WWE Monday Night Raw - 20 January, 2013: 5 things to watch out for

Monster unleashed

Unleashed

We just knew that Kane was going to rip off his suit and unleash the monster at one point or the other. And though he didn’t rip off the suit, he clearly delivered a heart stopping choke slam to CM Punk which had no signs of rustiness.

Being the most unused established superstar in the roster, it would be great to see Kane in the ring after so much delay. A feud with Punk seems imminent at the point that could serves as a warm up for Punk clash with the Authority.

This could also open the door for Kane to make an in ring appearance at WrestleMania rather being wasted in the suit. So keep an eye on the big red monster this week as we could see more progression on his character.

Replacement for Daniel Bryan

Concussion? No No No

The Daniel Bryan-Wyatt Family storyline is currently the hottest product of the creative. But they were faced with a paramount roadblock when Bryan suffered a serious concussion after the steel cage bout.

Bryan clearly seems to be in line to sit out a few weeks, which is bound to make the whole thing go cold in addition to leaving the Wyatts with no opponent. The WWE was faced with the same problem in a recent house show. They filled the crack by making Bray Wyatt issue an open challenge which was answered by the Big Show.

A match with Big Show ain’t going to fool anyone on Raw though as they would want a credible replacement or twist in the storyline.

Animal hunting again

Animal hunting again

Arguably the biggest WWE return in recent history, Batista is all set to make his return to the square circle after a four year hiatus. Do we need any other reason to tune into Raw this week?

Will he return as a heel? Will he be the face? Who’s his next victim? Is he going after the title?

There are a lot of answers that might be answered this week including the ones above. The only thing that we know at the moment is that Alberto Del Rio is attracting a lot of heat from Batista. This could mean that he is returning as a face and might vent out his frustrations on the Mexican.

Del Rio’s feud with Batista could travel till Royal Rumble with the most likely outcome being Batista eliminating Del Rio. But what happens after that will be the interesting part of the story, as for now let’s just wait and see.