WWE RAW Preview: 12th November 2018

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It's the go-home episode of RAW to Survivor Series and things are getting excited and heated. Last week, the entire RAW roster was waiting on the entrance ramp as Acting RAW General Manager Baron Corbin came out to address the Survivor Series situation and he announced himself as Team Captain for RAW.

He then announced Alexa Bliss as team captain for the women's team but in a rare instance, revealed that neither of them will be competing. It's understandable from Alexa Bliss' point of view, as it was recently revealed in a rumour that she suffered multiple concussions in a short period of time, thus barring her from competing.

Kurt Angle attempted to take the team captain spot and was scheduled to take on Corbin in the main event, but Corbin, who had been running from Strowman the whole episode replaced him in the last minute with The Scottish Pyshcopath Drew McIntyre.

Angle's age proved to be a major factor as McIntyre completely dismantled him, not only leaving him in tears but making him tap out to his very own ankle lock. With things getting tense, let's see what you have to look forward to on RAW tonight!


The commissioner is back

Stephanie McMahon is not going to be a happy woman
Stephanie McMahon is not going to be a happy woman

Stephanie McMahon is back, making her first RAW appearance in a while. First and foremost, she's bound to call out Baron Corbin (and perhaps even Alexa Bliss too) and make a major statement to them as to why they have to (not need to) win the Survivor Series match.

She's definitely going to address the Shane McMahon-World Cup debacle so it's going to be interesting to see what the RAW commissioner has to say. One thing's for sure, she's not going to be in a good mood, so that's only one reason Baron Corbin is going to have an unpleasant night.

Baron Corbin tries to avoid Braun Strowman

Baron Corbin went all out last week in an attempt to avoid Braun Strow
Baron Corbin went all out last week in an attempt to avoid Braun Strowman

When we said that it's not going to be a pleasant night for Baron Corbin, we really mean it! Last week, Corbin went all out to try to evade The Monster Among Men from the wrath that he had to unleash on him. As you know, Strowman is not the kind of person to forget, so he's bound to have his sights set on Corbin again.

Last week, Corbin went so far as to hiding in the studio basement with security while Strowman almost ransacked the backstage arena searching for him. Ultimately, Corbin escaped in his limo, but how much can he run?

This week, Strowman, already a member of team RAW is likely going to continue his chase. How will the Acting RAW General Manager deal with the fury of Strowman?

Alexa Bliss reveals the Women's Survivor Series team

Corbin also announces that Alexa Bliss will be the Raw Women’s Survivor Series team captain.

Alexa Bliss was declared as the captain of the RAW Women's team at Survivor Series, except she isn't competing herself. As we mentioned, the rumours of her having multiple concussions in a short span of time seems to hold true.

This week, she's set to announce the RAW Women's team. What does the ideal team look like? In our opinion, the team should comprise of Sasha Banks, Bayley, Ruby Riott, Ember Moon and Nia Jax as it's by far the best team on paper, atleast.

However, when listing out that team, one can understand why it's a combustible one and how the rivalries within could affect their performance. With that being said, it's going to be interesting to see what the multi-time Women's Champion chooses.

SmackDown Live has quite a good team, so how is RAW going to combat that? Only Alexa Bliss knows!

The RAW Men's team to be made clear

The Scottish Psychopath made a mockery out of Angle
The Scottish Psychopath made a mockery out of Angle

Last week, Kurt Angle attempted to replace Baron Corbin as team captain but he didn't seem to realise what was in store for him when he faced Drew McIntyre. McIntyre proved his dominance as he made a mockery out of the Olympic Gold Medalist, making him tap out to the ankle lock.

Corbin announced that Drew McIntyre, Dolph Ziggler and Braun Strowman are members of team RAW, leaving two spots left. A good pick would be to go for Elias as the fourth member as he pinned Ziggler last week.

The last member is expected to be Bobby Lashley or perhaps even Finn Balor. But what if we told you that there could be a twist, and the final member of Team RAW is none other than the 16-time World Champion John Cena? Last year, he was on team SmackDown and Stephanie McMahon was furious with Kurt Angle for letting Cena go to Team SmackDown.

The Beast Incarnate returns

The Beast is back!
The Beast is back!

The Beast Incarnate and 2-Time Universal Champion Brock Lesnar is back on RAW after three months! It feels like it's been lesser but Lesnar has only made PPV appearances and not RAW. Paul Heyman, his hype man has been making appearances in his place instead.

With a dream rematch against AJ Styles happening in less than a week, what is Paul Heyman going to say? After Lesnar's match with AJ Styles last year, Paul Heyman showed respect to The Phenomenal One, comparing him to a whole string of legends such as Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart and Ric Flair.

Paul Heyman will have good things to say about Styles, but as we've seen from him before, he's very good at mindgames. Despite all his respect for Styles (and he has a lot of it), he's likely going to talk trash to promote the match and try to give Lesnar the mental edge.


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