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Veer will make his long awaited WWE debut on the Raw after WrestleMania on April 4. After months of promotion, hype, and social media buzz, the company revealed the news on this week’s episode of Monday Night Raw.
BREAKING NEWS: VEER MAHAAN IS COMING TO RAW APRIL 4th.@VeerMahaan#WWERaw pic.twitter.com/xeTOLCMPUn
— WWE (@WWE) March 22, 2022
After being a part of a stable with Jinder Mahal last year, Veer was drafted in the fall to the Monday Night Raw brand as a singles act in the 2021 WWE Draft. Veer has been promoted with vignettes for months, but has not appeared on Raw. Veer has worked WWE Main Event in recent weeks.
Veer is a former pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization and won The Million Dollar Arm reality television show. His story is told in the movie, Million Dollar Arm. Mahaan signed with the WWE in 2018 and began his wrestling career in NXT. There he wrestled Riddle, Ever-Rise, Oney Lorcan, Dany Burch. He was also managed by Malcom Bivens for a short stretch of time while teaming with Saurav Gurjar.
The Raw after WrestleMania is the biggest episode of the show each year and typically features a raucous audience, surprises, and major debuts. Last year’s Raw after WrestleMania featured the returns of Charlotte Flair and The Viking Raiders. In 2012, Brock Lesnar returned to the WWE after a long absence from the company and a tumultuous departure.
WrestleMania 38 airs live on Peacock on Saturday April 2 and Sunday April 3.
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This could be the greatest night in the history of our sport! In all seriousness, good luck to Veer!