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WWE Raw: Potential Spoilers, Rumors, News and Preview for March 30

Ryan Dilbert@@ryandilbertX.com LogoWWE Lead WriterMarch 30, 2015

Credit: WWE.com

With WrestleMania 31's electricity still sparking, the March 30 edition of WWE Raw hits the airwaves.

The post-WrestleMania Raw promises to showcase a trio of new champions as well as show fans what direction WWE is heading next. Seth Rollins is now the company's top titleholder, Daniel Bryan holds the Intercontinental Championship and John Cena is wearing the title he first won over 10 years ago.

What WWE has in store for those Superstars will be a huge part of Monday's Raw and beyond.

The SAP Center in San Jose, California, hosts the fallout show. A combination of backstage reports, the five-point preview on WWE.com and foreseeing WWE's plans provides a good idea of what to expect.

The first Raw after WrestleMania has traditionally offered its share of surprises; that will be no different this year.

News, Potential Spoilers

Count on The Celtic Warrior showing up in San Jose. 

F4WOnline (h/t Wrestle Zone) reported before WrestleMania that WWE either planned to put Sheamus in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal or the IC title match. Neither happened. Perhaps officials thought his return would be lost in those scenarios.

With the history of post-WrestleMania Raws being the place for big returns, it feels like a safe bet that Sheamus is headed back on Monday night.

Will Sting join him? He will at least be available.

PWInsider's Mike Johnson reports, "There have been no decisions made as to whether he will be wrestling going forward. Sting is open to doing more if WWE wants him to. He is scheduled to be backstage at tonight's Raw."

It makes sense to have him at least address what happened at WrestleMania. If WWE does decide to have him wrestle at SummerSlam or next year's WrestleMania, this would be an excellent night to tease that future match.

Johnson also notes that Bray Wyatt's ankle injury before his battle with Undertaker was significant. He writes, "It was so bad that for a long time he couldn't stand or walk on it. He wore a cast on his ankle for the remainder of the evening before heading to the ring."

Undertaker stares down Bray WYatt.
Undertaker stares down Bray WYatt.Credit: WWE.com

That leads one to believe that he will do more talking than wrestling. Now that the WrestleMania match is over, there's no need to risk him hurting himself more.

The Divas, on the other hand, may be getting more ring time.

According to PWInsider (h/t Wrestling Inc) WWE is planning on making some major changes in regard to booking the Divas division. A part of that is attributed to the #GiveDivasAChance movement on Twitter and wanting to better use the women now to capitalize on the success of Total Divas.

We have seen that to some degree lately, with Nikki Bella defending the title against Paige a few times and matches going longer than usual.

In addition to perhaps seeing the women get more spotlight, fans can bet on seeing an angry beast onscreen, as Monday's Raw will welcome Brock Lesnar. 

As Pro Wrestling Torch's James Caldwell notes, Lesnar is advertised to appear on Monday. Other stars scheduled for the show include Reigns, Rollins, Cena, Bryan, Big Show, Wyatt and Mark Henry.

Post-WrestleMania Reverberations 

Now that Cena stomped Rusev and Bryan outlasted his opponents to become the IC champ, the next step is finding foes for these men. We get a good idea that this will be a significant part of Monday's Raw from the five-point preview.

It asks, "So who will be the first challengers to step up against Cena and Bryan? Will Rusev and Bad News Barrett look to reclaim their lost prizes?"

The former is far more likely to get a rematch down the road. It took the distraction of him bowling over Lana to net him his first pinfall loss. That feud feels like it needs a rubber match to settle things.

As for Barrett, WWE treated him so poorly when he was champ. He lost over and over again while his challengers overshadowed him. It won't be surprising to see Bryan move on to someone new.

The Divas Championship may get some airtime as well, after not being a part of WrestleMania. 

A question from the WWE.com preview stands out: "Has AJ proved she deserves a title opportunity against the Fearless Diva?" That's in reference to AJ Lee making Nikki Bella tap out on Sunday.

AJ Lee celebrates beating Nikki Bella.
AJ Lee celebrates beating Nikki Bella.Credit: WWE.com

Take this as a sign that WWE will move forward with this story. 

What is less certain is whether we will see Ronda Rousey in a WWE capacity again. She and The Rock teamed up at WrestleMania to take down The Authority.

While one would expect that be a one-time scenario, the five-point preview suggests that more of the Rousey and Rock team is coming when it asks, "What repercussions will come from Rock and Rousey bouncing sports-entertainment's most powerful couple from the ring?"

That may just mean that Stephanie McMahon and Triple H insult the two stars without them being there. 

Fans do know that Lesnar, Reigns and Rollins will be there. How they will all fit into the booking puzzle is the bigger question. WWE has a number of options moving forward with Rollins a hated figure and Lesnar and Reigns sure to be seething.

The preview hints at Reigns and Rollins going at it, asking, "What will the 'Samoan badass' have to say to his former Shield partner Rollins for interrupting his WrestleMania WWE World Heavyweight Title Match?

Roman Reigns hurting after his WrestleMania match.
Roman Reigns hurting after his WrestleMania match.Credit: WWE.com

There's a key difference between that and what the WWE.com preview asked about Lesnar: "What will Lesnar and Paul Heyman have to say about the controversial ending to WrestleMania?" The first question suggests Reigns will be speaking to Rollins directly, making it more likely they start trading blows. With Lesnar, it sounds more like we're just going to get a rant from The Beast Incarnate and his manager.

Is Lesnar working Extreme Rules against Rollins? Or is he setting his sights on someone else? Having those questions get answered will be a big part of the appeal of Monday's Raw.

An angry Heyman and vengeance-seeking Lesnar will be tremendous regardless of which bout he's heading toward.