We haven’t seen the last of The Undertaker – but several of his advertised dates for WWE’s upcoming European tour have been pulled.

Many fans noticed that The Undertaker left his gloves in the ring at WrestleMania 32, a sign that often signals the end of a fighter’s career. Dave Meltzer noted that The Undertaker was telling people backstage at WrestleMania that his match against Shane McMahon would be his last – something he’s said a few times over the past few years.

The Undertaker had been scheduled for a bunch of dates for this month’s WrestleMania Revenge tour – but he is no longer advertised to appear at the following shows:

• Brussels, Belgium (April 21st)
• Paris, France (April 22nd)
• Málaga, Spain (April 23rd)

The Dead Man is still scheduled to appear at the 4/19 SmackDown tapings from London’s O2 Arena as well as the 4/20 live event from Newcastle. It’s unknown if he’ll be wrestling in London, but he’ll be teaming with Kane against Braun Strowman and Erick Rowan in Newcastle.

During a recent appearance on Bolin Alley podcast, Former WWE, TNA and WCW writer Vince Russo spoke openly about his time working for TNA and controversial company president, Dixie Carter.

Over the years “Fire Russo” became a chant synonymous with TNA’s crappy booking, but Russo told host Kenny Bolin that during his near-decade stint with TNA, he only served as head booker for 2 months.

“I was at TNA for the good part of 10 years and there was about 2 months where as Mr Bolin would say I had the book. Other than that I will not claim 100% responsibility, simply because I did not have 100% responsibility,” Russo said. “If I had it, I would claim it and have no issue with it. When I first started, Jeff [Jarrett] was in charge of creative and my job was to bring Jeff as many ideas and as many storylines as I could, that was my job but at the end of the day Jeff decided what was on TV and what wasn’t on TV. Jeff was the boss, it was me, Jeff and Dutch Mantell. Then Jeff was sent home because of the Kurt Angle incident and there was about a 2 month there where I was literally in charge of writing the TV.

While talking about Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff’s stint with TNA, Russo bluntly stated that lying is simply part of Dixie Carter’s persona.

“Matt Conway was helping me but shortly after [Jarrett’s departure], Dixie brought in Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan and of course, she lied to me from the offset because Dixie lies very much, that’s part of her persona,” Russo said. “She told me the only creative input that Eric Bischoff and Hulk Hogan were going to have was as it pertained to Hulk’s character and literally within a week, there was Eric Bischoff sitting in on creative meetings acting like he was the boss, Hulk Hogan acting like he was the boss by the time we got to TV, so that was a period where I was definitely not in control of either.”

His time with TNA wasn’t all negative. Russo said his first year with TNA was probably his most enjoyable time in the wrestling business because he felt that he would have the opportunity to evolve the concepts he helped create during the Attitude Era. However, by the time TNA reached a deal with Fox Sports, it became clear he wouldn’t have the creative freedom he wanted and things went downhill from there.

You can listen to the full podcast here.

• Vince Russo Reaches Out To Vince McMahon Again Hoping To Save The Wrestling Business

Ricochet, known as Prince Puma in Lucha Underground, is reportedly not taking any more bookings after June. The Wrestling Observer reports that it’s very likely he’s headed to WWE in the near future.

WWE had previously shown interest in him, but he was under contract to Lucha Underground. His contract finishes after filming the third season of Lucha Underground next month, but he isn’t supposed to work for competition for another 6 months after the season finishes airing in late 2017. The Observer reports that it would be hard for LU to enforce that as they don’t pay him during that time, as opposed to WWE’s 90-day no compete clause where talent does get paid during that time.

Additionally, New Japan is currently looking for a replacement for Ricochet. He currently works for New Japan as Matt Sydal’s partner.

When asked by a fan on Twitter about his future, Cody Rhodes aka Stardust revealed his plans for retirement. His father Dusty wrestled until he was 60 years old, and his brother Dustin currently wrestles at 46, but Cody says he’s going to bow out of competition a little sooner.

@PrinceCGR Do you think you will open your own wrestling school and pass on the Rhodes family training? #LearningTreeWrestlingSchool

— The Daily Analyst (@TheDailyAnalyst) April 7, 2016

https://twitter.com/PrinceCGR/status/718106999594979328

Cody started wrestling when he was 21 and is currently 30. According to his current plan, he’ll retire in 2026/2027.

