Paul Heyman and Brock Lesnar show up. Heyman says he finds it poetic that Stephanie McMahon used the term "winner takes all" earlier, as he says that the winner will take all in the Universal title match and that Lesnar will take all that Rollins will have to give before taking everything Rollins has in life. He says that this is what Lesnar does, as he adds to his legacy as the expense of others at WrestleMania, citing past Wrestlemanias to prove his point, before saying that WrestleMania will indeed be Rollins' last match when Lesnar violates Rollins and desecrates WrestleMania. When Heyman says that Rollins is an afterthought to Lesnar, Rollins shows up. Rollins says that Sunday may be the biggest match of his career, but it is also the biggest match of Lesnar's career, as Lesnar won't be able to push people around and make demands come Monday for nobody wants him here. After stating that everyone from him to the locker room to the fans are sick and tired of Lesnar, and while Lesnar made a lot of money as well as a career, winning at WrestleMania is improbable but not impossible, and he will beat him and take his title. After Rollins says there is nothing Lesnar can do about it, Lesnar bumps into Rollins disrespectfully on his way out. Rollins kicks Lesnar in the groin, and while Lesnar goes on the attack, Rollins hits another low blow and lays him out.
Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Seth Rollins, who - on the subject of losing by disqualification if he repeats his actions at WrestleMania - says Brock Lesnar had a groin kick coming and that he is not a champion...yet.
Bayley, Sasha Banks, Natalya and "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix beat Nia Jax, Tamina and The IIconics (Billie Kay and Peyton Royce) after Beth Phoenix rams Tamina through the barricade and hits Peyton Royce with the Glam Slam in a match where both teams don't get along.
Batista shows up. Batista points at the TitanTron, which shows a video package that chronicles the history between him and Triple H. Batista points at the TitanTron, which shows a video package that chronicles the history between him and Triple H. Afterwards, Batista tells Triple H to kiss his ass.
Elias is in front of MetLife Central in New York City. He says there will be there no interruptions when he plays at WrestleMania, as everyone will be watching him and talking about him and his WrestleMania moment after that night after deciding to walk with him.
Apollo Crews beats Jinder Mahal in a lumberjack match with the lumberjacks comprising of competitors in the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal. After the match, the lumberjacks fight over the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal trophy and have an impromptu battle royal of their own. The battle royal ends with Apollo Crews coming out on top against Jinder Mahal and The Singh Brothers (Samir and Sunil Singh).
Gospel singer Yolanda Adams will be performing America The Beautiful at WrestleMania.
Kurt Angle shows up.He announces that tonight will be his last night ever on Raw, and thanks the fans for their appreciation through both good times and bad. We then see a video package celebrating Angle's career. After the video package, Baron Corbin shows up and says the video package should have been in black and white, for it is ancient history and does not reflect the man in the ring before mocking Angle and saying he can't hang with today's Superstars. He also says that Angle especially cannot hang with him, and states that he is getting irritated with the fans filling his social media with message stating that Angle deserves better than him for his last opponent in WWE. Corbin tells the fans to forget the man they saw in the video, for the last image of Angle that the WWE will have of him is a broken-down old man with his back on the mat on Sunday. Angle tells Corbin that they will face off Sunday, but proposes an exhibition match tonight. Corbin gets in the ring, then backs off after he gets on the apron and tells Angle that if he gets in the ring right now, he won't make it to Sunday, and says that he will wait until WrestleMania. Suddenly, Rey Mysterio shows up, and Corbin runs into the ring. Rey tells Corbin that somebody needs to teach him a lesson in respect, and offers to throw down with Corbin in Angle's honor. Corbin hits Rey with a cheap shot, but Rey and Angle get the better of him.
Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Charlotte Flair, who says that the whole world will be blindsided when she breaks Becky Lynch's leg and taps "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey out, and says the match was changed because the game was changed because of her. She says she is not worried, for she is a professional - not a hothead or a loose cannon - and says Ronda and Becky should stay from her or else they will not make it to WrestleMania.
The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) retain the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships against Ricochet and Aleister Black after Dawson grabs Ricochet's foot as Ricochet tries to get back in the ring. After the match, both members of The Revival eat a Black Mass from Aleister, and Dawson is the recipient of a top rope 630 from Ricochet.
Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey, who is focused on beating The Riott Squad and making it judgment day for Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch at WrestleMania...or tonight, if they provoke her.
Backstage, Alexa Bliss chats with Tyler Breeze - who nows has a new look - while EC3 watches and listens. EC3 is about to talk about this weekend's Weekend Update when Braun Strowman shows up wanting to know what everyone is laughing at. Braun Strowman walks up to two guys watching the Weekend Update clip and - after visualizing them as Colin Jost and Michael Che - dares them to get in the ring tonight or else he will find them and beat them up himself.
Dasha Fuentes interviews Roman Reigns. As he states that he is 100% clear and is ready to put rumors to rest, he is attacked by Drew McIntyre, who tells Roman he should have said no as referees and officials stop Drew, who wants Roman to see him when he closes his eyes at night.
Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Becky Lynch, who says that he is walking out of WrestleMania with the Raw and SmackDown Women's titles, and doesn't care what Charlotte Flair has to say while she has had "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey beaten months ago. Tonight, she is forced to tag team with them and that they expect her to turn on them, but she is wise to their game. While she has made enemies of the McMahon family, she must win all the gold to stay unsinkable, as she has no choice but to make history.
"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch beat The Riott Squad (Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan) with a Ronda Rousey armbar to Liv Morgan as all three women are about to turn on each other. After the match, all three women brawl, and security gets laid out when they try to break the brawl up. Security shows up, but they all get laid out. Law enforcement have to show up and separate all three women, and Ronda gets her hands cuffed behind her back when she strikes at law enforcement trying to get at Becky. Becky attacks Ronda, and she also gets handcuffed. Charlotte tries to attack Ronda and Becky, and she also gets handcuffed for putting her hands on law enforcement. All three women are still fighting the police officers and each other as they are led out of the arena in handcuffs and into the back of squad cars. The fighting between all three women and the police officers are almost too much for the police officers to handle, as Ronda manages to take control of a squad car for a few moments and all three women go in and out of the cars and break windows as they continue to go at it.
Heavy Machinery (Tucker and Otis) beats Chad Gable and Bobby Roode. Lacey Evans shows up and walks up and down the ramp during the match.
Braun Strowman beats two random guys whom he visualizes as Colin Jost and Michael Che.
Before the next match, Charly Caruso interviews Bobby Lashley in the ring. Lio Rush says that what happened last week as a fluke, and this Sunday, Lashley will come out on top. Lashley says he has fought for a long time, and that he has beaten Finn Balor every time, for Finn Balor is "The Demon" and "The Demon" is Finn Balor. Finn Balor shows up on the TitanTron and tells Lashley that he should be concerned, for he has always had demons and that his demon will become Lashley's nightmare at WrestleMania. He then transforms into "The Demon."
We look back on the 2017 Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal, courtesy of Snickers.
Finn Balor (as The Demon) vs. Bobby Lashley for the WWE Intercontinental Championship is official for WrestleMania.
Baron Corbin beats Rey Mysterio. After the match, Kurt Angle gets Baron Corbin from behind on the stage and puts him in the ankle lock until referees stop him.
Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!
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