WWE Raw Preview: 29th October 2018

No One saw The Shield ending like this after Roman's announcement
No One saw The Shield ending like this after Roman's announcement

Monday Night Raw has a lot going on this week with the flagship show serving as both the Evolution fallout episode and the go-home show for WWE Crown Jewel.

With Evolution in the record books, WWE will shift focus to Crown Jewel taking place this Friday - an event that had a major change announced last week.

Roman Reigns relinquished the Universal Championship after announcing his battle with leukaemia, which leads to Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar being booked in a singles match for the vacated title.

D Generation-X and The Brothers of Destruction had another confrontation via the titantron followed by Elias turning face after laying out Acting General Manager Baron Corbin.

Also, the contract signing for the match at Evolution between Nikki Bella and Ronda Rousey for the Raw Women's Championship.

And in an unexpected twist, Dean Ambrose attacked Seth Rollins after winning the Raw Tag Team Championships from Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre.

Let's look ahead to see what's in store for Monday Night Raw tonight.


#5 Evolution Fallout

Unfinished Business
Unfinished Business

Nia Jax earned the right to challenge for the Raw Women's Championship when she won the 20-Woman Battle Royal at Evolution.

Later that night, Ronda Rousey defeated Nikki Bella to retain the title and confirmed the rematch between herself and Jax.

The first time they wrestled was because Jax challenged Rousey for the title so she could beat a big name and crush her momentum before it started to build up.

Their first match at Money in the Bank ended abruptly after Alexa Bliss attacked them and cashed in the Money in the Bank briefcase to win the title.

Both women have a score to settle with each other and there'll be no interruptions the next time they perform...we hope.

#4 Walk with Elias

A Long-Awaited Turn
A Long-Awaited Turn

Elias defeated Apollo Crews last week on Raw and wanted to follow up his performance with a concert, but was interrupted by Raw General Manager Baron Corbin.

Corbin was finally shut up by Elias who took his guitar and broke it against the back of the Constable-turned General Manager.

The Lone Wolf has feuded with several people on Raw since gaining his new position, but Elias may have been the first man to attack him first.

With Elias's face run set to begin, what will the acting General Manager have in store for The Man formerly known as The Drifter?

Elias was one of the company's biggest heels for Raw's mid-card and will now get to try his hand at being the good guy for once.

Corbin will make a good first opponent for the company's solo artist and hopefully their confrontation tonight is the beginning of a good feud.

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#3 The End of An Era for the Last Time

Two of the biggest teams in the history of the Attitude Era
Two of the biggest teams in the history of the Attitude Era

After exchanging words last week via the titantron, The Undertaker and Kane are due for one more appearance on Raw before they compete at Crown Jewel.

Not only will this match be the first time Kane has teamed with The Undertaker in three years, but it will also mark the first time since 2010 that The Heartbreak Kid has wrestled.

The last time D-Generation X competed in tag team action was back in 2010 when HBK and Triple H faced off against Big Show and The Miz for the tag titles and these men have changed a lot since then.

The spectacle these four men will put on Friday could be the last time we see all four of them together as full time performers, so hopefully they give us a sneak preview tonight.

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#2 Monster Among Champions?

BRAUNNN!!!
BRAUNNN!!!

Braun Strowman and Brock Lesnar will settle their differences this Friday at Crown Jewel when they compete for the recently-vacated Universal Championship.

Lesnar was champion for over 500 days before losing the title to Roman Reigns at SummerSlam, but Strowman has yet to win the championship despite his continued pursuit of the belt.

Lensar and Strowman have been competing for the title since 2017 when Strowman entered the title picture towards the end of the summer, but Strowman never managed to beat The Beast Incarnate.

With Reigns out of the picture, the time may be right for The Monster Among Men to finally win the Universal Championship and defeat Lesnar like so fans felt he should've done last year and at SummerSlam.

But before Strowman can win the gold, he might have to deal with former tag team partners, Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler.

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#1 The Betrayed becomes The Betrayer

The Shield is no more!
The Shield is no more!

No one expected Dean Ambrose to turn his back on Seth Rollins so soon. Especially after Roman Reigns told the world about his bout with cancer.

Ambrose and Rollins won the Raw Tag Team Championships and Raw seemed like it would end on a high note, until The Lunatic Fringe finally snapped and attacked Rollins.

Rollins was the man who broke up The Shield during their initial run from 2012-2014 and now Ambrose gets his chance to be the villain.

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The Shield has been brought to an end, but this time it was Ambrose who stabbed Rollins in the back and left the Architect in a state of shock.

Everyone will be expecting an answer from Ambrose, but the Lunatic Fringe may not be so willing to talk to anyone.

These men have always had great feuds and now we'll get to see it again from a different point of view.

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