WWE's Monday Night Raw After WrestleMania 41 : I'm Reacting To John Cena's Championship Win, Surprises Appearances, Becky Lynch And More - Live Blog

Wow, what a night. Monday Night Raw really just gave us a lot to think about, and I'm already ready for next week! Tune in on Netflix Mondays at 8:00 p.m. ET to watch live, or catch it the next day or hours later ad-free! Have a good night everyone!

Bron Breakker spears Roman Reigns through the barricade and drags him back into the ring for Seth Rollins. This is absolutely wild. CM Punk eats another stomp, and so does Reigns. It looks like Paul Heyman has once again found a way to stay at the top of the WWE. What a way to end the show!

Reigns attempts to spear Paul Heyman, but is saved by Bron Breakker?! Guess who is also a Paul Heyman guy! Rollins and Breakker are working together and battling to keep CM Punk and Roman Reigns at bay.

The crowd is chanting they want Roman Reigns, but it doesn't look like he's coming out. Paul Heyman declares Seth Rollins the top star of the WWE. It seems the show is over, but Roman Reigns' music hits and Rollins prepares to fight again. The OTC rushes the ring and hits a huge spear on Rollins. Now it's just Heyman and Reigns in the ring and the Wise Man eats a huge Superman Punch.

Seth opens things up with his usual schtick about how he's the architect and orchestrated stealing Paul Heyman. CM Punk interrupted and attacked Rollins. He tried to make a move for Heyman but Rollins stomped him.

It looks like at least one person on the WWE commentary team was a fan of Gunther's attack on Pat McAfee, and you might be able to guess who. Take a look:

Seth Rollins makes his entrance with Paul Heyman trailing behind. The bright yellow suit might be one of his tamer looks if I'm being honest.

Seth Rollins and Paul Heyman are seen walking together backstage. What are they going to say? I can't wait to hear what his plans are.

JD McDonagh blindsides Penta so Dom can retain! What a surprise! It looks like Finn is on the outs after JD gets the save. Is this the end of Finn in Judgment Day?

We're back from commercial and it looks like things are still evenly matched. If I had one complaint about this match it's that someone in the WWE insisted on cutting in the Gunther angle which is taking up so much of the commentary on what is a great match.

Dominik Mysterio's moveset in this match is already so much better than it usually is in matches. It looks like the WWE is deciding to treat him as a competent wrestler finally. Penta is struggling a bit in the early minutes.

Penta is back in his usual ring gear for this evening, and ready to win a championship. I think he has a solid chance of getting it done tonight! By the way, Michael Cole is still ranting on commentary about what Gunther did.

All that action made me completely forget Dominik Mysterio has to defend his title against Penta! He's looking confident, and is flanked by Finn and Carlito. Will it be enough to beat his challenger?

Pat McAfee is backstage and drinking water, and despite looking like he blew some blood vessels in his face. Michael Cole asks Adam Pearce to handle the situation and returns to the commentary table with Joe Tessitore to applause from the crowd.

Pat McAfee walks to the back so that's a relief to see. I thought for a minute Gunther gave him a pretty nasty receipt. I think McAfee was just playing it up for the Monday Night Raw audience in attendance.

Pat McAfee's face is blue, I think he really choked him out. Damn, that was crazy!

Monday Night Raw returns from commercial and Gunther is getting into it with Michael Cole and Pat McAfee. He begins to choke out Cole but his caught with an elbow from McAfee. Security tries to get Gunther, but he chokes out McAfee instead.

Wow, not even 24 hours as champion and Dominik Mysterio has to defend the Intercontinental title against Penta? That's a rough draw, and I'm not sure he's quite ready for that kind of challenge. Hopefully Finn Balor was serious about giving him some backup.

AJ Styles gives a backstage interview. He's upset he lost to Logan Paul but is taking the loss. Karrion Kross interrupts and points out just how terrible it was he lost. AJ Styles said he refuses to use heel tactics to win, and suggests he handles Paul himself. Kross says he just might. Looks like he's getting his chance to shine!

Ah, here we go. Jimmy Uso is in the ring now. Not only that, but he's wearing a "Yeet" shirt! All three men hug and celebrate in the ring.

I expected a heel turn from Sami Zayn, but it looks like they're just going to hit the music again and celebrate together. It was a fine segment, but why send Sami and not Jimmy Uso?

Sami gives Jey a hug, and congratulates him on his win. The crowd chants "Sami Uso," referencing his past alliance with the Bloodline. He apologizes that he wasn't there to back him up in the fight against Gunther. He hated missing WrestleMania. He almost missed coming to Las Vegas entirely, but showed up to make sure he was the first one to tell him how proud he was of him. Sami has the crowd hype and nearly brings Jey Uso to tears.

Sami Zayn interrupts Jey Uso's celebration, but it doesn't look like he's going to issue a challenge. He's just waving to the crowd and rocking a polo and dress pants. We'll see what this is about.

The crowd gives Jey "You deserve it" chants. He smiles, and looks a bit emotional before he starts to speak. He's about to speak but the crowd begs him to hit the music again. He obliges but quickly makes his way back to speak. Jey says this is something he's wanted since he was a kid, but he's hear now. The road wasn't easy, and he gave it all he had to beat Gunther. He points out he made "The Ring General" tap. The crowd roars in approval.

Jey Uso arrives with the World Heavyweight Championship. The whole crowd is "yeeting" and having a blast, but why would we expect anything different?

Details are coming in from Deadline on Rusev's deal. Looks like he signed a two-year contract, while Lana is on a WWE Legends deal she signed earlier this month. Glad to see both of them back!

It seems like the WWE is cool with Karrion Kross after he was included in this bit with New Day. Glad to see he's not getting his walking papers after that rant!

Rhea Ripley hands her title back to Iyo Sky, but seems to say she wants another chance at the title. Tbh, I'm not sure she deserves it with her losing record to Sky, but it's WWE that does the booking and not me.

The crowd begins to chant "Fight forever" for this fantastic match. Seriously, we're getting a Mania-quality showdown! It all grinds to a halt though as Roxanne Perez and Giulia show up and end the match with a disqualification. Rhea Ripley gets involved. Rhea is rocking a nasty black eye.

Stephanie Vaquer just did her signature move, and the crowd begs for it to happen for a second time. Iyo isn't having it though, and regains control. Iyo gets a nearfall with a back breaker and the crowd begins the fourth "This is awesome" chant. Sorry Pat McAfee, math was wrong there.

I've heard Stephanie Vaquer and the women of NXT were on another level, and this match is winning me over. She's keeping up with Iyo and they're putting on a great match.

We're in a commercial break, but look who posted on X after Rusev's debut. Can't wait to see Big Bronson Reed back!

Both women are giving the crowd exactly what they want with lots of technical moves and high-flying action! This is living up to the hype! Iyo Sky's suicide dive was a thing of beauty.

"This is awesome" chants are starting before anything has happened. I feel the same way.

Looks like Iyo and Stephanie are about to battle, but Adam Pearce interrupts and asks the fans if they want the match. Nice swerve, let's get it on!

Iyo Sky says last night was the best night of her career. She says beating Bianca makes her the best. Crowd interrupts with a "You deserve it" chant and she thanks them. Overall it was an incredibly cute promo and I'm so happy Iyo felt confident enough to speak. Unfortunately NXT champion Stephanie Vaquer is here, and I assume she's issuing a challenge.

Iyo Sky makes her grand entrance, title still in hand. She's wearing her ring gear from WrestleMania still but I'm not mad about it. The crowd is chanting for her as Michael Cole says she's the "afterthought" no more.

Dominik Mysterio and Finn meet up backstage, and while he seems upset at first, he assures Dom he is still in his corner. I'm not sure I buy it, but Finn has surprised us before!

The New Day flees from Rusev, and he begins to destroy the Alpha Academy. Tozawa is tossed from the ring and Otis is dropped almost immediately. He uses "The Accolade" to make Otis pass out. The crowd chants "Rusev Day" as he stands tall in the ring.

The lights go dark, and Rusev comes out onstage. The Crowd goes wild! Why is Rusev here?

Alpha Academy showed up, and Maxxine Dupri wants to see the new champions take on Akira Tozawa and Otis. Xavier declines the offer initially, but after some goading they accept. Here we go!

I will say I love New Day having the tag-team titles again and being absolutely obnoxious heels about it. It's been too long since they've had a relevant storyline.

New Day is next up, and they're wearing very stylish attire. The unicorns and vibrant colors are gone. I really like Kofi's white fur coat.

Yep. As predicted, Becky Lynch attacked Lyra after the win and exited the ring. Was she the person who attacked Bayley?

Liv and Raquel win the titles back on Monday Night Raw! This has to lead to a Becky Lynch heel turn, right?

Raquel Rodriguez giving Lyra Valkyria a power bomb from the top rope earns the first "This is awesome" chant from the crowd. It was very cool.

The crowd is pretty subdued considering the competitors that are in the ring right now. Perhaps they're waiting to see if Bayley shows up or there's some other development. In fairness, an immediate rematch to a match we just saw last night is not the most exciting thing.

Becky Lynch and Lyra Valkyria make their entrance to Lynch's music. I guess I get the logic since she's the bigger superstar, but it seems to step on the fact Lyra is currently holding two titles in the WWE. We'll see how this match goes.

Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez walk to the ring. They're already getting their rematch for the Women's tag-team titles against Becky Lynch and Lyra Valkyria. I'm hoping to hear some explanation for what happened with Bayley and why she was removed from WrestleMania 41, especially after rumors she wasn't injured.

Even if we've seen John Cena and Randy Orton face off a hundred times in the past, I can't help but want to see them run it back one more time. In fact, Orton was one of my top picks for Cena to wrestle in his retirement run.

John Cena instructs the audience to get their cameras out, and is blindsided by Randy Orton! Orton knocks Cena out with an RKO, and it would appear his match for Backlash is set. It makes sense considering Randy is from St. Louis, which is where the event will be held.

John Cena continues to listen to jeers from the crowd and insults them for trying to bring them down. Says they mean "nothing" to him. He points to his Titantron and notes he has "27 dates" left to work in WWE and then he's gone. He stresses they aren't matches, they're appearances. Cena promises he will stop wrestling as soon as that ends. He says he's taking the Undisputed WWE title with him if no one beats him and making the company make a new title.

Cena starts off by telling the audience that they're not worthy. He chastises the fans for thinking they can boo him prior to winning the title, and cheer him now that he's made history. He says it's not a "functional relationship," and tells the crowd to go "Straight to hell." He demands an apology and the boos start raining down.

Cena instructs the ring announcer to hand him the mic, but then leaves him standing there until he can do a few laps around the ring. Cena hands him a note, and it appears he wants him to read for him? Apparently it's an apology and Cena wrote a new introduction for him to read.

As expected, John Cena is opening the show. They're keeping the all-black titantron with white lettering, and he has the belt on backwards. I love it.

Paul Heyman arrives in an all-black SUV, and Seth Rollins is in tow. Becky Lynch and Lyra Valkyria are also seen walking with their tag titles. Dirty Dominik Mysterio has his IC championship, and Finn Balor is nowhere to be seen. Finally, Main Event Jey Uso is here and dressed to impress.

WWE conveniently edited out Stone Cold Steve Austin crashing into the barricade during its recap video of WrestleMania 41. I'm sure that wasn't a mistake!

One thing I am looking out for tonight is if we'll see any of Karrion Kross. For those who missed it he cut a NSFW promo that sounded like a mixture of being in character and venting his real frustrations with how the WWE is using him. Take a look below and judge if it's a work or if he's speaking from the heart here.

We're less than twenty minutes out from Monday Night Raw, and I have to say I miss Michael Cole interrupting whatever was playing on USA Network to announce that. The Netflix screensaver and countdown just doesn't hit the same. Nevertheless, I'm thrilled to be reporting on tonight, and eager to see how John Cena sets out to "ruin wrestling."