WWE: Way It Should've Gone 5.0

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I've made the decision to split the WWE and TNA bookers into two separate threads once again. While "The War" is still on and the two universes remain intertwined, I want the WWE to have its own place and the TNA to have their own. I'll continue to keep "The War Is On" thread updated as the posts are simultaneous, but there's so much I want to do with both companies that their individual threads are required.

I had this in mind to do after the WrestleMania booker, but I'm getting a head start on it now.

In addition, this WWE is my main focus as I plan on expanding this project, and more on that later.

The War Is (still) On

Previous Installments:
WWE: Way It Should've Gone 2.0
WWE: Way It Should've Gone 3.0
WWE: Way It Should've Gone 4.0

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Aiden
Baron Corbin
Big Show
Bobby Lashley
Braun Strowman
Brock Lesnar
Carlito
Cesaro
Chad Gable
Chris Masters
Colin Cassady
Daniel Bryan
Dash Wilder	WWE Tag Team Champion
Dean Ambrose
Enzo Amore
Finn Bálor	Intercontinental Champion
Jason Jordan
Jeff Hardy
Jey Uso
Jimmy Uso
Joe Hennig
John Cena	WWE World Heavyweight Champion
Kane
Kassius Ohno
Matt Hardy
Neville	Currently sidelined (injury)
Paul Heyman	Manager of Baron Corbin; Brock Lesnar
Randy Orton
Roman Reigns
Rusev
Scott Dawson	WWE Tag Team Champion
Simon
Tyler Breeze

Asuka
Bayley
Billie Kay
Brie Bella
Charlotte
Dana Brooke
Kelly Kelly
Lana	Manager of Rusev
Mickie James
Nikki Bella
Paige	WWE Divas Champion
Peyton Royce

American Alpha	Chad Gable & Jason Jordan
The Bella Twins	Brie Bella & Nikki Bella
The Hardy Boyz	Jeff Hardy & Matt Hardy
New York's Finest	Colin Cassady & Enzo Amore
The Revival	Dash Wilder & Scott Dawson
Scarstruck	Billie Kay & Peyton Royce
The Usos	Jey Uso & Jimmy Uso
The Vaudevillians	Aiden & Simon
-	Bayley & Sasha Banks
-	Carlito & Chris Masters
-	Cesaro & Kassius Ohno

WWE Executive Vice President	Stephanie McMahon
WWE Chief Operating Officer	Triple H
Backstage Interviewer	Charly Caruso
Color Commentator	Corey Graves
Color Commentator	Tyson Kidd
Play-by-Play Commentator	Michael Cole
Ring Announcer	Lilian Garcia

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WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Finn Bálor	1	April 2, 2017	June 11, 2017	70 days
Brock Lesnar	5	June 11, 2017	August 20, 2017	70 days
Bobby Lashley	1	August 20, 2017	November 26, 2017	98 days
John Cena	13	November 26, 2017	March 5, 2018	99 days
Randy Orton	9	March 5, 2018

WWE Intercontinental Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Baron Corbin	1	May 7, 2017	November 27, 2017	204 days
Finn Bálor	1	November 27, 2017

WWE Tag Team Championships

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
The Usos	5	May 7, 2017	October 29, 2017	175 days
The Revival	1	October 29, 2017	January 1, 2018	64 days
New York's Finest	1	January 1, 2018	January 7, 2018	6 days
The Revival	2	January 7, 2018

WWE Divas Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Charlotte	3	April 2, 2017	October 30, 2017	211 days
Asuka	1	October 30, 2017	February 19, 2018	112 days
Charlotte	4	February 19, 2018

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Alberto Del Rio
Batista
Big E	WWE Trios Champion
Blake
Bray Wyatt
Christian
Cody Rhodes
Dolph Ziggler
Elias Samson
Erick Rowan
Kalisto
Kevin Owens	Mr. Money in the Bank
Kofi Kingston	WWE Trios Champion; United States Champion
Kurt Angle
Luke Harper
Michael Bennett
Murphy
Ric Flair	Manager
Sami Zayn
Samoa Joe
Sheamus
Seth Rollins
Shinsuke Nakamura	WWE Universal Champion
The Miz
Tomko
Tye Dillinger
Viktor
Xavier Woods	WWE Trios Champion

