WWE RAW Live Coverage - April 13th, 2026
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Roman Reigns to send message to CM Punk on final Raw before WrestleMania
World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk and Roman Reigns have unleashed numerous attacks and shocking insults en route to their title fight at WrestleMania. Tonight, The OTC will return with a message for The Second City Saint on the final Raw before their clash at The Showcase of the Immortals. It is also confirmed that Punk will be on Raw.
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— The show starts with Roman Reigns cutting a promo via a pre-recorded interview. Reigns tells CM Punk that all Punk has done is proven he's a hypocrite and plays past footage of Punk contradicting himself. We also see clips from Pat McAfee's promo where he calls out Punk and we go back to Reigns. Reigns says he doesn't lie and that's why people trust him and acknowledge him. He says tonight, he's giving Punk one last chance to be honest to be honest.
— CP Punk, Stephanie Vaquer, Charlotte Flair & Alexa Bliss, and Gunther are all shown backstage before the show.
— We cut to a recap of the failed contract signing from last week between Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar.
— We then head to the ring where Adam Pearce and Triple H welcomes us to RAW. Pearce says they're doing a contract signing tonight but Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi will sign the contract separately. Paul Heyman comes out and says they definitely will be signing separately and how it's not wise for anyone to get close to Brock Lesnar with WrestleMania only days away. Lesnar comes out to sign the contract. Lesnar gets in the ring and signs the contract and Heyman says Lesnar just signed Femi's death warrant. Lesnar grabs the mic from Heyman and says no one will remember Femi's name after WrestleMania. Heyman gives a spoiler - there will be a winner and a loser and that loser's name is Oba Femi. Heyman says the winner will be the conqueror Brock Lesnar and they both leave the ring with Triple H and Pearce are left in the ring.
— We cut to clips from the iShowSpeed and his drama with LA Knight and The Usos (Jimmy & Jey).
— Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss then make their way to the ring. Lyra Valkyria and Bayley follow.
Charlotte Flair (w/ Alexa Bliss) vs. Lyra Valkyria (w/ Bayley)
The bell rings and the two lock up. Flair runs over Valkyria with a shoulder tackle and mocks Bayley, then steps over Valkyria. Valkyria slaps Flair, then levels her with a crossbody and a spinning back heel kick. She goes for a pin, but Flair kicks out.
Valkyria sends Flair crashing out of the ring and lands a dropkick on her through the middle rope. She looks to fly over the top rope, but Flair sees Valkyria coming and levels her with a superkick. Flair dumps Valkyria back inside the ring during the commercial break and pins her, but Valkyria kicks out and delivers a suplex on Flair.
Flair ascends to the top rope back from the break, but Valkyria fends her off and delivers a leg drop to Flair off the top rope. She goes for a pin, but Flair kicks out and Valkyria looks to land a moonsault on her off the middle rope. Flair gets her knees up and sets up for a Figure Eight Leg Lock, but Valkyria counters into a roll up and Flair kicks out.
Flair delivers a moonsault to Valkyria off the top rope and pins her, but Valkyria kicks out and Flair connects with Natural Selection on her. Valkyria responds with a suplex to Flair, but Flair sends Valkyria crashing into Bayley on the outside and dumps her back in the ring.
Flair rolls up Valkyria, but Bayley trips Flair and aids Valkyria in reversing the fall for the win.
Winner: Lyra Valkyria
— After the match, Flair & Bliss start a fight with Bayley and Valkyria and then ref breaks it up before it becomes anything crazy.
— Jimmy & Jey Uso are with LA Knight backstage. Knight talks about iShowSpeed's training video. Solo Sikoa with MFTs come by minus Tama Tonga. Sikoa tells the Usos they make the family look bad for hanging out with Knight. Knight says he and The Usos can take on any three of them tonight. The Usos YEET and agree and leave.
— Stephanie Vaquer walks backstage before her special interview which is planned to be next.
— Back from a commercial break and Stephanie Vaquer makes her way out to the ring. Cathy Kelley is in the ring with Vaquer and Vaquer is attacked from behind by Liv Morgan. Morgan and Vaquer go at it and officials come from the back to break them up. Vaquer is taken out of the ring and Morgan gets on the mic and tells Vaquer to come fight her. Morgan calls Vaquer a little bitch and Vaquer says she wants to settle this now and gets back in the ring and the two fight some more and are broken up. Vaquer breaks free and attacks Morgan again and Morgan is knocked out of the ring and they're held back as the segment ends. Cathy Kelley is helped to the back as she was knocked down when Morgan attacked Vaquer.
— Jackie Redmond is backstage with Iyo Sky. Redmond asks Sky if she has anything to say after losing to Jade Cargill. Sky says she has no regrets because she was fighting for her friend and she's rooting for Rhea Ripley. Asuka and Kairi Sane come by and Asuka tells Sky last year Sky was on the WrestleMania card as a champion and this year she's Ripley's sidekick. Sky tells Sane that Sane doesn't have to follow Asuka's lead. Asuka says Sane will battle Sky tonight.
— The Usos make their way to the ring.
The Usos and LA Knight vs. MFT (w/ Talla Tonga)
JC Mateo and Jimmy Uso begin the action. The bell rings and Mateo whips Jimmy into the corner. Jimmy responds with a superkick to Mateo and tags out to Jey. Jey sends Mateo crashing out of the ring, then flies over the top rope to level Mateo on the outside.
Talla runs over Jey with a clothesline on the outside during the commercial break before Tonga Loa tags in and fires off stomps on Jey in the corner. Solo Sikoa tags in and drags Jey into the center of the ring, but Jey lands a few right hands on Sikoa. Sikoa levels Jey with a clothesline back from the break, but Knight tags in and dumps an interfering Mateo out of the ring. He sends Loa crashing into the mat with a reverse DDT, then lands an elbow drop on him off the top rope and goes for a pin.
Mateo breaks the fall, and Jey low bridges Sikoa out of the ring. He looks to deliver a tope suicida to Sikoa, but Sikoa intercepts Jey and sends him crashing over the announce desk.
Tama Tonga appears at ringside as Sikoa asks Tama where he was. Talla confronts Tama, opening the door for Knight to land BFT on Loa for the win.
Winners: The Usos and LA Knight
— After the match, Talla Tonga and Solo Sikoa stare down Tama Tonga who still stands in the time keeper's area.
— We see clips of Pat McAfee from SmackDown where he and Cody Rhodes go back and forth and where McAfee says if Randy Orton loses, McAfee will never be seen on WWE TV again followed by the attack Orton and McAfee lay on Jelly Roll and Cody Rhodes.
— Back at ringside, Gunther comes out to the ring. Before Gunther can get a word in, Seth Rollins slides into the ring and attacks Gunther. Gunther leaves the ring and Rollins gets on the mic and says the last two weeks Gunther has attacked him so this is his receipt. He tells Gunther in six days he will finish the job and tells Gunther to be a man and get in the ring and tell Rollins why Gunther wants to fight him at WrestleMania. Gunther walks back to the ring area and gets a mic and gets back in the ring and stands toe to toe with Rollins. Gunther says he is solving Paul Heyman's problem and that Rollins has been pissing Gunther off. Gunther says he's the best, not Rollins. Gunther and Rollins go back to fighting and Gunther kicks Rollins down and tries to powerbomb Rollins. Rollins counters and knocks Gunther out of the ring and tries to stomp him but Gunther gets out of the way. Gunther retreats and Rollins gets back in the ring and poses.
— Dominik Mysterio complains to Adam Pearce backstage. Mysterio is pissed he has to face "The Demon" and not Finn Balor and he's pissed his dad, Rey Mysterio, gets to compete for the IC belt. Pearce says Rey Mysterio deserves what he gets at WrestleMania and Dominik Mysterio will get what he deserves at WrestleMania.
— IYO SKY makes her way to the ring. Kairi Sane and Asuka follow.
IYO SKY vs. Kairi Sane (w/ Asuka)
The bell rings and the two women rain down right hands on one another. Sane flies off the top rope to level SKY in the ring and pins her, but SKY kicks out. Sane then charges at SKY on the outside, but SKY catches her with a boot and flies off one of the barricades with a moonsault to level her.
Sane fires off right hands on SKY during the commercial break and pins her, but SKY kicks out and Sane delivers a bodyslam to her. Asuka takes cheap shots at SKY from the outside as Sane distracts the referee, but SKY delivers a meteora to Sane in the corner back from the break and ascends to the top rope.
Sane pushes SKY off the top, but SKY drags Sane back up there and sends her crashing into the mat. Asuka then goes after SKY, but Rhea Ripley's music hits and she runs out to the ring.
Ripley looks to land a Rip Tide on Asuka, but Jade Cargill blindsides Ripley from behind. SKY delivers a tope suicida to take out Cargill and Asuka on the outside as they fire off stomps on Ripley, then sets up for Over The Moonsault. Asuka trips SKY as she's teetering on the ropes, opening the door for Sane to roll up SKY for the win.
Winner: Kairi Sane
— Oba Femi is shown walking backstage and he's up next to sign his contract.
Adam Pearce says there's one signature on the contract already and it's time to get the second one on there. He introduces Femi, and Femi makes his way to the ring.
Pearce hands the contract to Femi, and he signs it. Paul Heyman appears on the top of the entrance ramp, and says he can't remember the last time that he saw someone rise to the top as fast as Femi has. He says Femi is the most violent person to come to WWE since Brock Lesnar and says he's the fastest rising star to the top since Lesnar, but says all of that will come to an end at Night Two of WrestleMania 42 when everything comes crashing down and Lesnar defeats him.
