WWE Raw takeaways: Jacob Fatu uses sacred move, Sol Ruca signs

WWE Raw on May 4, 2026 took place at CHI Health Center in Omaha, Neb. , and featured a contract signing with Jacob Fatu and Roman Reigns. Something about this show felt off.

Maybe it was the news of The New Day being released out of nowhere, and other reports of talent being asked to take pay cuts. Anyways… The go-home show for Backlash naturally focused on the build to the PLE with a few matches with little to no significance. We saw the team of Ethan Page and Rusev pick up a win over Penta and Je’Von Evans.

Sol Ruca signed her Raw contract and hit Becky Lynch with a Sol Snatcher, a trios match between the Americanos went down, and Asuka sprayed IYO SKY during a pre-recorded segment. Here’s the top takeaways from this week’s show: Roxanne Perez next out of Judgment Day? Last week we saw Roxanne Perez have a conversation with recently ousted Finn Bálor in the Judgment Day "clubhouse.

" This was a big no-no, and Perez failed to tell the rest of the group about it. This week, she was confronted by Liv Morgan about it, and made her promise it won’t happen again. No more secrets...