5 things we can expect from the 25th anniversary show of Raw

WWE's flagship show Monday Night Raw is going to celebrate it's 25th anniversary on January 22nd 2018, at the Manhattan Center and Brooklyn Center in New York.

Monday Night Raw is a revolutionary concept brought forward by the WWE. In a time where professional wrestling shows were taped weeks in advance and were aired on the weekends, the Raw formula proved to be the difference maker as the show was taped and aired to a live audience.

The first episode of Raw was held at the Manhattan Center on 11th January 1993 and the rest, as they say, is history. The show has been home to many of the WWE's talented and popular superstars over the years and has created career defining moments for the superstars and a lot of feel-good moments for the fans.

The 25th anniversary show is considered as one of the biggest milestones in the history of the WWE as the company has seen and survived many competitions and has gone through tough times. As a fan, it's great to see the show reach this milestone and hope that there is more to come. The eyes of the WWE universe will be fixed on the anniversary show next week and the WWE has high expectations to fulfil, and we as fans are eager to see how the show would impact the future of the WWE going forward.

With that in mind let's see the 5 things we can expect from the 25th anniversary show of Raw.

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#5 Raw goes old school

The Manhattan Center looks to replicate the same look as the first show in 1993

The 25th anniversary show of Raw is set to take place at not one, but two places as the Barclay's Center and the Manhattan Center in New York are set to host the legendary show. It's being reported that the current roster will be present at Barclay's Center and the legends will be present at the Manhattan Center where the very first show took place. It's also expected that few legends will be travelling in between the locations as the show continues.

If that is not enough, Cageside Seats is reporting that the WWE is planning to have the same look for the Manhattan Center as of the very first episode of Monday Night Raw.

From a fan's perspective, this looks like a very good idea as this would give a lot of nostalgia for the fans present at the venue as some of them would've been present at the first episode way back in 1993.

#4 Return of Legendary Tag Teams

The Revival shot out some bullets from their mouths as they dissed the old school tag teams.

After the Revival defeated a couple of local talents at this week's episode of Raw, they were interviewed by the ever so charming Charly Caruso which saw the Revival spitting out fire as they dissed the old school tag teams.

They even went far enough to say that the old school tag teams are the reason why the business has become a complete mockery, they also quoted that they are not 'sports entertainers' but are 'professional wrestlers' and have vowed to dominate the landscape of the WWE for the next 25 years.

This might not fare well for the Revival as the scenario looks more or less similar to that of Heath Slater a few years ago where he was whipped by WWE legends week after week. We can expect some old school tag teams to interfere in a segment featuring the revival next week and confront the loud mouthed duo.

#3 A big Title Change

Will The Miz reclaim the intercontinental championship?

A high profile title match is set to take place on the 25th anniversary show of Raw next week which will feature the Intercontinental champion Roman Reigns puts his title on the line against The Miz.

Roman Reigns captured his first Intercontinental Championship from The Miz on the November 20th episode of Raw, becoming a grand slam champion in the process. The decision to put the title on Reigns was made so that The Miz could take some time off to film his next movie, The Marine 6: Close Quarters.

The Miz made his return to Raw on the January 8th episode where he got his rematch against the 'Big Dog' for the championship on the 25th anniversary of Raw. It would be the most shocking moment of the night if The Miz manages to defeat Roman Reigns and regains the Intercontinental Championship. The best way to do it would be to have an over excited Jason Jordan costing Reigns the championship while trying to help the 'Big Dog'.

#2 Strowman continues to wreak havoc

Absolute carnage

What was thought to be an underwhelming Universal title match for the Royal Rumble, has surprisingly turned out to be a must watch match thanks to Braun Strowman and his recent path of destruction.

Last week, we saw Strowman crushing Kane and Brock Lesnar with a part of the set. This week was no different, as Strowman continued to wreak havoc throughout the show after he was fired by Kurt Angle.

Strowman unleashed his rage on everyone and everything he saw (except for the guy with the cake). He went over to the production truck which costs 12 million dollars, and unhooked the trailer and flipped it over. He was eventually re-hired while he tried to destroy Michael Cole, which he did by throwing the self-proclaimed 'Voice of the WWE' over the security guards.

Next week's show would also mark the Go Home show for the Royal Rumble, so we can expect more from the monster among men while he looks to capture the Universal Championship at Philadelphia.

#1 Planting the seeds

The fans have been waiting to see this match happen for a long time

The match that the fans were waiting to see for many years might come to fruition this year as the seeds for the highly anticipated match between John Cena and The Undertaker may be planted at the 25th anniversary of Raw.

Both superstars have been advertised to be present in the show and this could open the door for a potential match between the two legendary superstars at the Show of Shows. John Cena himself said that he would like to face The Undertaker at WrestleMania while cutting a promo against The Miz last year.

He even went far enough to call The Undertaker an old man with a broken hip while addressing Roman Reigns before their match at No Mercy. This might be the best reason to have The Undertaker confront Cena next week and potentially challenge him to a match at The Grandest Stage of Them All.

It seemed like we had seen the last of The Undertaker after his defeat at the hands of Roman Reigns last year. If he had indeed retired, we might have seen him inducted into the hall of fame. But it was reported that Goldberg will be the first inductee into the WWE Hall of Fame this year and will likely be the head inductee of the class of 2018.

This clearly shows us that The Undertaker has not retired and will have one last match against John Cena at Wrestlemania 34 in New Orleans. So, we can expect the two superstars to cross paths at the 25th anniversary show of Raw.