7 matches that have been announced for WWE  Television this week (9/9/18)

WWE has a history of announcing matches for upcoming shows beforehand. 7 matches involving the likes of Raw Women's Champion Ronda Rousey, Rusev Day, a returning Lars Sullivan, and Cruiserweight Championship #1 Contender Buddy Murphy.

While United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura vs Jeff Hardy in a non-title match has been teased, it has not been officially announced. There will also be 4 Mae Young Classic matches that will take place this week (however, specific matches have not been specified).

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#1 NXT: Lars Sullivan vs Raul Mendoza

Lars Sullivan will be facing Raul Mendoza this week on NXT.

Lars Sullivan will be wrestling his first match on TV since suffering from a storyline broken jaw in June. Sullivan recently attacked EC3 backstage and then destroyed EC3's scheduled opponent Raul Mendoza in the ring. Mendoza will have an opportunity to get revenge this week on NXT when he faces Lars Sullivan in a singles match.

Sullivan defeated Mendoza the last time these two faced off in singles action. However, Mendoza may be more motivated after Sullivan's attack on him.

It is possible that Mendoza will beable to get a huge upset victory in this matchup. It also wouldn't be surprising to see EC3 show up during or after this matchup to get revenge on Lars Sullivan.

#2 205 Live: Gran Metalik vs Buddy Murphy

Buddy Murphy will face Gran Metalik on this week's episode of 205 Live.

Last week, Gran Metalik defeated Tony Nese in an excellent, show-stealing matchup. Buddy Murphy will have the opportunity to avenge his friend when he faces Metalik. Murphy will also hope to gain some more momentum when heading into the Super Showdown where he will face Cedric Alexander for the Cruiserweight Championship.

There will probably be no shenanigans from other superstars such as Tony Nese and the rest of the Lucha House Party as they will probably be banned from ringside. Given the quality of matches involving both performers, we can be in for an amazing match.

#3 SmackDown Live: SD Tag Team Titles #1 Contendership Match: Rusev Day vs the Bar

Rusev Day will face the Bar this week on SmackDown Live

The Bar defeated The Colons and Gallows & Anderson, while Rusev Day defeated the Usos and SAnitY to move onto the final round of the SD Tag Team Titles #1 Contendership Tournament. The Bar and Rusev Day will face each other to decide who will face New Day at Hell in a Cell for the Smackdown Tag Team Titles.

This will be a great match, if it's half as good as the New Day vs the Bar #1 Contenders Match last month. The result of the match is rather unpredictable as both teams could easily face New Day at Hell in a Cell.

#4 SmackDown Live: R-Truth vs Andrade 'Cien' Almas

R-Truth will look to continue to his one-match winning streak.

Andrade 'Cien' Almas and Zelina Vega and R-Truth had a bit of an altercation on Twitter. R-Truth thanked the fans for supporting him in the main event and celebrated his "winning" streak. Zelina Vega then said that Andrade 'Cien' Almas will be more than happy to end R-Truth's streak.

As a result of this altercation, Paige announced that R-Truth and Andrade 'Cien' Almas will face each other on SmackDown Live. We will see if R-Truth will be able to continue his winning streak or if Andrade 'Cien' Almas will be able to regain some momentum after being defeated by Daniel Bryan.

#5 SmackDown Live: Brie Bella vs Maryse

Both women are having their first singles matches in years.

Brie Bella and Maryse have both been heavily involved in the Daniel Bryan vs Miz rivalry. These two superstars will face each other on the SmackDown Live before the mixed tag team match between Daniel Bryan & Brie Bella and the Miz & Maryse at Hell in a Cell.

It is probably best that Brie Bella (especially after the ring rust she showed last week) and Maryse both get the opportunity to have some practice before Hell in a Cell & possibly Evolution.

This has the potential to be a really bad match but hopefully both women will be able to shake off any ring rust and prove fans wrong.

#6 SmackDown Live: Charlotte Flair vs Sonya Deville

Sonya Deville is getting ready for one of her biggest opportunities of the year

Before she faces Becky Lynch at Hell in a Cell, Charlotte Flair will face Sonya Deville on SmackDown Live. While Charlotte will certainly be focused on Becky Lynch, she certainly shouldn't take Deville lightly.

Deville has been fairly under the radar on SmackDown Live and is one of WWE's most improved and underrated wrestlers.

She will look to make a statement and with Mandy Rose by her side, she can gain the biggest victory of her career. It is also possible that Becky Lynch will get involved in this match or will possibly attack Charlotte after the match.

#7 Raw: Natalya & Ronda Rousey vs Alicia Fox & Alexa Bliss

Ronda Rousey will have her second match on Raw this week.

Ronda Rousey and Natalya will be looking for retribution against Alexa Bliss and Alicia Fox this week on Raw. Last week, Alexa Bliss and Alicia Fox attacked Ronda Rousey and Natalya after Bliss's match against Natalya.

Bliss will also want to gain some momentum before she faces Ronda Rousey at Hell in a Cell for the Raw Women's Title.

The X-Factor of this match is Mickie James. It is possible that she interferes in the match which allows Alexa Bliss & Alicia Fox to get the win (with Alexa Bliss submitting Natalya once again).