4 ways WWE could open Raw this week- 13 August 2018

It’s Monday again people, and for every wrestling fan out there you know what this means, yeah, it’s another episode of Raw. And while Raw has been unbearable to watch over the last few months, WWE could change their misfortunes into success, as this week’s episode of the flagship show has all the potential in the world to be an enormous success.

And the reason for the show’s potential success this week can be attributed to its nature of being a go-home show before WWE’s second-biggest pay-per-view of the year, Summerslam. While Raw’s contribution to the Summerslam card has been extremely ordinary and repetitive, WWE’s final chance to sell fans on these storylines could make it feel more important.

And the best way to make the go-home episode of Raw feel extremely significant is to open it up with a bang, as the opening segment/match of any wrestling show sets the tone for the rest of the broadcast, and in the three-hour case of Raw, it needs to be a white-hot one.

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#1 Ember Moon in action

Ember Moon is a future Women's Champion.

While Ronda Rousey is basically running the women’s division on Raw at this point, Ember Moon is the future of women’s wrestling in the company, as the athletically gifted Moon has the charisma and the feel of an in-ring general at this young stage in her career.

While Moon was absent from in-ring competition last week on Raw, this week WWE can't miss an opportunity to give the former NXT Women’s Champion the spotlight, and what better way to do that than in the opening match of the night.

As WWE can have Moon showcase her amazing abilities against any one of the talented women on Raw. Moreover, as the Evolution pay-per-view is coming up on the horizon, WWE could utilize this opening segment to shine a light on the women’s division.

#2 Baron Corbin seeks retribution

Corbin has improved immensely under this 'weasel' type gimmick.

Last week on Raw Baron Corbin took on Roman Reigns in a fairly good match, and that match ended via a timely interruption by Finn Balor which allowed Reigns to hit the spear for the win. Corbin’s terrible night didn’t end there as he was once again beatdown by his nemeses Finn Balor and later in the night was a victim of a cheap shot from an irate Roman Reigns.

This week it only makes sense for Corbin to seek revenge for his mistreatment and what better way to do that than at the start of the show. Corbin could call Balor out, which then allows the Constable and Finn to engage in a heated battle of words which outlines some of their grievances and issues with one another. As the point of this entire feud is to set up a conflict between Balor and The Authority, and if that is not the end goal in mind, WWE is wasting a valuable opportunity.

#3 Reigns and Heyman cross paths

An ambiguous road ahead.

Last week on Raw Paul Heyman delivered the best performance in a WWE interview in about a decade, as the broken down Heyman who was still suffering from the emotional shock of Brock Lesnar abandoning him was a perfect way to leave an ambiguous ending to the Universal Title match between Lesnar and Roman Reigns at Summerslam. Also, last week Roman Reigns once again addressed his previous encounters with Lesnar.

Therefore, this week on Raw, the last thing that this feud has left is for Heyman and Reigns to have one last back and forth about this entire programme. And yeah talking segments to open Raw is a lame ass excuse for creativity, but considering the roadblocks WWE has put up themselves in this programme this is the last thing that has to happen.

As Heyman possibly hinting to Reigns that he could assist him at Summerslam and Reigns left with a confused but intrigued face is the best way to leave the door of possibility open for the match’s ending at Summerslam.

#4 Ladies and Gentlemen- Elias

The best part of Raw.

Elias is consistently the best part of Monday Night Raw in the show’s creatively darkest days, as “the drifter’s” versatility to pull off any segment he wants is commendable. Whether its roasting his fellow WWE superstars, displaying his emotions or even promoting his own album, Elias is gold and this week he should be the opening act on the flagship show.

And while we know that Elias will knock it out of the park once again with his performances, Bobby Lashley would get involved somehow. And while Lashley got the upper hand every time these two met, WWE could let Elias stand tall in his segment this week, as Elias producing another hit segment and knocking Lashley out with his guitar would make for entertaining television. Moreover, it would set up their unwanted match at Summerslam.