Lesnar Retirement Mystery Looms as Raw Sparks Backlash Build

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Raw from Las Vegas kicks off a three‑week build to Backlash with Brock Lesnar’s retirement status still in question, creating a cliffhanger whether he really walks away or returns in the next phase of the storyline; Roman Reigns will celebrate his Mania win and could respond to CM Punk’s critiques, while seeds for Backlash—Bron Breakker’s return against Rollins, possible Punk fallout, Liv Morgan vs Vaquer, and Oba Femi’s rising push—are laid out along with other WrestleMania-era twists teeing up the next few weeks.
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