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The previous edition of Monday Night RAW received mixed responses from fans as well as critics.
From Carmella tricking R-Truth to become the new 24/7 Champion to The Fiend unleashing his wrath on Braun Strowman in the main event, the show had its moments. Furthermore, Rey Mysterio becoming the number 1 contender for the Universal Championship after winning the Fatal 5-way Elimination matchup was another major development of the show.
On another note, WWE has been advertising the upcoming episode as 'season premiere' of RAW. While it has already announced 4 huge matches for the event- Seth Rollins vs Rey Mysterio for the Universal Championship, Sasha Banks vs Alexa Bliss, Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler vs The Heavy Machinery for the RAW Tag Team Titles and AJ Styles vs Cedric Alexander for the US Championship. 'The Beast' Brock Lesnar will also feature this Monday night on RAW.
In addition to the above matches, WWE has also announced a special edition of 'Miz TV' featuring Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair for the upcoming episode.
All in all, the upcoming episode of RAW looks promising.
So, without further ado, let's take a look at 3 interesting things which could happen on the upcoming episode.
#3 Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura interrupt the Miz TV
WWE has already announced that Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair will feature on a special edition of Miz TV, this Monday night on RAW. Given it is going to be the season premiere of RAW, expect the aforementioned names to talk about the success of the apex brand of the company. However, this could turn south sooner than later.
As these segments always get interrupted by heels leading into a physical altercation, expect something similar to unfold this week on RAW.
Given it has not been long since The Miz and Shinsuke Nakamura were clashing against each other, WWE could have Sami Zayn and Shinsuke Nakamura show up to interrupt the segment. The heel duo could take digs at The Miz as well as Hogan and Flair. This could lead to Hogan & Flair joining forces with The Miz to make quick work of the heels.
Who knows, WWE could even have Ali show up leading to a classic Miz & Ali vs Nakamura & Sami Zayn tag-team matchup.
#2 The Fiend attacks Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio won the Fatal 5-way Elimination matchup last week on RAW to become the #1 contender for the Universal Championship.
While WWE has already announced that the highly anticipated matchup will be taking place on the upcoming episode of RAW, the result seems all but obvious.
With Seth Rollins scheduled to defend his title against Bray Wyatt at Hell in a Cell, Mysterio winning the title to replace him in the bout seems a very distant possibility. However, WWE could have The Fiend interfere in the matchup to take out the Lucha Legend.
On another note, given Mysterio's booking in the last few weeks, it seems WWE has not got any idea where it's headed with Rey. Furthermore, Mysterio is rumored to be headed to the Blue brand in the upcoming draft. Thus, WWE could have Bray Wyatt take out the Legend only to relaunch him afresh on the blue brand.
#1 Braun Strowman confronts Brock Lesnar
Ahead of his high profile clash against Kofi Kingston on October 4th edition of SmackDown, Brock Lesnar will feature on the upcoming episode of RAW. While it is expected that his manager-cum-advocate, Paul Heyman would fire verbal volleys on Kofi Kingston, this might turn out into something more.
Even though nothing is confirmed yet, Brock Lesnar looks all set to be drafted on the Blue brand. On top of that, given there is not much left for 'The Monster among Men' on the Red brand, he is highly likely to be switched to Friday night SmackDown in the upcoming draft.
Thus, Creative could use this opportunity to lay down the breadcrumbs for an epic feud between Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman for the near future. The former Money in the Bank winner could confront Lesnar, issuing a warning. Given the hype and buzz it generated when these two men collided against each other a few months ago, it would make complete sense to reignite this rivalry.
