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We are all set for the go-home show of RAW ahead of WWE’s upcoming PPV, Backlash. As of now, WWE have confirmed that two championships from RAW will be on the line at Backlash. While Drew McIntyre will defend his WWE Championship against Bobby Lashley, the RAW Women’s Champion Asuka will defend her title against Nia Jax.
As for the RAW Tag Team Division, The Street Profits and The Viking Raiders have engaged in several competitions in the last few weeks. But we could see that storyline turn towards a championship bout ahead of the PPV. The United States Champion Apollo Crews will also look for Superstars who can challenge him for his newly acquired title.
But that’s not all. WWE have scheduled several surprise appearances for this week’s episode of RAW – one of which can cause changes to the Backlash match card. In this article, we have discussed things that can happen on tonight’s episode of RAW.
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So, without further ado, let’s begin.
#1 Sasha Banks and Bayley confirmed to appear on RAW
In the last episode of SmackDown, we saw Sasha Banks and Bayley defeat the team of Alexa Bliss and Nikki Cross to win the Women’s Tag Team Championships for the second time. The two newly crowned champions are now set to appear on this week’s episode of RAW, but it’s not been confirmed if they will be defending their titles.
In the presence of The Kabuki Warriors as well as The IIconics, it would be fair to assume that Banks and Bayley’s appearance on the Red brand won’t be free from the drama. We could even see them being challenged for the title that could lead to a match on Backlash.
Banks and Bayley have the potential to do wonders for the Women’s tag team division. Additionally, this title reign might fuel the budding rivalry between them that WWE have been teasing for a while.
Sasha Banks and Bayley were the inaugural Women’s Tag Team Champions in the WWE, but they dropped their titles to The IIconics at last year’s WrestleMania. This led to Banks taking a 4-month hiatus from the company, and when she returned as a heel, her best friend Bayley followed suit. The two Superstars have dominated the SmackDown division, and they are now headed to RAW.
Given the fact that the Women’s Tag Team Championships can be defended across all brands, it will be possible to see both Banks and Bayley regularly appear on RAW as well as NXT in the coming months. It will be interesting to see what they have planned for the RAW Women’s division and who will stand up to Bayley and Banks.
#2 Charlotte Flair meets RAW Women’s Champion Asuka
Charlotte Flair may have lost her NXT Women’s Championship, but she now has her eyes set on the RAW Women’s Championship. Last night at the NXT TakeOver: In Your House PPV, Charlotte Flair lost her NXT Women’s Championship to Io Shirai in the main event of the show.
She was targeting Rhea Ripley and intended to use her figure eight submission to finish the match. However, Shirai spotted her opportunity and delivered a beautiful moonsault from the top of the ring onto Ripley and pinned her to win the NXT Women’s Championship for the first time.
As confirmed by WWE, Charlotte Flair is now set to make an appearance on RAW. She will be fighting against Asuka with the RAW Women’s Championship on the line. As of now, Asuka is set to defend her title against Nia Jax at the upcoming WWE PPV, Backlash. However, if the title changes hands, we could see an entirely different match card unfold at the PPV.
Asuka won the RAW Women’s Championship after winning the Women’s Money in the Bank 2020 match. On the episode of RAW that followed the PPV, Becky Lynch announced that she was pregnant, and she relinquished her title. As a result, Asuka was crowned as the next RAW Women’s Champion, but that didn’t go down very well with Nia Jax, and the two Superstars have been feuding ever since.
But before Asuka gears up for a match against Jax, she has to face Charlotte Flair on RAW. Both these Superstars share a long history that has seen them show equal dominance in their encounters. It will be interesting to see how their match will proceed on tonight’s episode of RAW, given the huge implications that it is bound to have.
#3 Edge reunites with Christian on RAW
As confirmed by WWE, former WWE Superstar Christian is set to make an appearance on this week’s episode of RAW. Tonight, on the show, Christian will discuss the ‘Greatest Wrestling Match’ booked between Edge and Randy Orton at the upcoming Backlash PPV. After Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels shared their opinion on the upcoming match as well as picked their sides, it is now Christian who will be doing the same.
In an official announcement by WWE, it was stated that Edge would be joining Christian for his appearance on the special edition of “The Peep Show”. In the past, the two Superstars have had a great run as a tag team.
Edge’s battle against his career-ending injury and return to the in-ring action is an inspirational story. It is expected that Christian will return to weigh out the advantages that both Edge and Orton have ahead of their match while also reminding his former tag team partner of his unmatched dedication for the sport.
The rivalry between Orton and Edge kickstarted after The Viper brutally attacked Edge on RAW earlier this year. The two Superstars then went on to fight in a Last Man Standing match at WrestleMania 36, which ended with Edge picking a victory. However, it appears that Orton wanted to continue this feud, and they are now set to battle it out at Backlash in a match that is being booked as the ‘Greatest Wrestling Match’ by WWE.
#4 Drew McIntyre might address Bobby Lashley on the go-home show of RAW
Ever since he won the WWE Championship, Drew McIntyre has not shied away from being a defending champion on RAW. He is now set to face Bobby Lashley at the upcoming WWE PPV Backlash with his WWE Championship on the line. In addition, Lashley now has MVP on his side who has been a driving force behind Lashley’s title aspirations on the red brand.
In the weeks building up to their feud, we have seen Lashley and McIntyre engage in several brawls on RAW. Both Superstars look ready for their upcoming encounter and are confident about their respective intentions. With an added advantage of MVP on his side, Lashley has also started to gain momentum on the show.
However, the closeness between Lashley and MVP has somehow agitated Lana to a great extent. As seen on RAW, she is not happy with the way MVP is keeping Lashley away from Lana as he doesn’t want his prospect to have any distractions. It’s been speculated that Lana could be the one who will cost Lashley his shot at winning the WWE Championship and it will all depend on how things pan out on the go-home show of RAW ahead of Backlash.
#5 What’s next for Seth Rollins on RAW?
In the last few weeks, Seth Rollins has gone from brutally injuring Rey Mysterio’s eye to hosting a retirement ceremony for the greatest masked wrestler in the history of this business. But, his plans failed when he was pinned by Aleister Black on the last week’s episode of RAW. After suffering a loss against Black, Rollins decided to use his disciples to lay an attack on Black.
Their match also saw Humberto Carrillo on ringside, who wanted to back Aleister Black, who was fighting against Rollins to avenge the horrible suffering that he caused Mysterio. But both Black and Carrillo were attacked by Buddy Murphy and Austin Theory right after Black picked a win over Rollins in the opening match of the show.
On tonight’s episode of RAW, we could see Black and Carrillo teaming up to take on Murphy and Theory to avenge the attack laid on them last week.
It will be interesting to see how this match will contribute in extending this storyline until Mysterio finally makes his return to WWE. In addition, this will also be a huge opportunity for WWE to book a potential feud between Black and Rollins.
As we have seen it earlier, Rollins and Black can engage and deliver a brilliant feud. Both these Superstars are great in-ring performers and an extended feud with the Monday Night Messiah will catapault Black into the title picture – something that he truly deserves.
Hopefully, WWE will make the best use of this budding feud on RAW and turn it into one of most memorable rivalries of both their careers.
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