Xavier Woods told IGN in a post-WrestleMania 32 interview that Kofi is the one who came up with their Dragon Ball Z-inspired outfits for the big pay-per-view. He says WWE trusts them more now than when they started to come up with their own outfits, and revealed what usually happens when Vince McMahon first sees one of their ideas up close.

“It’s funny, because we’ll always have some kind of harebrained idea, and then [Vince] sees it right before we go through the curtain, and just kind of gives a little grin and thumbs up,” Woods said.

“It’s to a point now where we kind of have a little bit more trust than we did when we started. And they know we’re not going to go out there and do something that’s going to mess up a sponsorship or anything like that. Things we do are going to do are going to be in-bounds for our PG parameters. Still be fine for kids, but then have something that’s a little bit for adults. We liken it to Shrek: we’re in PG parameters but there’s jokes in there for adults if you’re paying attention.”

Head over to IGN.com to read the full interview.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnBJk6pogEA

Between the first and second airings of Lucha Underground on Wednesday night, the company drew a total of 234,000 viewers on the El Ray Network. That’s the highest viewership number in show history.

The first airing averaged 156,000 viewers, and the second airing right after averaged 78,000

Last week’s show drew 159,000 for the first airing and 63,000 for the second.

• Photos: WWE’s hot new TV host Cathy Kelley

In an interview during WrestleMania weekend, AJ Styles revealed that he had a chip on his shoulder when he left TNA. The former TNA World Champion told the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast about the difference between him leaving TNA and leaving New Japan Pro Wrestling.

“I didn’t shed one tear when I left TNA. I was very emotional when I left New Japan,” Styles said. He mentioned that he had nothing but respect for NJPW, and that the opportunity to work for them helped make his decision to leave TNA.

Styles also noted that he was approached by WWE in 2002 and was offered a developmental deal, but it would have conflicted with his family life so he turned it down. Styles also feels he wasn’t ready for WWE back in 2002.

• Video: AJ Styles Speaks On TNA “Making Themselves Look Like Crap”

“Superstar” Billy Graham watched WrestleMania 32 on Sunday and wasn’t impressed by Shane McMahon’s bump off of the Hell In A Cell cage. At the biggest pay-per-view of the year Shane McMahon jumped off the huge cage and crashed through a table, a move Graham says was a “stupid stunt” that could have paralyzed or killed Shane.

Here’s what the WWE Hall of Famer had to say on his official Facebook page:

“I give Shane McMahon zero credit for jumping off the top of that cage, landing on a table that collapsed after the Undertaker moved. Only fools put their life on the line for a stupid wrestling stunt. Risking being paralyzed or dying with a wife and children waiting for him. He has more money than he can spend. So this insane stunt was all for ego. Well, he didn’t impress me. Did he impress you folks?”

• Post-WrestleMania Updates On Lesnar and Undertaker

Jim Ross says he thoroughly enjoyed being at WWE’s NXT Takeover: Dallas this past Friday night. The WWE Hall of Famer and former head of talent relations recently posted a new blog entry where he discusses the event that took place just two nights before WrestleMania 32.

“Thoroughly enjoyed myself at WWE NXT Takeover Dallas on Friday night and it was one of the most enjoyable evenings that I’ve ever spent at a pro wrestling show. Loved the booking and the unfiltered effort from the talents who took the ring,” Ross wrote. “The stage we set by the opening match of the Alpha Males vs Dash & Dawson who showed everyone that they are all potential big time players in WWE. Helluva tag match by both teams that demonstrated fundamental soundness, logic, intensity and effort. Really proud of all four men in the match.”

Good ol’ J.R. also talked about Samoa Joe’s match with Finn Balor, and revealed who on the WWE roster he most wants to see Samoa Joe face off against.

“Samoa Joe vs Finn Balor was a Slobber Knocker for sure and here are two more big stars waiting to take off in a major way in WWE,” Ross said. “I’d love to see Joe vs Lesnar someday. Seems like WWE needs to address the procedure of inadvertent blood as to not have to adversely impact the flow of the bout in progress.”

Samoa Joe is rumored to be moving from NXT to the main WWE roster in the near future.

John Cena appeared on Wednesday night’s episode of Conan O’Brien to promote his new show American Grit on FOX.

