Raw after WrestleMania: 5 Superstars who surprisingly missed the show

As expected, tonight's Raw after WrestleMania 35 was filled with amazing matches, farewells, debuts, and plenty of shock returns as well. The likes of Sami Zayn and The Undertaker made their shocking returns to the company, whereas, a walking behemoth in the form of Lars Sullivan finally made his main roster debut.

On the other hand, Lacey Evans stepped up to 'The Man' Becky Lynch, The Bar made their return to the red brand and the likes of Seth Rollins, Finn Balor, Sami Zayn, and Kofi Kingston were all a part of breathtaking matches.

However, in the aftermath to WrestleMania 35, you would initially expect several the majority of WWE's top stars to be a part of the Raw after WrestleMania but that apparently wasn't the case to be. As seen on tonight's episode of Raw, numerous top stars missed out on the show and despite some of them picking up crucial wins at 'Mania 35, they were nowhere to be found while Raw was on-air.

That being said, here are 5 top stars who missed out on tonight's episode of Raw after WrestleMania.

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#5. Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns missed out on tonight's show despite being shown off-camera

The first and the most obvious one of the lot, as much to everyone's shock, former Universal Champion, Roman Reigns wasn't a part of tonight's episode of Monday Night Raw. At WrestleMania 35, 'The Big Dog' competed in his first singles match ever since making his return from leukemia and successfully defeated 'The Scottish Psychopath' Drew McIntyre at The Grandest Stage of Them All.

However, as you'd expect, Reigns definitely should've been a part of tonight's show but he was nowhere to be found until the cameras stopped filming and Seth Rollins invited him and the departing Dean Ambrose for an emotional send-off for 'The Lunatic Fringe' after Raw had gone off the air.

#4. Drew McIntyre

McIntyre was also nowhere to be seen

Speaking of Drew McIntyre, the former Raw Tag Team Champion was also another notable omission from tonight's episode of Raw. Despite having suffered a loss to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, McIntyre was surely expected to retaliate against 'The Big Dog' and regain his lost momentum on tonight's episode of Monday Night Raw.

But, much like his arch-rival Roman Reigns, McIntyre was also nowhere to be seen while the cameras were filming in New Jersey tonight. With the Superstar Shake-up set to take place over the course of the next week, maybe McIntyre could find himself shifted over to the blue brand and wreak havoc on SmackDown Live instead.

Nonetheless, all we can do is just hope that Drew McIntyre is still at a 100% because WWE themselves cannot afford to have McIntyre sit out for yet another week and keep him out of in-ring action as well.

#3. Charlotte Flair

How will The Queen retaliate from her WrestleMania loss?

Charlotte Flair was one of the three ladies who were part of history at WrestleMania 35, as 'The Queen' along with Ronda Rousey and the new Raw and SmackDown Women's Champion, Becky Lynch main evented WrestleMania 35, in what was the first-ever all women's WrestleMania main event.

Flair, as expected, put up a great fight against Lynch and Rousey but was not able to dethrone the latter and become a double champion herself, given that she walked into WrestleMania 35 as the SmackDown Women's Champion.

With Ronda Rousey reportedly sidelined following an injury that she suffered at WrestleMania, Flair very well could've made her presence felt at tonight's episode of Raw but once again the former Raw Women's Champion was also not to be seen on the show.

Maybe, Charlotte Flair is now officially back on the SmackDown Live roster where she could potentially engage into a feud against former SmackDown Women's Champion, Asuka. Guess we'll find out tomorrow night.

#2. Braun Strowman

Strowman capped off a huge win at WrestleMania

At WrestleMania 35, Braun Strowman made a statement and a huge one at that. 'The Monster Among Men' didn't have any singles or tag match to his name this year but the former Raw Tag Team Champion did dominate the pre-show.

Strowman competed in this year's Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal and got the most number of eliminations. With a historic win behind his back, fans pretty much expected Strowman to be a part of tonight's Raw as he obviously is riding high on momentum, considering how monumental his victory was at the Metlife Stadium was.

However, much like his arch-rivals, Reigns, and McIntyre, Strowman was also not to be found on TV for some oddly strange reason. Usually, one would expect to see 'The Monster' wreak havoc on weekly television every now and then but that wasn't the case to be. Well, hopefully, WWE will do the right thing and bring him back next week on Raw and put him an interesting feud with a notable top star.

#1. Brock Lesnar

Brock Lesnar was nowhere to be seen despite his Universal Title loss

WrestleMania 35 kicked-off in the most shocking way possible, as the WWE Universe all around the world, witnessed the Universal Title being defended in the opening match of the show. Generally, fans would expect a World Championship to be defended in the main event or midway through the card but that wasn't the case to be, as Brock Lesnar shockingly lost his WWE Universal Championship to Seth Rollins in the first match of the evening.

All it took Rollins was around 4 minutes to slay 'The Beast', as he used a low-blow and followed it up with 3 Stomps to pin Lesnar right in the middle of the ring and win the Universal Title. Therefore, one would expect Brock Lesnar to not be in the best of moods', following his title loss.

And an angry 'Beast Incarnate' would generally show up to a huge pop on the night after WrestleMania and destroy every single human being who even had the slightest of guts to step in Lesnar's way. Technically, this is what Lesnar did following his 'Mania 31 loss to Rollins and considering we're talking about the former UFC Heavyweight Champion here, fans sure did expect 'The Beast' to once again show up and cause destruction on Raw.