Published By: Amar Sunil Panicker
Last Updated: March 26, 2024, 17:30 IST
Chicago, United States of America (USA)
The Rock left Cody Rhodes battered and bloodied following the primary-occasion conflict in WWE’s Raw. (Image: WWE)
The Rock went on a rampage as he brutally assaulted Cody Rhodes after the primary-occasion. CM Punk additionally introduced that he could be a part of the commentary group for WrestleMania 40.
A promising build-up to subsequent month’s WrestleMania 40 occurred in this week’s episode of WWE’s Monday Night Raw on March 26, 2024, in Chicago, Illinois. The present began with ‘The American Nightmare’ Cody Rhodes talking on his a lot-adopted feud with the ‘Tribal Chief’ Roman Reigns. Rhodes’ speech, nevertheless, was minimize brief when Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson made his entry.
Fans have been anticipating one thing to occur however The Rock walked off after whispering one thing in Cody’s ear that neither of the superstars would reveal in the interviews performed behind the scenes.
The Big-ticket Encounter
Wrestlemania’s essential occasion bout between Reigns and Rhodes is ready to be an epic encounter, however the challenger and The Rock have been going after one another for months, in order that battle is now the extra intriguing of the 2. On the primary evening, they may sq. off in tag group motion, however a one-on-one matchup seems imminent.
CM Punk Returns
As anticipated, CM Punk made a triumphant comeback to his residence crowd on the All-State Arena and was welcomed with a voracious reception. An attention-grabbing level to be aware was that his arm was nonetheless in a solid, he additionally revealed that he’s but to be medically cleared to compete. The World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins made his look and the 2 had a verbal tussle. The champion believes that Punk is as shut to a title as he can get contemplating his accidents and warned the Chicago man and prime contender Drew McIntyre.
The Chicago crowd devoured each phrase that the three prime performers spat out, attacking each other with verbal jabs. Before the announcement that CM Punk could be becoming a member of the commentary crew at WrestleMania when The Visionary defended his title in opposition to The Scottish Warrior. During the section, there have been a number of private jabs, humorous one-liners, and forceful shows of disapproval. Punk additionally teased being an “impartial referee” for the Rollins vs McIntyre bout at WrestleMania.
Becky Lynch Sets Her Sights on Rhea Ripley’s Title
There was one other attention-grabbing tussle involving two of the WWE’s prime feminine superstars, Becky Lynch and Women’s World Champion Rhea Ripley. They’ve confronted off a number of occasions and noticed their rivalry solely develop into stronger on Monday evening. The champion voiced her issues that ‘The Man’ was not taking her severely and simply as Dominik Mysterio appeared to again her up, Lynch made a sensational entry to confront her opponent at WrestleMania.
The ardour in Lynch’s voice and on her face as she mentioned her late father’s lack of ability to meet her daughter and the response from the viewers made this section much more highly effective. It will definitely construct up on the extremely anticipated bout between the 2.
These two demonstrated that they have been unwilling to step again, particularly on an evening when CM Punk, Drew McIntyre, and Seth Rollins all gave terrific performances.
Seth Rollins’ mega conflict
Elsewhere, Seth Rollins confronted Jey Uso on the change the latter had simply had with Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa. This was adopted by the primary occasion that includes Jey Uso vs Shinsuke Nakamura.
At the top of the match, Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins efficiently repelled the interference of Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa, however Drew McIntyre additionally made his presence by delivering the Future Shock DDT at Rollins on the world ground. However, Jey managed to get the victory by delivering a spear on Nakamura to get the pinfall.
The Rock Attacks Cody Rhodes
Following the primary occasion bout, The Rock attacked The American Nightmare after Cody Rhodes, Jimmy Uso, and Solo Sikoa continued their altercation backstage. He shoved Rhodes onto his tour bus and proceeded to verbally abuse and beat him down. He wounded Rhodes and smeared the pink blood on a personalized weight belt with the phrases ‘Mama Rhodes’ on it. The present ended with The Rock, calling himself ‘The Final Boss’, reminding the viewers of his pledge to hurt Cody’s household and trigger them struggling.
WWE RAW Full Results for March 26 2024:
- Ricochet defeats JD McDonagh through pinfall
- Candice LeRae defeats Ivy Nile through pinfall
- New Day and #DIY battle to a No Contest
- Andrade defeats Giovanni Vinci through pinfall
- Bronson Reed defeats Sami Zayn through pinfall
- Jey Uso defeats Shinsuke Nakamura through pinfall