On the show, Cena is asked about WrestleMania 32 and helping The Rock against The Wyatt Family. The 15 time World Heavyweight Champion said that while some fans were excited for his return, he still gets booed. He taught Conan and his audience how to sing “John Cena sucks” to the tune of his entrance music. Check it out in the clip above courtesy of Team Coco.

Cena is expected to return to the ring full-time in either May or June, after being out of action due to a shoulder injury. American Grit premieres on Thursday, April 14th at 9 PM ET.

A big name just joined the list of wrestlers pledging to donate their brains to concussion research after their eventual deaths. TMZ recently posted a video with John Cena where he says he would be willing to donate his brain to concussion research.

Fellow former WWE champions Mick Foley, Jeff Hardy, RVD and Kevin Nash have made the same pledge to the CTE Center at Boston University and the Concussion Legacy Foundation.

• Significant Development In Concussion Lawsuit Pending Against WWE

Bray Wyatt is reportedly dealing with a back injury significant enough that he was pulled from planned matches with Brock Lesnar at both WWE Roadblock and WrestleMania 32. Wyatt was recently a guest on the Sam Roberts Wrestling Podcast and he discussed the his injury, and the change of plans for him and Lesnar.

“Me and Brock Lesnar are going to meet. And this is the only way I can put this, me and Brock Lesnar will meet down the line. It will mean something and I’m going to give him my soul and my body, and, hopefully, he doesn’t kill me, but if he does, then, so be it. That’s as much as I can give there. I’ve been beaten up quite a bit this past year. We all have. It [has] been a rough year as far as the curse of the injury, but I’m still ticking, barely, but I’m still here. I’m still alive.”

WWE has reportedly been testing the waters with turning Bray Wyatt face at their house shows.

• Update On Bray Wyatt’s Back Injury & A Potential Babyface Turn

This week’s episode of WWE SmackDown was taped at the Toyota Center in Houston, TX and will air on USA Network on Thursday night. This is the first episode of SmackDown since WrestleMania 32.

– Roman Reigns comes out to the ring to open up SmackDown with a promo, but he’s interrupted by AJ Styles. AJ says he wants the belt, Reigns said he’ll never beat him for it and patronizingly patted him on the shoulder before leaving.

!!!!!!!!! FIRE. #Smackdown pic.twitter.com/jF4Go7nLQR

— Jenna Lynn ? (@RookieJen) April 6, 2016

– AJ Styles and Cesaro vs. Jericho and Owens in a tag team match is booked for the main event tonight.

– Vaudevillains def. Lucha Dragons: Kalisto got pinned at around the 4 minute mark.

– They air a video recap of Miz winning the IC Title from Ryder on Raw. They’ll have a rematch later tonight.

– Natalya def. Summer Rae via submission: Charlotte and Ric Flair were on commentary. Natalya put Summer in the Sharpshooter for the win at 2:53 in a women’s division match. Natalya and Charlotte have a stare-down after the match.

– Maryse is out to cut a promo about her husband’s upcoming rematch with Zack Ryder for the Intercontinental Championship.

MARYSE WITH ENTRANCE MUSIC AND A MIC. #Smackdown pic.twitter.com/cqZkTX1Iuc

— Jenna Lynn ? (@RookieJen) April 6, 2016

– The Miz def. Zack Ryder: Maryse got involved which lead to The Miz hitting the Skull Crushing Finale for the win at almost the 10 minute mark.

– Apollo Crews def. Curtis Axel: Axel lost paper rock scissors with the other Outcasts to get the match. Crews hit his sit-out powerbomb for the win shortly after the 2 minute mark.

– Backstage The Dudleys cut a promo on Roman Reigns and say they want him tonight.

– Baron Corbin is backstage saying he wants a rematch with Dolph Ziggler.

– Also backstage, Becky Lynch says she’ll never stop chasing the Women’s Championship. Emma interrupts and tells her to get to the back of the line.

– Dean Ambrose def. Tyler Breeze: Ambrose hits the Dirty Deeds at around the 1 minute mark for a quick win. As Dean was walking out, Jericho’s pyro hit and they briefly stared each other down on the stage before Jericho made his way to the ring for the main event.