Alexa Bliss
Becky Lynch	WWE Matrons Champion
Emma
Maria	Manager of Michael Bennett
Naomi
Nia Jax
Sasha Banks
Tessa Blanchard

Cultural Revolt	Alberto Del Rio & Murphy
The New Day	Big E, Kofi Kingston & Xavier Woods
The Wyatt Family	Bray Wyatt, Erick Rowan & Luke Harper
-	Christian & Tomko

WWE Executive Vice President	Stephanie McMahon
WWE Chief Operating Officer	Triple H
Backstage Interviewer	Renee Young
Color Commentator	John Bradshaw Layfield
Play-by-Play Commentator	Tom Phillips
Ring Announcer	Eden

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WWE Universal Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Seth Rollins	1	January 29, 2017	October 15, 2017	259 days
The Miz	1	October 15, 2017	December 17, 2017	63 days
Shinsuke Nakamura	1	December 17, 2017	January 28, 2017	42 days
Batista	1	January 28, 2018	February 18, 2018	21 days
Shinsuke Nakamura	2	February 18, 2018

WWE United States Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Sami Zayn	1	April 23, 2017	May 15, 2017	22 days
Kevin Owens	3	May 15, 2017	May 28, 2017	13 days
Shinsuke Nakamura	1	May 28, 2017	July 2, 2017	35 days
The Miz	3	July 2, 2017	August 7, 2017	36 days
Cody Rhodes	1	August 7, 2017	October 15, 2017	69 days
Bray Wyatt	1	October 15, 2017	March 27, 2018	163 days
Kofi Kingston	4	March 27, 2018

WWE Trios Championships

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Cultural Revolt	1	February 14, 2017	May 28, 2017	103 days
The New Day	1	May 28, 2017

WWE Matrons Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Becky Lynch	2	April 2, 2017	May 23, 2017	51 days
Alexa Bliss	1	May 23, 2017	July 2, 2017	40 days
Paige	1	July 2, 2017	August 20, 2017	49 days
Alexa Bliss	2	August 20, 2017	October 15, 2017	56 days
Becky Lynch	3	October 15, 2017

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Abyss
Adam Cole
Akam
Andrade "Cien" Almas
Angelo Dawkins
Austin Aries
Brilee Fox
Bubba Stone
Cedric Alexander	NXT Tag Team Champion
Dan Matha
Dave Finlay
Desmond Xavier
Dinastía
Harada
Jaxon Thielen
Jorge Castro
JW Richards
Kaluka Maiava
Kodama
Kona Reeves
Ku Mahana
Levi Payne
Logan Brigman
Marshe Rockett
Montez Ford
Moose	NXT Tag Team Champion
Noam Dar
Pete Dunne	NXT Champion
Rezar
Rich Swann
Steve Marx
Tama Tonga
Tashard Wiggins
Tommaso Ciampa
Tucker Knight
Zack Sabre Jr.

Brooklyn Taurus
Carmella
Chelsea Green
Ember Moon
Eva Marie
Jenna	Manager of Brilee Fox
Kairi Sane	NXT Women's Champion
Lakyn Machisma
Nikki Cross
Rubi Riot
Savanna Gibson
Shayna Baszler
Vanessa Borne
Zelina Vega	Manager of Andrade "Cien" Almas

Depths of Despair	Akam & Rezar
Strange Bedfellows	Abyss & Steve Marx
The Tolutasi	Kaluka Maiava, Ku Mahana, & Tama Tonga
-	Cedric Alexander & Moose
-	Harada & Kodama
-	Jaxon Thielen & Logan Brigman
-	Angelo Dawkins, Marshe Rockett, & Montez Ford

General Manager	William Regal
Backstage Interviewer	Sophia
Color Commentator	Byron Saxton
Play-by-Play Commentator	Vic Joseph
Ring Announcer	JoJo Offerman

