5 big shocks that could take Monday Night Raw by storm tonight

With WrestleMania 35 just 20 days away, WWE will be waltzing back to our screens live from the Allstate Arena in Chicago, Illinois with yet another episode of Monday Night Raw.

Chicago has always been recognized as a city that brings together legions of passionate WWE fans and 'cause many superstars are experiencing an unsettled Road to WrestleMania, something special could happen tonight.

Vince McMahon's billion dollar company advanced the narrative for the biggest wrestling event of the year, with Kurt Angle's farewell match announcement coercing the fans to remain hopeful of a shocking return.

Furthermore, Drew McIntyre was heavily promoted. The Scottish Psychopath snapped and vehemently brutalized Roman Reigns before putting the Lunatic Fringe, Dean Ambrose to sleep in the main event of the red brand.

With Batista and Triple H now confirmed to slug it out at WrestleMania 35, one wonders what will transpire next on the company's flagship show with this feud.

This week's Monday Night Raw will see Brock Lesnar make his blockbuster return back to the company and with Seth Rollins likely to have a one-on-one with The Beast, we could genuinely these two giving us a solid preview for their Universal Championship match.

On the other hand, Ronda Rousey's recent heel turn has coerced the Raw Women's Champion to shower nuclear heat on her. Kudos to The Rowdy One for bringing her best foot forward going on to WrestleMania 35.

Considering that Ronda's bitter tirade was so bravely interrupted by Dana Brooke, the two are now being advertised for a showdown this Monday Night on Raw.

Significant emphasis has also been laid upon Finn Balor who shockingly lost the Intercontinental Championship to an opportunistic Bobby Lashley.

Since we're just 20 days away from the Grandest Stage of Them All, will Vince McMahon deliver something special tonight to keep us invested for the titanic clashes that he has booked?

Here are the 5 biggest shockers that can take Monday Night Raw by storm.

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#1 Brock Lesnar and Drew Mcintyre join forces to dismantle The Shield

Brock Lesnar's sensational Monday Night Raw return guarantees us that the Universal Champion will very well look to inflict more pain on his WrestleMania opponent, Seth Rollins.

The Beast Slayer, however, will be out there seeking retribution against a menacing Drew Mcintyre who literally demolished two-thirds of The Hounds of Justice last week on the red brand.

With WWE always producing something breathtaking in Chicago, we could very well see Brock Lesnar and Drew Mcintyre join forces to dismantle the core of The Shield.

This certainly gives WWE the chance to clinically progress the narrative for WrestleMania 35 considering that Mcintyre is being scheduled to slug it out with Roman Reigns at this year's visual extravaganza.

Furthermore, this also gives The Shield a reasonable chance to unite and seek redemption from two of the biggest heels on Monday Night Raw.

#2 Sami Zayn returns to save Finn Balor from Bobby Lashley's savage assault

Despite the fact that Finn Balor was extremely impressive as the Intercontinental Champion, Lio Rush's predictable interference coerced Lashley to take advantage and win the gold back.

While it's understandable that Vince McMahon would be looking to propel Balor at the Grandest Stage of Them All, the company is advertising a blockbuster tag-team collision.

The interesting thing here, however, is the fact that Finn Balor will be joining forces with a mystery partner against an opportunistic Bobby Lashley and Lio Rush.

If history is any indication here, then Sami Zayn seems to be the appropriate guy who could storm his way back to the squared circle and seek redemption from the Intercontinental Champion.

Since Lashley sidelined Zayn from WWE's flagship show, a blockbuster return could rejuvenate things in this feud and would surely give Balor the necessary backup heading into WrestleMania.

#3 John Cena answers Kurt Angle's WrestleMania Open Challenge

In what has been confirmed as Kurt Angle's final bout at The Grandest Stage of Them All, WWE is now advertising The Olympic Gold Medalist to announce his opponent for his farewell encounter.

Since names like Shelton Benjamin and The Undertaker have been randomly thrown in the shuffle, John Cena remains the most reasonable name to slug it out with Angle in just 20 days.

Considering the fact that the two share an intriguing history, it would make sense for the 16-time World Champion to make his way back to the squared circle and express his intentions of retiring Angle in style.

With only three weeks left for the creative team to actually create a storyline here, one wonders how both Angle or his opponent would be presented on this unsettled Road to WrestleMania 35.

#4 Ronda Rousey destroys everything around the ringside and continues to expose WWE

After turning heel in controversial fashion a few weeks ago, Ronda Rousey is now on a roll. The Raw Women's Champion has been solid in her role as the antagonist heading into this year's Show of Shows.

Since Chicago is always ready to embrace something intriguing, WWE could capitalize on The Rowdy One's momentum and book her to absolutely destroy Dana Brooke before she continues to reap more havoc.

We all know that The Baddest Woman on the Planet is scheduled to close this year's visual extravaganza and with Ronda displaying her true potential as a menacing heel, destroying ringside and savagely assaulting WWE officials would continue to bring her nuclear heat.

Considering that Vince McMahon has endorsed the idea of Ronda claiming professional wrestling to be fake, one wonders how Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair would react to this when they tussle it out with her for the gold.

#5 Batista wrestles his first match on Raw since his return

With Batista now locked into clash with Triple H in a No Holds Barred match at WrestleMania 35, The Animal would be looking to prove his mettle to The Game 20 days before they collide.

There's no denying that the company needs to book fresh matches every single week and with WrestleMania just around the corner, booking the former World Champion in a bout on Raw could gravitate many eyes to the product.

Moreover, a match here for Batista could give Triple H the relevant opportunity to ignite a brawl within the squared circle that would surely hype the Chicago crowd.

Tonight seems like an ideal chance for Vince McMahon to propel Batista as an unstoppable force and a dominant performance here would keep him confident for his extremely personal slug-fest with The Cerebral Assassin in New Jersey.