Tonight, will be the penultimate episode of Monday Night RAW before WWE Backlash at Puerto Rico. Fans are curious to know what the promotion has in store for them. This will be the first Pay Per View after WrestleMania 39, that took place earlier this month. With that out of the way, let us get into the spoilers and rumors in regard to the upcoming episode of WWE Monday Night RAW.
It appears that tonight’s show will focus on furthering existing feuds and storylines. Although, there will still be a few notable absentees from the programming.
WWE Monday Night RAW spoilers and rumors
Per Xero News, Roman Reigns will not be on the show tonight. But the rest of his Bloodline members will be there feuding with the Tag team Champions, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, alongside Matt Riddle.
Becky Lynch will also miss the show. It is not clear if Trish Stratus will make an appearance or not, but there will be a video package featuring her.
Another big name not on the show will be Brock Lesnar. However, his Backlash opponent Cody Rhodes will be there for a promo segment.
RAW Women’s champion Bianca Belair will continue to build her feud with Iyo Sky.
Speaking of champions, US champ, Austin Theory, will be involved in a brawl with his title challengers Bobby Lashley and Bronson Reed.
Rey Mysterio will face Judgment Day member Damien Priest in a match that will potentially set up a match between Priest and Bad Bunny at Backlash.
The WWE will also start building the feud between Seth Rollins and Omos. A match at Backlash between the two was announced despite there never being an interaction between them. The show tonight will look to sort that out.
Last but not least, taking a leaf out of Tony Khan’s page, Triple H will have a segment on the show to make an announcement.
Backlash Card so far:
A total of five matches have been announced for WWE Backlash so far. Two of those matches will be title matches, and all but one match is a fall-out from WrestleMania 39.
- Brock Lesnar vs Cody Rhodes
- The Bloodline vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn & Matt Riddle
- SmackDown Women’s Championship: Rhea Ripley © vs. Zelina Vega
- United States Championship: Austin Theory © vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Bronson Reed
- Seth Rollins vs. Omos
WWE Backlash is set to emanate from the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sat., May 6, 2022.
This will be the first WWE show in Puerto Rico since 2005 when the WWE hosted their New Year’s Revolution PPV.
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