WWE Performance Center	Recruits
Aleister Black
Britt Baker
Damian Priest
Dijak
Dio Maddin
Joey Janela
Josh Woods
Judasaurus
Keith Lee
Lacey Evans
Mandy Rose
Matt Riddle
Mia Yim
MJF
Nick Aldis
Ortiz
Patrick Clark
Penelope Ford
Sam Shaw
Santana
Scarlett Bordeaux
Sonya Deville
Taynara Conti
Tegan Nox
Tom Lawlor

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WWE TITLE HISTORY

WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Seth Rollins	1	March 29, 2015	September 25, 2016	546 days
Bray Wyatt	1	September 25, 2016	April 2, 2017	189 days
Finn Bálor	1	April 2, 2017	June 11, 2017	70 days
Brock Lesnar	5	June 11, 2017	August 20, 2017	70 days
Bobby Lashley	1	August 20, 2017	November 26, 2017	98 days
John Cena	13	November 26, 2017	March 5, 2018	99 days
Randy Orton	9	March 5, 2018

WWE Universal Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Dean Ambrose	1	November 22, 2016	January 29, 2017	68 days
Seth Rollins	1	January 29, 2017	October 15, 2017	259 days
The Miz	1	October 15, 2017	December 17, 2017	63 days
Shinsuke Nakamura	1	December 17, 2017	January 28, 2017	42 days
Batista	1	January 28, 2018	February 18, 2018	21 days
Shinsuke Nakamura	2	February 18, 2018

WWE Intercontinental Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Kevin Owens	1	September 20, 2015	January 24, 2016	126 days
Sami Zayn	1	January 24, 2016	May 15, 2016	112 days
Alberto Del Rio	1	May 15, 2016	June 12, 2016	28 days
Sami Zayn	2	June 12, 2016	July 17, 2016	35 days
Luke Harper	2	July 17, 2016	November 3, 2016	109 days
Shinsuke Nakamura	1	November 3, 2016	May 7, 2017	185 days
Baron Corbin	1	May 7, 2017	November 27, 2017	204 days
Finn Bálor	1	November 27, 2017

WWE United States Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Alberto Del Rio	1	October 25, 2015	February 1, 2016	99 days
John Cena	6	February 1, 2016	February 22, 2016	21 days
Vacant	-	February 22, 2016	April 3, 2016	41 days
Neville	1	April 3, 2016	September 25, 2016	175 days
Kevin Owens	1	September 25, 2016	November 20, 2016	56 days
Tyler Breeze	1	November 20, 2016	December 11, 2016	21 days
Roman Reigns	1	December 11, 2016	April 2, 2017	112 days
Kevin Owens	2	April 2, 2017	April 23, 2017	21 days
Sami Zayn	1	April 23, 2017	May 15, 2017	22 days
Kevin Owens	3	May 15, 2017	May 28, 2017	13 days
Shinsuke Nakamura	1	May 28, 2017	July 2, 2017	35 days
The Miz	3	July 2, 2017	August 7, 2017	36 days
Cody Rhodes	1	August 7, 2017	October 15, 2017	69 days
Bray Wyatt	1	October 15, 2017	March 27, 2018	163 days
Kofi Kingston	4	March 27, 2018

WWE Tag Team Championships

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
The New Day	2	August 23, 2015	January 4, 2016	134 days
The Usos	3	January 4, 2016	January 24, 2016	20 days
The New Day	3	January 24, 2016	May 15, 2016	112 days
Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns	1	May 15, 2016	July 21, 2016	67 days
The Usos	4	July 21, 2016	August 21, 2016	31 days
The Dudley Boyz	10	August 21, 2016	October 10, 2016	50 days
Dean Ambrose & Roman Reigns	2	October 10, 2016	November 7, 2016	28 days
The Vaudevillians	1	November 7, 2016	January 29, 2017	83 days
The Hardy Boyz	7	January 29, 2017	May 7, 2017	98 days
The Usos	5	May 7, 2017	October 29, 2017	175 days
The Revival	1	October 29, 2017	January 1, 2018	64 days
New York's Finest	1	January 1, 2018	January 7, 2018	6 days
The Revival	2	January 7, 2018

WWE Trios Championships

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Cultural Revolt	1	February 14, 2017	May 28, 2017	103 days
The New Day	1	May 28, 2017

