WWE Raw: 3 Interesting things that could happen next week (13 May 2019)

The last episode of Monday Night Raw was monumental as it not only gave us two blockbuster WrestleMania 35 rematches (Daniel Bryan vs Kofi Kingston for the WWE Championship and Roman Reigns vs Drew McIntyre) but Vince McMahon was featured on the show and went on to announce his special Wild Card Rule.

Yes, this rule would allow 4 superstars from Raw and SmackDown to move between brands each week for one-night-only appearances. While this would certainly turn things interesting and may draw a few more eyeballs each week, I, personally am not a big fan of it as it completely defeats the purpose of the brand split.

On another note, WWE did well to create confusion and difference between the duo of Styles and Rollins and it would be interesting to see how Seth responds to Styles abandoning him during the tag team match last week. All in all, it was quite an interesting show, however, WWE would need to continue with their good work when Raw airs from The O2 Arena in London this Monday night.

Given it will be the go-home episode of Raw before Money in the Bank, expect WWE to leave no stones unturned in hyping the pay-per-view. Also, with the new Wild Card Rule, it will be interesting to see which 4 SmackDown superstars pay a surprise visit on the upcoming edition of Raw.

So, to feed all our curiosities, let's take a look at 3 interesting things which could happen on the upcoming episode of Raw.

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#3 Lacey Evans gets the upper hand on Becky Lynch before their high profile MITB clash

Lacey Evans could attack Becky Lynch on the upcoming episode of Raw.

On the last episode of Raw, Becky Lynch and Lacey Evans got involved in a short-lived brawl which ended in Evans retreating with a wry smile on her face.

However, things may turn out the complete opposite on the upcoming episode of Raw. In order to prove her as a legit challenger, WWE could have Evans get the upper hand on the dual-Women's champion going into the all-important clash on May 19.

Yes, after how things unfolded last week, Lacey Evans standing tall after attacking and dismantling Becky this Monday night on Raw looks totally on the cards. While this would well and truly hype their match for May 19, it would certainly establish Evans as a credible heel.

#2 It's retribution time for Seth Rollins

It looks totally on the cards after the recent turn of events.

Just weeks before their high profile clash at MITB, the current Universal Champion Seth Rollins and AJ Styles were forced to team up in a tag team match against Baron Corbin and Bobby Lashley on the last episode of Raw.

And to no one's surprise, things turned south sooner than expected. Yes, after the chaotic contract signing segment which saw Styles getting the better of Rollins two weeks ago, the former abandoned the Universal Champion after accidentally flooring him through a devastating Phenomenal Forearm.

Thus, the upcoming episode of Raw could feature a fired up Rollins calling out AJ Styles for retribution. This could then result in the duo getting involved in a chaotic brawl sooner than later to give us a preview of things to come on May 19.

Well, this would not only trigger an adrenaline rush among the audience but would also set up and hype their MITB clash beautifully.

#1 Men's MITB ladder match participants feature in a classic Team Raw vs Team SmackDown tag team matchup

It would be a fascinating battle.

While Drew McIntyre, Ricochet, Braun Strowman and Baron Corbin will feature in the men's MITB ladder match as Raw's participants, the likes of Finn Balor, Andrade, Randy Orton and Mustafa Ali will feature as the blue brand participants. However, a classic 4-on-4 tag team matchup should be on the cards on the upcoming episode of Raw.

Yes, given that 4 Raw and SmackDown superstars can now move between brands each week for a one night only appearance (thanks to the Wild Card Rule), WWE could have the SmackDown's participants for men's MITB ladder match on board for this Monday night on Raw.

This could then lead to a classic 4-on-4 tag team match up between Team Raw and Team SmackDown for the main event. While this would not only be a fascinating battle, but it would also set the tone for MITB.

And given the fact that it's every man for himself at MITB, plus the massive egos, the match is bound to turn chaotic sooner than later, leaving only one man standing tall (Braun Strowman, maybe, reverse Psychology of WWE) over the rest.