By Jason Powell, ProWrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
WWE Raw (Episode 1,712)
San Antonio, Texas, at Frost Bank Center
Streamed live March 16, 2026, on Netflix
[Hour One] Michael Cole opened the show while San Antonio’s River Walk was shown, along with a shot of the host venue’s exterior. Cole spoke as backstage shots aired of CM Punk and AJ Lee, Maxxine Dupri with Otis and Akira Tozawa, Judgment Day’s Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, and JD McDonagh, and Stephanie Vaquer. Cole hyped footage of Randy Orton attacking Cody Rhodes on Smackdown. Cole said there would be a live interview with Orton…
Cole and Corey Graves checked in from ringside. Cole said the show was sold out with 15,236 in attendance…
Masked mystery men showed up at ringside while Cole and Graes were talking. One of them entered the ring and revealed himself as Seth Rollins. He recalled hitting Paul Heyman with a chair and hitting him with a Stomp. There were boos from the crowd that stopped Rollins.
Paul Heyman walked onto the stage with a nasty red right eye. Rollins assumed that Heyman thinks he is smarter than him. A censored “F— you, Heyman” chant broke out. Rollins said he didn’t have to say it because the fans said it for him. Rollins asked Heyman why he wasn’t talking. He said he would pay him back for his betrayal and cut him out like the cancer that he is.
A disheveled Heyman said he wouldn’t miss this for the world. He said everyone knows the rule is FAFO. He repeated the acronym and then said “F5.”
Brock Lesnar’s entrance music played. He handed his hat and leather vest to Heyman near ringside and then stared down Rollins, who was surrounded by masked men in the ring. Lesnar smiled. Two of the masked men on the floor charged Lesnar, which led to him destroying several of them with suplexes. Lesnar yelled, and three masked men ran away. Lesnar put down other masked men.
Lesnar entered the ring while Cole said Rollins wasn’t cleared to compete. Rollins watched as Lesnar destroyed the remaining masked men with suplexes. Once Lesnar was finished, he looked at Rollins, and then a “holy shit” chant broke out. The lights went down.
Oba Femi made his entrance while the fans chanted “Oba” in Goldberg-like style. Oba strutted to the ring, and the chants resumed as he and Lesnar locked eyes. Rollins took a couple of steps toward Lesnar, but he left the ring when Lesnar turned toward him.
Oba performed his Fall From Grace finisher on Lesnar to big cheers. Oba put his foot on Lesnar’s chest and pointed at the WrestleMania sign. Lesnar rolled out of the ring and mean-faced Oba while lying on the floor. Heyman looked stunned. “There’s only one,” Oba said. “There can be only one. Me!”
Cole and Graves stood behind their desk and spoke excitedly about Oba putting Lesnar down. Cole asked if they would meet at WrestleMania. “God, I hope so,” Graves said…
A video package recapped last week’s final segment with CM Punk, Jimmy Uso, and Jey Uso…
Cole hyped Roman’s appearance “in just a little bit.” Cole and Graves each said they couldn’t believe what Oba did to Lesnar. They switched to footage of El Grande Americano winning the AAA Rey de Reyes after Bravo and Rayo attacked the Original El Grande Americano. Cole hyped the Americano vs. Americano match for after the first commercial break… [C]
Powell’s POV: I’m not sure where Seth Rollins fits in, but the first angle for the expected Brock Lesnar vs. Oba Femi match at WrestleMania got over big with the live crowd. On a side note, WrestleTix listed the venue as being set up for 14,403 with all but four tickets distributed, which isn’t too far off from the 15,236 that Cole mentioned. 18,418 is the listed capacity for basketball.
Ring announcer Alicia Taylor introduced The Original El Grande Americano, while his opponent was already in the ring…
1. Original El Grande Americano vs. El Grande Americano (w/Bravo, Rayo). Both Americanos were listed as having matching 85 ratings in the WWE 2K26 video game. Original El Grande Americano (Chad Gable) wore red, white, and blue gear, while the other Americano (Ludwig Kaiser) wore black and gold gear. Original Americano backdropped Americano Black over the top rope and onto Bravo and Rayo on the floor. [C]
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