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WWE Raw Results (4/13/26): Final Hype For WrestleMania, Punk And Reigns Own Their History, Lesnar vs. Femi Official

Full results and highlights on the final episode of WWE Raw before WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas.
Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns | WWE

This week's episode of WWE Raw on Netflix marks the final Monday night stop on the Road to WrestleMania. With just days left before the biggest event of the year in Las Vegas, all the top feuds for the show coming out of the Raw brand will get their final chapter of the build.

In the WrestleMania 42 main event on Sunday night, CM Punk will defend his WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns. This week on the show, Reigns and Punk will face off one final time before they stand across from each other in the ring and fight for the gold.

This week on Raw, Reigns will address Punk one final time. The feud between the two men has been about respect, family, and being the best. What will Reigns have to say to Punk before they lock up at WrestleMania? Find out on this week's episode of WWE Raw.

Another major WrestleMania match from the Raw brand is Oba Femi vs. Brock Lesnar. Last week on Raw, both men were supposed to sign the contract to fight at WrestleMania, but they couldn't coexist for a few minutes in order to do it. Their interactions have been filled with violence and that likely won't change tonight.

Both Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi will appear on tonight's episode of WWE Raw. To this point, Femi has gotten the better of Lesnar during their physical encounters. Will Lesnar be able to secure some momentum before they arrive in Vegas?

Oba Femi
Oba Femi | Netflix

Finally, this week will also feature a final encounter between Seth Rollins and Gunther. Last week on Raw, it was revealed that Gunther had a working relationship with Paul Heyman. In response, Seth Rollins said that his match with Gunther at WrestleMania is now personal because of the hatred he has for Heyman.

How will Seth Rollins and Gunther address each other before WrestleMania? Will Paul Heyman involve himself at all? It all comes to a head tonight on Monday Night Raw.


WWE Raw Results:

-A pre-taped promo aired from Roman Reigns. Reigns sat and looked at the camera, while clips played of Punk showing himself to be a hypocrite over the years. Reigns said that he liked Pat McAfee and that he never had a punter talk down to him. Reigns said that he wanted Punk to tell the truth later in the night and if he didn't, Reigns would tell it for him.

-Stars were shown arriving to the building and then the announce team aired a video that recapped the events of last week between Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi.

-After the video, Adam Pearce and Triple H stood in the ring. Pearce welcomed the audience to the show and then said that both Lesnar and Femi would sign the contract for their WrestleMania match separately to avoid any issues. Before he could finish talking, Paul Heyman walked out and proceeded to introduce Lesnar.

-Heyman spoke in the ring and said he had a spoiler for WrestleMania. He said there would be a winner and a loser at WrestleMania. Heyman said that Femi would be the loser and that Lesnar would be the winner. Lesnar and Heyman then left the ring.

-A pre-taped interview segment aired with lots of production. At first IShowSpeed told Austin Theory and Logan Paul that he was unsure about wrestling his first match at WrestleMania. They told him to lock in and then a cinematic piece aired that showed the three of them training together. By the end, Speed was confident, He and The Vision are set to take on The Usos and LA Knight at WrestleMania.

-Lyra Valkyria defeated Charlotte Flair in a singles match. The bout swung back and forth in terms of momentum. Charlotte had Valkyria pinned at the end, but Bayley cheated and broke the pin up without the referee seeing. Because of that, Valkyria countered into her own pin and got the win.

-The Usos and LA Knight were shown talking backstage and they were confronted by Solo Sikoa and the MFT's. Sikoa talked about his family being a mess, but then Knight jumped in. Knight spoke on behalf of The Usos and challenged any three members of the MFT's to a match later in the show.

-Stephanie Vaquer made her entrance for an in-ring interview with Kathy Kelly. Before it could get going, Liv Morgan knocked over Kelly and attacked Vaquer. Both women brawled until WWE officials broke them up. Morgan got on the microphone and screamed at Vaquer that she was a b***h.

-Morgan tossed the microphone at Vaquer and she picked up and yelled back that she didn't want to wait until WrestleMania. Vaquer then attacked again and both women brawled until officials broke them up again.

-Iyo Sky was interviewed backstage and said she was cheering for Rhea Ripley at WrestleMania because she was family. Asuka and Kairi Sane walked in the shot and told Sky that she was on WrestleMania last year, but this year she was just Ripley's sidekick. Sky yelled at Sane that she didn't have to take Asuka's side. Asuka then said that Sane would face Sky in a match later tonight.

