RAW Preview: Popular star to get squashed before title win, AJ Styles set to get 2 new faction members? (December 14th, 2020)

Welcome to this week's edition of RAW Preview. It's the go-home show to WWE TLC, and it's going to be filled with some great matches and good stories. RAW has been fun in the build to TLC, and the main focus will be the WWE Championship build between Drew McIntyre and AJ Styles.

There's a lot more than that coming up, and here is what you should expect from the go-home RAW to WWE TLC.

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#5. Lana takes on Nia Jax with big stakes on RAW

Not a hard one to predict

Lana's unexpected alliance with RAW Women's Champion Asuka would likely have never happened had it not been for Nia Jax sending her through the announcer's desk nine weeks in a row. Lana had to suffer a lot on RAW, but she has found success ever since aligning with Asuka.

In what feels like a rare occasion, Lana will be challenging for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship at TLC, when she teams up with Asuka against Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler.

But before that, she will be facing Nia Jax on RAW. Now, it's not exactly a hard outcome to predict, so we won't be expecting any upsets here. It is interesting how Lana and Asuka have constantly gotten the better of the Tag Team Champions - both of whom aren't similar in any way.

Either way, it's an interesting dynamic, but we fully expect Lana to suffer a crushing defeat on RAW unless the match ends in a disqualification. With that said, we believe that when Asuka and Lana team up again on Sunday at TLC, they will walk out as the new Tag Team Champions.

That would be a fresh change in scenery on RAW and a big win for Lana, who has yet to taste Championship success in WWE.

#4. AJ Styles' bid for the WWE title on RAW - is he alone?

AJ Styles has to make a statement.

AJ Styles will be the centerpiece of RAW this week. Last week, he teamed up with The Miz and John Morrison to defeat Drew McIntyre and Sheamus in a 3-on-2 handicap match.

A miscue saw Sheamus hit the Brogue Kick on Drew McIntyre before eating a Phenomenal Forearm and getting pinned. The Miz and John Morrison have struck up an odd alliance with AJ Styles, and this could be the seed for them, forming a faction with the man who could be the next WWE Champion.

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#3. AJ Styles vs. Sheamus

A big fight feel!

This could be a top pay-per-view match, but we're getting it on free TV on this episode of RAW. After eating a pin from AJ Styles, Sheamus will look to get a measure of revenge against the former WWE Champion.

It's going to be a rough and physical match-up, with the odds being against Sheamus if Omos is present. We expect AJ Styles to pick up the win ahead of his big showdown with Drew McIntyre this Sunday.

#2. The RAW Tag Team Champions team up with Jeff Hardy to face The Hurt Business

This should be a fun one.

Jeff Hardy faced Bobby Lashley last week and was brutalized in his defeat. The Hurt Business and The New Day have been locking horns recently, and this could be the episode where a RAW Tag Team title match is announced for TLC.

It will be interesting to see how Jeff Hardy plays into all of it, or if Riddle decides to help him. Riddle is seemingly looming around the United States Title picture as well and has The Hurt Business' attention.

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#1. Bray Wyatt's ThunderDome field trip

It's coming to the ThunderDome.

With The Fiend Bray Wyatt set to face Randy Orton at TLC, things are going to get intense on RAW. We're used to seeing Bray Wyatt and his supporting cast in the Firefly Fun House, which is essentially a separate entity on RAW. But this week, they're coming to the ThunderDome.

We've only seen cameos of his side characters appearing backstage, but this is unlike anything Bray Wyatt has done before on RAW or SmackDown. What will happen when Bray Wyatt goes face-to-face with Randy Orton one last time on RAW before TLC?