5 WWE Superstars who could be Roman Reigns' mystery partner on Raw

Roman Reigns will join forces with The Undertaker for the first time on WWE television when the former rivals face Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre in a No Holds Barred tag team match at Extreme Rules on July 14.

Six days before the pay-per-view, WWE has announced that Reigns will team up with an unknown partner to face his upcoming opponents on the July 8 go-home episode of Monday Night Raw.

Interestingly, “The Big Dog” will not be allowed to select his own tag partner. Instead, it has been confirmed that McMahon will be the one who chooses the former Shield member’s new 'ally', while The Undertaker will be banned from Extreme Rules if he interferes.

With those one-sided stipulations in place, let’s take a look at five people who could potentially team up with Reigns on the final episode of Raw before Extreme Rules.

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#5 Elias

Would Elias be an underwhelming choice as Roman Reigns’ partner? Most definitely, but it would also make the most sense from a storyline perspective if Shane McMahon chose WWE’s resident guitarist – one of his few allies – to team with Reigns.

If “The Best In The World” does decide to select Elias, the tag team match would essentially become a 3-on-1 handicap match, with the added stipulation that Reigns’ Extreme Rules partner will not be allowed to help him, at least not in person.

However, knowing how The Undertaker has caused distractions in the past, with help from eerie messages on the big screen, as well as lightning bolts against the turnbuckles, perhaps “The Deadman” could still make his presence felt without even making a live in-ring appearance.

It is also worth remembering that WWE is yet to follow-up on The Undertaker and Elias’ interaction on the post-WrestleMania 35 episode of Raw, so the next natural progression in this storyline could be for “The Living Truth” to get involved.

#4 Seth Rollins

Seth Rollins will team with Becky Lynch to face Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans in a ‘Winners Take All’ match at Extreme Rules on July 14 for the Universal Championship and Raw Women’s Championship.

In preparation for the pay-per-view, WWE has announced that Rollins and Lynch will take on SmackDown Live duo Andrade and Zelina Vega in a tag team match on the same episode of Raw that will see Roman Reigns team up with a partner of Shane McMahon’s choosing.

Looking through the WWE roster, former Shield member Rollins is the obvious name who Reigns would choose if he could select his own partner, despite the fact that they are not involved in the same storyline right now.

Maybe, if “The Best In The World” wants to play some mind games before Extreme Rules, he could reveal Rollins as Reigns’ partner before having Corbin attack the Universal champion on his way to the ring.

That would allow Corbin to gain the upper hand ahead of the PPV, while McMahon and Drew McIntyre could take on “The Big Dog” in a handicap match.

#3 Kane

The storyline explanation for The Undertaker’s unusual alliance with Roman Reigns came on the July 1 episode of Raw.

After revealing that Reigns did not ask for his help, ‘Taker told Shane McMahon that he had respect for him after their Hell In A Cell match at WrestleMania 32, but he now believes that the former SmackDown Live Commissioner has “fallen victim to his own greed and ego”.

“The Deadman” was involved in two significant rivalries in 2018 – versus John Cena and versus Triple H & Shawn Michaels – and Kane returned to help his brother on both occasions.

Now, you may think this is somewhat far-fetched considering the reaction to the Goldberg encounter, but WWE is booking dream match after dream match every time they visit Saudi Arabia, so is it too unrealistic to think that we could see The Brothers of Destruction go one-on-one for the final time at the next Saudi event in November?

If WWE does decide to go in that direction, then perhaps Kane sporadically aligning with McMahon on television (combining the role with his job as mayor, of course!) could become a very real possibility.

#2 Both members of The Revival

Shane McMahon has gradually been adding new allies to his villainous faction ever since he defeated The Miz at WrestleMania 35.

To begin with, he formed an alliance with Elias after Roman Reigns attacked Vince McMahon on the post-WrestleMania 35 episode of SmackDown Live. Drew McIntyre soon followed, continuing his rivalry with Reigns in the process, and The Revival have also occasionally been shown alongside McMahon backstage.

The Raw Tag Team champions are not involved in a meaningful storyline right now, which means they should be available to follow orders from “The Best In The World” if he wants them to ‘team’ with Reigns (i.e. participate in a 4-on-1 handicap match) on Monday’s episode of Raw.

It is also worth noting that Reigns attacked Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder, as well as McMahon and McIntyre, backstage two weeks ago, so there is definitely some unfinished business between The Revival and the four-time WrestleMania main-eventer.

#1 Bray Wyatt's 'Fiend'

Bray Wyatt became one of the most must-see Superstars on WWE programming during his nine-episode segments of ‘Firefly Fun House’ between April and June.

Since the popular series ended two weeks ago, four puppets from the ‘Fun House’ – Rambling Rabbit, Huskus the Pig, Abby the Witch and Mercy the Buzzard – have appeared in backstage segments on both Raw and SmackDown Live, with Superstars including Daniel Bryan and The Miz obliviously walking past them without noticing.

Given that Wyatt’s in-ring comeback has been teased ever since WrestleMania 35, almost three months ago, it is safe to assume that he will be back in front of live audiences at some point in the next few weeks.

From a storyline perspective, does it make sense for Wyatt to potentially align with Shane McMahon and target Roman Reigns? No, but how can we rule out anything concerning Wyatt – and ‘The Fiend’ – after the segments that everybody has witnessed over the last three months?!