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WWE Monday Night Raw had a big job to do this week, as it had to deal with the fallout of the Shield getting attacked by half of the Raw locker room, continue the Undertaker vs Triple H build for Super Show-Down and give the women as much of the spotlight as possible to build towards Evolution
Plus there were big tag team developments with the Authors of Pain and the new team of Chad Gable and Bobby Roode in action, as well as the Raw Tag-Team Title rematch between the B Team and Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler.
It certainly was a Raw full of bonkers surprises, but also a Raw that presented us with quite a few huge news stories for the WWE going forward, most of these bearing big consequences for the upcoming Hell in a Cell Pay-Per-View coming up.
So what were the five main news stories to come out of this week's Monday Night Raw? Let me tell you!
#1 Mick Foley to Special Guest Referee at Hell in a Cell
Mick Foley's return to Raw was excellently done, with the former General Manager returning to interrupt 'The Drifter' Elias mid-song. Which was the perfect way for him to return to Raw really!
But what was more important is what Mick Foley had to say, with the WWE Legend announcing that 20 years after his infamous Hell in a Cell match with Undertaker, he'd be setting foot inside the structure once more as the special guest referee for Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman's Universal Title match.
Later in the evening, Strowman cut a promo saying that if Foley interfered in any way that he'd make the injures 20 years ago look like paper-cuts, so I fear for Foley's safety during the match!
#2 Undertaker to return on next week's Raw
Triple H also returned to Monday Night Raw after a whopping two weeks away to do more of the thing he did two weeks ago, talk down the Undertaker's chances of beating him at Super Show-Down.
However, shortly after the segment, it was announced that the 'Deadman' who had confronted Shawn Michaels on last week's Raw will be returning to Monday Nights next week to address what Triple H had to say. Could we see a physical confrontation between the two?
#3 205 Live Star Managing Bobby Lashley?
How does Bobby Lashley deal with being brutally attacked from behind by an angry Kevin Owens who Pop-Up Powerbombed him into the ring apron? Why, Lashley heads straight to the gym to train, and train hard! Watch out Owens he's coming for you!
But it seems that Lashley has also gotten himself a hype man with former NXT star and current 205 Live standout Lio Rush encouraging the Raw Superstar as he trained. Hopefully, this is a permanent fixture as the duo or Rush and Lashley could be fantastic for Monday Night Raw.
I'm also enjoying that the WWE are starting to bring back managers again with Zelina Vega, Drake Maverick and now Lio Rush.
#2 Huge title match set for Hell in a Cell
As expected the B Team's contracted title rematch for the Raw Tag Team Titles against new champions Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre took place on this week's Raw to make way for a bigger match at Hell in a Cell, and as expected the B Team lost.
That's because the money match here is the continuation of the feud between 'The Hounds of Justice' and Braun Strowman and his 'Dogs of War'. Which is exactly why Baron Corbin officially announced that Ziggler and McIntyre will take on Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose for the titles at Hell in a Cell!
#1 Renee Young makes history
This is without a doubt the most important thing to have happened on Monday Night Raw as Renee Young finished her first day as a full-time Raw commentator, the first female to ever do so in the WWE.
Young's history-making 'promotion' cannot be understated for how significant it is and should not be overlooked for how hard she worked to get there. This may have been her first day on the booth, but let's hope for a long and storied career as Raw commentator!
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