WWE RAW Results, April 9th 2018, Latest Monday Night RAW Winners & video highlights

The Authors of Pain begin a new chapter

Time for a new chapter for the former NXT Tag Team Champions

Heath Slater and Rhyno are in the ring. Slater tells the crowd he isn't angry that he and Rhyno aren't in Angle's Tag Team Eliminator even though they were the first ever SmackDown Live Tag Team Champions.

Slater then issued an open challenge to anyone in the back because they need to earn their spot. This was, in hindsight, a silly thing to do. Perhaps even sillier than Elias attacking Lashley.

Naturally the Authors of Pain squash Slater in seconds, but it's what happened after the match that was interesting. As the team are leaving Akam and Rezar stop and push Paul Ellering back. Have they just parted ways with their manager on their Raw debut?

Result: The Authors of Pain Def. Heath Slater and Rhyno

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Roman Reigns is confronted by a returning Samoa Joe

We have a match for Backlash!

Reigns hit the ring and cut what was a half-shoot promo about people whispering behind his back and something feeling off on the night of WrestleMania. He says he's here despite getting his ass kicked and Lesnar isn't.

He says Lesnar must be a great businessman because all of a sudden he has a new contract with WWE and there's a match going on in Saudi Arabia between them in a steel cage that he didn't know about.

Before Reigns can continue Samoa Joe returned to confront him. Joe tells Roman that he always comes up short against 'The Beast' and that he lied to the crowd by saying he was the only one that could beat Lesnar.

Joe tells Roman that once he's done trying to break the cycle in the steel cage match at the Greatest Royal Rumble and when Brock Lesnar is done with him, that he will face Roman at Backlash to put him to sleep.