WWE Raw: Results, Highlights, Analysis, and Grades for April 9

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Greatest Musician of My Generation

After some still photos of the John Cena vs. Undertaker showdown at WrestleMania, Elias takes center stage where he belongs to give the performance of a lifetime. He picks up where he left off last night, but before he can get too far he gets a surprise guest crashing the party – BOBBY LASHLEY.

For those not in the know, Bobby Lashley was a WWE superstar a decade ago. Since then, he’s competed for TNA/Impact, as well as in the mixed martial arts world of Strikeforce and Bellator. He’s a multiple time world champion, and generally one of the more popular wrestlers everywhere he’s been. His WWE return has been rumored for a while, but it’s official now.

Upon entering the ring, Lashley makes quick work of Elias. That stalling vertical suplex was impressive, and just a taste of what Lashley is capable of.

“I Hear TNA is Hiring”

Backstage, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens show up begging for jobs, much to the delight of Kurt Angle. He’s not delighted because he wants to hire them, but he’s delighted because he gets to mess with them. Not cool.

Angle tells them there’s no room on Raw for another tag team, which is BS. But he tells them that “TNA is hiring,” which whoooooooooooa. That’s cold – first off, it’s called Impact now, and second, why you gonna play KO and Sami like that?

Angle decides to give a singles contract to one of the two – but they have to face each other and the winner gets the deal.