5 things you need to know before tonight's RAW (November 12, 2018)

The WWE are well on the road to Survivor Series, but tonight Monday Night RAW make their last stop before the pay per view.

With the iconic pay per view just days away, tensions are high, with there even being a rumored invasion taking place from the men and women of SmackDown Live.

Last week's RAW saw an epic encounter between Drew McIntyre and Kurt Angle, as well as new RAW Tag Team Champions in the Authors of Pain.

But as we continue to Survivor Series, there are still plenty of questions that need to be answered tonight.

Here are five things you need to know for the final episode of Monday Night RAW before Survivor Series.

#5 Welcome to the Queendom

Tonight, the boss is back, as Monday Night RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon will return to the show, no doubt to address the controversy at Crown Jewel.

In case you missed it, at the Saudi Arabian pay per view, a rested Shane McMahon replaced the injured Miz in the World Cup finals, allowing SmackDown Live to be victorious over RAW, represented in the finals by Dolph Ziggler, who had defeated Kurt Angle and Seth Rollins to get there.

Stephanie will no doubt have some strong words for her 'Best in the World' brother, and will presumably speak about the other controversy at Crown Jewel, which saw her appointed General Manager, Baron Corbin, practically hand Brock Lesnar the vacant Universal championship in his match against Braun Strowman.

A rumoured invasion by SmackDown Live may put the squabbling siblings face to face tonight, just days away from the main show.

Expect McMahon to certainly make her voice heard tonight, and may even make an announcement or two that could shape the longest running weekly episode show in history for months to come.

#4 How much longer can the Constable run?

At Crown Jewel, many in the WWE Universe assumed that Braun Strowman's time had finally come, when he faced Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship.

Instead, it was the actions of the Constable, Baron Corbin that made the difference, attacking Strowman before the match, allowing the beast his second reign with the red-strapped gold.

Last week in London, England, the UK fans saw Corbin barely escape the arena with his life, after being chased by the Monster Among Men, still clearly mad about being screwed over in Riyadh.

Whilst the Lone Wolf escaped last week, tonight he may have to face Strowman himself, as his attempts at security have so far proven to be no match for the former RAW Tag Team Champion.

With Strowman in the Men's RAW Survivor Series team, perhaps it'd do the Constable better to try and get on Braun's good side before Sunday.

#3 Captain Bliss reveals her team

The future of former RAW Women's Champion Alexa Bliss may be unclear for the moment, but that hasn't stopped her confidence for a second.

Last week, Bliss was appointed the captain of Team RAW's women for Survivor Series, though will not be competing herself.

Tonight, the Petite Powerhouse will be announcing which five females will be representing the red brand when the quintet faces Team SmackDown this Sunday.

Interestingly, the majority of Team SmackDown's women have already been announced, as Asuka, Carmella, Naomi and Sonya Deville will team with a so far un-named partner.

Perhaps Bliss will construct her team to counter the different styles of Team Blue's women, looking at who from the red brand have multiple victories against the four women announced.

However she picks her team tonight on Monday Night RAW, you can be sure that Bliss will certainly send a message to SmackDown.

#2 Who will round off the Men's Survivor Series team?

Last week, Monday Night RAW began their road to Survivor Series, with three out of the five members of the Men's Survivor Series team being announced.

Unsurprisingly, team captain Baron Corbin (who won't be competing) chose his Dogs of War, Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler.

But in a shocking twist, the Constable also chose Braun Strowman, possibly to save face with the Monster Among Men.

Whilst Hall of Famer Kurt Angle tried to get in the team, he fell short to the Scottish Terminator, who seemingly showed some reservations on attacking the Olympian.

With all these strong feelings going on, it will certainly be interesting to see which two Superstars take the final spot for team RAW's men's team.

Also, no tag-teams at all have been announced for the Tag Team 5-on-5 Elimination match at the pay per view. Expect those to be announced tonight.

#1 The Beast is back

At Crown Jewel, Brock Lesnar reclaimed his spot as the top of the WWE food chain, defeating Braun Strowman to capture the Universal Championship for the second time.

Tonight, the Beast Incarnate will make his first appearance since winning the gold, no doubt flanked by his advocate Paul Heyman.

Expect Lesnar (though more likely Heyman) to speak about Crown Jewel, but focus more on Lesnar's upcoming opponent, SmackDown's WWE Champion AJ Styles.

The duo faced off at last year's event, and whilst Lesnar won, it took all his might to do so, with the monster being brought down with the Calf Crusher.

Whilst Lesnar is obviously hoping to repeat the success he had last year, this will be no easy feat, as the year-long reign of Styles has certainly allowed him to develop, possibly into the man who can slay the Beast.

Expect strong words tonight.