Heyman says his door will always be open to Femi, and Femi tells Heyman that it's taking everything out of him not to beat him down right now. He says the physical scars would heal for Heyman, but the emotional scars of defeating Lesnar would last forever for Heyman. He says two months ago, Heyman and Lesnar came into the ring and issued an Open Challenge for WrestleMania 42 for whoever cared to step up. He says Heyman and Lesnar rightfully didn't care who Lesnar faces because Lesnar would win, but he has 4 weeks of history to prove that he can beat Lesnar. He says himself, Heyman, and the fans can feel it, then says if Heyman was honest, he would have said that Lesnar is scared of him. He says he's always been the one.
— Liv Morgan's "Trouble" music video plays.
— Je'Von Evans and Dragon Lee make their way to the ring. JD McDonagh and Rusev follow.
Je'Von Evans and Dragon Lee vs. JD McDonagh and Rusev
The bell rings and McDonagh blindsides Lee and Evans from behind. He fires off stomps on Lee in the corner and levels Lee with a clothesline, then sends Evans crashing back off the ring apron and tags in Rusev.
Rusev lands a suplex on Lee, but Evans tags in and runs over Rusev with a knee. McDonagh sends Lee crashing into the ring apron midsection first on the outside and connects with a springboard moonsault on him, but Evans levels McDonagh and charges at Rusev. Rusev intercepts Evans and sends him crashing over the announce desk with a Fallaway Slam.
McDonagh tags in during the commercial break and drags Evans back into the ring from the ring apron with a vertical suplex. He whips Evans into the mat and tags out to Rusev.
Evans and Rusev teeter on the ropes, but Evans fends off Rusev with a headbutt and delivers a Frog Splash to him. Lee tags in and delivers a hurricanrana to McDonagh that sends him crashing off the apron, then connects with a Snap Dragon suplex on him. McDonagh catches Lee with a Spanish Fly and pins him, but Evans breaks the fall and flies over the top rope to level Rusev on the outside. Lee then delivers a Styles Clash to McDonagh for the win.
Winners: Je'Von Evans and Dragon Lee
— After the match, Rusev attacks Lee and delivers a Fallaway Slam to Evans. He looks to cinch in the Accolade on Lee, but Rey Mysterio's music hits and he runs out to the ring. Rusev runs over Rey, but Penta's music hits and he runs out. He rocks Rusev with an enzuigiri and fires off chops on him, but Rusev catches Penta with a Machka Kick. Evans sets up for an OG Cutter on Rusev, but Rusev sends him crashing into the mat and levels McDonagh with a Machka Kick. He takes out Rey, Penta, and Lee with three more Machka Kicks and cinches in the Accolade on Lee.
— Adam Pearce is on the phone talking about John Cena hosting WrestleMania. Danhausen pops up and says he wants to speak to Cena. Pearce says Danhausen can wait till WrestleMania. Danhausen disappears and Pearce is left confused.
— We cut back to the ring and Roman Reigns' music plays and he makes his way out.
Reigns tells Sacramento to acknowledge him, but before he can continue, CM Punk's music hits and he makes his way out through the crowd. He says he's out here to tell the truth after watching the "smear campaign" that opened "Raw", then tells Reigns to point out his lies as he tells his story.
Punk looks to enter the ring, but Reigns tells him that if he does so, they won't need microphones anymore. Punk hops up onto the ring apron and says he hates Reigns because he envies him. He says all he ever wanted was to be a professional wrestler since he was a little kid, then says he hates that Reigns was Undisputed WWE Champion for 1,316 days because he knows how hard Reigns worked to be that great.
Punk says he hates how long Reigns held the Undisputed WWE Champion and says Reigns' father Sika was a great man. He says he loves and respects the all timers, then says he hates the fact that he invoked Sika's name in vain and apologizes to him. He says he hates that there's more than one royal family in professional wrestling and says he hates that he wasn't boring into a family with a dynasty in professional wrestling, then says he was born in the alleyways and backyards of Chicago. He says he had to find his own family, and he did so in the streets of Sacramento and locker rooms across the USA. He says he went around the world twice and worked hard to make professional wrestling his home, then says he hates the fact that he feels the way that he does and hates that he has to share his first WrestleMania main event with Reigns.
Punk says he has gold on his shoes and around his waist, then says he'll have gold above his head at Night Two of WrestleMania 42 as the ring announcer says "and still" while the fans go wild.
Reigns admits to hating Punk too and says the main reason is because of his relationship to the fans. He says the truest thing that Punk has is his connection with the fans, but promises that Punk and the world will acknowledge him on April 19. Reigns and Punk then stare one another down as the show goes off the air.
