Only six days remain before the most anticipated wrestling PPV of the year, WrestleMania 29, and WWE Raw has a major night planned in its final three-hour show before the big show on Sunday, April 7.
While no matches have been announced yet, there are plenty of stories that will be dominating the last Raw before WrestleMania.
WWE Champion Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and John Cena are slated to be in the building tonight at 8 p.m. when RAW emanates live from the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. Last week, the Rock sent an emphatic message to Cena with a Rock Bottom in front of a live panel of WWE legends during a Q&A session leading up to their WrestleMania main event rematch. With all eyes on two of WWE's biggest blockbuster stars, will Cena fire a response shot of his own, or will the Rock continue to build momentum heading into MetLife Stadium on April 7?
Meanwhile, CM Punk and the Undertaker continue to build momentum as they head into another of WrestleMania's most anticipated matches. Punk has taken in recent weeks to mocking the Undertaker using the urn that belonged to Undertaker's late friend and manager, Paul Bearer, looking to get the psychological edge in their match-up as Punk attempts to end "The Streak" of undefeated WrestleMania wins for the Dead Man. With Punk having been pulled from live events and matches before WrestleMania, he's not likely to see any physical action tonight, but the two have been lauded for doing a great job building the momentum towards their big match at WrestleMania in a short amount of time.
Last week, Triple H sent a message to Brock Lesnar before their big rematch from SummerSlam at WrestleMania, in which "The Game" must retire if he should lose to the former UFC Heavyweight Champion. Whether Lesnar will have a response of his own for the 13-time World Champion Triple H is yet to be seen. Or it could be seen tonight.
Alberto Del Rio and Jack Swagger also continue to exchange words and blows in and around the ring before Del Rio's World Heavyweight Championship defense against the No.1 contender Swagger at WrestleMania. Last week, Swagger attacked Del Rio's ring announcer, Ricardo Rodriguez again. And while the feud between the two hasn't generated the kind of heat that it did weeks ago when Glenn Beck trashed the angle, it is still one match that will be kept watch on as WrestleMania draws closer.
The Shield will also be present, as will Randy Orton, Sheamus and the Big Show leading up to their six-man tag match at WrestleMania.
TV Schedule
WWE RAW will air 8 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2013 on the USA Network.