Night after Wrestlemania...
Raw starts with a cloud over it, after the strange disease that struck Wrestlemania weekend last week and put the WWE in quarantine. In an empty arena, Stephanie and Shane McMahon announced that due to the recent mysterious disease that has quarantined a number of WWE superstars, Raw, Smackdown, 205 Live, and NXT have temporarily merged until they are in the clear.
In the first match, TM-61 took on The Ascension for the makeshift Tag Titles as two of the only tag teams still surviving. The announcers said that if a team were to be cleared, they would get a shot at the winning team for the belts, as well as keep them when the brand extension comes back into play. This was a straightforward match, as The Ascension got the victory and won the tag titles. The two celebrated and said "WELCOME...TO THE WASTELAND!"
The Ascension defeat TM-61 to be Tag Team Champions.
A nameless cruiserweight jobber showed up, as a random, smaller luchador in a body suit showed up and squashed the jobber. The luchador looked, but refused to raise its hand as they ran off.
Tye Dillinger got his big main roster regular debut, as the non-crowd could be happy for TEN...TEN...BRAUUUUUUUUUUUN!!!! Oh, no. Not happening. Braun Strowman got a big squash in, as Dillinger lasted forty seconds. That's as many as four tens. And that's terrible.
Paul Heyman headed down the ramp and announced that as Brock Lesnar proved to be a normal man, he needed to diversify. He looked through and knew that Paul Heyman Guys are not what YOU think they are. A Paul Heyman Guy- OR GIRL- is what Paul Heyman sees as the best. So, he found the next Paul Heyman Cruiserweight- and they're not just any, they're as dominant as Brock Lesnar, the King of the Cruiserweights, Neville! Neville headed down and said that only Heyman believed in him and wasn't mocking him, and so he will destroy his opponents...like his next one, as Cedric Alexander, who got beaten easily by him. Red Arrow, and Neville got the win.
The video then changed over as there was a video with a number of women in a club. The screen showed 'HoHoMaster', 'HoHoFather', and slowly saw it, as we saw the face of Ho Ho Lun of the cruiserweight division, as it said "The Hong Kong Pimp. Ho Ho Lun. Coming Soon."
Apollo Crews headed down the ring smiling, and pointed to the ramp, as he showed his new ally- WWE Hall of Famer Paul Ellering. Ellering said that this is the dawn of a new chapter of devastation. Apollo Crews is not a man, he is a force of nature, and he will snack on devastation and dine on death- as Apollo smiled and gave an 'aw shucks' to all of Ellering's evil claims. He got a big match for the US Title against Chris Jericho, though, and that was a proof of Ellering's help. Ellering shouted to Apollo, who smiled. This distracted Jericho- more with Ellering attacking Jericho. Apollo hit the Apollo Combination, and was the new US Champion! Apollo Crews stood triumphant as Ellering said this was the eve of destruction, as Apollo smiled.
In the main event, NXT superstars Aliyah and Liv Morgan headed down to the ring, with Smackdown superstar Natalya heading down after. They waited as Raw's representative came in- as Paige made her shocking return to WWE and headed down to fight. The four women were told the winner would be the Women's Champion- and all four women fought hard to try and get this big honor. Aliyah didn't have enough- yet- to do this, as she was the first to be destroyed. Liv Morgan fell next, as it was down to a big return. Paul Heyman headed down the ramp and watched, as people talked about how he had been scouting for a Paul Heyman Girl for four years now in NXT, and everyone thought that meant something. The two kept going, as there was a big array of leg shots. Neither one could get an advantage, as Heyman got down there. Paige tried to lock the PTO in, but Natalya got out- and as she tried getting the Sharpshooter in, Paul Heyman said "RING THE BELL!" as Natalya got the win. Natalya, Heyman's new protege, held aloft the Women's Title as Heyman said "THIS IS WHAT YOU COULD HAVE HAD! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID!" as Natalya kept attacking Paige, then hugged Heyman as the crowd booed.
CURRENT UNLOCKED ROSTER:
Upper Midcard:
Kane
Chris Jericho
Kevin Owens- WWE Universal Champion.
Midcard:
Cesaro
Goldust
Paige
Rhyno
Apollo Crews- WWE United States Champion
Braun Strowman
Natalya- Women's Champion
Neville- WWE Cruiserweight Champion
The Brian Kendrick
The Miz
Lower Midcard:
Cedric Alexander
Johnny Gargano
Shane Thorne
Nick Miller
Tye Dillinger
Aiden English
Curt Hawkins
Eric Young
Konnor- Tag Team Champion
Primo
Viktor- Tag Team Champion
Openers:
Aliyah
Harv Sihra
Ho Ho Lun
Liv Morgan
Montez Ford
Mandy Rose
Others:
Shane McMahon
Stephanie McMahon
Paul Ellering
Paul Heyman
THE FOLLOWING WORKERS HAVE BEEN CLEARED TO RETURN TO ACTION:
{Spoiler}
UNLOCKED (and why):
Billie Kay (Due to storyline, her rule has been hidden for storyline.)
Mikey- Konnor wins a title.
Dolph Ziggler- Paul Ellering helps someone win the US Title.
Trent Seven- Any Paul Heyman Guy wins a title.
Anthony Bennett- Natalya wins the women's title.
Pete Dunne- Paul Ellering manages a champion.
Finn Balor- Ho Ho Lun becomes the HoFather.
Rosa Mendes- Apollo Crews turns heel and gets a manager.
Aaron Solow- Apollo Crews gets a title.
Jason Lee- Viktor gets a title.
Lince Dorado- Paul Heyman makes a Paul Heyman Guy AND Girl.
