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WWE is only two weeks away from Money in the Bank as they prepare for tonight's Monday Night Raw. The Money in the Bank pay-per-view is set to feature two Ladder Matches for the briefcase for the men and women of Raw and SmackDown Live, Seth Rollins is set to defend his Intercontinental Championship against Elias, and Roman Reigns will be facing Jinder Mahal.
Brock Lesnar remains conspicuously absent from the card, although Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles will face each other in a Last Man Standing Match.
This week's Raw is advertised to feature both Roman Reigns and Ronda Rousey, with the latter of the two challenging for the Raw Women's Title in two weeks' time.
We could also see a newly repackaged tag team become the number one contenders as the Tag Team Battle Royal to decide the same is set to take place on Raw. Alongside this, another former tag team could reunite.
Here are five surprises that could take place at tonight's Monday Night Raw.
#5 Nia Jax heel-turn
Nia Jax became the Raw Women's Champion when she defeated her former friend, Alexa Bliss, at WrestleMania. Since then she has been the face of the WWE anti-bullying campaign. Last week on Raw, she dominated a local competitor to send a message to her opponent for Money in the Bank, Ronda Rousey. Her demeanor did not match that of a babyface.
On this week's episode of Raw, she is scheduled to face Natalya. Natalya was the woman who helped train Ronda for her WWE debut, and the two are close. On previous occasions, when Natalya found herself in trouble on Raw from the likes of the Riott Squad, she was saved by a run-in from Rousey. Rousey is obviously protective of Natalya as her first mentor and friend in WWE, something that Nia could look to take advantage of.
In her match against Natalya, she will likely try to send a message to Ronda by dominating her, with Ronda possibly coming out to make the save. There is a chance Nia will turn heel for this segment, giving her match against Ronda later in the month one with higher stakes.
You can watch Ronda and Nia face each other on last week's episode of Raw here:
#4 American Alpha reform
For a long time, Jason Jordan has been cleared to wrestle. He was present backstage for the last couple of Raws. Before he was injured, Jordan came to Raw as Kurt Angle's son splitting up his tag team with Gable.
Jordan was being pushed as a tag team with Seth Rollins after he did not make a mark in his individual run. Recently, rumors have emerged about Gable and Jordan reuniting to form American Alpha.
With Rollins having moved on to win the Intercontinental Championship, neither Jordan nor Gable has anything else on their plate. Now maybe the perfect time to reunite the former SmackDown Live Tag Team Champions.
You can watch American Alpha win the SmackDown Live Tag Team Championships here:
#3 Elias attacks Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns was embroiled in a feud with Jinder Mahal before he took the night of last week. The feud started when Elias spoiled Reigns' chances of being in the Money in the Bank match by attacking him. On last week's episode, Seth Rollins faced Jinder Mahal to defend his Intercontinental Championship, but Elias attacked him after the match with a guitar.
Roman Reigns will look to continue his feud with Jinder again this week, but there might be a replay of last week's events with Elias joining the fray. The end result will possibly be a tag team match, with Reigns and Rollins teaming up to face Jinder and Elias.
You can see Seth Rollins getting attacked by Elias here:
#2 B-Team wins the Battle Royal
Since they turned their backs on the Miz, the B-team have been having a surprisingly good run. The two together repackaged their appearance and won two matches on Raw.
Their antics last week ended badly for them as they were forced to roll around in the remnants of their barbecue. The other teams did not take kindly to the B-team trying to buy them off with the food and made their feelings known. Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas were still the last ones to stand tall after they sent Rhyno through a table.
WWE seems to be behind their push and could look to make them the next opponent for the team of Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt. With the Number 1 contender's Battle Royal scheduled for Raw, it is likely they will win it to become the number 1 contenders for the Raw Tag Team Championships.
You can see last week's B-Team Memorial Day barbecue here:
#1 Double turn for Finn Balor and Kevin Owens
For a long time now, Finn Balor has had all of his attempts to break out fail. Since he came back from his injury, he has been stuck firmly in the mid-card. With his attempts to win the Intercontinental Title blocked by Seth Rollins, and being demolished by Strowman on Raw, things are coming to a head for Finn. There is a chance a failure to defeat Kevin Owens might result in a heel turn.
Kevin Owens, on the other hand, has been acting less like a heel. With Sami Zayn and him no longer teaming up regularly, it may be time for Owens to turn face for the first time since his move to the main roster. The match between the two could very well result in the turns everyone has been waiting for.
You can watch Finn Balor face Seth Rollins for the Intercontinental Championship here:
Which of these surprises do you think can actually come true? Tell us in the comments below!
