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With less than ten days to go for this year's Clash of Champions PPV, WWE is gearing up to deliver two major shows at the Madison Square Garden next week with RAW and SmackDown going live from the historic arena.
One of the major segments announced is the return of the Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin to RAW. Last week, we saw the Texas Rattlesnake tweet and announce his intentions to be the mediator for the contract signing between Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman for their Universal Championship match. While the segment has been announced, expect a lot of shockers to come our way.
In this article, let's take a look at five things that could shock us during Stone Cold's return to Monday Night RAW next week.
#5 Confrontation with The Man
Following last week's RAW, a new episode of Straight Up Steve Austin was aired with The Man, Becky Lynch, as the special guest. It was indeed great to see the chemistry between Austin and the RAW Women's Champion, whom many have referred to as the modern-day Stone Cold.
With Austin set to be involved in a major segment with Rollins, a confrontation with her real-life partner Becky is a huge possibility. As for the fans, they'll love to see Stone Cold and Becky Lynch on-screen together.
#4 Braun Strowman turns heel, takes out Austin
Last week on RAW, there was evident tension between the RAW Tag Team Champions who are scheduled to face each other for the Universal Title at Clash of Champions. After a heated argument over the contract signing, the Monster Among Men confronted Rollins in a backstage segment.
Braun Strowman was upset with Austin entering the contract negotiations, even calling him Rollins' "boy". The Monster Among Men had some major warning for the Hall of Famer.
If he gets in my face like anybody else does, then Stone Cold Steve Austin is gonna get these hands!
With him showing signs of turning heel, a snap during the contract signing leading to him taking out Austin would make him look way more dangerous than he does right now.
#3 Backstage segment with Kevin Owens
After a brief heel run during the post-WrestleMania period, Kevin Owens returned to the scene on SmackDown with a completely new character - something many compared to be similar to that of Stone Cold Steve Austin. An anti-authority Superstar has been a great success for the company in the past and if there's anyone in the current generation who can nail that role perfectly, it is KO.
Unfortunately, the lack of interesting segments and storytelling has hurt the credibility of his new character. But WWE has a chance to correct their mistakes by giving Owens some screentime with Austin on RAW next week. Be it a backstage segment or a double Stunner on a poor soul, fans would love it.
#2 The Fiend attacks him
In the last month or so, the demonic version of Bray Wyatt - The Fiend, has turned into a legend-killer of his own. With him attacking Hall of Famers like Mick Foley, Kurt Angle, and Jerry Lawler on RAW, the message is clear - no one is safe from The Fiend!
So what makes Stone Cold any different? Since his segment with Rollins and Strowman has been announced, not many are expecting Wyatt to play spoilsport, making it the perfect opportunity for yet another major attack.
This would also go well with the storyline as The Fiend is set to be the next challenger for the Universal Title at Hell in a Cell.
#1 AJ Styles gets added to the Universal Championship match at Clash of Champions
Clash of Champions is supposed to be the show where every champion steps into the ring to prove the point of him being above the rest of the roster. With most of the major championships set to be defended on the show, there is one champion who is not currently on the card.
Yes, we are talking about the United States Champion, AJ Styles. The Phenomenal One has been heavily involved in the feud between Rollins and Strowman, even interrupting their original contract signing last week. Do you think there is anything which can stop him from doing so again?
It's tough to believe that WWE would keep someone like Styles out of the Clash of Champions card, so in all likeliness, he would be added to the card by the end of RAW next week. It could just be a title defense against a random Superstar without any proper build-up.
But what if WWE decides to let things go wild and add Styles to the Universal Championship match between Rollins and Strowman and make it a triple-threat? That would be crazy enough to make fans get off their seats in excitement.
Would you like to see Seth Rollins vs Braun Strowman vs AJ Styles for the Universal Championship at Clash of Champions? Let us know your thoughts about this in the comments section below.
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