Raw Deal - Raw recap for April 22, 2019

WWE COO Triple H shows up to start tonight's show, and is soon joined by Seth Rollins. Rollins says it is surreal to be standing in the ring in his home state as Universal Champion after all that has happened not only two weeks ago, but also over the years. As the crowd chants "Welcome home" to Rollins, Triple H acknowledges that Rollins' WrestleMania plan became reality, and that the landscape has changed since then and the whole world is gunning for him. Rollins states that he is aware of that, especially because of Money In The Bank and his history with it, but that he will not let himself be taken unaware. Triple H tells him he should be focused on his next opponent, which will not be Brock Lesnar. Rollins asks what is next, and Triple H announces that everyone will find out tonight now that the best of the best are on Raw and are competing in two Triple Threat Match where the winners will face each other in the main event to face Rollins for the title at Money In The Bank. Suddenly, Samoa Joe shows up and states that he does what he wants when he wants and that he has arrived on Raw. He admits that Becky Lynch has an interesting concept of being double champion, and he is interested in Seth's Universal title. Rey Mysterio shows up and tells Joe he's not the only SmackDown Live star looking to make an impact, and that when all is said and done, he sees himself facing Rollins at Money In The Bank. Drew McIntyre then shows up and says he doesn't care what anyone thinks they deserve, as he has spent a year cleaning Raw up of dead weight and gotten zero title opportunity and it is now his time. He then says the only reason Rollins is Universal Champion is because Rollins got to Lesnar before him, and that he will fight his way to Rollins and beat him to become Universal Champion. The Miz then shows up and announces that he is back on Raw and that Rollins has something what they want. He says he has had a reboot thanks to Shane McMahon and feels he can beat a man worthy of the Universal title in a must-see match. Baron Corbin then shows up and says he is the most deserving man to challenge Rollins, saying that Rollins slayed a beast while he retired a legend, which nobody else in the ring has done. Then, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles shows up and asks Corbin if he ever shuts up and tells him that his face being as annoying as his voice. Styles then says that he will show why SmackDown Live was the house that he built, then give the people the Universal Championship match that they want. Rollins says he is ready, and that it does not matter who he faces at Money In The Bank, as he will burn it down.

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles beats Samoa Joe and Rey Mysterio with a powerbomb and Styles Clash to Rey on top of Joe to move on to tonight's main event for an opportunity at the WWE Universal Championship.

We see footage of John Cena as guest host of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Before the next match, Billie Kay and Peyton Royce do not think highly of Naomi, and say that they have each other's backs before jokingly asking Naomi who has hers now that Bayley has been moved to SmackDown Live.

Naomi gets a surprise roll-up win on Billie Kay after stopping an interference attempt from Peyton Royce.

Baron Corbin beats The Miz and Drew McIntyre to face "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles in tonight's main event for an opportunity at the WWE Universal Championship after tossing Drew McIntyre out of the ring to pin The Miz after McIntyre hits Miz with a Claymore Kick.

Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, who says that it is the size of the fight in the dog and that he considers himself a bulldog who has more fight than Baron Corbin. He lists Corbin's accolades before listing some of his own, and says this is about picking a fight with the biggest bully in the yard and winning.

Sami Zayn shows up. He says that in the last few weeks, he has told the fans the truth about themselves and how they act and says that they have created a false narrative about him being a bitter person. Sami states that he is not bitter; he is a jubilant and happy person, and in the ten months he was away from WWE, he was having the happiest time of his life. We see Instagram pictures of Sami hiking in Switzerland, standing on fjords in Norway, relaxing on a beach in Mexico, and touring Scotland on the TitanTron, and Sami says that he was happy. When his return to WWE drew near, however, he started feeling unhappy and depressed, and he figured out that the fans were the reason why he did not look forward to it. Sami states that the fans have created a "toxic culture" that they have burdened everyone else but themselves with, and he holds the fans accountable for creating this "toxic culture." He then states that their toxic tribalism will not protect them from him and that he would rather be anywhere else but here, and says that if anyone has a problem with that, they should take a trip to Hell.

We get a video package for Cedric Alexander before the next match.

Cesaro beats Cedric Alexander in the latter's Raw debut after knocking him out of the air with a European uppercut.

Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso). They are happy to be on Raw and line everyone up to take them down. As they talk about the opposition, they are met by The Revival (Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder). The Revival tells The Usos that they are in the "Revival Reformatory," then The Usos pretend to fall asleep before waking up and welcoming them to the Uso Penitentiary.

The Viking Experience (Ivar and Erik) - now renamed "The Viking Raiders" due to intense fan backlash following the initial renaming - decimate The Lucha House Party (Kalisto, Gran Metalik, Lince Dorado) before their match can even begin.

Backstage, Sarah Schrieber interviews Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins. They admit that while The Viking Raiders (Ivar and Erik) are powerful, but they are new. Meanwhile, they have been here a while and will not let anyone take the tag team gold that they have earned.

The Isley Family are the recipient of the Little Caesars Seat Upgrade.

Becky Lynch shows up. She says that there is something in the air tonight due to the Superstar Shake-Up, and while she doesn't mind being sucker punched - or doing the sucker punching - she does mind the woman throwing them. She also says she likes to slap bleach blondes who like to curry favors from management, and calls Lacey Evans a new face to an old approach. As she announces she is willing to face all comers and call out Alicia Fox, Lacey shows up. Lacey says she cannot understand why Becky Lynch allows her emotions to get the best of her, and chalks it up to Becky wanting to be the center of attention before telling her to stay in control, stop being a show-off and respect a lady with a Woman's Right. After Lacey proclaims that she will take both championships off Becky's waist, Becky calls Lacey "an absolute plank" who is getting on her last nerves and warns her not to confuse her happiness with contentment for she will dismantle her and go back to collecting on her debts.

Becky Lynch beats Alicia Fox with the Dis-arm-her, then Lacey Evans attacks Becky after the match.

Backstage, Charly Caruso interviews Baron Corbin, who says that the one thing who will give him more satisfaction than proving the fans wrong is getting back at Seth Rollins for making his life miserable. He also exclaims that he is seeing through "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles.

We see a WWE.com interview where Bobby Roode - now with a handlebar mustache and going by "The Glorious" Robert Roode - calls Chad Gable "dead weight" and states that Ricochet reminds him of Gable.

"The Glorious" Robert Roode beats Ricochet.

We see a vignette called "Firefly Fun House" where Bray Wyatt is a children's show host who confesses that the evil part of himself is long dead and that he has a reminder of that part of himself: a cut-out of his former self that he cuts with a chainsaw. (For reasons unexplained, the segment is cut on the live Sky Sports airing in the UK.)

Next week: A Money In The Bank edition of A Moment Of Bliss where the participants of the men's and women's Money In The Bank Ladder Matches are revealed!

"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles beats Baron Corbin to face Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship at Money In The Bank.

Here are the top ten moments from tonight's show!