WWE Divas Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Charlotte	1	September 20, 2015	September 25, 2016	371 days
Nikki Bella	3	September 25, 2016	October 30, 2016	35 days
Charlotte	2	October 30, 2016	November 28, 2016	29 days
Nikki Bella	4	November 28, 2016	January 29, 2017	62 days
Bayley	1	January 29, 2017	April 2, 2017	63 days
Charlotte	3	April 2, 2017	October 30, 2017	211 days
Asuka	1	October 30, 2017	February 19, 2018	112 days
Charlotte	4	February 19, 2018

WWE Matrons Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Natalya	1	November 15, 2016	January 1, 2017	47 days
Becky Lynch	1	January 1, 2017	February 26, 2017	56 days
Sasha Banks	1	February 26, 2017	April 2, 2017	35 days
Becky Lynch	2	April 2, 2017	May 23, 2017	51 days
Alexa Bliss	1	May 23, 2017	July 2, 2017	40 days
Paige	1	July 2, 2017	August 20, 2017	49 days
Alexa Bliss	2	August 20, 2017	October 15, 2017	56 days
Becky Lynch	3	October 15, 2017

NXT Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Finn Bálor	1	July 4, 2015	January 9, 2016	189 days
Tyler Breeze	1	January 9, 2016	April 27, 2016	109 days
Samoa Joe	1	April 27, 2016	July 1, 2016	65 days
Shinsuke Nakamura	1	July 1, 2016	November 2, 2016	124 days
Vacant	-	November 2, 2016	November 23, 2016	21 days
Apollo Crews	1	November 23, 2016	March 1, 2017	98 days
Adam Cole	1	March 1, 2017

NXT Tag Team Championships

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
The Revival	1	October 22, 2015	January 9, 2016	79 days
Blake & Murphy	2	January 9, 2016	April 1, 2016	83 days
Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady	1	April 1, 2016	August 20, 2016	141 days
American Alpha	1	August 20, 2016	April 1, 2017	224 days
Depths of Despair	1	April 1, 2017	November 18, 2017	231 days
The Tolutasi	1	November 18, 2017	November 29, 2017	11 days
Depths of Despair	2	November 29, 2017	January 27, 2018	59 days
Strange Bedfellows	1	January 27, 2018

NXT Women's Championship

Holder	Reign	Date won	Date lost	Days held
Bayley	1	August 22, 2015	September 24, 2016	399 days
Asuka	1	September 24, 2016	August 19, 2017	329 days
Tessa Blanchard	1	August 19, 2017	February 21, 2018	186 days
Vacant	-	February 21, 2018

Note Worthy:
- Seth Rollins is the longest reigning modern day world champion (546 days).
- Charlotte is the longest reigning Divas Champion in WWE history (371 days).
- Bayley is the longest reigning NXT Women's Champion in WWE history (399 days).

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2015 Archive

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Survivor Series 2015
Main Event: Seth Rollins(c) vs Dolph Ziggler for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

WWE: Tables Ladders and Chairs 2015
Main Event: Seth Rollins(c) vs Dolph Ziggler for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a TLC Match

2016 Archive

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New Year's Revolution 2016
Main Event: Seth Rollins(c) vs Bray Wyatt vs Dean Ambrose vs Dolph Ziggler vs The Miz vs Neville for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in an Elimination Chamber Match

Royal Rumble 2016
Main Event: Seth Rollins(c) vs Daniel Bryan for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Fastlane 2016
Main Event: Seth Rollins(c) vs The Undertaker for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a Casket Match

NXT Takeover Dallas
Main Event: Tyler Breeze(c) vs Apollo Crews for the NXT Championship

WrestleMania 32
Main Event: Seth Rollins(c) vs Cesaro for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Extreme Rules 2016
Main Event: Seth Rollins(c) vs Jeff Hardy for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a Ladder Match

NXT Takeover
Main Event: Tyler Breeze(c) vs Apollo Crews vs Samoa Joe for the NXT Championship

The Wrestling Classic 2016
The Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals of the Wrestling Classic.

