RAW Preview: Huge return after 10 years, Stone Cold to get assaulted by former WWE Champion?

Welcome to this week's edition of WWE RAW Preview! We're off the heels of a rather interesting episode of Monday Night RAW - one that saw the shocking turn of Bayley, who attacked Becky Lynch and seemingly turned to the dark side for the first time in WWE.

The King of the Ring quarter-finals concluded on the RAW side, with Baron Corbin advancing to the semi-finals, only to be joined by both Ricochet and Samoa Joe, who didn't have a conclusive finish to their match.

Tonight is no ordinary episode of RAW - it's RAW emanating from the world's most famous arena - Madison Square Garden. And while live events have been held at MSG in the past, this will be the first time WWE returns for live TV at the grand venue since 2009 - 10 years ago!

Tonight is going to be a very special occasion as we will get to see the return of a legend in 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin for the first time since the RAW Reunion while we also have a battle between the Four Horsewomen!

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Here's what you need to look forward to on RAW tonight - the go-home show before WWE Clash of Champions 2019.

#5. AJ Styles takes on Cedric Alexander

Will Cedric Alexander bring it to AJ Styles?

Last week, Cedric Alexander was viciously attacked by the OC despite already being slightly injured prior to his King of the Ring clash. A man of pride, Alexander made sure to compete anyway and inevitably lost to a much healthier Baron Corbin.

Tonight, Alexander gets a chance for revenge when he takes on The Phenomenal United States Champion AJ Styles in a non-title match. Expect Alexander to pick up the victory and secure a title match at Clash of Champions.

Styles is yet to have a match announced for the PPV.

#4. Rey Mysterio takes on a dream opponent

Rey Mysterio has been in a bit of a slump of late and following the humiliating defeat and unmasking from Andrade, the Lucha legend has seemingly lost confidence, believing himself to be far past his prime.

It was his son Dominick who stopped him from retiring, pleading with him to stay in WWE so that when he does debut, he can team with his father as they had spoken about previously.

Things are certainly going to get interesting now, especially with rumours that WWE wants Dominick to begin with the company as early as next year. For the time being, though, Dominick is going to have to stay on the sidelines and train hard to prepare for his debut.

Tonight, Rey Mysterio faces a dream opponent in Mexican superstar Gran Metalik. While WWE hasn't given Metalik the platform to truly showcase his skills, the luchador has a lot to prove and tonight, expect the duo to set Madison Square Garden on fire with an incredible match.

It's definitely going to be an unpredictable but vital match for Mysterio, who clearly needs the win to begin gaining any semblance of momentum.

#3. The King of The Ring Semi-Finals

Baron Corbin is not a happy man. After the controversial non-finish to Ricochet vs Samoa Joe in the second quarter-final match last week, Corbin was interviewed backstage and openly stated that he expected to go through to the finals as a result of the controversy.

Referee John Cone once again ended his hopes and informed him that in the semi-finals, he'll be facing both Ricochet and Samoa Joe in a triple threat match. Tonight at Madison Square Garden, we're finally going to know the identity one of the finalists for the King of the Ring tournament that will conclude this Sunday at WWE Clash of Champions 2019.

Our pick will, of course, be none other than The One and Only Ricochet. He has a load of momentum behind him despite having lost the United States Championship and it seems as though he really wants this more than anyone.

With that being said, we can't ignore the unpredictability of Triple Threat matches. Madison Square Garden is going to be on fire in support of Ricochet, so it should be interesting to see how it all turns out for him.

#2. The Four Horsewomen do battle

We're all set to witness a dream tag team match that normally wouldn't be on free TV - but this isn't any ordinary episode of RAW. Given that this is the big return to Madison Square Garden, you can only understand why WWE wants to stack tonight's show up with as many big matches as possible.

Perhaps the most exciting match on the card will see RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch reluctantly team with long-time rival Charlotte Flair to take on SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley and her best friend Sasha Banks.

Charlotte Flair will be challenging Bayley while Sasha Banks will be challenging Becky Lynch at WWE Clash of Champions 2019. In many ways, this feels like it should main event the show and it's undoubtedly the highest-level women's tag team match that we've seen in WWE for a very long time.

Becky will be looking for vengeance after Bayley backstabbed her last week. With that, every single one of the Horsewomen has turned their back on The Man.

Either way, given that they're in different brands, Becky is definitely going to try and give Bayley and Banks a taste of their own medicine before Clash of Champions 2019. Will it work or backfire?

#1. 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin hosts an intense contract signing

Tonight is most likely going to end with the contract signing between Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman. As we know, the two Superstars have two major matches on the night - the first will see them defend the RAW Tag Team Championship against Robert Roode & Dolph Ziggler, while the second match will be the main event - where Braun Strowman once again will try to capture the WWE Universal Championship.

Things have been a bit tense between the two Superstars. While it's anything but a grudge rivalry, we've seen that things can certainly get volatile. For example, Braun Strowman wasn't happy about the fact that 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin will be hosting the contract signing, citing that Rollins and Austin may "conspire" against him.

He got the assurance of Rollins that it isn't the case, because it simply isn't. However, we all know how contract signings in WWE can go. While it would be no surprise to see them attack each other tonight, or even get attacked by Roode & Ziggler, there is one real threat looming - Bray Wyatt.

Bray Wyatt has teased challenging for the Universal title next month and has made a habit of targetting legends. Steve Austin could end up being his next victim tonight.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram