Rusev made his long-awaited return to WWE during Monday Night Raw after a fiver-year stint at AEW. Fans were stunned by the unexpected mid-match return during a tag-team clash between Otis and Akira Tozawa and The New Day.

We have new details on the contract statuses of Rusev and Lana. For weeks, wrestling fans have anticipated the WWE return of Rusev, a three-time United States Champion. On WWE Raw, that anticipation turned into excitement when “The Bulgarian Brute” resurfaced by laying out Alpha Academy’s Otis and Akira Tozawa in the ring.

Rusev is finally back in WWE. After five years away, the former United States Champion made his shocking return to the Stamford-based promotion. The Bulgarian Brute interfered in a tag team match between The Alpha Academy and the new World Tag Team Champions The New Day.