WWE RAW Live Coverage - March 16th, 2026

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Roman Reigns returns to Raw

Two weeks after World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk's comments about burying Roman Reigns next to his father, The OTC returns to Raw.How will Reigns respond as his Title Match against The Second City Saint at WrestleMania draws near?

— Michael Cole and Corey Graves greet audiences at home as Seth Rollins' masked men surround the ring. One slides himself inside the ring to reveal himself as Seth Rollins. Rollins says he's on a mission to destroy The Vision, whether it's Austin Theory, Logan Paul, Paul Heyman, or the injured Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker.

Heyman appears on the entrance ramp, and Rollins eggs Heyman on as he points out how slow Heyman is moving. He tells Heyman that he hopes it was worth it and says he made a lot of mistakes in his life. He says the worst one was letting Heyman in his inner circle and vows to pay back Heyman for his betrayal until he's gone from the professional wrestling business.

Heyman says he wasn't going to come out to the ring, but he wouldn't miss this for the world. He says he's messing with Rollins because Rollins messed with him.

Brock Lesnar's music hits, and he makes his way out. He smiles at Rollins and stares him down from outside the ring, then begins taking out the masked men one-by-one and lands an F5 on two of them.

Oba Femi's music hits, and he makes his way out. Rollins slides out of the ring as Femi connects with a sit-out powerbomb on Lesnar. Femi then stands over Lesnar and points at the WrestleMania sign.

— El Grande Americano makes his way to the ring. OG El Grande Americano follow.

El Grande Americano (w/ Rayo Americano and Bravo Americano) vs. OG El Grande Americano

The bell rings and OG Grande wrenches back on Grande's arm using the ropes. He stares down Rayo and Bravo on the outside, opening the door for Grande to take out OG Grande with a dropkick and dump him back in the ring.

Grande delivers a dropkick to OG Grande's midsection, but OG Grande delivers a back suplex to Grande and the two men exchange right hands with one another. OG Grande delivers a belly-to-belly suplex to Grande to send him crashing on top of Rayo and Bravo on the outside.

The two men return to the ring during the commercial break, and Grande delivers a DDT to OG Grande. OG Grande responds with a Russian Leg Sweep to Grande and follows it up with a German suplex to him back from the break, but Grande delivers a Death Valley Driver to OG Grande and goes for a pin. OG Grande kicks out.

OG Grande ascends to the top rope, but unbeknownst to him, Ray has slid a piece of metal in Grande's mask. OG Grande hits the piece of metal when he looks to land a diving headbutt on Grande, opening the door for Grande to pin OG Grande for the win.

Winner: El Grande Americano

— A car pulls up in the backstage parking lot and Roman Reigns gets out. As he walks out of the car, Jimmy and Jey Uso approach him. They smile and Reigns tells them they did the right thing. Reigns tells his whole bloodline that they should be offended by CM Punk. Reigns says "Punk is mine" at WrestleMania. The Usos and Reigns shake hands and The Usos leave.

— A Judgement Day promo plays. Liv Morgan addresses Finn Balor and says having him out of The Judgement Day was her plan from the start. She says he thought he was the leader but she knows all he did was scheme and lie. She calls Balor pathetic and a loser and washed up and says it was sickening calling him part of her family. She says they're on to bigger and better things now that Balor is gone. She talks about JD McDonagh know being able to fly, Dominik Mysterio will be able to get his Intercontinental Championship and that Raquel Rodriguez will help her become the women's champion and that her family is now stronger and Stephanie Vaquer is next on her hit list.

— The Usos talks with Roman Reigns backstage. The Usos says they're ready to take out CM Punk. They talk about Punk saying Reigns is a part time wrestler and that's all he basically has. They talk about how their dads were never there growing up as they were on the road as wrestlers and he doesn't want that for his kids and that's why he's here not as often. They talk about Punk needing to apologize. Reigns says he doesn't need an apology but the family does.

— Back at ringside, AJ Lee makes her way out. Bayley follows.

WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship Match: AJ Lee (c) vs. Bayley

The bell rings and the two lock up. Lee rolls up Bayley three times, but Bayley kicks out every time and pins Lee. Lee kicks out and trips Bayley, then ascends to the top rope and levels Bayley with a crossbody. She follows it up with a dropkick that sends her crashing out of the ring, then dumps Bayley back in the ring and wears her down with a Bridging Hammerlock during the commercial break.

Bayley wears down Lee's arm with a submission hold, but Lee responds with a standing sliced bread to Bayley back from the break. Bayley cinches in a Half Boston Crab on Lee, then connects with a Bayley-to-Belly on Lee and pins her. Lee kicks out, then lands a Shining Wizard on Bayley and sets up for the Black Widow on Bayley.

Bayley delivers a Sidewalk Slam to Lee and ascends to the top rope, then sets up for an elbow drop on Lee. Lee avoids it and cinches in the Black Widow on Bayley. Bayley taps out.

Winner by Submission and STILL WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion: AJ Lee

— JD McDonagh argues with Adam Pearce backstage. Penta walks by and McDonagh continues to argue with Pearce about Dominik Mysterio's IC title match being given away since Mysterio isn't cleared to wrestle.

— We come back from a commercial break and Becky Lynch is beating up AJ Lee as she was leaving the ring after her match. Lee is slammed into the steel barricades along the entryway. Officials come out and pull Lynch off Lee. Lynch runs at Lee with Lee's IC title and clobbers Lee down and leaves.

— Penta makes his way out to the ring and cuts a promo. Penta says that last week he told the world he'll be a fighting champion and told Adam Pearce to pick anyone because he's always ready. Penta says whoever accepts the challenge tonight, they better be ready. Dragon Lee accepts Penta's challenge.

WWE Men's Intercontinental Championship Match: Penta (c) vs. Dragon Lee

We get the bell, Lee and Penta shake hands and then lock up and it's broken. They lock up again and the lock up is broken again. Third time, but Lee and Penta gets on the ground and roll and flip around and try to cover each other. Both men end up on their feet and they both do the Penta strut. Another lock up, and Lee gets Penta in a headlock. Penta kicks Lee and flattens him. Penta runs into a kick and Lee takes Penta down with a headscissors. Lee kicks Penta and then hits a pendulum dropkick on Penta. Lee is kicked in the face and Penta kicks Lee with the handstand double kick in the corner. Lee is knocked over the top rope and Lee kicks Penta as he tries for a suicide dive. Penta ends up out of the ring, and Lee hits swanton onto Penta. Lee sends Penta back in the ring, and Penta now jumps out on Lee taking him out. Back in the ring, Penta hits a crossbody and covers Lee for a near fall and we cut to a break.

We're back and Lee and Penta trade punches and chops. Lee kicks Penta and Penta kicks Lee and they go back and forth. Lee superkicks Penta and Lee hits The Styles Clash on Penta and covers him for a near fall. Penta hits The Penta Driver and covers Lee and Lee kicks out at two. Lee rolls out to the apron and Penta tries to suplex Lee back into the ring. Lee reverses and kicks Penta and tries to jump back in the ring and Penta kicks him down back onto the apron. Lee kicks Penta off the apron and Penta ends up near the announce desk. Lee flips hits a corkscrew suicide dive and both men fly over the announce desk. Lee throws Penta back in the ring and Lee hits Operation Dragon and covers Penta who kicks out at two. Penta slams down Lee with The Mexican Destroyer and gets the win.

Winner and STILL WWE Men's Intercontinental Champion: Penta

— After the match, Penta helps Lee up to his feet and they hug and celebrate with each other.

— Paul Heyman is backstage. Austin Theory and Logan Paul come by and tells Heyman they'll take care of Rollins. Heyman says it's a bad idea because that's what Rollins wants to take them apart one by one. Heyman says they've lost their leverage because Rollins got away from attacking Heyman. Heyman tells them to get the tag titles so they get their spot back and Heyman can have pull again. Theory leaves and Paul tells Heyman that they'll be the tag champions and they'll get LA Knight too.

— Maxxine Dupri makes her way to the ring. Nattie follows.

Nattie vs. Maxxine Dupri

The bell rings and Nattie cinches in a sleeper on Dupri. Dupri lands an elbow on Nattie to break the hold and cinches in an Ankle Lock on Nattie, but Nattie fights out of it and rolls up Dupri. Dupri reverses the fall, but Nattie kicks out.

Dupri delivers a splash to Nattie in the corner, then follows it up with a Fisherman's suplex and becomes fired up. She lands a sit-out leg drop on Nattie and pins her, but Nattie kicks out and lands a discus lariat on Dupri. She cinches in a Sharpshooter on her, and Dupri taps out.

Winner: Nattie

— We get a satellite live video of Randy Orton on the phone before Michael Cole can get an interview with him. Orton says he's changed his mind about the interview. Orton says everyone has been asking Orton questions after SmackDown. Orton says he spoke with someone who made him who he is and what he is and why he did what he did to Cody Rhodes. Orton says he's a killer and wrestling has more than one Royal Family and the video cuts out.

— Dragon Lee sits backstage. Je'Von Evans comes by and tells Lee he did a great job. Kofi Kingston comes by and asks Evans if he can talk to him. Kingston says he knows Evans wants to be the next face of the WWE and tells Evans he is a former champ and Evans needs to surround himself with the right people and not Dragon Lee. Evans gets annoyed and leaves. Grayson Waller comes by and asks what they see in Evans. Kingston says people said that about Waller when he joined the New Day. Danhausen comes by and says he can be the newest member and replace Xavier Woods. Kingston says they don't need Danhausen and Danhausen curses Kingston and Kingston pulls Waller in front him. Waller and Kingston argue as Danhausen disappears.

