WWE RAW: 5 surprising things that could happen tonight (April 29, 2019)

Things are beginning to take shape post-WrestleMania as we have some idea as to what the future holds in the WWE. Following the Superstar Shake-up, there are feuds for almost every title.

Last week on RAW, somewhat of a mini-tournament was held to decide the number one contender for the Universal Title. AJ Styles, Rey Mysterio and Samoa Joe took part in a Triple Threat match which was won by the Phenomenal One.

Styles had to then face the winner of the Triple Threat Match between Drew McIntyre, The Miz and Baron Corbin. In the end, Corbin stole the pin from McIntyre and won the match to face Styles in a singles match that would decide the number one contender for Rollins’ title.

Styles won the clash and is now going to face Rollins at Money in the Bank for the Universal Title. But before that, there is more to come in the upcoming RAW episodes and here are 5 surprising things that could happen tonight on RAW…

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#5 Sasha Banks announced for Money in the Bank

Sasha Banks and Bayley

Sasha Banks is currently in a hiatus. She hasn’t appeared on TV following her and Bayley’s loss at WrestleMania that saw them lose their Tag Team Titles to The IIconics.

There have been reports of her being unhappy with the company and that she wants to quit. However, nothing of that sort has happened and there is actually a chance that this might have been a well laid out plan by the WWE for a story arc surrounding her.

On RAW tonight, Alexa Bliss is set to announce the participants in the Money in the Bank ladder match and WWE surprise us all by putting The Boss in the women’s ladder match. Even without making an appearance post-WrestleMania, Banks has been a major talking point the past few weeks and this could be the perfect platform for a climax.

#4 Joe rips Strowman apart

The two have already had a confrontation

Samoa Joe is the United States Champion and has moved to WWE RAW following the Superstar Shake-up. Even before he moved to the red brand, a feud between him and Braun Strowman was teased when the Monster Among Men came out to confront the Samoan Submission Machine on SmackDown a week before the Shake-up.

Right now, there seems to be no other plan for Strowman and feuding against Joe for the United States Championship might just be on the arc for him. As a result, in order to add meat to the feud, Joe and Strowman could have another confrontation on RAW tonight.

Strowman absolutely dismantled and buried EC3 not so long ago and, hence, it would be shocking to see Joe get the better of him tonight. However, it would be a good base to set up a match between the two for the US Title at Money in the Bank.

#3 Evans lays out The Man

The Lady vs The Man

Becky Lynch’s opponents in the Money in the Bank has already been decided as she is set to face Lacey Evans in the event for the RAW Women’s Title match whereas Charlotte Flair is challenging her for the SmackDown Women’s Title.

While it would not be good for the image of Becky Two Belts to get a beating from Evans, it can still be set up in a way where Evans shows her capabilities without actually hindering the legitimacy of The Man.

As she has shown in the past, Evans has the knack of showing up randomly when Lynch is in the ring and she could do the same tonight but this time, she could brutally assault the double champ on WWE RAW when she is already tired after taking part in a match.

It would spice up the rivalry further and would also consolidate Evans’ heel persona.

#2 Rollins or AJ to turn heel

Could any one of them turn heel?

Speaking of villains, the main title of RAW seems to be lacking some heel charm as Seth Rollins is set to face AJ Styles at Money in the Bank. Both these Superstars are faces in the company, which makes this feud a bit one sided.

WWE could turn one of them toward the dark side. Both of these Superstars have shown their capabilities as villains. In fact, some of Seth Rollins’ best moments in the company came when he was on the dark side.

After turning on the Shield, he went on a spree of villainous acts that made him one of the best heels in the business.

Styles, too, showed his darker tendencies when he attacked John Cena. Indeed, this is a man who was once the leader of one of the most revered heel stables in the world, the Bullet Club. It would be safe to admit that he has the necessary attributes to portray the role of a bad guy.

#1 McIntyre to be added to the Universal title match

The most dominant heel on RAW

However, WWE might not want to risk turning any of the two heel as their face value makes it difficult to make any one of them a bad guy. As a result, the other option WWE has is to include Drew McIntyre into the match.

The Scottish Psychopath has been enjoying a phenomenal run ever since he made his return to WWE. He is perhaps the most dominant heel on RAW right now and many are expecting him to be pushed in the future, and this could be the right moment for that.

In the Triple Threat match between him, Miz and Baron Corbin, he Claymore kicked Miz before Corbin pushed him out of the ring and stole the pin to win the match.

So there is a good case for McIntyre to make a claim on being added to the title picture as he was never really defeated in his match. Adding him would give this feud the heel spice that it needs.