RAW Preview: Huge surprise in Fatal-5-Way match, Trilogy match to be set up for Hell in a Cell? (September 23rd, 2019)

We're already in the penultimate episode of RAW before WWE Hell in a Cell 2019. Things are certainly turning out to be interesting and it's crazy to think that there hasn't even been a full month to build to Hell in a Cell.

Despite this, we find ourselves anticipating the most exciting Universal Championship match in its 3-year history, but before we get there, Seth Rollins will have one more pit stop next week.

In fact, it's a pitstop so important that if he loses, he may not even make it to Hell in a Cell! But we'll get back to that later. Last week saw quite a few twists and turns, both in the men and women's divisions.

We even have two Hell in a Cell matches official for the PPV and things are going to get exciting. Last week's episode was one of the best overall episodes of RAW in years and this week there are high expectations going in. Here is what you need to look forward to tonight on RAW!

Also read: Seth Rollins defeats Bray Wyatt controversially in 2nd match before Hell in a Cell 2019

#5. Is Rusev really Maria's baby daddy?

Last week's twists and turns began with the Firefly Fun House, but they continued at Maria and Mike Kanellis' gender-announcement party. Hosted by the Street Profits, Maria announced that she would be having a baby boy.

However, she then revealed that Mike wasn't the father of her baby. She lied about it being Ricochet, who ended up beating Mike anyway, and then proceeded to reveal that Rusev was the real father of her baby.

Returning and looking better than ever, Rusev is supposedly the father of Maria Kanellis' child. Given Maria's humiliation of her husband, things may go from bad to worse when she reveals that Rusev probably isn't the father to begin with.

#4. Chad Gable and Baron Corbin have a rematch

Baron Corbin's coronation summed up in one picture

Baron Corbin became the King of the Ring fair and square last week when he defeated a very game, Chad Gable. Rather than showing respect to a very worthy opponent, he chose his coronation on SmackDown to call out Gable and start making short jokes.

Gable didn't take too kindly to this and sent Corbin out of the ring before destroying his throne, the scepter, and his robe as well. With no memento to show for it, a furious Baron Corbin will be taking on Chad Gable in a King of the Ring final rematch.

While the stakes are not as high, this is a grudge match and Gable will most likely end up getting the win back from the King. There's no doubt that this could lead to a trilogy at Hell in a Cell.

We do hope that Gable ends up getting his win over Corbin as the crowd reaction would be incredible in itself. Let's wait and see what happens.

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#3. Sasha Banks faces Nikki Cross

Last week, the first-ever WWE Women's Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks and Bayley took on the reigning champions in a non-title match. The Boss 'N' Hug Connection's teamwork turned out to be far superior as they ended up defeating the reigning champions.

It was Nikki Cross who did most of the heavy lifting for the team and unfortunately, it meant that she took the fall as well, tapping out to The Bank Statement. This week, the two women have an opportunity to settle scores in a singles match, with Bayley in Banks' corner and Alexa Bliss in Cross' corner.

Things are undoubtedly going to get quite chaotic right off the bat, but we do expect The Boss to come away with a clean victory. While Nikki Cross is a good competitor, she's nowhere near the level of the RAW Women's title contender Sasha Banks.

Either way, it's a solid match-up on a stacked episode of RAW and hopefully, this delivers and we get a clean finish (though that seems uncertain).

Also read: EC3 unexpectedly wins championship at a live event

#2. Fatal-5-Way to determine #1 contender for the Universal Championship

The star-studded main event of this week's RAW will see United States Champion AJ Styles take on Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura and RAW Tag Team Champion Robert Roode along with Ricochet and the legendary Rey Mysterio.

The match is to determine the #1 contender for the Universal Championship. The Universal title match, on the other hand, will happen next week. This is what makes things interesting. Why put Rollins in a Universal title match just 6 days before his Hell in a Cell match - one of the toughest matches of his entire career?

It's going to be interesting to see who steps up to the plate, but in our estimation, it won't be anyone. The Fiend Bray Wyatt not only has his eyes on the Universal Championship but also on Seth Rollins himself.

To protect the main event at all costs, The Fiend may interrupt and take out the members of the match, essentially rendering it a no contest and ensuring no other contender for Rollins. This would be a huge twist, with Wyatt wanting to protect his Hell in a Cell match as much as he possibly can.

Also read: 5 harsh realities about The Fiend that nobody wants to talk about

#1. Firefly Fun House returns

What does Wyatt have in store this week?

The Fiend Bray Wyatt has established himself as the company's #1 manipulator. Everything involves mind games and last week, we caught a glimpse of that. We all know how Wyatt likes appearing sporadically and only when he needs to, but last week, he appeared on multiple occasions - more than in months put together.

He showed a rather extreme side of himself, showcasing a few portraits of his victims in the Firefly Fun House. After getting beaten down in the main event, Kane came out to save Seth Rollins, only for The Fiend to come out and add Kane to his list of victims.

He made no physical contact with Rollins, but he made sure to intimidate the life out of him. This week, he brings us another episode of Firefly Fun House and it's going to be interesting to see what mind games he has in store this time around.

Will Seth Rollins be more prepared or will Wyatt continue to get in his head with manipulative tactics?