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The Rock would open WWE Raw this week with an in-ring promo. He would start by talking about how he had Cody Rhodes’ blood on his belt. He would then show social media clips of kids crying from the beatdown referenced. Shortly after, The Rock would bring out the rest of The Bloodline. Roman would be interrupted during his promo by Seth Rollins. Seth would come through the crowd, an homage, or perhaps, mind games, using Roman’s old intro style. Seth would tell them he doesn’t want to wait until WrestleMania for a fight, challenging The Rock to a match for the main event on Raw. Before Rock could answer, Seth said he knows “DJ” (The Rock) won’t accept, and he would take on any member of The Bloodline in any type of match. In the most obvious turn of events, The Bloodline would announce it would be Solo Sikoa. The real surprise would be that they made it “Bloodline Rules” (anything goes).
It's BLOODLINE RULES for #SethRollins TONIGHT on #WWERaw! pic.twitter.com/SA5Cem0dMs
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2024
DIY would team up with New Day to take on The Judgment Day in 8-man tag action. Damian Priest would show dominance and pure strength, running through everybody almost single-handedly, ending the match with a Razor’s Edge.
Which team do you roll with?#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/EGJxjEli9u
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2024
There would be a video package of Chad Gable helping Sami Zayn train for WrestleMania before Sami would have a match against Bronson Reed. The two would have a good back-and-forth match. Sami would roll out of the way of The Tsunami from Bronson Reed before setting up for the Helluva Kick. Before he could hit his finisher, Gunther would pull out a beaten Chad Gable, which distracted Sami. Sami would run the ramp to check on Gable, only to get jumped by his WrestleMania opponent. Gunther would lay quite the beatdown on Sami, ending in a pair of his signature chops. Gunther would be walking away when Sami would start to stir. Gunther would make the actual final blow using his WWE International Championship. Who will win the title at WrestleMania?
What did we just witness?! 😲#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/9qgIIpwN4j
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2024
Maxxine Dupri and Ivy Nile would team up to take on Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae. Maxxie Dupri would end up with the pinfall on Indi Hartwell, leaving her partner, Candice LeRae, visibly upset on the outside.
EXCLUSIVE: @maxxinedupri EARNED her moment tonight on #WWERaw! @ivynile_wwe couldn't be any prouder. 🥹 pic.twitter.com/NsNVfZkBzE
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2024
High flyer, Ricochet, would take on Ivar of The Viking Raiders. This match was fantastic. You would get the often taken-for-granted high flying of Ricochet, the power and athleticism of Ivar, great reversals, and more. Ivar would have Ricochet in multiple close fall situations where Ricochet would push through. Ricochet would have a strength moment of his own, picking up and carrying around the big man before slamming him to the ground. Ricochet would secure the win and continue his momentum.
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/a9fqEgW0Lc
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2024
Becky Lynch would come to the ring but would be quickly interrupted by the General Manager and security, who were saying nothing was happening tonight to jeopardize her WrestleMania match. Rhea Ripley would make her way down, fighting through security, to finally make it to Becky Lynch in the ring. Security would eventually separate them to end the segment.
#RheaRipley and #BeckyLynch can't wait for their #WomensWorldTitle match at #WrestleMania! pic.twitter.com/PcD0n9nSDN
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2024
Shayna Baszler, Teagan Nox, and Zoey Stark would take on Damage Control in 6-woman tag team action. Damage Control would get the win fairly quickly, Kairi Sane hitting her flying elbow off the top rope.
DAKOTA KAI THE CAPTAIN OF KICKS BABY!!!!#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/KLKXFU0mq2
— CrispyWrestling (@CrispyWrestlin) April 2, 2024
The main event would, of course, being Seth Rollins taking on Solo Sikoa, as formerly mentioned. Seth would take it to Solo right away, as it immediately went to the floor on the outside. Solo would take a lot of damage early, including a spill into the steel steps and Seth Rollins throwing multiple steel chairs at his head. Seth would then answer the wish of the people when he set up a table. Seth would set Solo on the table and head to the top rope. Solo would recover and climb to the top to meet Seth, resulting in a Samoa Drop through the table. This would be a big blow, but would not keep the champ down. He would fight back and set up another table. After some battling back-and-forth, they would meet once again on the top rope. This time, it resulted in Seth Rollins powerbombing Solo through the table, and immediately following up with a clothesline. This seemed to ring the alarm bells for The Bloodline, as they would come to the rescue. Jey and Jimmy Uso would scrap their way to the back and The Rock would make his way to Seth Rollins in the ring. Cody Rhodes would run to the rescue, getting in a fight with The Rock. Seth and Cody would inflict further damage on The Rock before setting him up for something on the announce table. Roman Reigns would seemingly come out of nowhere to save The Final Boss. Roman would then hit Seth Rollins with a Superman punch and Cody Rhodes with a Spear. Just when you thought it was over, The Rock pulls off his weight belt, and brutally whips Cody and Seth, over and over. Roman and Solo would then hold Cody down while The Rock would give him an extra special whipping. Raw would end with Roman raising his WWE Universal belt and The Rock raising the belt he was whipping them with. A lot to unfold this weekend, at WrestleMania.
This may very well be the most DOMINANT tag team in #WrestleMania history. ☝️ pic.twitter.com/5oGMCXU4wz
— WWE (@WWE) April 2, 2024
That wraps up WWE Raw for this week. Stay tuned to Greenville Sports Media for more of my regular wrestling articles.
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