{"id":158142,"date":"2026-04-12T14:18:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T18:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=158142"},"modified":"2026-04-12T15:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T19:50:08","slug":"preview-wwe-raw-4-13-26-wrestlemania-42-go-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/12\/preview-wwe-raw-4-13-26-wrestlemania-42-go-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE Raw (4\/13\/26) WrestleMania 42 Go-home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The final stop before WWE lands in Sin City for WWE WrestleMania 42 Vegas is Sacramento, CA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw streams live on Netflix at 8\/7c from the Golden 1 <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Center<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in California. Roman Reigns and CM Punk will both appear on the final WWE Raw before their World Heavyweight Championship match in Las Vegas. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Things couldn&#8217;t be more ready for WWE WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/09\/the-miz-will-marry-five-wwe-superfans-during-wwe-wrestlemania-week\/\" target=\"_self\">The Miz is gearing up to officiate shotgun weddings<\/a>, John Cena is already on the Strip (you just can&#8217;t see him) and even <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/03\/31\/the-rock-wraps-jumanji-just-in-time-for-wwe-wrestlemania-42\/\" target=\"_self\">The Rock has wrapped his latest movie.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here&#8217;s our full WWE Raw preview.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">WWE Raw Match Card (4\/13\/26)<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Nothing Announced but we will update<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Will Happen on WWE Raw?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">With so much to plan and hype before the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/03\/30\/156309\/\" target=\"_self\">John Cena-hosted WWE WrestleMania 42<\/a> over the weekend (April 18 and 19), it&#8217;s no surprise WWE hasn&#8217;t revealed anything for WWE Raw, apart from who will be there live. Seth Rollins, Gunther, Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi all join Punk and Reigns on the show. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">So here&#8217;s our speculation on what we might see. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Asuka cut a promo last week on former prot\u00e9g\u00e9-turned enemy IYO SKY. It\u2019s crazy that neither of the two Japanese former champions <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">have<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> a place on the WWE WrestleMania 42 card. They might have to settle for a bout during the WrestleMania go-home. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On Saturday night in Mexico, El Grande Americano challenged \u201cThe Original\u201d El Grande Americano to a Mask vs. Mask match.\u00a0The challenge was laid down in AAA. But will the match take place on WWE Raw? Or in Las Vegas?<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_133454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133454\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/20250331_RAW_Netflix_Match_ElGrandeAmericano_16x9_Tonight-33e8cd742a54ba8d0a34660f173092c3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of the original El Grande Americano\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"size-large wp-image-133454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/20250331_RAW_Netflix_Match_ElGrandeAmericano_16x9_Tonight-33e8cd742a54ba8d0a34660f173092c3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/20250331_RAW_Netflix_Match_ElGrandeAmericano_16x9_Tonight-33e8cd742a54ba8d0a34660f173092c3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/20250331_RAW_Netflix_Match_ElGrandeAmericano_16x9_Tonight-33e8cd742a54ba8d0a34660f173092c3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/04\/20250331_RAW_Netflix_Match_ElGrandeAmericano_16x9_Tonight-33e8cd742a54ba8d0a34660f173092c3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Receipts For All Pre-Mania<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last week, CM Punk said a receipt was coming Pat McAfee\u2019s way for how he spoke about the wrestling business. McAfee gave Punk a receipt on WWE SmackDown when he <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/11\/wwe-wrestlemania-42-tickets-now-cheaper-than-dennis-rodman-photo-op\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_self\">slashed WWE WrestleMania 42 tickets by 25% to irk Punk.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">But plenty of other superstars need to hand out receipts before Las Vegas. Finn B\u00e1lor owes one to both Dominik Mysterio and JD McDonagh. Liv Morgan owes Stephanie Vaquer one after her assault left her with a lump the size of the Las Vegas Sphere on her forehead.\u00a0Becky Lynch owes AJ Lee a verbal receipt after she won a war of worlds last time out.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Finally, Brock Lesnar or Oba Femi owes the other a receipt, but at this point, we\u2019ve lost track of who owes whom what. Oh, and we really aren&#8217;t going to even attempt to keep track of who has slapped who the most in the build up to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/12\/who-has-the-best-shot-at-the-womens-tag-titles-at-wrestlemania-42\/\" target=\"_self\">four-team women&#8217;s Tag Team Championship match.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_141772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-141772\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Becky_Lynch_2024-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of WWE star and AJ Lee opponent, Becky Lynch.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"size-large wp-image-141772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Becky_Lynch_2024-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Becky_Lynch_2024-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Becky_Lynch_2024-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Becky_Lynch_2024-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Becky_Lynch_2024-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Becky_Lynch_2024-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2025\/09\/Becky_Lynch_2024-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-141772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: By Carter Sterling &#8211; https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/188354731@N05\/53689955036\/, CC BY-SA 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=148317909<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LVXpOjHKsX\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/03\/31\/joey-janelas-spring-break-x-match-card-how-to-watch\/\" target=\"_self\">Joey Janela\u2019s Spring Break X: Match Card &#038; how to watch Wackiest Show of the Year<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Joey Janela\u2019s Spring Break X: Match Card &#038; how to watch Wackiest Show of the Year&#8221; &#8212; Last Word On Pro Wrestling\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/03\/31\/joey-janelas-spring-break-x-match-card-how-to-watch\/embed\/#?secret=LGS8jOLXsk#?secret=LVXpOjHKsX\" data-secret=\"LVXpOjHKsX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>More From LWOS Pro Wrestling<\/h3>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Header photo \u2013 WWE \u2013 Stay tuned to the <\/span><u><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/span><\/a><\/u><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> for more on WWE WrestleMania 42 and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. 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