WWE Raw Reunion: 5 Legends who could be confronted by Brock Lesnar on the show

With the Universal Championship around his waist for a record third time, 'The Beast' Brock Lesnar is once again on top of the food chain in WWE. Having cashed in Money in the Bank contract at Extreme Rules, Lesnar successfully won the Universal Championship off Seth Rollins within a matter of minutes in the closing stages of the show.

In the lead-up to next month's SummerSlam pay-per-view, Lesnar is now confirmed to defend his Universal Championship against Seth Rollins at the event in a WrestleMania 35 rematch after the latter had won a 10-Man Battle Royal on last week's edition of Raw. And, this week's episode of Monday Night Raw also promises to play a pivotal role in the lead up to SummerSlam, as WWE is all set to host another major Raw Reunion.

This week's Raw Reunion will feature over 40 returning WWE legends, including the likes of 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels, D-Generation X, