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Nikki and Brie Bella were spotted backstage at WWE RAW in Madison Square Garden ahead of WrestleMania 42, signaling a potential appearance despite not being officially advertised. The MSG episode features a loaded lineup, including Nia Jax & Lash Legend defending the Women’s Tag Team Titles against Bayley and Lyra Valkyria, which has fans speculating the Bellas could pop up on the show or save their moment for a bigger WrestleMania moment.
On Raw, Seth Rollins was medically cleared to compete but was blindsided by GUNTHER, who slept him on the announcer’s desk and signaled a WrestleMania 42 showdown at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
On WWE Raw at Madison Square Garden, Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi again squared off, but Raw GM Adam Pearce blocked their pre-WrestleMania clash; Triple H then stepped in to separate them, with Lesnar threatening to throw the steps and delivering an F-5 to a security guard as the crowd roars, keeping the WrestleMania 42 hype alive.
WWE Raw at Madison Square Garden is shaping up with major names rumored: Penta defends the Intercontinental Championship against Kofi Kingston, Roxanne Perez reportedly set to return, and CM Punk, Roman Reigns, and Brock Lesnar are expected to appear. Cody Rhodes is in town for Raw despite wrestling on SmackDown, with Nikkita Lyons backstage; it’s unclear if either will appear on the show. Randy Orton is not advertised for the night.
Roxanne Perez is reportedly set to return to WWE Raw (Mar 30) at Madison Square Garden, roughly two months after her last match and following back surgery to remove a benign mass. It’s unclear if she’ll immediately wrestle or how she’ll be positioned in WrestleMania 42 planning, but her return could influence Finn Balor’s feud with The Judgment Day and may see her aligned with or against various storylines, potentially teaming with Raquel Rodriguez.
Roxanne Perez is set to return to WWE television this week after surgery to remove a benign mass, with PWInsider reporting she was planned to appear on RAW from Madison Square Garden as part of ongoing storylines.
WWE changed Monday’s Usos vs. The Vision match from a title bout to a non-title clash to accommodate plans around MLB Opening Day and Netflix’s partnership; Adam Pearce announced the change and WWE.com updated the listing, amid fan confusion from earlier promotion. The on-air finish featured Jey Uso using brass knuckles on Vision, resulting in a DQ, meaning the Usos’ title status wouldn’t have changed even if the bout had been for the belts. The move is framed as positioning for the Netflix/MLB rollout rather than a title change on Raw.
On Raw in Boston, Jey Uso provokes CM Punk, prompting Roman Reigns to ‘run the play’ and spear Punk through the announcer’s table; Punk fires back that he needs no help, leaving the WrestleMania storyline between Punk and Reigns heating up as the build continues.
Bodyslam reports WWE originally planned a darker response from Roman Reigns to CM Punk’s comments about Reigns’s father, but the plan was changed before airtime to a more personal, less controversial exchange that ended with Punk delivering the night’s final moment, a shift aimed at preserving the feud as WrestleMania approaches.
WWE RAW on March 16, 2026 is set to feature a Brock Lesnar segment and a lineup that includes AJ Lee vs. Bayley for the Women’s Intercontinental Championship, a Judgment Day segment, Maxxine Dupri vs. Natalya, Stephanie Vaquer vs. Raquel Rodriguez, and a Roman Reigns segment, with backstage notes indicating the card is subject to change before air.
WWE announced on Raw that Brock Lesnar's WrestleMania 42 opponent will be Oba Femi after Femi answered an open challenge, officially setting up the Lesnar vs. Femi match for the showcase of the immortals.
Seth Rollins ambushed and brutalized Paul Heyman on the March 2 edition of WWE Raw with a chair and stomp, leaving Heyman with facial lacerations, a cervical spine contusion, and a deviated septum, and he was announced out of WWE TV indefinitely as WrestleMania storylines loom.
Fans reacted with mixed feelings to a 14-minute WWE Raw segment featuring Seth Rollins and masked attackers, sparking discussion about the segment’s entertainment value and what it means for Rollins’ ongoing storyline.
Ringside News previews WWE RAW for March 9, 2026, detailing a lineup with a Seth Rollins segment, Oba Femi vs. Rusev, Intercontinental Championship match Penta (c) vs. Original El Grande Americano, a Judgment Day segment, and a Women’s Intercontinental Title #1 Contenders Gauntlet featuring IYO SKY, Bayley, Lyra Valkyria, Ivy Nile, Asuka, and Raquel Rodriguez, plus a CM Punk segment. The article notes the spoiler lineup is subject to change and will be updated as the show airs.
Danhausen made his WWE Raw debut by weaving his 'very nice, very evil' gimmick into The Judgement Day and the Intercontinental title storyline, prompting strong online engagement and debate over whether the rollout was a misstep or a deliberate, long-term plan that could pay off with future character development.