– AJ Styles & Cesaro def. Chris Jericho & Kevin Owens: Jericho cuts a heel promo on the Houston fans. Owens and Jericho argue with each other before the match. Sami Zayn came out and distracted Owens, who got rolled up by Styles for the win around the 12 minute mark. Owens and Zayn brawl after the match. The Dudleys come out and jump AJ Styles, but Roman Reigns makes the save. Reigns and Styles eventually shake hands. Jericho interrupts and tells Styles to shake his hand too, but instead, AJ gives him the Styles Clash and Reigns spears Jericho.

I AM PHENOMENAL!!! @AJStylesOrg #houstontx #smackdown pic.twitter.com/E0Ex7NTQWL

— Martin (@BrownMamba1989) April 6, 2016

WWE’s one-hour WrestleMania 32 Kickoff pre-show on USA Network averaged 1,322,000 viewers on Sunday night. The special drew a 0.55 cable rating in the 18-49 demographic, and was ranked #22 in the Top 150 cable shows for the evening.

The portion of the WrestleMania Kickoff show that aired on USA Network featured The Usos defeating The Dudley Boyz, and Team Total Divas defeating Team Bad & Blonde.

Former WWE announcer & head of talent relations Jim Ross gives Sunday’s WrestleMania 32 a report card score of B-. In an interview with Sports Illustrated the WWE Hall of Famer gave his thoughts on the biggest pay-per-view of the year, and credited Shane McMahon & The Undertaker with overachieving.

“I give the show a B-minus. The buildup was somewhat tepid since they were scrambling around with so many injuries, and there wasn’t much buzz going into WrestleMania, so I thought the show overachieved,” Ross said. “Shane and the Undertaker both overachieved. They both have a very good skill set, and they’re both smart enough not to venture too far from it.”

Ross also weighed in on the main event match between Triple H and Roman Reigns, where Reigns won the World Heavyweight Championship. Ross says Reigns is now posed for what he feels could be a great heel turn.

“The WWE kept believing their machine could make Roman Reigns a fan favorite by WrestleMania, and it didn’t happen,” said Ross. “That’s a matter of how he was booked. WWE has cast Reigns as a hero, but viewers do not accept him in that role.

“People gravitate to attitude. Austin’s attitude still holds up. Reigns became that defiant, anti-establishment guy, so people naturally compare him to the last anti-establishment guy, and that is Stone Cold. Those are awfully big shoes to fill.”

“Reigns was a victim of timing and booking, but WWE really has the table set for a special heel turn. Unless WWE is hell bent on casting him as a hero, Reigns is posed for a big turn, possibly as soon as tonight. He would make a great heel champion. Unless he’s deaf, Reigns is aware that the fans do not respect him. So there is a very real and organic story to tell with WWE pulling the trigger on a heel turn.

We noted over WrestleMania 32 weekend that John Cena is reportedly cleared to return to the WWE active roster. Cena made his return to WWE TV at WrestleMania on Sunday, helping The Rock fight off The Wyatt Family.

To update on his status, Wrestling Observer Radio reports that Cena may not actually be cleared to wrestle an actual match. The 15x World Heavyweight Champion may not be cleared to wrestle a match until mid-May or June, which is closer to his original expected return in July.

Cena didn’t appear on Monday’s RAW in Dallas.

Monday’s episode of WWE RAW drew 4,093,000 viewers on the USA Network. This is up 8.5% from last week’s 3,771,000 million viewer average. This week’s episode featured the fallout from Sunday’s WrestleMania 32 and the return of Cesaro.

The first hour of the show averaged 4,287,000 viewers, the second hour averaged 4,178,000, and hour number three averaged 3,816,000 viewers.

This week’s RAW aired live from Dallas, TX at the American Airlines Center.

The April 4th edition of WWE RAW is the first show after WrestleMania 32, and airs live on the USA Network from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX.

– RAW opens up with Michael Cole, JBL and Byron Saxton at their announce table talking about the crowd there being die-hard fans and they cheer and boo who they please.

– Vince McMahon comes out to the stage to cut a promo gloating about his son’s loss at WrestleMania last night. Vince says he took care of some business, and has secured the secret that Shane was holding over his head. Vince says the post-WrestleMania crowd is always crazy and they say and do nutty things. Vince promises tonight will be a RAW no one will ever forget. He’s about to walk to the back when he’s interrupted by Shane McMahon! Shane says he came to shake Vince’s hand like a man since Vince won, and also to thanks all the fans. The crowd chants “You’ve still got it” to Shane, and Vince yells at the crowd not to encourage him. Shane’s about to leave, but Vince stops him and says “no one upstages me.” Vince says to prove his point that it would be nonsensical for Shane to run RAW, he’s going to let Shane run the show tonight.