Payback 2016
Main Event: Christian vs Randy Orton

Money in the Bank 2016
Main Event: Money in the Bank Ladder Match

NXT Takeover
Main Event: Samoa Joe(c) vs Shinsuke Nakamura for the NXT Championship

Battleground 2016
Main Event: Samoa Joe vs Randy Orton

NXT Takeover Brooklyn II
Main Event: Shinsuke Nakamura(c) vs Samoa Joe for the NXT Championship

SummerSlam 2016
Main Event: Seth Rollins(c) vs Randy Orton for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

NXT Takeover
Main Event: Shinsuke Nakamura(c) vs Tye Dillinger for the NXT Championship

Night of Champions 2016
Main Event: Seth Rollins(c) vs Cesaro for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

2016 WWE Draft
The WWE is shaken up again with a company-wide brand split

NXT Takeover
Main Event: Shinsuke Nakamura(c) vs Baron Corbin for the NXT Championship

Rage in the Cage 2016
Main Event: Bray Wyatt(c) vs Seth Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a Valley of Shadows Deathmatch

NXT Takeover Toronto
Main Event: Apollo Crews vs Zack Sabre Jr for the vacant NXT Championship

Survivor Series 2016
Main Event: Team Raw vs Team SmackDown in a 5-on-5 Traditional Survivor Series Match

WWE: Tables Ladders and Chairs 2016
Main Event: Bray Wyatt(c) vs John Cena for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a TLC Match

WWE Slammy Awards 2016
WWE recognizes the calendar year's work of its employees.

2017 Archive

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New Year's Revolution 2017
Main Event: Bray Wyatt(c) vs Alberto Del Rio vs Big Show vs Kalisto vs Sami Zayn vs Samoa Joe for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in an Elimination Chamber Match

NXT Takeover San Antonio
Main Event: Apollo Crews(c) vs Tashard Wiggins for the NXT Championship

Royal Rumble 2017
Main Event: 30-Man Royal Rumble Match

Fastlane 2017
Main Event: Seth Rollins(c) vs Dean Ambrose for the WWE Universal Championship

NXT Takeover Orlando
Main Event: Adam Cole(c) vs Apollo Crews for the NXT Championship

WrestleMania 33
Main Event: Bray Wyatt(c) vs Finn Balor for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship

Extreme Rules 2017
Main Event: Finn Balor(c) vs Bray Wyatt for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in a Valley of Shadows Deathmatch

King of the Ring 2017
Main Event: Dean Ambrose vs Roman Reigns in the King of the Ring Tournament Finals

No Mercy 2017
Main Event: Seth Rollins(c) vs Bray Wyatt for the WWE Universal Championship

note: not all events have been written, considering there have been gaps of time to elapse. This will be noted in the chronology.

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The Cruiserweight Classic has been officially announced and WWE has been working on this for months. WWE has secured multiple talents and all 64 competitors in the first-ever tournament were brought in for the tournament.

As of now, none have been linked to long-term WWE contracts but will be paid for each matchup.

The 64 competitors were announced on WWE's official website:
Ace Austin
ACH
Angel Garza
Akira Tozawa
Amazing Red
Ariya Daivari
Bandido
Brian Kendrick
Caleb Konley
Cima
Cortez Castro
Daga
Dante Fox
Darius Lockhart
Dragon Azteca Jr.
Drew Gulak
El Hijo del Fantasma
Fabian Aichner
Flash Morgan Webster
Flip Gordon
Fred Yehi
Gran Metalik
Hiromu Takahashi
Humberto Carrillo
Idris Abraham
Jack Evans
Jack Gallagher
Jesse Sorensen
Jonathan Gresham
Jordan Devlin
Kid Kash
Kip Sabian
Kota Ibushi
Kushida
Laredo Kid
Lince Dorado
Lio Rush
Mariachi Loco
Mark Andrews
Marty Scurll
Mansoor
Mustafa Ali
Paul London
Petey Williams
Puma King
Raul Mendosa
Ricky Mandel
Rockstar Spud
Roderick Strong
Samir Singh
Sammy Guevara
Shane Strickland
Sonjay Dutt
Sunil Singh
Taiji Ishimori
Tajiri
Taka Michinoku
TJ Perkins
Tony Nese
Trey Miguel
Tyler Bate
Tyson Dux
Will Ospreay
Zema Ion

The bracket can be found here.

