3 Biggest questions going into this week's RAW (26th August 2019)

This week's WWE RAW comes live to us from the Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. Last week on RAW, we saw some very interesting segments. The RAW Tag Team Titles changed hands and we also saw two qualifying matches for the King of the Ring tournament.

Samoa Joe and Cedric Alexander won their respective matches in last week's episode and this week, we will see two more high-profile clashes as Ali takes on Buddy Murphy while Chad Gable will square off against Shelton Benjamin.

The biggest talking point from the previous show was the Tag Team Championship win for Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman and we are certain to see more developments in this intriguing storyline from this week's episode.

We haven't yet seen Becky Lynch take her revenge on Sasha Banks for the multiple chair shots The Man received from The Boss and one might not want to rule out a face off between the two Superstars this week.

Besides, the mystery surrounding The Fiend's next target is increasing and we haven't really seen many episodes of the Firefly Fun House recently. It is fair to say, there are many questions gripping the WWE Universe right now and in this piece, we are going to take a look at the three biggest questions before this week's RAW.

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#3 Who will be The Fiend's next target?

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Over the last couple of weeks, The Fiend has earned the status of a legend killer, with the likes of Mick Foley, Kurt Angle and most recently Jerry Lawler facing his wrath. His debut against Finn Balor at SummerSlam was one of the best ever seen in the WWE and it's absolutely important for Paul Heyman to ensure that The Fiend's momentum does not die down.

With the King of the Ring tournament underway, one could expect The Fiend to attack a competitor, costing the latter the match at hand and setting up a feud between the two Superstars.

It is very unlikely that Wyatt would attack a heel. Hence, it will most definitely be a face who The Fiend will attack and among the participants of the King of the Ring tournament, The Miz seems to be the most logical option who Wyatt would go after.

#2 Who will be the next challenger to AJ Styles' United States Championship?

Strowman throwing Styles like a piece of paper

Last week on RAW, we saw Braun Strowman take on AJ Styles for the United States Championship and the match predictably ended in a disqualification. Now that the Monster Among Men is firmly placed in the Universal Championship and Raw Tag Team Titles picture, it begs the question, what next for Styles and the United States title?

Ricochet could end up challenging for the United States Championship again at Clash of Champions but that wouldn't be very exciting. Also, Ricochet is in the King of the Ring tournament and a number of people see him reaching the finals of the tournament, which is slated to happen at the Clash of Champions PPV.

So, as of now, it seems like the Phenomenal One doesn't have many challengers for his title. Maybe Paul Heyman could also decide to bring back the United States Championship open challenge to call out for Styles' opponent.

#1 How will the Universal Championship storyline develop?

Braun Strowman and Seth Rollins

It has been widely reported that Braun Strowman is going to be the next challenger for Seth Rollins' Universal Championship. But now that he has won the RAW Tag Team Title along with the Architect, it will be very interesting to see how Strowman is integrated into the Universal Title picture.

The most logical scenario is that the Monster Among Men turns heel on Rollins and that sets up a clash between the two. Another thing that looks likely to happen is the fact that Rollins and Strowman could very well be wrestling twice at the Clash of Champions.

Maybe that is the reason why Heyman put the Raw Tag Team Titles on the Architect and the Monster Among Men. Nevertheless, WWE seems to be very patient with this storyline and if the match between Strowman and Rollins does take place, it will be an absolute classic.