Rhyno made a surprise appearance on Monday night's edition of WWE Raw alongside The Dudley Boyz and Tommy Dreamer during the show's opening segment which also featured the League of Nations, the Wyatt Family, the Usos, Dean Ambrose, and Roman Reigns. He then took part in the show's opening 16-Man Fatal 4 Way Tag Team Elimination Match.

It was previously reported that Bubba Ray Dudley had teased that the Sandman would possibly appear on the broadcast; however, this did not end up happening.

This marks Rhyno's first appearance on Raw since 2005. Rhyno has also been appearing for NXT ever since February of this year.