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The July 23rd episode of Monday Night Raw will come to us live from the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. We are on the way towards the WWE's second biggest PPV of the year - SummerSlam, and the development towards the show has begun.
WWE has made the Raw Women's Championship match between Alexa Bliss and Ronda Rousey official for the event, and the prominent news regarding the show is Brock Lesnar will defend the Universal Championship and could face both Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley.
Raw General Manager Kurt Angle announced two triple threat matches on last week's episode of Raw, with the winners going against each other on this week's Raw to become the new No 1 contenders for the Universal Championship.
Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley emerged victorious from their respective matches, and will face each other in an extreme rules rematch on this week's episode of Raw. The current speculations are that both Reigns and Lashley will face Lesnar at SummerSlam, and we'll find out what transpires this Monday.
Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon will make her return to Raw, to make a historic announcement. Speculations are already high, and we must wait to find out what the Million Dollar Princess has to reveal.
With that said, let's look at the four things that need to happen on this week's episode of Raw.
#4 Braun Strowman, Seth Rollins and Finn Balor vs Baron Corbin, Elias and Jinder Mahal
Seth Rollins and Finn Balor failed to win their respective triple threat matches on last week's Raw and are out of the Universal title picture for SummerSlam. Braun Strowman holds the MITB contract and is fresh out from a feud with Kevin Owens, it's unlikely he'll cash in his contract at SummerSlam.
The status of these three superstars for SummerSlam is up in the air, and we must wait to find out how WWE embeds them into the match card. WWE can't afford to keep any of these three superstars from this week's episode of Raw, and the best thing to do is to put them in a six-man tag team match.
They can face Baron Corbin, Elias and Jinder Mahal on this week's episode of Raw and come out victorious. All six of these superstars are not part of the SummerSlam match card so far, and this could be the right way to keep them fresh until WWE finds something to do with them.
#3 Stephanie McMahon announces all women's PPV and women's tag team championships
Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon will return to Raw this week to make a historic announcement. The announcement might involve the WWE's women's division and could take the women's revolution to the next level.
WWE received a lot of heat for leaving the women out of the Greatest Royal Rumble show. Since then, speculations of WWE announcing an all women PPV has been on the rise, and that could be the big announcement Stephanie McMahon will make on this week's Raw.
Besides that, it is also possible she'll announce the debut of the long awaited women's tag team championships. The current counseling storyline between Sasha Banks and Bayley could be a hint the women's tag titles are on the way.
We should hold up till Monday to see what unfolds during Stephanie McMahon's historic announcement.
#2 Ronda Rousey does not honor her suspension
Ronda Rousey got herself suspended when she went out of control after getting screwed out of the Raw Women's Championship by Alexa Bliss at Money in the Bank. Alexa Bliss cashed-in her MITB contract during the women's title match between Nia Jax and Ronda Rousey and became a three-time Raw women's champion.
Ronda Rousey interfered during the Raw women's title match at Extreme Rules, resulting in Bliss retaining the title against Nia Jax. Rousey attacked Bliss on last week's episode of Raw, resulting in Kurt Angle extending Rousey's suspension for another week and also gave her a title shot at SummerSlam.
This week's Raw could see Rousey finding a way by any means necessary to get her hands on Alexa Bliss. We'll find out how Kurt Angle deals with Rousey if she shows up this Monday with Stephanie McMahon in the house.
#1 Reigns and Lashley fight to a no contest
Paul Heyman addressed Kurt Angle's ultimatum to Brock Lesnar on last week's episode of Raw, and gave his word that Lesnar will defend the Universal Championship at SummerSlam.
Superstars lined up one after the other demanding a shot at Brock Lesnar during SummerSlam. Kurt Angle announced two triple threat matches with the winners facing each other on this week's episode of Raw for the chance to face Lesnar at SummerSlam.
Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley emerged victorious in their respective matches and will face each other this Monday. Rumors say that both Roman Reigns and Bobby Lashley will face Lesnar for the title at SummerSlam.
If the rumors turn out to be true, we could see Lashley and Reigns battle it out to a no contest which could cause Kurt Angle making a triple threat match for the Universal Championship at SummerSlam.
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