WWE Hell In A Cell 2018: 5 better special guest referees for Braun Strowman vs Roman Reigns 

This week on Raw Mick Foley returned with a bang, as his passionate promo about his legendary Hell in a Cell match twenty years ago really helped fans remember how brutal the sinister structure was back in WWE's heyday.

But Foley was not in attendance on Raw this week just to discuss the brutal nature of the Hell in a Cell match and to revel in his glory days, but to reveal that he is going to be the special guest referee for the Universal Championship match between Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns.

While the announcement was quite unexpected, WWE should have done a better job with the booking of this angle, as Mick Foley's sudden involvement in this match feels like lazy writing, as there are so much better candidates to fill that role on the roster.

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#1 Kurt Angle

A return that would have made sense.

Kurt Angle was fired by Stephanie McMahon on Raw a few weeks ago after she was not happy with his progress as Raw GM, and thus Baron Corbin became the new Raw GM. The reasoning for Angle being the special guest referee might be less complicated than you would think as, Stephanie could have given Angle one more chance to regain his job based on how he can contain the possibilities of chaos at Hell in a Cell. Moreover, Angle is nonstranger to these two men, as he has been embroiled in their feud since 2017. Therefore, with Angle as the special guest referee, this match would have had a whole lot more scenarios to consider.

#2 Baron Corbin

Baron Corbin has been integral in The Shield vs Braun Strowman.

The Hell in a Cell will be Baron Corbin's first pay-per-view as acting GM, and if you watched Raw this week, you would realize how the man is stressed out about making the best possible impression.

Therefore, the writing is on the wall with this one, Corbin as the special guest referee makes sense, as the man would want to keep the fair and square to ensure that no other superstar interferes and ruins his main event, which would probably put his job in jeopardy. Corbin is also the dark horse in this situation as the Money in the Bank briefcase he took from Braun Strowman has brought up some fan theories that could play into this match.

#3 Kevin Owens

KO is tight with management.

Kevin Owens as the special guest referee is something that should have happened, as WWE's rumored big plans for the former NXT Champion should have started here. This might take a bit of backtracking, but the way WWE should have handheld KO's return was to bring him back as the special guest referee for this match.

As his recent history with Braun Strowman, his somewhat strong working relationship with The Authority and his good friendship with acting GM Baron Corbin, makes him the perfect man for the job. Moreover, this could have been the perfect way to get KO's singles run off to a hot start.

#4 Shane McMahon

Here comes the money.

Shane McMahon has been absent from WWE television for a while now, and him returning to be the special guest referee in the match between Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns is an odd choice indeed, as the man is the boss over on Raw's rival brand, Smackdown Live. But Shane being chosen as the official by the request of his sister Stephanie could have been a smart move by WWE.

With Survivor Series coming up, WWE is going to start the pretentious war between Raw and Smackdown Live, so why not use this match to ignite the flame naturally. Shane could've got his Smackdown Live mercenaries to destroy this match for the simple reason that he is sick of Smackdown Live's WWE Championship not main eventing one pay-per-view this year. It's a logical reason, and it builds up Survivor Series in a natural manner, and it allows Reigns and Strowman to both save credibility by not taking the loss

#5 Paul Heyman

Heyman is possibly the best choice.

Paul Heyman is possibly the best choice for this role, as rumors of him starting a new faction on Raw, make the match between Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman the perfect environment to book that plan.

Heyman could have made his return to Raw this week, stating that Stephanie McMahon has ordered him to be the deciding force in the Universal Championship match. While most of you might be thinking why?

Brock Lesnar is still the client of Pual Heyman, and by Heyman calling this match down the middle the Universal Championship war between Strowman and Reigns would be to get a definitive winner so that Lesnar could reinvoke his rematch clause at the soonest.

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