The April 27, 2026 episode of Monday Night Raw is expected to be a memorable one. The show will be building towards the Backlash Premium Live Event, so fans can expect a great show from start to finish. Tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW will be one to remember. With the likes of Roman Reigns and more being present for the show, it’s certain fans wouldn’t want to miss out. Monday Night RAW will air live from the Sames Auto Arena in Laredo, Texas, starting at 8 PM ET.
Last week on Raw, Jacob Fatu shocked the world by interrupting Roman Reigns’ championship celebration and issuing a challenge for Backlash. Reigns will now respond to Fatu’s challenge, so we’ll have to see what the OTC will have to say in the end. After being confirmed as part of the roster, Joe Hendry is set to celebrate with a live concert on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw. Considering his concerts almost always end in an interruption, it remains to be seen whether history will repeat itself this week as well. After finally defeating AJ Lee at WrestleMania 42 to win back the Women’s Intercontinental Championship, Becky Lynch is set to appear on this week’s show. With Backlash in less than two weeks, we will have to see who will step up to The Man in the end.
The full-time champ will appear on Raw tonight to give his official answer to Jacob’s challenge. It should be an easy “yes,” as I’m sure Roman sees this as an opportunity to beat Fatu to eventually fall in line, acknowledge him, and make The Bloodline just as unstoppable as they were from 2021 through 2024. Bayley & Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez & Raquel Rodriguez is scheduled for tonight. The babyfaces already had their shot at the WWE women’s tag team championship and failed at WrestleMania 42, so it might be time for the Judgment Day to rise up the ranks to eventually earn a title match against Paige and Brie Bella. Intercontinental Champion Penta vs. Rusev is also happening tonight, after both stars got involved in the post-match angle for Ethan Page’s win over Je’Von Evans last week.
Rusev was thrown into the WWE WrestleMania 42 ladder match and proved what we’ve been missing. Fun, impressive at grappling and a genuine connection to the fans. It’s nice to see him get a big WWE Raw match and continue to steam ahead. Seth Rollins is set to kick off the show following his brawl with the Vision last week. Penta will also go one-on-one with Rusev in a non-title match. Finally, Bayley & Lyra Valkyria will duke it out with Roxanne Perez & Raquel Rodriguez in tag team action. WWE released Kairi Sane during last Friday’s big wave of roster cuts, which means there now needs to be a kayfabe explanation for why Kairi is suddenly missing from the story between Asuka and IYO SKY.