"Just to prove my point … Alright, let's see what the hell you've got!" – @VinceMcMahon.

SHANE's RUNNING #RAW!! pic.twitter.com/Kn8mkzF9S9

— WWE (@WWE) April 5, 2016

– The New Day def. King Barrett & Sheamus: Before the match, they cut a promo recapping their night at WrestleMania 32. Kofi sends Sheamus to the outside and uses Big E and a human springboard to jump down onto Sheamus on the ringside floor. Back in the ring, Sheamus and Barrett work on Kofi and prevent him from tagging in Big E. Big E finally gets the hot tag and clears the ring. He hits a series of belly to belly suplexes on Barrett before hitting a big splash. Big E tags back in Kofi and they hit a double team Big Ending on Barrett for the pinfall victory.

– After the match, Sheamus gets on the mic and says there’s something wrong with the League of Nations. They all jump Wade Barrett and kick him out of the group. After they throw Barrett out of the ring, The Wyatt Family hits the ring and they jump the remaining members of the League. They clear the ring and Bray hits the Sister Abigail on Sheamus to end the segment.

– Vince McMahon is in the back getting in his limo to leave. He says he’s leaving because he doesn’t want to have to watch RAW be a disaster with Shane in charge.

– Sasha Banks def. Summer Rae: Summer hits a spinning heel kick for an early 2 count. Sasha comes back with a flying knee for a 2 count of her own. Sasha misses a Codebreaker and Summer rolls her up, but Sasha reverses the pin into a Banks Statement for the win.

– Apollo Crews def. Tyler Breeze: Shane McMahon is shown in the back talking to Apollo before the match. Crews hits some big offense on Breeze early on, but Breeze stops his momentum with a superkick. Crews comes back with a gorilla press slam followed up by a standing moonsault and a spin out powerbomb for the pinfall victory.

.@ApolloCrews makes an IMPRESSIVE @WWE #RAW DEBUT against @MmmGorgeous. https://t.co/w9xpNULUjL

— WWE (@WWE) April 5, 2016

– Roman Reigns is out to the ring next to cut a promo. The crowd is booing Reigns, and JBL says its a post-WrestleMania crowd who “boos people they usually cheer” and vice versa. Reigns acknowledges the cheers by saying “I’m not a bad guy, I’m not a good guy, I’m the guy.” Reigns gives an open challenge to anyone in the back to try to take his WWE World Heavyweight Title. Jericho’s music hits and Y2J makes his way out, but he’s not in his wrestling gear. Jericho tells Reigns he’s not “the guy,” he’s just “a guy, who is an idiot like everyone else here tonight.” Jericho cuts a promo about how great he is, as the crowd chants “we are idiots.” Jericho tells Reigns he wants a title shot, but before Reigns can answer, AJ Styles comes out to interrupt and is quickly followed by Kevin Owens. Sami Zayn is out to the ring next. Owens and Zayn start brawling as soon as Zayn hits the ring, which prompts Styles and Jericho to start brawling. Zayn hits a suicide dive on Oens to the outside. Jericho throws Styles to the outside then turns around and walks into a spear from Roman Reigns.

One man left in the ring, and @WWERomanReigns SPEARS @IAmJericho!! #RAW pic.twitter.com/kYxtTchhvJ

— WWE (@WWE) April 5, 2016

– In the back, Shane books a Fatal 4 match tonight for #1 contendership for Reigns’ title. The match will be Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens vs. AJ Styles vs. Chris Jericho.

– Baron Corbin vs. Dolph Ziggler – Double count out: They go back and forth in the opening moments with Corbin eventually getting control. Ziggler builds some momentum with a couple splashes on Corbin in the corner and a facebuster for a 2 count. Ziggler misses a superkick but hits a Fameasser for another 2 count. Corbin comes back with a spinning side slam for a 2 count, then beats Ziggler down at ringside. They brawl into the crowd and both get counted out. Corbin hits the End of Days on Ziggler on the floor.

– Zack Ryder comes out and cuts a promo about winning the Intercontinental Title last night at WrestleMania. He’s interrupted by The Miz and we’ve got a match.

