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Brock Lesnar made his shocking return to WWE on “Monday Night Raw,” exactly one month after appearing to retire following his loss to Oba Femi.
Femi was about to hold his weekly open challenge to any Raw competitor. As he entered the ring, Lesnar attacked him from behind and sent the crowd in Greensboro, North Carolina, into a frenzy.
Lesnar hit four F-5s on Femi, catching “The Ruler” completely off guard. Lesnar smiled as Femi writhed in pain from the multiple finishing moves.
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Brock Lesnar competes in the ring during Monday Night RAW at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina on May 18, 2026. (Michael Owens/WWE)
It seemed that Lesnar had effectively retired after the loss at WrestleMania 42. Paul Heyman was even convinced that Lesnar was done with professional wrestling as he was seen crying in the ring when the two embraced.
“Oh, did I forget to mention that BRRRRRRRRRRRROCK LESNAR decided to do something about Oba Femi?” he wrote about X later that night. “My apologies. That must have slipped my mind!”
WWE Hall of Famer Booker T spoke out about Lesnar’s potential retirement in an interview with PK Press Club Digital last month.
“You know, wrestlers, we never really retire,” he said. “We always have in the back of our minds that we can go out there and play one more game. One thing in this business too, man, it’s hard to leave money on the table.
“So if someone comes to Brock Lesnar with the right number for one more match, I’m sure Brock Lesnar could do it for five minutes and go out there and do it. I can do it for five minutes and go out and do it.”
Heyman delivered a contract to Raw General Manager Adam Pearce for a rematch between Lesnar and Femi at The Clash in Italy. He said Lesnar’s name was already on the contract and Pearce only needed Femi’s signature.
“Tribal Combat” comes to Clash in Italy
“Monday Night Raw” ended the same way – either Roman Reigns or Jacob Fatu call out each other and one man beats up the other to end the show. This time it happened differently.
Fatu started the night by going to the ring while Adam Pearce tried to convince Reigns that it was time to fire Fatu following his actions last week. But the initial plan fell through. Jey and Jimmy Uso came out behind Fatu to confront him.
Jimmy Uso tried to calm Fatu down, but Jey Uso was having none of it. He entered the ring with a chair. It looked like Fatu was going to be able to take out The Usos easily until Reigns joined the fray.
The Bloodline faction worked together to send a message to Fatu. As Pearce came out to officially announce Fatu’s firing, he grabbed the microphone and addressed Reigns. He wanted a “tribal fight”.
Reigns apparently agreed and the match was scheduled for Clash in Italy on May 31 with the World Heavyweight Championship once again on the line.
“Tribal Combat” is a match primarily used between members of the Bloodline faction in order to crown a new “Tribal Leader”. Reigns competed in each of the previous two matches, defeating Jey Uso and Solo Sikoa. The two were forced to recognize him as their “tribe leader” after losing to Reigns.
Fatu will have to do the same if he ends up losing to Reigns for the second time in a row.
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Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker feud intensifies
World Tag Team Champions Austin Theory and Logan Paul stand alongside Bron Breakker and Paul Heyman on Monday Night RAW at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina on May 18, 2026. (Michael Owens/WWE)
Seth Rollins came to Raw with a challenge to Bron Breakker, saying Breakker couldn’t defeat him alone. Instead, he got another Vision member, Austin Theory.
Rollins admitted that he had no allies on Raw and had to take down The Vision alone. At least one person appeared to be in Rollins’ corner – Street Profits crew member Angelo Dawkins.
“Look, family, we shouldn’t be friends. Hey, we shouldn’t trust each other. I can’t speak for ‘Tez, but last week it was good,” Dawkins told Rollins before the latter’s match against Theory.
Rollins said he understood that no one had his back, but he thanked Dawkins for his words and apologized for bearing the brunt of Breakker’s spear last week.
Rollins and Theory’s match took fans to the end of Raw, with Rollins trying to do as much damage as possible before Theory and Logan Paul defended the titles against the Street Profits in Saturday night’s main event.
Rollins picked up the win over Theory with a pedigree.
As Paul came in to beat Rollins, Dawkins came out to make a save. The tables quickly turned against him, allowing Montez Ford to reluctantly become involved. Ford questioned Dawkins’ involvement and later saved him from Breakker’s spear.
Rollins got back in the ring and started attacking Breakker. But after a distraction from Paul, Breakker hit a spear. Rollins and Breakker began chasing each other and were separated by Pearce and the officials.
Saturday Night Main Event Card Finalized
Sol Ruca enters the ring during Monday Night RAW at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex in Greensboro, North Carolina on May 18, 2026. (Michael Owens/WWE)
The Saturday Night Main Event will take place Saturday night on Peacock. The event card was finalized on Raw.
Penta (c) vs. Ethan Page for the Intercontinental Championship.
Logan Paul and Austin Theory (c) vs. Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins for the World Tag Team Championship.
Paige and Brie Bella (c) vs. Nia Jax and Lash Legend for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.
Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss against Jade Cargill, Michin and B-Fab.
Becky Lynch vs. Sol Ruca.
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Raw match results:
Finn Balor def. JD McDonagh in a street fight.
El Grande Americano, Rayo and Bravo def. Brutus Creed, Julius Creed and Original El Grande Americano.
Brie Bella and Paige def. Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez will retain the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship.
Seth Rollins def. Austin’s theory.