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March 19, 2018

Tonight's Raw starts with a recap of last week where Batista attacked Ric Flair and sent him to the hospital. For the first time since the attack, Triple H will speak. But to kick off tonight's show, Finn Balor's challenger for the Intercontinental Championship will be decided in a battle royal right now!

Jeff Hardy wins Battle Royal to face Finn Balor at WrestleMania
Jeff Hardy last eliminates his brother Matt in a Hardy showdown for an Intercontinental Championship match at WrestleMania.

Paul Heyman arrives at the arena and Charly Caruso runs to him. Caruso asks about tonight and Heyman says he's given Baron Corbin all the advice he can, but it's up to the young man if he wants his career to come to an early end.

Michael Cole announces a huge main event tonight: Dean Ambrose wrestling WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton one-on-one.

Braun Strowman def. Kane
After Dean Ambrose was thrust into last week's match, Strowman still reigns victorious over the Big Red Monster with a Running Powerslam.

Backstage, John Cena stands by with Charly Caruso. Charly Caruso asks about last week and the rumor mill speculating Cena had a hand in Batista's attack on Ric Flair. Cena says he respects Flair and would never, that Batista's actions are his own. Stephanie McMahon then walks up to Cena and informs him that due to Cena's actions last week about attacking the champion, Orton has asked for tonight off and has been granted such. Stephanie then inserts Cena into the main event, wrestling Dean Ambrose. Cena laughs, asking if Stephanie her way of getting back at him is having him do what he loves. Cena says he'll make Ambrose tap, just like he will make Orton tap at WrestleMania to become a 17-time world champion.

Baron Corbin heads to the ring to address Brock Lesnar's challenge for WrestleMania. But before Corbin could deliver his answer, Paul Heyman interrupts. Heyman comes and reminds Corbin he has a long career ahead of him and he will coach him to all the success Lesnar has had, and more, but he'll lose it all if he accepts this match. Corbin towers over Heyman and accepts the match for WrestleMania.

Divas Champion Charlotte is backstage speaking to Billie Kay and Peyton Royce about tonight when she defeats Bayley and puts her in her place, before Paige walks by. Paige lets Charlotte know she'll be watching and if Bayley can beat Charlotte in a rematch from last year's WrestleMania, the "self-proclaimed Queen" shouldn't expect to win at this year's show of shows. Kay and Royce step in between Paige and Charlotte as the Divas Champion lets Paige know she needs to watch closely, because she'll suffer the same fate in New Orleans.

The Revival def. Local Talent in a non-title match
The WWE Tag Team Champions make quick work of two locals with a Shatter Machine.

The Revival take to the microphone about not having any competition for WrestleMania, while they are deserving of a WrestleMania moment, no other tag team in the WWE is. All of a sudden, six different tag teams come out and all stake their claim for a shot at the titles. This is then answered by Stephanie McMahon who says The Revival will defend their titles in New Orleans, but that'll be decided over the span of two weeks. Stephanie makes a massive 12-man tag team match now. She pairs American Alpha, The Usos, and New York's Finest together to compete against The Vaudevillians, Big Show & Kane, and Carlito & Chris Masters. The winner of the match next will go on to compete in a triple threat tag team match next week to determine The Revival's #1 contenders.

American Alpha, New York's Finest and The Usos def. Big Show & Kane, Carlito & Chris Masters and The Vaudevillians in a 12-Man Tag Team Match
As Big Show is about to seal the deal with a WMD on Enzo Amore, Carlito and Masters attack Big Show! This gets into a fight and through the chaos, Aiden tags himself in and gets rocked by Stereo Superkicks by The Usos, followed by a Double Uso Splash to get a #1 contenders match for themselves and the other two teams.

After the winning teams are done celebrating, they then realize a shot to go to WrestleMania is on the line for next week.

The fifth announcement for the Hall of Fame is Rick Rude for the class of 2018! Being inducted posthumously after his 1999 death at age 40, Rude joins as a former Intercontinental Champion. Rude joins the Rock 'n Roll Express, Ivory, Diamond Dallas Page, and The Undertaker as this year's class. The final announcement for WWE's Hall of Fame is to be announced on next week's Raw.

