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Welcome to the go-home episode of RAW to Survivor Series 2019. The build to the show has been quite interesting so far, with a lot of content (6 hours per week almost) being dedicated to the lead-up of the show.
Last week opened with a title match and Asuka may have low-key become the next Women's title challenger after she pinned Becky Lynch in the match for the tag team gold. We saw a few throwaway matches featuring the likes of Drew McIntyre, Sin Cara, Andrade, Cedric Alexander, Erick Rowan and more while WALTER made his main roster debut and had a match against Seth Rollins.
With all the Interbrand chaos happening, the episodes leading up have been stacked and there's been an element of madness which we've enjoyed. Without going much further, let's take a look at what you need to look forward to on RAW tonight.
#5 Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair to team up again
Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair can't seem to avoid crossing paths, regardless of which brand they're a part of. As mentioned, the two were unsuccessful last week against The Kabuki Warriors after a controversial finish that saw Asuka pin The Man.
While the two won't be facing the champions tonight, they will be planting the seeds to what seems to be the formation of a new tag team. The two bitter rivals will unite once again tonight in tag team action.
Expect them to pick up a relatively easy victory and for the two reluctant partners to work well together. WWE is promoting this match as one that will potentially earn them a future tag team title shot, which possibly confirms the advertisement from Target Center that The Man and The Queen will challenge for the tag team titles at TLC.
#4 Seth Rollins takes on Andrade and puts his Survivor Series spot on the line
Seth Rollins is in a very weird place in his career. While he was given a tempting offer to align with Triple H and join NXT, The Game instead chose to unleash the hounds against him, namely The Undisputed Era.
While Rollins didn't lose against Adam Cole, he was soon declared the captain of Team RAW. This eventually led Zelina Vega to question on Twitter why Andrade wasn't given the captaincy. Logically, Rollins is the right choice as the face of Monday Night RAW, but things are going to get interesting when he takes on the Mexican sensation tonight - putting his Survivor Series captaincy spot on the line.
Rollins leads a star-studded team comprising of Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre, Ricochet and Kevin Owens and the only one whose spot is at risk is the captain's himself. However, Rollins is no stranger to adversity and proving himself. With that said, we can see a scenario where Rollins loses his captaincy spot, continuing his story post-Hell in a Cell where he's constantly having a downward slump. It could be a very interesting development if it does happen.
#3 Natalya takes on Asuka
If Seth Rollins has been on a downward slump in the last month, the opposite has been the case of Natalya. Following her historic match-up in Saudi Arabia, she has become one of the select few to gain a pinfall or submission victory over Asuka.
A couple of weeks ago, she made The Empress tap out in a non-title match with Charlotte Flair and tonight, she gets the chance to prove herself by taking on Asuka in a singles match. This is, of course, a whole different ballgame and The Queen of Harts will be well aware as to what awaits her.
Kairi Sane will be in the corner of Asuka and one-half of the tag team champions will look to get back her win over Natalya in a big way. While we expect Natalya to put on a good fight, it looks to be Asuka's time and she will most likely be the one to snap Natalya's recent string of wins.
#2 Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins to challenge for the RAW Tag Team Championship
The Viking Raiders have low-key had the hottest streak in WWE since joining NXT. Only second to Asuka's incredible streak from 2015 to 2018. In a recent WWE Live Event at Mannheim, Germany, Curt Hawkins, and Zack Ryder picked up a huge victory in a Triple Threat match, beating both The OC and The Street Profits to earn a tag team title match.
They go up against their toughest challenge yet against The War Raiders and it's safe to assume that the betting odds will be heavily in favor of the champions. For many fans, the question seems to be how long Hawkins & Ryder will survive in the ring against the Viking Raiders, not if they could win.
They have been completely written out already, which is why the former champions will be determined to prove that they can snap The Viking Raiders' incredible streak and become 2-time Tag Team Champions.
However, will they realistically stand a chance against the dominant champions?
#1 Rey Mysterio to appear on RAW to address the Brock Lesnar match
Rey Mysterio hasn't been very active or vocal since a couple of weeks ago when he attacked Brock Lesnar with a steel pipe following the latter's assault of commentator Dio Maddin. He's all set to challenge for the WWE Championship at Survivor Series and he's infuriated Lesnar enough that The Beast Incarnate has gone about wreaking havoc backstage to try to get to the legendary Luchador.
Tonight, Mysterio is set to return to Monday Night RAW, where he'll address his challenge against Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series. Given Lesnar's level of outrage and the fact that this is the final RAW before Survivor Series, we expect Lesnar to make a surprise appearance in what could be one of the last segments of the night.
This would, of course, mean that Mysterio is at risk of a major assault, which will put him in a further disadvantage this coming Sunday when he competes for the WWE Championship. Will Mysterio be forced to confront Lesnar one last time? Does he have any scheme to counter The Beast Incarnate or will his hopes of World title gold be brushed off before he even steps in the ring again?
