5 things we can expect on Raw (4 June 2018)

This week's edition of Monday Night Raw will be live from the Toyota Centre in Houston, Texas. The penultimate Raw before Money in the Bank on June 17th is looking slightly lacklustre on paper, with some singles matches announced between members of the Men's MITB match, with no stakes involved whatsoever.

Things are looking up for the tag team division, however, with a Battle Royal announced for Raw this week. Also, the Raw Women's Champion will be in action. A Superstar missing in action last week is set to return as well.

So, here are five things we can expect on this week's edition of Raw.

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#5 Braun Strowman destroys Bobby Roode

Will Roode be squashed by the Monster Among Men?

When The Glorious One moved to Raw in the Superstar Shakeup, fans were hoping that Roode would get a fresh start, because he was quite a disappointment on the blue brand

But meaningless match after match with Elias destroyed whatever momentum he had gained from the brand switch.

Now, he is set to go up against fellow MITB competitor Braun Strowman. He will surely end up losing to the Monster Among Men, but hopefully, it won't be a squash. If Roode is able to hold his own against a monster like Strowman, it'll surely help his momentum heading into the Ladder match in two weeks.

#4 Roman Reigns returns

Reigns

is

involved in a feud against Jinder Mahal currently

Looking at the way Roman Reigns has been booked since WrestleMania, it almost feels like WWE really wants the fans to boo him! On top of everything, he is now involved in a feud against Jinder Mahal, which will culminate at MITB.

However, The Big Dog was missing from action last week as he supposedly wanted to spend some time with his family.

He'll be returning to action this week, and we can expect him and Mahal to go head to head again, probably ending in another physical confrontation. Another brutal beatdown by the Big Dog will be the right way to go, but the fans are probably way past even thinking of giving this feud a chance.

#3 A heel turn in the works?

Rousey and Jax will face each other at MITB

Last week on Raw, we saw shades of a Nia Jax heel turn. This week, she is scheduled to face her MITB opponent Ronda Rousey's friend Natalya.

In addition to a probable surprise appearance by Rousey to help her partner, we might see the Raw Women's Champion transition back into her old persona of a monster heel.

Babyface Jax has worked so far, but a return to being a heel might make her seem more dominating than ever heading into her match with The Rowdy One at MITB.

#2 A great match, with no stakes involved

Balor vs Owens, this week on Raw

The first ever Universal Champion will go head to head against the second Universal Champion on Raw tonight. The two men are no doubt among the best in-ring workers in WWE today, but the match is one with no apparent stakes.

We can expect to see more such matches between other competitors on SmackDown, and next week as well.

These matches themselves might be good ones, but will generate little interest among the fans and will just seem like fillers on the show.

#1 B-Team win the Number One contenders' Battle Royal

Dallas and Axel have been well received by the fans

After The Miz was drafted to SmackDown Live in the Superstar Shakeup, it was not clear what was next for The Miztourage.

Surprisingly though, Bo Dallas and Curtis Axel have managed to garner a positive reaction from the fans as The B Team.

They will face other teams in a Battle Royal on Raw to determine the number one contenders for the Tag Team Championships, and it is very likely that B Team will end up winning the Battle Royal.