– The Miz def. Zack Ryder: Ryder hits a big dropkick for a 2 count early on in his first Intercontinental Title defense. He hits a hurricanrana on The Miz off the top rope, sending Miz to the outside. Back in the ring, Ryder misses a missile dropkick and Miz hits a DDT for a 2 count. Ryder reverses a vertical suplex into a neckbreaker for a 2 count of his own. Ryder hits an elbow off the top and pins, but The Miz gets his foot on the rope to break the count. At ringside, The Miz gets in Ryder’s dads face and Ryder’s dad pushes The Miz down. Maryse comes out of nowhere and gets in Ryder’s dad’s face, distracting Ryder in the ring long enough for The Miz to roll up Ryder for the 3 count. Miz is the new Intercontinental Champion.

– In the back, Kevin Owens says he’s going to destroy the Roman Empire and take the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, and Sami Zayn won’t cost him his match tonight like he did last night.

– Lita and all of the female members of the WWE roster are in the ring for the official unveiling of the new Women’s Championship. Lita introduces the current champion Charlotte who comes down and cuts a promo about the new belt. She thanks her father Ric Flair and the fans for inspiring her to win. Eventually all the other women leave the ring and leave Charlotte and Ric Flair in the ring with Natalya at ringside. Natalya grabs a mic and says she’s going to teach Charlotte a lesson and puts her in the Sharpshooter. Flair pulls Charlotte out of the ring and they head to the back.

– The Dudleys def. The Usos: There are tables set up surrounding the ring. The action goes to the outside early on with The Dudley Boyz beating down The Usos around ringside. Back in the ring they hit the Wassup diving headbutt on Jimmy. Bubba and D-Von go to the outside to get the tables, but The Usos come flying over the top rope down ontop of them. Back in the ring, The Usos superkick both Dudleys then lay them on a couple tables. They go to the top ropes to splash through them in stereo, but The Dudleys roll out of the way and The Usos put themselves through the tables. D-Von then throws Jey through a table set up in the corner for the win.

– Sami Zayn is cutting a promo in the back when he gets jumped by Kevin Owens. Owens powerbombs Zayn through a table.

– Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady are out to the ring to cut a promo and The Dudleys look on from the ramp in disapproval. They call out the Dudleyz and D-Von gets fired up but Bubba holds him back. They talk some more trash but The Dudleys eventually decide to head to the back.

– The Miz & Zack Ryder will have a rematch on SmackDown this week.

– Dr Phil will be a special guest star on RAW next week.

.@WWECesaro is BACK!! And he's the 4th man in this #Fatal4Way Main Event to face @WWERomanReigns! #RAW pic.twitter.com/8bFD71DJYR

— WWE (@WWE) April 5, 2016

– AJ Styles def. Kevin Owens, Chris Jericho, Cesaro: Sami Zayn is unable to compete after being jumped by Owens in the back, so the returning Cesaro is filling in for him. Jericho hits a springboard dropkick that sends Owens o the outside early on. Styles throws Jericho to the outside, leaving just him and Cesaro in the ring to exchange offensive maneuvers. Jericho gets back in and sends Cesaro to the outside where Cesaro brawls with Owens. Jericho drops AJ with a dropkick then takes him up to the top rope. Owens climbs up to help Jericho for a double superplex, then Cesaro comes in and throws them all off the turnbuckle by himself. Cesaro hits a big uppercut on Styles for a 2 count. Owens powerbombs Jericho for another 2 count, he goes to follow up with a cannonball in the corner but Jericho moves. Y2J goes for the Lionsault but Owens gets his knees up. AJ hits a 450 spingboard splash off the top rope onto Jericho for a 2 count. Cesaro hits a series of running uppercuts on all three of his opponents in different corners of the ring. Cesaro swings Jericho for 10 rotations before Owens breaks it up with a superkick. Cesaro gets Jericho in the Sharpshooter but AJ breaks it up with a Phenomenal Forearm. He hits a Pele kick on Owens, but then walks into a Codebreaker from Jericho for a 2 count. AJ hits the Styles Clash on Jericho for the 1-2-3 to become the new #1 contender for Roman Reigns’ World Heavyweight Title. AJ celebrates in the ring as RAW goes off the air.

