16 Things You Probably Missed From WWE Raw (April 8)

Tributes to Hulk Hogan and The Rock, gimmick infringement, birds in a box and more...

by Jamie Kennedy
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It's all over for the 'Lunatic Fringe'.

Dean Ambrose worked his last WWE match (at least for a while, and it was more of an angle than an actual match) on the Raw after WrestleMania, and now he'll ride off into the distance for a rest. The writers went hard for Ambrose here. He got to brawl, he was smashed through the announce table, he interacted with his wife and then they booked a nice little send off.

If you missed that, don't be worried. It happened after the show had gone off the air, and we've got you covered in this week's article. Joining Deano's farewell are a whole bunch of other hidden secrets, nuances and gems from WWE's latest post-'Mania Raw. We saw The Undertaker, an NXT debut on the main roster and The Gobbledy Gooker's baby.

Elsewhere, entrance gimmicks failed, one wrestler's motor skills did the same and Cesaro bizarrely attempted...something when he was supposed to be taking one of his easiest bumps yet. In addition, the new WWE and Universal Champions had themselves a mini-throwback to 2002 for some pre-WrestleMania X-8 goodness.

Here's everything you might've missed...

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.