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Welcome to this week's edition of Monday Night RAW! It once again emanates from Manchester, UK and expect a rabid crowd tonight! Last week was an interesting one as we saw the fallout from WWE Crown Jewel.
A Rey Mysterio vs Brock Lesnar match was established, but not before commentator Dio Maddin was taken out by the WWE Champion. He's expected to be out of duty this week. We even saw Seth Rollins take on Adam Cole in a dream main event, but things quickly turned chaotic when The Undisputed Era got involved in the picture.
The definition of last week's RAW was absolute chaos and with NXT ready to invade and hungry for the spotlight, expect things to get more chaotic. However, since we are overseas for this one, the likeliness of an invasion significantly reduces.
So unless there are NXT talents that have flown all the way (there may be one or two) then the chances are significantly lesser. Either way, here's what you need to look forward to on RAW tonight!
#5 Becky Lynch to open RAW to address her Survivor Series match
Becky Lynch has a huge task ahead of her. Last week in her sit-down interview, she was confronted by Shayna Baszler, who, along with Bayley, will be her two opponents for Survivor Series.
It's going to be champion vs champion vs champion but Becky Lynch vs Bayley is something we've seen before. On the other hand, Becky Lynch's interaction with Shayna Baszler drew a whole lot of interest, and to nobody's surprise, Ronda Rousey's name got involved in the mix as well.
Becky Lynch bringing up Rousey's name doesn't help her cause in the long run as the other Three Horsewomen could be waiting to strike. With that being said, don't overlook Bayley because she could be around to attack as well.
#4 The Kabuki Warriors to defend the Women's Tag Team titles
Asuka and Kairi Sane had fallen short last week when they were defeated by the unlikely duo of Charlotte Flair and Natalya. While Flair and Natalya have certainly made their case for a title shot, that may not be in the books tonight.
The Kabuki Warriors, a few weeks removed from ejecting Paige as their manager, have some momentum even in defeat and have proved to be the smartest Tag Team Champions so far in the Women's division.
They have the talent, with Asuka's lethal power and skill and Kairi Sane's incredible agility and athleticism. It's going to be hard to find a team for them to knock off, but tonight, they're most likely going to interfere in Becky Lynch's opening segment, forcing Charlotte Flair to come out and team with her former bitter rival.
This is expected to lead to a tag team title match between the two, but even with elite talents such as Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair teaming together, it's all but likely that The Kabuki Warriors will find a sneaky way to keep their titles intact.
#3 Lana to make a shocking announcement
The photo caption describes the question we all have in our minds. When will all of this end? It's become so controversial that even Corey Graves on the After The Bell podcast completely tore it apart, essentially pleading for it to end.
So, here's what's been happening with the story (not that you asked): Lana has left Rusev for Bobby Lashley, with her reason being that Rusev is a sex addict and that he allegedly cheated on her (a claim that Rusev has vehemently denied).
Because of Rusev's sex addiction problem, Lana has chosen to cheat on him with another man and we can't make sense as to what is going on. What we do know, however, is that Lana is set to make a shocking announcement that's going to give a further twist to this already twisted story.
We already know what the announcement is, but for your sake, we'll let you anticipate it and your jaw will likely drop when you hear it tomorrow. It's... something else. That's the best way we can describe it other than the entire scenario being outlandish.
#2 Seth Rollins to announce his Survivor Series team and more
Who better to be the captain of Team RAW than Mr. Monday Night Rollins himself? Although Seth Rollins has been on a downward slump - both in terms of career trajectory and popularity, he's still the right pick to lead team Red as he has been the face of the brand for the entirety of 2019.
Tonight, he's all set to announce his team for RAW, but since they are in the UK, there is one invasion that's pending - the NXT: UK invasion. They don't have to fly across the world and the biggest threat to Seth Rollins will undoubtedly be the NXT UK Champion WALTER.
Expect WALTER to make a massive debut on RAW and confront Seth Rollins - but he won't be alone. He's going to have the Imperium with him and that's going to be a huge difference-maker.
Whether Rollins will be able to topple him or not is yet to be seen, but one thing we know for sure is that a lot of it is going to descend into chaos like last week!
#1 The OC to face an unlikely trio
If there's anybody that Seth Rollins should consider putting on team RAW, it's AJ Styles and The OC. However, there could still be an AJ Styles (US Champion) vs Shinsuke Nakamura (Intercontinental Champion) vs Roderick Strong (NXT North American Champion) match announced.
With that said, he owes it to The OC for having his back against The Undisputed Era, but the trio on RAW has still been running riot. Lately, Humberto Carrillo has been the subject of their targeting.
This week in the main event, they're expected to take on the team of Humberto Carrillo, Ricochet and a very unlikely name in Randy Orton. Orton has been teasing a face turn recently, but things can go awry really quick.
Either way, it's an interesting trio to take on The OC and one that can undoubtedly get the job done against the AJ Styles led-group.
Will The OC's recent NXT appearance have any impact on what's going to happen tonight? Will we see Ricochet and Randy Orton tease a rivalry? So much is going to happen and it's a must-watch episode of RAW!