#STYLESClash!!! @AJStylesOrg is the NO. 1 CONTENDER to @WWERomanReigns' World Hvt. Title! #RAW pic.twitter.com/Sc0DQz3Zoo

— WWE (@WWE) April 5, 2016

Shortly before the event, the WWE creative team reportedly had it narrowed down to two possible winners of the new Women’s Championship Title at WrestleMania 32. PWInsider.com reports that there was a lot of back and forth over whether they would book Sasha Banks or Charlotte to win. As we saw on Sunday, Charlotte won with the help of her father Ric Flair. The decision for Charlotte to win was reportedly made just days prior to the event.

PWInsider also noted that WWE was originally going to unveil the new Women’s Championship Belt on RAW, but decided to make it a WrestleMania moment instead.

– Former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Dave Bautista revealed that he has joined the cast for the long-awaited sequel to Blade Runner. Blade Runner 2 is currently in development and doesn’t have a release date yet.

https://twitter.com/DaveBautista/status/717029500169498624

– John Cena is scheduled to be a guest on Wednesday night’s Conan O’Brien Show on TBS.

– WWE Network’s new animated series Camp WWE will premier on May 1st right after their Payback event.

John Cena made his return at WrestleMania 32 on Sunday after being out of action for several months with a shoulder injury. WWE.com is now teasing that Cena could be appearing at tonight’s RAW. RAW takes place at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX tonight and airs live on the USA Network.

Here’s what WWE.com had to say:

If the emergence of The Rock on The Showcase of The Immortals wasn’t enough, the surprise return of John Cena to help The People’s Champion obliterate The Wyatt Family was simply amazing.

Does his reemergence mean, however, that the 15-time World Champion will actually return to Raw tonight? There’s no denying that the absence of the Cenation leader has been felt and speculation is already running wild. If he is back, he will no doubt look to make up for lost time. But, where will he choose to focus his pent-up aggression?

We’ll have live play-by-play coverage of RAW & discussion tonight starting at 7:30 PM ET!

Zack Ryder captures the WWE Intercontinental Championship at Sunday’s WrestleMania 32, but apparently that wasn’t always the plan.

F4WOnline.com reports that the original plans for WrestleMania say Kevin Owens leaving the event with the IC title. There’s no word on why WWE decided to go with Ryder instead, but the plans were reportedly changed after Neville was injured.

Ryder won the Intercontinental Championship after winning a 7-man ladder match for the title, beating out Owens, Sami Zayn, Stardust, The Miz, Sin Cara and Dolph Ziggler.

WWE invades the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX for tonight’s episode of Monday Night RAW, airing live on the USA Network. Here’s what’s scheduled for tonight’s show:

– How will Triple H react to losing the WWE Title at WrestleMania 32?

– Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows could possibly make their debuts on this show. They’ve been expected to make their WWE debuts for some time.

– Brock Lesnar and Vince McMahon are both advertised to appear on the show.

– The Undertaker and Shane McMahon are not advertised to appear on the show.

– Other stars advertised to appear include Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, Kane, Big Show, Bray Wyatt and more.

We’ll have live play-by-play coverage of RAW & discussion tonight starting at 7:30 PM ET!

– While WWE is advertising that WrestleMania 32 drew 101,763 fans to the AT&T Stadium in Texas, it turns out the actual number may be slightly lower. On the latest edition of Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer reports that the actual attendance was just under 94,000 fans, for a $17 million gate.

– Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson are scheduled to make their WWE debuts soon, and both reportedly flew into Dallas on Sunday. Tonight’s episode of RAW airs live from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, and there’s speculation that the tag team could make their WWE debuts tonight.

Stephanie McMahon says the new WWE Women’s Championship belt is a symbol of tradition. In an article she wrote for The Players’ Tribune about WrestleMania 32, Stephanie talked about the unveiling of the new Women’s title belt. Here’s what she had to say:

Lita made reference to all of the pioneers who have led the way for this transition, including “The Great” Mae Young, Fabulous Moolah, Wendi Richter, Sensational Sherri, Trish Stratus and recent Hall of Fame inductee Jacqueline. She spoke of her pride in the Divas Division, the evolution of the Women’s Division, and then she revealed the physical symbol of this transition: a brand new WWE Women’s Championship belt with the same aesthetics as the male WWE World Heavyweight Championship belt. This title belt represents the pinnacle of achievement, and that in WWE, it isn’t about gender, race or ethnicity — it is simply about being the best at what you do.

Charlotte successfully defended the WWE Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 32 on Sunday in Dallas, TX against Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks.