• WWE Officially Announces Opening Matches For Night 1 & 2 Of WrestleMania 42
In the opening segment of tonight’s RAW, Brock Lesnar signed the contract for his WrestleMania 42 match against Oba Femi. Brock took the mic and said: “You won’t even know his name after this weekend.”
WWE then announced that Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi will be the opening match of Night 2.
After this, WWE showed in-ring training footage of IShowSpeed. WWE then announced that IShowSpeed and World Tag Team Champions The Vision (Logan Paul and Austin Theory) vs. LA Knight and The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) will be the opening match of Night 1.
• Gunther Reveals The Real Reason He Targeted Seth Rollins On RAW
On tonight’s RAW, Gunther came to the ring and got attacked by Seth Rollins. Rollins said he’s going to finish this at WrestleMania 42 and wanted to know the real reason Gunther targeted him.
Gunther said Rollins walks around like he’s the best, but Gunther is the best and Rollins can’t lace The Ring General’s boots. They brawled again and Gunther managed to escape.
Things between Gunther and Seth Rollins have become VERY PERSONAL! 🤯@Gunther_AUT | @WWERollins pic.twitter.com/SFroQcE2ej
— WWE (@WWE) April 14, 2026
Last week, Gunther said Paul Heyman owes him a big favor for taking on Seth.
• Nick Khan Wanted To Bring ESPN Personality To WWE As Manager
WrestleMania 42 week is officially underway, and it will be the first Show of Shows to air on ESPN in the United States since WWE’s deal with the platform began last year.
During a discussion on ESPN First Take this morning, SmackDown commentator Joe Tessitore ran through the WrestleMania 42 card and touched on Pat McAfee’s recent return, including his unexpected pairing with Randy Orton. The segment then shifted to Stephen A. Smith, who expressed his support for McAfee and revealed that WWE President Nick Khan had previously approached him about taking on a manager role.
“I love it. I love it, and I want to applaud Pat McAfee for that, because let me tell you something. They were talking to…I go back to the old days of Bobby ‘The Brain’ Heenan and people like that. I actually wanted to do that. Your man Nick Khan talked to me about that.
See, the difference is, I’m not as courageous as Pat McAfee. I ain’t trying to get hit by one of them big boys, at all! I want no part of it, but I love that stuff because I think the sport needs it.”
Tessitore added that he could see Smith managing someone like GUNTHER, but Smith responded by saying he would prefer to align himself with Roman Reigns instead.
