7 Last-Minute predictions for WWE Raw (30 July 2018)

The latest episode of WWE Raw will take place in Miami, Florida on Monday.

One of the biggest storylines heading into the show surrounds the upcoming Universal Championship match between Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns, with “The Beast” scheduled to make a rare television appearance to kick-start the build to their latest encounter at SummerSlam.

Ronda Rousey is also set to appear on the episode, having completed her additional seven-day Raw suspension last week, while Sasha Banks and Bayley are likely to feature after overcoming their differences over the last month.

As for the in-ring action this week, it has already been announced that Seth Rollins will prepare for his Intercontinental Championship match at SummerSlam by facing Dolph Ziggler’s sidekick, Drew McIntyre, and Baron Corbin will take on Finn Balor in a rematch from Extreme Rules.

Elsewhere on the show, we can expect to see more from Mojo Rawley after his latest victory over Tyler Breeze, while The Deleters of Worlds look set to feature following their attack on The B-Team last week.

In this article, let’s take a look at seven last-minute predictions ahead of the episode.

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#7 What will Ronda Rousey do on her return from suspension?

Ronda Rousey is set to make her return to Raw

Ronda Rousey breached her 30-day suspension from Raw by appearing on the show two weeks ago to attack Alexa Bliss.

As a result, she was granted a Raw Women’s Championship match against “Little Miss Bliss” at SummerSlam by General Manager Kurt Angle, only to be suspended for a further week by Constable Baron Corbin.

It’s pretty clear from WWE’s constant promotion of Brock Lesnar over the last couple of weeks that the Universal Championship storyline will take priority on Monday, so it’ll be interesting to see how much time is given to Ronda’s return this week.

“The Baddest Woman On The Planet” featured in one of her best WWE segments yet when she powerbombed Bliss through a table in June. This time, however, let’s predict that Bliss will gain some credibility before the PPV by getting the upper hand on Ronda, courtesy of some help from Mickie James, with a sneak attack.

Prediction: Alexa Bliss takes the advantage ahead of SummerSlam

#6 Are The Deleters of Worlds still in the tag title picture?

Bray Wyatt & Matt Hardy were defeated twice by The B-Team

The Deleters of Worlds lost the Raw Tag Team Championships against The B-Team at Extreme Rules and then failed to reclaim them in last week’s rematch on Raw, which should mean that they are no longer in the running to win the tag titles.

However, WWE rules are there to be changed when storylines see fit, so it wouldn’t be at all surprising to see Bray Wyatt & Matt Hardy remain in the title picture following their post-match attack on Curtis Axel & Bo Dallas last week.

And when you consider that The Revival have been watching this rivalry on monitors backstage from the very beginning, something tells us that this could be heading towards a Triple Threat.

Prediction: The build begins to The B-Team vs. The Deleters of Worlds vs. The Revival

#5 Is this the end of the Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin feud?

Baron Corbin has targeted Finn Balor since becoming Raw Constable

It looked like WWE was starting to move away from the Finn Balor vs. Baron Corbin rivalry when the Irishman featured in the Universal Championship #1 contender tournament after Extreme Rules and then joined forces with Seth Rollins against Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler.

However, Corbin poked more fun at Balor’s shortcomings last week, leading to another match between the two being announced for this week’s Raw.

With so many rematches already set for SummerSlam, fans would be disappointed if this feud continued all the way until “The Biggest Party of the Summer”, so let’s go with another Balor win over the Constable.

Prediction: Finn Balor wins, feud ends

#4 Who will step up to face Mojo Rawley next?

Mojo Rawley is on a roll right now

Since the end of May, Mojo Rawley has won all six of his televised matches (vs. No Way Jose x3, Tyler Breeze x2 and Chad Gable x1), so it’s no wonder he demanded better opponents during a post-match interview last week.

Presumably, that means he will take on another babyface this week who has more WWE credentials than any of the guys he previously defeated. If that happens, the most obvious opponent would have to be Bobby Roode.

“The Glorious One” was mocked backstage by Mojo following his defeat against Dolph Ziggler on Raw two weeks ago, so it would certainly make sense for him to take issue with the former Hype Bro on this week's episode.

Prediction: Mojo Rawley picks up a surprise win over Bobby Roode

#3 Will Drew McIntyre defeat Seth Rollins again?

Seth Rollins lost the Intercontinental title against Dolph Ziggler in June

The latest chapter in the Seth Rollins vs. Dolph Ziggler story sees “The Kingslayer” take on Dolph’s sidekick, Drew McIntyre, in one of this week’s featured matches on Raw.

Rollins teamed with Finn Balor to defeat Dolph and Drew in a tag match last week. However, as far as singles competition is concerned, the Shield member has been defeated a combined three times by his rivals (Dolph x2 and Drew x1) in the last six weeks, while his only one-on-one victory came via DQ against Ziggler in June.

Will Seth’s recent poor singles record continue this week? Or will he gain some momentum heading into his Intercontinental Championship match at SummerSlam? Let’s predict the latter.

Prediction: Seth Rollins wins

#2 How will Bobby Lashley respond to last week’s defeat?

Bobby Lashley's Extreme Rules win over Roman Reigns counted for nothing

Bobby Lashley defeated Roman Reigns fair and square at Extreme Rules but he was unable to win their #1 contender rematch on Raw last week, meaning he is now officially out of the Universal Championship picture… or is he?

We speculated after the most recent episode of Raw that “The Dominator” might complain about Reigns’ entry into the match at SummerSlam – after all, they’re tied 1-1 against each other – and demand that there be a deciding match this week to truly determine who deserves to face Brock Lesnar next.

It would be a bold move by WWE to do something like that, but we’re in the mood for making bold predictions, so let’s predict that not only will the match happen, it'll end in controversy and both men will advance to face Lesnar at SummerSlam.

Prediction: Bobby Lashley vs. Roman Reigns III takes place

#1 What does Brock Lesnar have in store on his Raw return?

Brock Lesnar doesn't appear on Raw very often

Brock Lesnar’s whole WWE schtick right now is that he shows up where he wants when he wants and he doesn’t take orders from anybody else in the company.

With that in mind, it’d be typical of Lesnar to send Paul Heyman out earlier in the show to promote his return, only for the Universal champion’s advocate to reveal that his client won’t be appearing in Miami.

Then, if our bold prediction about Bobby Lashley vs. Roman Reigns III comes to fruition, Lesnar can finally appear at the end of the match to confront his SummerSlam opponent(s).

Prediction: Brock Lesnar fakes a no-show and appears at the end