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The WWE Extreme Rules Go-Home episode of Raw comes to us live from the TD Garden in Boston Massachusetts. The red brand will hope to wrap up their side of things before their superstars head into the night of extreme.
Apart from the Raw Tag Team Championship and the Intercontinental Championship storylines, the other matches from the red brand in Extreme Rules don't look intriguing.
Braun Strowman continues to hunt down Kevin Owens, and we'll get to know if Strowman will have any repercussions for his actions last week. We'll also find out how Sasha Banks and Bayley get along in their counseling with Dr. Shelby.
We will also find out what Bobby Lashley and Roman Reigns have to say before they square off at Extreme Rules. Will the winner become the No-1 contender for Brock Lesnar's Universal Championship at SummerSlam? We'll get the answer on this week's episode of Raw.
This week's episode of Raw will be the last opportunity for the WWE to increase the hype on the red brand's matches at Extreme Rules. With that said let's look at the five things that should happen on this week's episode of Raw.
#5 Baron Corbin and Finn Balor give us a preview
It's nothing but a shame that the WWE Creative Team has no solid plans for the first ever Universal Champion. Ever since returning from his injury, Finn Balor's booking has been pretty mediocre.
The fans expected Balor would get his one-on-one rematch for the Universal Championship after his return, but it still hasn't come to fruition even after two years since he relinquished the title.
Apart from his feud with Seth Rollins and the Miz for the Intercontinental Championship, WWE has done nothing interesting with Balor.
He is now involved in a meaningless feud with Baron Corbin and will face him at Extreme Rules. The match is only a filler in the Extreme Rules card as it has no proper story behind it.
We can expect Balor and Corbin to get physical on this week's Raw and try to get a few eyes on their match at Extreme Rules.
#4 More counseling for Sasha Banks and Bayley
WWE should have pulled the trigger on a feud between Sasha Banks and Bayley much earlier, and it's obvious they have realized that it's too late to start a program with the former best friends. The only way to get the fans invested in the feud would be to involve some comedy.
When Kurt Angle informed both Bayley and Banks, they have to undergo mandatory counseling to keep their jobs, the fans would've guessed what is next to come.
Dr. Shelby made his return to provide counseling for Banks and Bayley. It will be interesting to see how he helps Bayley and Banks settle their differences after doing the same with Kane and Daniel Bryan.
This segment could go on for another three to four weeks, and this could also be an insight that WWE could introduce a women's tag team championship in the future.
#3 Alexa Bliss Tags with Mickie James to take on Nia Jax and Natalya
Alexa Bliss will defend her Raw Women's Championship against Nia Jax in an Extreme Rules match this Sunday at the titular PPV. Bliss will not only have Nia Jax to worry about as Ronda Rousey will be present in the front row during the women's title match.
Bliss cashed in the women's MITB contract on the same night she won it during the match between Ronda Rousey and Nia Jax. Rousey got herself suspended the following night on Raw when she went on a rampage after getting screwed out of the title by Alexa Bliss.
Nia Jax took on Mickie James last week with Alexa Bliss and Natalya at ringside in which Jax came out victorious. We can see Bliss team up with Mickie James to take on Nia Jax and Natalya on this week's episode of Raw.
#2 Braun Strowman vs Kevin Owens for Extreme Rules is announced
Braun Strowman has been targeting Kevin Owens for the past few weeks and did everything he could to make Owens' life miserable.
Strowman trapped Owens inside a portable toilet and pushed it from the stage, sending it crashing down. Owens had to be helped outside from the portable by the officials.
Rumors of WWE planning to have Kevin Owens face Braun Strowman in a steel cage match at Extreme Rules has been circulating for a while, and that could materialize on this week's episode of Raw.
#1 Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Bobby Lashley Team up
Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns took on Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre last week, and the match ended in a disqualification when the Revival interfered and attacked Roman Reigns. Reigns and Rollins endured a beat-down at the hands of the two heel teams after the match.
Seth Rollins is all set to take on Dolph Ziggler in a 30-minute iron man match for the Intercontinental Championship at Extreme Rules.
Roman Reigns, on the other hand, will take on Bobby Lashley in a one-on-one match. It's unclear if the winner of this match will become the No 1 contender for Brock Lesnar's Universal Championship at SummerSlam.
We can see Reigns, Rollins and Lashley team up to face the Revival and Dolph Ziggler in a six-man tag team match on this week's episode of Raw.
