WWE RAW before Clash of Champions: 5 things we could expect to see tonight – Champion gets a new challenger, Braun Strowman takes out Rollins & a legend (9/9/2019)

The final RAW episode before the Clash of Champions PPV will emanate from the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York and we can’t help but be excited as it is the go-home episode.

The card for the PPV is almost final but there could be some additions to it. Previously on RAW, Seth Rollins and Braun Strowman’s contract signing for the WWE Universal Title match was interrupted by the OC.

As a result, Stone Cold Steve Austin will be present on the show to moderate the contract signing segment between the two. Meanwhile, SmackDown Live Women’s Champion Bayley joined forces with Sasha Banks and turned heel last week and is set to pair up with Banks to take on the team of former best friends Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch.

While no big surprises are expected just a week before Clash of Champions, this could be an interesting episode that ties up the final few knots ahead of the PPV.

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Here are the 5 things we could expect to see on RAW tonight…

#5 Cedric Alexander-AJ Styles fixed for Clash of Champions

At Clash of Champions, every title that WWE has to offer will be on the line save one – the US Championship. The title is currently held by AJ Styles and he is yet to find a challenger for it.

However, last week, WWE may have teased a potential challenger for the title in the form of Cedric Alexander. The OC, led by Styles, attacked Alexander before his King of the Ring match against Baron Corbin.

Alexander lost the match and is now free to feud against the Phenomenal One for the title, who he is set to take on in a non-title match on RAW tonight. While the OC are almost certain to interfere in the match, we could expect Alexander being confirmed for a shot at the title at Clash of Champions.

#4 Ricochet advances to the final

If recent history is any indication, then Baron Corbin is the most likely to win the Triple Threat Match against Samoa Joe and Ricochet. And maybe, that is what could happen since the Lone Wolf seems to be someone who is liked by the people in power.

However, the King of the Ring tournament, thus far, has surprised us and although it wouldn’t be extremely surprising to see Ricochet go all the way and win the tournament, the company choosing to put him over at the expense of Corbin would be quite something.

Samoa Joe, meanwhile, always poses a threat. He is that guy who you would expect to be pushed but he has been on the losing end of way too many feuds in the past to be taken seriously now.

Out of the three, Samoa Joe winning the match would be the most surprising while Baron Corbin being put over would be the least astonishing. Ricochet falls in the middle and after a string of surprises last week, we could expect WWE go down the middle path.

#3 Banks-Bayley brutalize Charlotte-Becky

When Bayley turned heel last week, the cheers and the yes chants from the fans made something absolutely clear: they loved it. And rightfully so. After all, it was a much-needed change for the Hugger as her loveable babyface character had gone stale a long time ago.

She has now formed a power duo with Sasha Banks, who is another woman in the division to have caused a storm, and the pair are set to have a Tag Team bout against best friends-turned-bitter enemies, Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch.

Given how it has been a while since WWE have had a title match at a PPV between two heels, we could expect Charlotte to turn face tonight and if that happens, then we could also expect her and Lynch to be mauled by Bayley and Sasha.

As heels, their motive will not really be to win the match but to make a statement against their opponents for Clash of Champions. As a result, they could be expected to use devious means to hurt both Lynch and Flair.

#2 No appearance from Bray Wyatt

Bray Wyatt has been on and off TV since his SummerSlam bout against Finn Balor. While he appeared in the Firefly Fun House segment last week, we could expect him to not be on TV this week.

With the ongoing storyline with Braun Strowman and Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Title reaching a climax this Sunday at Clash of Champions, there is not much for Wyatt to add right now.

Even though he posted a cryptic tweet about Stone Cold Steve Austin, it might just be a way to play with the fans’ mind and we can expect Wyatt to play mind games after the Clash of Champions PPV.

#1 Strowman attacks Rollins and Stone Cold

Braun Strowman is currently one-half of the RAW Tag Team Champions alongside Seth Rollins, who he is also going to face for the WWE Universal Title at Clash of Champions.

The pair are set to sign the contract for the match with Stone Cold Steve Austin as the moderator for the segment. With just a week left for the match to happen, we could see Strowman attack both Austin and Rollins tonight on RAW (and, to be fair, he already hinted towards that last week).

This would turn up the heat for their match at Clash of Champions.

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