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On this week's episode of WWE RAW, a whole bunch of surprises could happen because it is the final pitstop for the Red brand before TLC 2020.
We shall touch on five such possibilities in this very article, and we invite you to write in with others that you can think of in the comments section right below.
How excited are you about WWE TLC 2020, if you consider that it's the final pay-per-view of the calendar year? Do you think WWE RAW and SmackDown have done a good enough job when it comes to hyping the PPV up?
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#5 Nikki Cross and Randy Orton come together on WWE RAW to face Alexa Bliss and Bray Wyatt
Nikki Cross and Randy Orton would make the oddest on-screen pairing but just think about it for a moment. Randy Orton is constantly at the mercy (no pun intended) of both Alexa Bliss and Bray Wyatt on WWE RAW, and he does need backup of some kind. Is there a better way for Orton to achieve this objective than to recruit Nikki Cross as an ally?
Could we see a massive WWE RAW main event where Alexa Bliss and Bray Wyatt team up to take on Nikki Cross and Randy Orton in a mixed tag match? We know that WWE RAW star Nikki Cross has been portrayed as unhinged on many occasions. All four of these characters could engage in mind-games on WWE RAW this week, and it would be interesting to see just how it all plays out!
Plus, Nikki Cross could also take the pin on WWE RAW this week so that none of the other top stars are hurt on their way to TLC 2020. Is this a match you'd want to see, dearest reader?
#4 The Hardy Bros. become a reality on WWE RAW, as a dream team confronts The Hurt Business
It is clear that both Jeff Hardy and Riddle have an issue with The Hurt Business, and it is also amply clear that The New Day is quickly running out of opponents for the WWE RAW Tag Team Championships.
So, imagine the tag team that was teased last week on WWE RAW between Riddle and Jeff Hardy becoming a reality. Every Jeff Hardy feud in the recent past has been based on his problems with addiction, and as for Riddle, his whole gimmick is based around a love for a certain herb.
Riddle can't take on The Hurt Business all by himself anyway, and to have Jeff Hardy in his corner will just make things more interesting.
Also, both Jeff Hardy and Riddle are the definition of cool, both in their unique way, and The Hardy Bros. could definitely get over with the younger crowd, even if Hardy is no longer a young man that he once was.
#3 Elias and Jaxson Ryker assault The New Day on WWE RAW, setting up a big future feud
Did you know that WWE RAW star Elias and Jaxson Ryker from The Forgotten Sons have formed a new alliance, where one is the minstrel, and the other is the muscle? Yes, they even showed up on Main Event, and one assumes that this is the prelude to them showing up on the WWE RAW brand soon after.
Imagine the segments we could see when Elias, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods trade barbs, especially if the feud is made official for the WWE RAW Tag Team Championships. To set the same up, could this brand new team blindside the WWE RAW Tag Team Champions from behind this week?
The entire WWE Universe seems fed up with the New Day with The Hurt Business feud, and this includes Xavier Woods. Adding a new dimension to the match at TLC with a third tag team or even laying the groundwork for a future feud could be very interesting indeed.
#2 RECKONING is kicked out of RETRIBUTION on WWE RAW
Even though the RETRIBUTION faction came to the WWE RAW brand with much momentum, we have seen how quickly it has all fizzled out from poor booking. And already, Mustafa Ali has been berating RECKONING or Mia Yim from NXT for losing her matches. One wonders if this is an attempt to break the shackles and have Mia Yim branch out as a top star on the WWE RAW brand.
Asuka is so short on opponents at this point in time that she has to be inserted in the tag team picture. One thing we know for sure about Mia Yim is that if she's given the opportunity, she can go on to have excellent matches in the WWE RAW women's division. And the best way to achieve this is to have her move out of RETRIBUTION.
Maybe WWE books an angle where Mustafa Ali kicks her out of the faction for good this week on WWE RAW, and she needs to pick up a few wins to make her way back!
#1 Extra stakes are added to the TLC 2020 match on WWE RAW this week
Before you continue reading, do take a moment to check out the exclusive interview that SK Wrestling's Rick Ucchino conducted with WWE RAW Superstar Lana.
After weeks of going through a table on WWE RAW, Lana has teamed up with the WWE RAW Women's Champion to take on Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler at TLC. We do know that the Women's Tag Team Championships will be on the line at the pay-per-view, but could the stakes be raised on this week's episode?
Adam Pearce could stipulate that this will be a title vs. title match, where if Asuka is on the losing side, her title will be vacated soon after. Asuka could lose the WWE RAW Women's Championship and not be pinned in the process either.
This would just make things more interesting and more unpredictable for the upcoming pay-per-view, where, let's be honest, things just seem like they're very run of the mill at the moment. After all, stakes make matches!
