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RAW tonight is going to be extremely interesting. Last week, we saw a title change, we saw tensions boiling and we saw Braun Strowman stripped of his Universal title opportunity at the Royal Rumble.
The saying goes that one man's pain is another man's gain. Finn Balor turned out to be the biggest beneficiary. Vince McMahon wasn't' convinced that he belonged in the Universal title picture with Drew McIntyre, Baron Corbin and John Cena standing in the ring. However, he would prove McMahon wrong by first defending his #1 contender spot, and then going on to win it by pinning none other than one of the all-time greats, John Cena.
Balor cementing his match against Lesnar concluded an incredible episode of RAW, and this week, expect a lot of twists and turns. Here are five such twists.
#5 The Revival wins the RAW Tag Team Championship
The Revival has certainly been the hot topic of the wrestling world lately. In case you're not aware, the rumour mill has revealed that The Revival reportedly asked for their release.
To further the claims, Scott Dawson's father revealed in a Tweet that The Revival was told to give WWE three months to prove that things are changing. The tweet quickly disappeared, of course.
Another claim states that The Revival asked for their release not only because of their booking but because of the booking of the RAW Tag Team division.
Amidst all these rumours and them leaving, what if WWE works us all and puts the tag team titles on them? We've seen random impromptu tag team title matches, and with The Revival still having a clear claim to a RAW Tag title match, this may very well be the moment where WWE pulls the trigger and pushes The Revival.
#4 Finn Balor confronts Brock Lesnar and destroys him
This is obviously the unlikeliest of scenarios, but given that it's the go-home show, WWE would certainly want a lot of eyes watching and a lot of people talking. With Brock Lesnar and Finn Balor never going head-to-head before, they may very well confront each other for the first time, and Balor may also use underhanded tactics of sorts to attack Lesnar and get a psychological advantage over him.
One way to do this would be to make him appear as The Demon, similar to what he did with Seth Rollins in the build to their SummerSlam match-up.
#3 Bobby Lashley loses the Intercontinental title
Last week, Bobby Lashley won the Intercontinental Championship for the first time in his career. He would pin Dean Ambrose to end his rather short-lived IC title reign. While the immediate rematch clause is clearly a thing of the past, don't be surprised if WWE conveniently forgets the rule.
We could end up seeing a heel vs. heel match with Ambrose shockingly reclaiming the Intercontinental title thanks to interference from Seth Rollins.
#2 Lars Sullivan debuts as a hired gun
Lars Sullivan has been the only "announced" NXT call-up who hasn't appeared on WWE TV. It makes sense because you wouldn't want Sullivan walking around backstage doing absolutely nothing.
He needs to have his mystique protected, and one of the most shocking ways he could debut would be by being Vince McMahon's hired gun, taking out Braun Strowman. It could take Strowman out of action for a while and write him off, with him returning for a feud against Sullivan.
#1 Ronda Rousey suffers her first loss in WWE
When we say that Ronda Rousey will suffer her first loss, we don't mean she's getting pinned. Remember, she's never lost a match in WWE, and she doesn't need to lose this either to get pinned.
She's going up against The Boss N' Hug connection, a team that's considered the favourites to win the Women's tag team titles at Elimination Chamber next month. With Sasha and Bayley having to look strong, they could very well pin Natalya to pick up the win.