Triple H walks out disturbed. Triple H delivers an intense promo that begins soft, mentioning his personal and professional relationship with "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. It immediately gets uncomfortable when he brings up Batista's attack. Triple H gets upset over Batista's actions, throws his jacket off, rips his tie off, and takes his dress shirt off to flex his muscles. Triple H says Batista's indefinite suspension is lifted tomorrow night at 8 eastern time, and he's lifting it for Batista to come to SmackDown and accept his challenge for WrestleMania. Triple H says he is putting Batista, not only in the hospital, but out for good.

Backstage, Joe Hennig is mouthing off, trying to impress Kelly Kelly and says he came close to winning the Intercontinental Championship from Finn Balor last week, and he would have won the battle royal earlier tonight if it wasn't for Kassius Ohno. Ohno overhears this and after Kelly Kelly ducks out, Ohno challenges Hennig to a match next week if he's so confident about him deserving anything in this business.

Bayley vs. Charlotte ends in a no contest
Bayley and Charlotte's match is interrupted by none other than Scarstruck, pushing Bayley off the top turnbuckle who nearly had Charlotte after hitting a Bayley-to-Belly and scaling to the top rope for an elbow drop.

As this is a 3-on-1 assault on Bayley, Paige rushes to the ring to combat the two until Mickie James joins in! This sets up a six-woman tag team match being scheduled at the commercial as Charlotte and Bayley are both escorted.

Bayley, Mickie James & Paige def. Charlotte & Scarstruck
Charlotte avoids a Paige Turner but turns around into a Bayley-to-Belly and Bayley pins the Divas Champion!

Charly Caruso catches up to Dean Ambrose about his opponent tonight being changed from Randy Orton to John Cena. Ambrose seems he can't care less, but he has a direct message to Roman Reigns. Ambrose says if Reigns is apparently not medically cleared, he shouldn't have attacked him last week. Ambrose warns the Emperor to stay away from him and Monday Night Raw, because if he's seen, he's getting the worst ass whooping of his life.

Michael Cole, Tyson Kidd, and Corey Graves break down what's set to go down next week. Kassius Ohno battles Joe Hennig. American Alpha, The Usos, and New York's Finest duke it out to challenge The Revival in New Orleans. And breaking news from Stephanie McMahon's office! Two weeks before Charlotte is to defend her title against Paige at WrestleMania, Bayley will have an opportunity to change those plans. Bayley challenges Charlotte for the Divas Championship, and if Bayley wins, Charlotte is out of the match at WrestleMania! Corey Graves also mentions tomorrow's SmackDown episode, where Batista responds to Triple H's challenge for WrestleMania and Stephanie McMahon apparently has a "WrestleMania announcement."

Dean Ambrose vs. John Cena ends in a no contest
Ambrose and Cena tear the house down! Ambrose wills himself to the ropes during a STF, Cena kicks out of Dirty Deeds, and more! Cena had just tried an AA on Ambrose, which Ambrose slid off and tries hitting Dirty Deeds when he's hit with an Emperor Punch! The bell rings!

Emperor Roman Reigns stands tall over Ambrose in street clothes, and when Cena sees this, he punches Reigns into the corner. Reigns pushes Cena off of him, and Cena goes back on the attack. Cena irish-whips Reigns into the corner and hits the lariat. Cena is fired up but he is pulled around and hit with an RKO! Orton, dressed like a champion, stands over his opponent as Ambrose is getting back up and is hit with a Spear by Emperor Roman Reigns. Reigns and Orton continue the assault, with both men taking out the other's foes as Orton introduces chairs and hits a con-chair-toe on Cena, as he then offers it to Reigns for the Emperor to do the same to Ambrose. The two stand tall over their adversaries and hit on the fist bump for Raw's close.

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April 8, 2018

Current Match Card:

WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Randy Orton(c) vs. John Cena

WWE Universal Championship
Shinsuke Nakamura(c) vs. Samoa Joe

WWE Divas Championship
Charlotte(c) vs. Paige

Paul Heyman's Clientele
Baron Corbin vs. Brock Lesnar

Intercontinental Championship
Finn Balor(c) vs. Jeff Hardy