Roman Reigns' response; Judgment Day betrayal & other storylines to watch on WWE RAW (March 16, 2026)

San Antonio will host the March 16 edition of Raw.

The March 16 episode of Monday Night Raw will air live from the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar are both set to make an appearance on the show, which is shaping up to be a consequential show on the Road to WrestleMania 42.

Additionally, AJ Lee will defend the Women’s Intercontinental title for the first time against the winner of the gauntlet match from last week, Bayley. A singles match is also announced where “Original” El Grande Americano will battle El Grande Americano of the Los Americanos faction.

Let us now take a look at the top four key storylines that fans need to watch on the March 16 episode of WWE Raw in San Antonio, Texas.

4. AJ Lee’s first title defense

As mentioned, Bayley last week captured the win in the gauntlet match to secure the number one contender spot for the Women’s Intercontinental title. She will now face the newly crowned Champion, AJ Lee, who defeated Becky Lynch at Elimination Chamber to capture a title in WWE after her return a decade later last year.

While fans are excited for the two veterans to battle inside the squared circle, the looming presence of Becky Lynch, who, despite missing last week’s show, has been very vocal about the title match on social media.

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3. Brock Lesnar confronts Seth Rollins?

After issuing an open challenge for WrestleMania, Brock Lesnar will return during this Monday’s show as part of his scheduled appearances on the Road to WrestleMania. The appearance comes in the backdrop of Seth Rollins making his presence felt on the fallout show of Elimination Chamber, taking out Paul Heyman in a vicious assault.

It will be interesting to see if Lesnar decides to confront Rollins and make him pay for the attack on his advocate.

2. The Judgment Day betrayal

During last week’s show, The Judgment Day, led by Dominik Mysterio, turned on Finn Balor, effectively kicking him out of the faction. Even JD McDonagh joined the beatdown, siding with Dirty Dom.

With reports of a Mania clash between Balor and Mysterio, fans are expecting the storyline to pick up steam in the coming weeks. Reports have also noted that the plan is to book ‘Demon’ Balor vs Dirty Dom, drumming up interest among fans.

1. Roman Reigns response

Following the infamous segment on the March 2 episode, where Roman Reigns engaged in a promo battle against CM Punk, the OTC is set to make another appearance as part of his schedule on the Road to WrestleMania 42.

The Usos (Jey & Jimmy Uso) confronted CM Punk last week for the controversial comments about burying Roman next to his father from the segment. The confrontation even led to a physical altercation, and now fans are waiting to hear what Reigns has to say about all this in San Antonio.

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