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WWE RAW will emanate tonight from the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The build-up to the Clash Of Champions pay-per-view will continue tonight. Last week, WWE left a lot of hints about what we could expect to take at Clash Of Champions next month.
At last week's RAW, Sasha Banks made her return to the ring after a long time and handed a vicious beat-down to Natalya and Becky Lynch. Moreover, Seth Rollins faced AJ Styles in a Champion vs. Champion match, which ended with The OC trying to beat the Universal Champion down, but Braun Strowman made the save for him. Multiple Superstars also got their hands on the 24/7 Championship last week.
Tonight's episode of RAW will feature the beginning of the King Of The Ring Tournament. Many rivalries, mainly the championship ones, will also be built up heading into WWE Clash of Champions.
In this article, let's take a look at five things which could happen at RAW tonight.
#5 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt attacks Rey Mysterio
You never know when and where 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt will show up. He got a big win over Finn Balór last Sunday night at SummerSlam. Now that he's done with Balór, we can expect The Fiend to go after another top wrestler.
Over the past month, we have seen that The Fiend loves to beat-down legends and humiliate them with his Mandible Claw. One legend who's working every week on RAW is Rey Mysterio. The Fiend hasn't locked horns with him yet, but there's a huge possibility that he may do it in the future.
The Master Of 619 lost two consecutive matches to Andrade over the past two weeks, thus ending the feud with El Idolo. Now that he's probably done with Andrade, The Fiend may be the next one to go after him.
WWE can use him to develop The Fiend as a monster heel. Mysterio isn't going to do anything major tonight, so WWE can go with an angle where The Fiend attacks him eventually.
#4 Drake Maverick wins back the 24/7 Championship
The 24/7 title picture is always full of surprises. Many wrestlers from different categories have won it. We've seen a women's 24/7 Champion and a pregnant 24/7 Champion over the past month which was quite unexpected.
Last week on RAW, The Revival pinned R-Truth during a tag team match, which was interrupted by numerous wrestlers, to become the first-ever co-24/7 Champions. However, they lost it just after a few moments to the former Champion R-Truth. Just when Truth was celebrating his 12th 24/7 title win, Elias came out of nowhere and hit him with a guitar to win the title.
Elias has been the Champion for almost a week. The longest reigning 24/7 Champion, Drake Maverick tried to win back the title earlier this week at Elias' recording studio, but Elias humiliated him and forced him to leave the studio.
The General Manager of 205 Live will never forget how a long journey to Elias' studio, that too in rain, went in vain. He may come back stronger tonight on RAW. We can expect Maverick to pull an unexpected trick up his sleeve to not only win back the title but also avenge the humiliation Elias caused him.
#3 Becky Lynch attacks Sasha Banks
After defeating Natalya in her own hometown of Toronto, Ontario, the RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch is looking forward to bigger things. Last week on RAW, she delivered a promo in which she said that she would be going after all the women on the roster. She sent them a clear message to get her before she gets them.
Later that night, an injured Natalya came out to remember her father Jim Neidhart, who had passed away a year ago, in an emotional moment. However, it was rudely interrupted by the returning Sasha Banks, who first pretended to be a friend of Natalya, but eventually showed her true colors and brutalized The Queen Of Harts.
Before The Boss could do any severe damage, Becky Lynch rushed to the ring to save Nattie, but she failed to do so. Banks had other things in mind. Banks brutalized the RAW Women's Champion with several chair shots and even hit her once on the head accidentally.
Sasha Banks will be the special guest on Jerry "The King" Lawler's King's Court tonight. Knowing Becky Lynch, she will definitely go after The Boss during the segment. The Man will return with vengeance on her mind. The storyline has just started, and it is definitely hinting towards a title match between the two at WWE Clash Of Champions.
#2 Cedric Alexander and Samoa Joe advance into the next round of the KOTR Tournament
WWE announced last week that the legendary King Of The Ring Tournament would be returning this month. However, it's not going to be a pay-per-view event this time. The qualifying matches will take place at RAW and SmackDown, leading to the finale at WWE Clash Of Champions. It will feature 16 wrestlers.
Tonight, the journey to become the King Of The Ring will commence on RAW. The first two bouts are scheduled for tonight's show, which will be Samoa Joe vs. Cesaro and Cedric Alexander vs. Sami Zayn.
Samoa Joe vs. Cesaro has a clear winner. We all know that The Swiss Cyborg is just there to fill a spot. Besides, Vince McMahon does not seem interested in pushing him. Moreover, Joe has started to get a lot of victories since last week. It's imminent that his winning streak will continue tonight on RAW.
Moving on to Alexander vs. Zayn, this bout also has a clear winner. Sami Zayn has lost countless matches in WWE, and another loss will be added to his record book tonight on RAW. In addition, Paul Heyman is very supportive of Alexander, so we can expect the former Cruiserweight Champion to advance into the next round of the King Of The Ring Tournament.
Whatever the result is going to be, let's hope WWE gives both these matches enough time, because they certainly have the potential to steal the show.
#1 Gallows and Anderson cost Braun Strowman the United States Championship match
Last week on RAW, Seth Rollins faced United States Champion AJ Styles, when The Phenomenal One challenged him to a match in the main event. However, the match ended in a disqualification as Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson interrupted the match to beat down the Universal Champion.
Ricochet tried to make the save for The Man, but he failed miserably. Just when The OC was looking dominant, The Monster Among Men Braun Strowman came out and made the save for Rollins. Strowman looked interested in the Universal Title when he handed it to Rollins.
Braun Strowman is set to face AJ Styles in a United States Championship match tonight on RAW, but it doesn't look like it will end in a clean finish. Judging by the result of The Phenomenal One's recent matches, we can expect Gallows and Anderson to help Styles retain the title by beating down The Monster Among Men.
One twist which looks imminent is that Universal Champion Seth Rollins can come out to save Strowman, thus returning the favor The Monster Among Men did to him last week. It may even plant the seeds to a Rollins vs. Strowman bout at WWE Clash Of Champions next month.
