3 major unanswered questions for tonight's Raw (May 14, 2018 )

Money in the Bank 2018
Who will fill out these shadows?

WWE Raw goes overseas tonight, airing in London. Now that Backlash is thankfully behind us and the build to Money In The Bank has begun in earnest, fans have a few big questions.

How long will the company take to answer them? Will we find out more tonight? There's still five weeks to go until the pay-per-view, so will the build be slow?


#1: Roman Reigns vs Jinder Mahal? Really?

Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal.
Really? REALLY?

Roman Reigns needs repackaging. Badly. This babyface push just isn't working. Case in point - the crowd last week cheered Jinder Mahal for attacking Roman Reigns.

Jinder Mahal has quietly evolved into one of the most reliable heat magnets in the company. As long as he isn't holding a world title, Jinder Mahal is good in his role.

The guy can get most people cheered for playing off him. Not Roman Reigns, at least not so far.

But apparently, that's what Vince McMahon is hoping for. I can't imagine a feud that fans would be less excited for, but after last week, it looks like that's what we'll get.

So the question is...REALLY?!

If so, you can choose to either laugh or cry at it. I personally found the whole thing last week tragically funny.

#2: Will Jason Jordan return?

Seth Rollins vs. Jason Jordan
Will we see a confrontation?

Jason Jordan's return has been said to be imminent, centering on the European tour. Will tonight be the night? Will Seth Rollins issue another open challenge that Jason Jordan will answer?

The "gold-blooded" athlete was well on his way to becoming one of the hottest heels in the company before his injury.

In the time he's been away, Seth Rollins, his former tag team partner, has become one of the most popular babyfaces in the entire company.

In fact, Rollins' hot streak can be said to have started precisely because he ditched Jordan. Such a contrast between the two is begging for an excellent feud to come out of it.

Let's hope we start this tonight!

#3: Who else?

Money in the Bank Briefcase
Who else will get a shot?

Braun Strowman and Finn Balor qualified from Raw last week. They'll join The Miz and Rusev from SmackDown. On the women's side, Ember Moon qualified, and she'll join the blue brand's, Charlotte Flair.

How many other qualifying matches will we see tonight? With five weeks still to go, there's some time yet to run the qualifiers out. Who will be involved and how many tickets will be punched tonight - and for which Superstars?

There's a lot of moving parts to deal with, and contrary to the lackluster build to the Greatest Royal Rumble, Backlash, and even to a lesser extent, WrestleMania, things feel like they matter tonight, giving fans a reason to watch.

The weekly shows often feel like they're just on to fill in the time, but that won't be the case for the next five weeks.

Raw and SmackDown should be worth watching for the coming weeks to build one of the five biggest shows of the year.

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