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The go-home episode of WWE RAW ahead of WrestleMania 35 was a little disappointing, to say the least. The show started off with the whimper but did get a lot better as it went along, especially after the Rousey, Flair and Lynch segment.
Let's analyze RAW and see what WWE told us ahead of WrestleMania 35.
#5 Kurt Angle could put Baron Corbin over at WrestleMania
This one won't come as a total surprise since it's Kurt Angle's final match. Although fans could want a feelgood last Mania moment for Kurt Angle, it makes more sense to have the younger Baron Corbin over. Corbin has a ton of potential and has the unique ability to generate hatred from the WWE Universe.
With Corbin beating Mysterio on RAW, it won't be a surprise if he leaves WrestleMania with the biggest win of his career.
#4 Mystery WrestleMania opponents for The Revival?
The Revival have beat Aleister Black and Ricochet in a fantastic contest on WWE RAW. This leaves Dawson and Wilder free for WrestleMania and we know they will be defending their titles on the show - with their match replacing the SmackDown Women's title match after Charlotte won the title. It looks like The Revival could have a pair of mystery opponents at the Show of Shows.
The Wrestling Observer website actually hinted at this before RAW:
"It will not be (unless things change tomorrow) The Revival vs. Aleister Black & Ricochet at WrestleMania. Right now that match on Raw is designed to build to a different title defense and have a way to get a new program going. The Revival's title defense was added to the show on Tuesday to replace the Smackdown women's title match."
#3 Brock Lesnar could be set for another win at Mania
If you ask me, it looks like Brock Lesnar will be retaining the WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania, which would be a travesty. Rollins needs to come out of Mania as the top babyface on the red brand but what happened on RAW makes us believe that that won't be the case.
Rollins took out Lesnar to stand tall after their segment and if you've watched WWE for as long as I have, you'll know that there's a good chance that means Lesnar may retain.
#2 Strowman set for a big win?
Braun Strowan looks like the early favorite to win the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royale. He destroyed two jobbers on RAW ahead of WrestleMania next Sunday. The only way Strowman doesn't win is if WWE get a celebrity like Rob Gronkowski in the match.
#1 Winner takes all
Stephanie McMahon made a massive announcement to kick-off WWE RAW. She announced that now that Charlotte is SmackDown Women's Champion, her title will also be on the line during the main event of WrestleMania where she squares off against Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey. The winner at WrestleMania will leave as a double champion.
This was followed by the tag-team match where Rousey, Lynch and Flair teamed up to face The Riott Squad. Rousey attacked Flair as soon as the match was over and this led to a massive brawl. Security came out to try and control the situation but to no avail.
This led cops to come out and arrest the trio. They fought each other while still in handcuffs and at one point, Lynch and Rousey fought using just their legs while handcuffed in the back of a police car.
WWE did a fantastic job with this segment and this match definitely deserves to main event the Show of Shows.
