WHILE the RAW after WrestleMania lacked any huge surprises, we were treated to a couple of promotions from NXT.
Ethan Page was the first man to make his debut after , interrupting Je’Von Evans attempting to get another Intercontinental title shot backstage.
Ethan Page is sure to have a strong impact on the RAW roster
Sol Ruca is one of the great hopes to come out of WWE’s Performance Center
A match was made between the two later on in the night and thanks to a distraction from Rusev, Page picked up the debut win.
Sol Ruca, who has already had flirtations with the main roster in WWE, especially around John Cena’s retirement at Saturday Night’s Main Event, has also made the jump to the main roster.
She interrupted Liv Morgan’s world title celebration to a monster pop from the Las Vegas crowd.
RAW general manager Adam Pearce promptly arrived on the scene to make a match between the two – non-title of course.
Although Ruca was closing in on a win over the new champion, Zaria turned up and beat Ruca down, costing her the victory.
Page, 36, spent three years in AEW and previously had a successful spell in TNA from 2017-2021.
The Canadian held the NXT title during his time in WWE’s developmental and will instantly add charisma and work rate to the main roster.
Ruca has emerged as a true prodigy in the women’s division.
She’s a former Women’s North American champion with one of the most exciting movesets in the industry today.
Still only 26, WWE has high hopes for the California-native and running the champion close on her debut is a testament to that.
It was also announced on the broadcast that Joe Hendry will be making his debut on RAW next week in another NXT call-up.
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