5 Superstars to look out for on tonight's Raw

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Monday Night Raw will air live from Toronto tonight.

WWE Raw will be airing live from Toronto, Canada in a few hours. Many story-lines will be developing this week. Now that the Summerslam season is finally over, expect some huge changes down the line.

We got to witness some big developments last week with The Shield re-uniting to take out Braun Strowman, and thus preventing him from cashing-in his Money in the Bank contract. Expect Strowman and The Shield to be heavily involved throughout the show. My prediction is that we would see Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler attack Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins at some point during the show, leaving Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman to fight one-on-one to a no-contest. This would also help in keeping Strowman as a babyface as he wouldn’t be associated with McIntyre and Ziggler directly.

Also, tonight will be Constable Corbin’s first night as the acting General Manager of Monday Night Raw so biasness against baby-faces, especially Finn Balor, is highly likely.

Top Superstars like The Shield and Braun Strowman and the Acting GM Constable Corbin are guaranteed to have a busy night tonight on Raw but there are some other superstars, who might be having a big night tonight. Here, we will be looking at such 5 superstars/teams.

#5 Authors of Pain:

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Authors of Pain have been feuding with Titus Worldwide for the past couple of months.

Authors of Pain defeated Titus Worldwide again last week in what looked liked to be the final match between the two teams. Titus Worldwide is on the verge of splitting up soon. Now that the Authors of Pain have taken care of Titus Worldwide, it’s time for them to be involved in something new, as soon as tonight.

The Authors of Pain could be involved in one of the two following major story-lines tonight. They could either attack The Revival and B-team tonight to enter the Tag Titles picture leading to multi-team match at Hell in a Cell or they could align themselves with Braun Strowman in order to stop The Shield. Authors of Pain were highly successful in NXT and it’s time they find something to do on the Main Roster. Either of the above-mentioned story-lines would provide AoP a chance to prove themselves.

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#4 Bobby Lashley:

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Bobby Lashley is currently directionless.

Fans were highly disappointed when Bobby Lashley was left out of the Summerslam card this year. Lashley’s return this year was highly anticipated and it looked like he would be main-eventing Summerslam against Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship but he didn’t even compete in the pre-show. His absence didn’t go unnoticed.

Now that the Summerslam season is finally over, Bobby Lashley should have an important angle on tonight’s Raw. He could either resume his feud with Elias or he could find himself confronted by a returning heel like Kevin Owens or Bray Wyatt. In a perfect world, Lashley would turn heel by attacking Finn Balor or any other babyface as Lashley works best as a monster heel, but that’s just wishful thinking. Either way, Lashley must soon be involved in a story-line. He has improved very much since leaving WWE in 2008 and his potential must be utilized.

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#3 Kevin Owens:

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Kevin Owens' potential has been wasted since his arrival on Raw this year.

Kevin Owens hasn’t been seen on WWE TV since he got squashed by Braun Strowman at Summerslam. The feud harmed Kevin Owen on a huge level. The entire feud with Braun Strowman was one-sided and ruined Kevin Owen’s character. Owens was perfectly booked in NXT as a monster heel and his early main roster run was decent too but things went downhill after he lost the Universal Title to Goldberg in 2017.

Now, it would be better if WWE repackages him as the monster and fighter he was before 2016 so a few weeks’ absence would suffice but when it comes to WWE, you should expect the unexpected. Kevin Owens will be cheered in Canada as he’s from there so expect him to appear on Raw tonight. After his loss to Strowman, expect him to be involved in some feuds where he could come out on top so a feud against an upper mid-card babyface like Finn Balor or Bobby Lashley could kick off tonight.

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#2 Finn Balor:

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Finn Balor is due to receive a big push.

Kurt Angle revealed a few weeks ago that WWE had been testing Balor since April 2017 to find out if he was durable, and they were finally convinced last month that he was. Now, Balor would most likely go for the Intercontinental Title in a few months but before that, he needs to pick up some momentum and he had been picking it up for the past few weeks. The Demon’s return at Summerslam was very well received, and his main-event match last week against Roman Reigns was quite fun too.

Now Raw will be run by Finn’s arch-nemesis Baron Corbin tonight so expect some injustice against Balor tonight. He could be booked in a gauntlet match, he could be a part of a handicap match and the list goes on. If Finn Balor is booked correctly tonight and is allowed to have an impressive night, this would further confirm that Balor is on his way out of Vince’s doghouse.

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#1 Bray Wyatt:

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Bray Wyatt hasn't been seen for 2 weeks.

Bray Wyatt was last seen on the Raw before Summerslam where he and Matt Hardy unsuccessfully challenged The B-team and Revival for the Raw Tag Team Championships. Now with Matt Hardy gone, Bray Wyatt would most likely be getting repackaged. Many people expect him to reform the Wyatt Family with Luke Harper and Braun Strowman to re-start Wyatt Family’s classic feud with The Shield.

However, that’s unlikely and Bray would most likely go solo and revert himself back to his old heel gimmick and confront/attack a babyface tonight to start a new feud. Bray Wyatt could also debut a fresh new character but I wouldn’t count on that. Expect the Eater of the Worlds to be involved in a major angle if he shows up.

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