5 Hints WWE dropped on this week's RAW before TLC

This week's RAW was the last Red brand episode before December 15th's TLC pay-per-view and it is fair to say that the company managed to give the WWE Universe a good show.

The episode started with a divorce segment between Rusev and Lana, which ended in 'The Bulgarian Brute' challenging Bobby Lashley for a match at TLC and standing tall after slamming Lashley through a table. Then, Becky Lynch returned and faced The Kabuki Warriors in a Handicap Match, which ended in a win for the RAW Women's Champion via DQ. Furthermore, a Women's Tag Team Championship Match has been confirmed for TLC, as The Kabuki Warriors will take on Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair.

Seth Rollins officially turned heel after Kevin Owens, who was looking for the AoP backstage, was attacked by the tag team and Rollins emerged from the AoP's car to Stomp 'The Prizefighter.'

Moreover, Aleister Black defeated Akira Tozawa, while Humberto Carrillo got the better of Andrade. Matt Hardy was beaten by Drew McIntyre. In the main event, Rey Mysterio retained his United States Championship against AJ Styles, thanks to an assist from Randy Orton.

With all that in mind, let's take a look at 5 Hints WWE dropped on this week's RAW before TLC.

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#5 No plans for Drew McIntyre

Since his return from injury, Drew McIntyre hasn't gone anywhere with his character or his career. McIntyre seems to wrestle in meaningless matches every week and so far, WWE hasn't given him much in the way of championship opportunities.

Again, much like last week, McIntyre faced Matt Hardy in a match with no stakes. Quite predictably, 'The Scottish Psychopath' emerged as the winner, but these victories mean nothing if they don't build to something bigger.

WWE has a chance to make McIntyre the number 1 contender for the vacant ' challenger ' spots for the WWE Championship and the United States Championship, but Vince McMahon has been hesitant to pull the plug. Unfortunately, as of now, there seems to be no plans for a huge Drew McIntyre push.

#4 Becky Lynch vs Asuka might be in the works

The very reason why Becky Lynch is challenging for the Women's Tag Team Titles at TLC could be to build towards Becky Lynch vs Asuka for the RAW Women's Championship. As everyone knows, 'The Man' hasn't yet beaten Asuka in singles competition and that is a potential angle WWE might be exploring.

In Becky's match against The Kabuki Warriors on RAW, Kairi Sane faced 'The Man' more than her colleague and that could be because WWE doesn't want to give too much away before Asuka faces Lynch in singles action. There have been many rumors in the wrestling industry about the same.

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#3 Rey Mysterio will be the US Champion for quite some time

Rey Mysterio successfully defended the United States Championship against AJ Styles in a match that was one of the best on the night. One takeaway from that bout is that there are no plans for Mysterio to drop his United States Championship anytime soon, as he overcame tough odds against Styles and The O.C.

'The Master of the 619' is not on the card at TLC and Mysterio will likely be United States Champion until the Royal Rumble, at the very least. There is also a realistic possibility that Rey might be heading into WrestleMania 36 with the US Championship around his shoulders.

#2 Andrade and Humberto Carrillo are not done yet

After weeks of meaningless matches for Andrade, he seems to have finally worked his way into a mid-card feud. Humberto Carrillo defeated Andrade this week, which ended the latter's winning streak on RAW. This has to be building to something bigger, as Vince McMahon wouldn't likely want to end Andrade's impressive win streak for no reason.

Carrillo and Andrade put on a classic on Monday night and this feud will likely stretch another month until Royal Rumble. These two might be locking horns many times over the coming month and nobody is complaining!

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#1 Seth Rollins turned heel due to fans lack of acceptance

Seth Rollins cut a passionate promo after he turned heel on RAW. He talked about how 2019's wrestling fans are just never satisfied and that even though he puts his body on the line every single week, he isn't appreciated enough.

One can't help but think that WWE managed to take a dig at the WWE Universe through this promo. This promo might have been Vince McMahon's way of telling the WWE Universe that even though WWE does what the fans want, they never really appreciate the product the way they should.

Rollins clearly said that because fans didn't accept him as a face, he was inclined to join the AoP and embrace his dark side. Will the WWE Universe be satisfied after Rollins' heel turn? Only time will tell!