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The July 30th episode of Raw will emanate live from the US Bank Arena at Cincinnati, Ohio. Team Red's road to SummerSlam will take a giant leap as the reigning Universal Champion Brock Lesnar returns to WWE television for the first time since the Greatest Royal Rumble.
The new number one contender - Roman Reigns will get an opportunity to confront his SummerSlam opponent face to face, and we can expect all hell to break loose during this confrontation.
The Universal Champion will not only have Roman Reigns to worry about as Mr. MITB Braun Strowman is lurking in the shadows, waiting for Lesnar to show up. Lesnar should keep his eyes wide open on Raw if he wants to walk out with the Universal Championship.
Furthermore, Ronda Rousey's suspension will be over this week, and the female beast will look to hunt down her SummerSlam opponent/Raw women's champion Alexa Bliss.
We also have two big singles matches on the card as Seth Rollins takes on Drew McIntyre and Finn Balor takes on Constable Baron Corbin. Lot's of things are at stake, and this week's Raw is indeed an all important night heading towards SummerSlam.
With that said, let's take a look at the possible outcomes for this week's episode of Monday Night Raw.
#4 Baron Corbin beats Finn Balor
Finn Balor will go up against Constable Baron Corbin in an Extreme Rules rematch on this week's Raw, and this match could lead to these two superstars facing each other once again at SummerSlam.
It's apparent that the WWE creative team does not have anything for the first ever Universal Champion, and we can't expect Balor to get anywhere near the Universal Title picture. But they also can't afford to keep him out of the program, and that explains the reason behind his ongoing feud with Baron Corbin.
There seems to be no big plan for Balor at SummerSlam, and he could find himself in the ring once again with Baron Corbin at the event. If that is the plan, we can see Balor losing his match against Corbin on this week's Raw, this would open the door for their SummerSlam match.
#3 Ronda Rousey gives us a SummerSlam preview
Ronda Rousey's suspension will be over this week, and The Baddest Woman On The Planet will look to hunt down her SummerSlam opponent Alexa Bliss.
General Manager Kurt Angle awarded Ronda Rousey with a Raw women's championship opportunity on the post-Extreme Rules episode of Raw. It will be Rousey's second shot at the Raw women's title after Money in the Bank where Alexa Bliss cashed in her MITB contract to win the title for the third time.
With the announcement of the women's exclusive PPV Evolution, Ronda Rousey will have a prominent role to play in the build-up towards the event.
Rumors quote both current Raw and SmackDown women's champions could drop their titles before Evolution. That could mean Rousey has the chance to walk into the historic event as the new Raw Women's Champion.
We must wait till Monday night to find out what transpires when Rousey returns to Raw this week.
#2 Seth Rollins beats Drew McIntyre
Seth Rollins is set to take on Drew McIntyre on this week's Raw, and he will look to take his frustrations out on McIntyre for costing him the Intercontinental Championship on multiple occasions.
The current plans are for Rollins to take on Dolph Ziggler for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam.
But according to cageside seats, rumors quote that the match is subject to change. It's not clear how it could get changed, and we'll get the answer to that on this week's episode of Raw.
Rollins and McIntyre faced off against each other on the July 9th episode of Raw in which McIntyre came out victorious. It's unlikely Rollins will take another loss at the hands of McIntyre. So expect the King Slayer to come out on top on this week's Raw.
#1 Challenger and champion face to face, and a foiled cash in attempt
The Universal Champion Brock Lesnar will return to WWE television for the first time since the Greatest Royal Rumble on this week's episode of Raw. With Roman Reigns crowned as the new number 1 contender, and Braun Strowman holding the MITB contract, Lesnar walks into the lion's lair this Monday.
Roman Reigns defeated Bobby Lashley on last week's Raw and became the number 1 contender for Lesnar's Universal Championship at SummerSlam. These two superstars have gone one on one against each other three times in the past, and Reigns has failed on all occasions.
There was a controversial finish to their steel cage match at the Greatest Royal Rumble where Reigns speared Lesnar through the cage, and Lesnar was declared the winner because he was the first person to hit the ground. But replays showed it was Reigns' feet that hit the ground first.
Reigns and Lesnar will look to settle things once and for all at SummerSlam. But Lesnar can get to SummerSlam with the title only if he does not cross path with Mr. MITB - Braun Strowman.
Strowman will put his MITB contract on the line against Kevin Owens at SummerSlam, and Owens will keep an eye on Strowman to make sure he doesn't cash in on this week's Raw.
So we can expect Reigns and Lesnar to start a brawl, and Strowman trying to cash in the MITB contract only to get his plans foiled by Kevin Owens.
