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#1 Who will challenge Drew McIntyre next on RAW?

At the Money in the Bank PPV, Drew McIntyre was successful in his title defense against Seth Rollins, as he beat the Monday Night Messiah in a pulsating encounter. That now leaves us with one question - who will be McIntyre’s next challenger? Well, both The Scottish Psychopath and the WWE Universe will find out the answer to this on tonight’s episode of RAW.

WWE have a lot of options for McIntyre, who is expected to have a lengthy title reign. We can see him being challenged by the likes of AJ Styles, Aleister Black, Kevin Owens, and Andrade, among others.

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However, being the top babyface of RAW, McIntyre will mostly lock horns with a heel, and that could be Styles or Andrade as the latter is expected to drop his United States Championship in the coming weeks.

As for Rollins, the ‘Monday Night Messiah’ did not refuse to shake hands with McIntyre and hinted at a possible face turn. While this spot definitely allowed WWE to establish that Mcintyre is a true locker room leader, it is still too soon for Rollins to turn face.

The creatives, however, can pull a swerve on fans by having Rollins extend his hunt for McIntyre’s gold as they are both talented Superstars who are expected to deliver at the grandest of stages.

Hopefully, the entire title picture will get more clear on this week’s RAW. One thing, however, is certain that we will see Mcintyre defend his title actively as he himself said that he wants to be a fighting Champion.

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