— Stephanie Vaquer makes her way to the ring. Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan follow.

Stephanie Vaquer vs. Raquel Rodriguez (w/ Liv Morgan)

The bell rings and Rodriguez fires off shoulders on Vaquer's midsection. She gets Vaquer up on one shoulder and sends her crashing into the ring post face first.

Back from the break, Vaquer connects with a meteora on Rodriguez in the corner. Rodriguez sets up for a Corkscrew Elbow on Vaquer, but Vaquer moves out of the way and lands Devil's Kiss on Rodriguez.

Morgan hops up on the apron, but IYO SKY's music hits and she runs down to the ring. Rodriguez sends SKY crashing over the announce desk, but Vaquer delivers a splash to Rodriguez off the ring apron. Morgan then lands a kick on Vaquer, but Vaquer sends her crashing into the timekeeper's area.

Vaquer ascends to the top rope, but Rodriguez pulls her off and looks to land a Texana Bomb on Vaquer. Vaquer avoids it and pins Rodriguez for the win.

Winner: Stephanie Vaquer

— Bayley and Lyra Valkyria talk backstage. Valkyria tells Bayley she did a good job and Bayley yells at Valkyria. Valkyria tells Bayley to stop yelling and says they'll get on top together. Asuka and Kairi Sane come by and Asuka says if she won last week she would have beaten AJ Lee tonight and says Bayley and Valkyria cost her the match and that they're not ready for Asuka and Asuka leaves. Sane tells them to stay away from them and Asuka yells for Sane to join her. Valkyria says they should go talk to Adam Pearce and put their names in the tag division.

— The Usos walk backstage. LA Knight approaches them. Knight tells Jimmy and Jey that The Vision is out to get them, but he's noticed The Usos are getting cozy with Roman Reigns. The Usos says it's family business and for Knight to mind his business. Knight says if The Bloodline comes back, Knight will not be on the same page as them. He asks them if they're good and Jimmy pounds fists with Knight and Jey doesn't. Knight laughs and leaves.

— Back at ringside, Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring.

Reigns tells San Antonio to acknowledge him, then says he's in the beginning, the middle, and closes out the show. He calls CM Punk to the ring to handle some business.

Punk's music hits and he makes his way out. Reigns welcomes Punk to his ring and his WrestleMania 42 main event, but Punk warns Reigns about using his government name of Phil. He says that Reigns' family will high five him tells San Antonio that it's great to be alive on a Monday night, then says he's surprised that Reigns hasn't clocked him yet and says that he's already won the WrestleMania 42 main event with the mind games that he's been playing with him.

Reigns says Punk will say anything like claiming to be the reason he's in the WrestleMania 42 main event, then says Punk hasn't main evented anything this year and couldn't even main event a Live Event tour in Europe. He says the fans are calling for Punk, and Punk reminds Reigns had to send The Usos to meet him because he was too scared to meet him in the ring last Monday. He says he didn't want Jimmy Uso and Jey Uso to get caught in the crosshairs, then says he got what he deserved last week and asks Reigns who the real "Tribal Chief" is. Reigns responds by telling Punk to ask his wife AJ Lee who the top players are and looks to leave the ring.

Punk blocks Reigns' path and meets him on the outside, then says he tells Reigns when to come and go. He says he'll hoist Reigns above his head at WrestleMania 42 as the fans cheer for him and send him crashing back to Earth, and Reigns says while Punk is great on the microphone and playing mental games, he can't stop him. He says when the talking is done, Punk can't do the walking and says the truth is that Punk isn't faster or stronger than he is. He says Punk is a try-hard who makes everyone else look terrible because he's old.

Punk hits Reigns across his head with a microphone, but Adam Pearce and a couple others run out to the ring. They hold Punk back as Reigns stares him down before officials escort Punk to the back and the show goes off the air.

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Scheduled:
- Roman Reigns to appear.

- Brock Lesnar to appear.

- Women's Intercontinental Championship: AJ Lee (c) vs. Bayley.

- Non Title Match: Women's World Champion Stephanie Vaquer vs. Raquel Rodriguez (w/ Alexa Bliss)

- “Original” El Grande Americano vs. El Grande Americano.

- Maxxine Dupri vs. Nattie.

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Announced so far for next weeks WWE RAW on Mar 23 in Boston, MA (TD Garden):

- Non Title Match: World Tag Team Champions The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) vs. The Vision (Logan Paul and Austin Theory)

- Roman Reigns to appear.

- Brock lesnar to appear.