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.

After weeks of speculation, it was officially Rusev Day once again in WWE, as the superstar surprised fans and returned during tonight’s WWE RAW. Rusev made his highly anticipated return in the middle of what was supposed to a match for the WWE World Tag Team Championships.