akira Tozawa is always entertaining.