5 things WWE should avoid doing at Raw Reunion 

Next week's Monday Night Raw is going to emanate from Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida. It will be a special edition of the red brand, as per a recent WWE announcement.

WWE recently announced that the July 22nd episode of Monday Night Raw will be a big reunion show. The announcement came with a promo video, featuring a string of WWE Hall of Famers and legends of the squared circle.

Although there have been multiple Raw reunions in the past, WWE is dubbing this one as being the biggest in the history of the show. Some of the legends that have been advertised in the video promo are Eric Bischoff, Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, Ric Flair, Christian, Kurt Angle, Shawn Michaels, Scott Hall, Kevin Nash, and The Boogeyman.

Let's take a look at 5 things WWE should avoid doing at this nostalgia fest.

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#5 Putting out usual stage sets

Old-school set

One of the biggest selling points of these kind of nostalgia shows is the fact that WWE goes out of its way to construct a brand new stage set, that mimics the sets from the past. Longtime fans might remember when WWE used to do old-school Raw special episodes a long while ago. These sets used to include red, white and blue ring ropes, plus the classic Raw entrance set, and a completely different feel to the atmosphere.

A generic weekly Raw stage set won't do this time, and WWE needs to bring back one of the older sets. WWE has brought back the set from the early years of Raw, in past old-school episodes. In this case, the Attitude Era set will do, now that WWE is trying to get rid of the PG direction.

#4 Making everything about the past

WWE legends

Although this show is all about celebrating WWE's rich history and glorifying the legends who have made nights like these possible, WWE shouldn't make this show all about the past. The company currently boasts one of the most talented rosters in the world. How about taking advantage of this opportunity and pushing a future Superstar at the show?

A couple of segments could see a legit WWE legend and Hall of Famer go off on WWE for holding back a talent, and showering praise on them. Another idea would be having a legend confront a young star.

How about bringing in the Twitter feud between Matt Riddle and Goldberg into the mix, and let them confront each other, by letting Riddle debut on Raw? A rub from Goldberg could give a much-needed boost to Riddle's popularity on the main roster.

#3 Burying a current tag team/Superstar

Ascension's burial

Remember the Raw Reunion episode, where The Ascension was buried by the NWO? Or last year's Raw 25th Anniversary episode, where DX and The Club buried The Revival?

In both of these cases, these burials didn't help the teams one bit and they went on to fade into obscurity. The Ascension never recovered from that blow, despite being chock full of talent.

The Revival floundered on the main roster too, but somehow managed to recover over the course of the past few months. WWE doesn't need to bury a current Superstar or a tag-team on the episode, just for the sake of having a cool moment and shining the spotlight on a Superstar or a faction from the past. A simple reunion would do, which doesn't include a bunch of legends beating down a young, promising Superstar.

#2 Having another DX reunion

DX reunion

How many times have we seen these reunions at this point?

It seems like whenever WWE comes up with a reunion show, DX has to be there and hog the spotlight for a segment that glorifies the faction. Last year, Raw's 25th Anniversary episode saw DX and The Club making short work of The Revival and standing tall in the ring when all was said and done. If we go even farther into the past, the 1000th episode of Monday Night Raw in 2012 saw DX reuniting to a loud pop.

Now, a DX reunion on these milestone episodes is fair play, as the group was one of the hottest acts in WWE at a time when wrestling was incredibly popular. But we surely don't need another DX reunion, just because this is a "Raw Reunion" episode. Let some other faction get the limelight for once.

#1 Making Bray Wyatt debut on this episode

Bray Wyatt

This is a BIG no!

Bray Wyatt made his presence felt on an episode of Raw, soon after WrestleMania 35 was done and dusted with. The former Eater of the Worlds was now a children's show host! Wyatt has still not debuted in a physical capacity, but it's only a matter of time before that happens.

WWE should avoid bringing Wyatt in on the Reunion episode. The edition is all about WWE's past and honoring the legacy of the ones who have turned this company into the biggest pro-wrestling corporation in the world.

Bray Wyatt coming in on this episode would not only take the spotlight away from these legends, it will hamper his return too. After months of incredible promos and vignettes, we deserve better.

A future episode of Raw should build towards something sinister coming, and end with Bray Wyatt making his big return to WWE.