-The Usos and LA Knight defeated The MFT's. During the match, Tama Tonga walked out and that distracted Solo Sikoa. Because of the distraction, Knight was able to hit the BFT for the victory.

-A recap video aired that detailed the events from SmackDown between Cody Rhodes and Pat McAfee.

-Gunther walked to the ring for a promo. Before he could cut one, Seth Rollins attacked. Both men brawled for a bit, but then Gunther rolled out of the ring. Rollins got on the microphone and demanded that Gunther get in the ring and tell him why he wanted to do Paul Heyman's dirty work and fight him at WrestleMania.

-Gunther did. He got in there and told Rollins that he was doing a favor for Heyman, but that it was personal for him because he was tired of Rollins running around and acting like he was the best. Gunther went face to face with Rollins and the two brawled again. Rollins tried to hit his Stomp on Gunther, but Gunther escaped through the crowd.

-Kairi Sane defeated Iyo Sky. Sky was about to win the match, but Asuka interfered on Sky's behalf. To try and prevent future interference, Rhea Ripley ran down and tried to take out Asuka. She was about to hit Asuka with Riptide, but Jade Cargill attacked her from behind. This allowed for Asuka to block a Sky moonsault for Sane, which allowed Sane to roll up Sky for the win.

-A recap vignette detailed the AJ Lee vs. Becky Lynch feud for the WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania.

-Oba Femi made his entrance to the ring and then signed his contract to fight Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42. He was going to speak, but Paul Heyman walked out and started talking. Heyman said that he had never seen anyone get as popular as fast as Femi has. Heyman told Femi that it wouldn't matter and that Lesnar would conquer Femi at WrestleMania. Heyman finished by saying that he would there to help Femi build himself back up after the loss.

-Femi then spoke and told Heyman that he would never need his help. Femi said that Lesnar was afraid of him and that Heyman knew it. He said he was going to be the one to end Lesnar and Heyman would realize that at WrestleMania.

-WWE played the new music video from Liv Morgan.

-Dragon Lee and Je'Von Evans defeated Rusev and JD McDonagh in a tag team match. Lee won the match for his team after hitting the Styles Clash. After the match, Ruseve tried to attack Lee, but Rey Mysterio ran out to make the save.

-Mysterio tried to hit the 619, but it was countered. Rusev started attack Mysterio, but Penta ran out for the save. Rusev destroyed him too. He then did the same thing to Je'Von Evans. Rusev destroyed everyone in the ladder match at WrestleMania for the WWE Men's Intercontinental Championship. He locked in his submission on Lee and left as everyone laid in the ring.

-Roman Reigns made his entrance to the ring. He started his "acknowledge me" chant, but CM Punk interuppted. Punk entered the ring through the crowd and soaked in his entrance, while slapping hands on the way to the ring.

-Punk called Reigns a politician, but then got down to business. He told Reigns that he hated him because of what he was handed. He said he hated Reigns for being champion for so long and knowing how much work that took. He said he hated that he wrestled in the main event as many times as he did. Punk apologized for bringing Sika into the mix because he respected the elders of wrestling and said he hated Reigns for making him do that. Punk said he hated Reigns because he envied him.

-Punk talked about finding his family in wrestling and not being born into a legacy like Roman was. Punk said that he has gold around his waist now and that at the end of WrestleMania he will have it high above his head.

-Reigns then spoke. Reigns told Punk that he hated him too. Reigns said he hated Punk because of the connection he has with the audience. Reigns said that could never be taken away from Punk and that he hopes if he leaves for ten years, fans will chant his name for a comeback.

Reigns said he appreciated Punk's history, but that was his truth and not reality. Reigns said that at the end of WrestleMania, he would be on top again. Both men stared the other down as the show ended.

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Zack Heydorn has been covering the pro wrestling industry for a decade and writes news, features, and interviews for The Takedown On SI. He also hosts and cohosts a variety of WWE and AEW shows on YouTube. Heydorn is a former Assistant Editor of PWTorch and Managing Editor of SEScoops. Zack is also the author of the Hybrid Shoot book Stunning: The Wrestling Artistry of Steve Austin, which is available on Amazon. You can follow Zack on X and Bluesky.

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