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Rusev returned to WWE on the RAW after WrestleMania 41, attacking Otis and Akira Tozawa of the Alpha Academy to issue a warning to the locker room.
The Bulgarian Brute missed Monday Night Show last night but made his presence felt through a pre-taped video package. He reflected on his time away from the Stamford-based promotion, saying he went back to Bulgaria and fell into the abyss. He said he is now back to hunt down his opponents and deal with them.It looks like he has found his first victim. Michael Cole announced that Rusev will face Otis in a singles match on RAW next week.
 This week on RAW, WWE played a vignette of Rusev addressing what went wrong with his first run in the sports entertainment juggernaut. He also seemingly put the entire locker room on notice when he explained his mission for the future. Lana also reacted to this vignette. Now, the Stamford-based promotion has announced that the former AEW star will face Otis next week on the red brand. This will be his first match since returning to the promotion. Lana commented on the post with a two-word reaction to the massive announcement. |  The Maverick has his eye on the World Heavyweight Championship and is not backing down from his critics. Paul called out Jey Uso on this week's RAW, and they had a heated exchange. After declaring he'd never lose the title to a “punka** YouTuber” the segment ended with Uso dropping Paul with a superkick. Paul has announced that he is no longer a YouTuber. The 30-year-old spoke out on the RAW Recap show last night and had interesting remarks about being committed to WWE. Logan also claimed he turned down $15 million to accept a boxing match challenge from Lionel Messi's bodyguard, Yassine Cheuko. |
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According to reports from Fightful Select, this new faction isn't supposed to draw comparisons to previous stables. In fact, a source close to the creative side of things echoed the sentiment that this group involving Paul Heyman, Seth Rollins, and Bron Breakker should become a template for future stables instead of it being the other way around. The same source also added that there were no plans to add more members to the stable as of now, but this is subject to change in the future.
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In the most recent edition of WWE RAW, Liv Morgan announced that she is getting a role in a major Hollywood movie. Because of this, she cannot fulfill her commitments to WWE and ultimately needs a break from the Stamford-based promotion.
After hearing this, Nick Aldis, who also served as the one-night General Manager of the red brand, agreed to give Morgan a break and congratulated her on this achievement. This seemingly confirms that The Judgment Day member will be absent from the promotion in the upcoming weeks.
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Two former AEW stars can reunite for the first time in nine months at WWE's next premium live event, Backlash. This would be the luchadores Penta and his brother, Rey Fenix. The Lucha Brothers have made their WWE debuts as single superstars this past year, but they are renowned as tag team partners and have always competed as a tag team duo before their stint in the Stamford-based promotion.At Backlash, the two stars can come together to fight a heel faction on Monday Night RAW. Speculations of the two getting back together grew after the latest episode of RAW. Penta came across Chad Gable backstage, who mocked him and his brother for losing their first matches at WrestleMania 41.
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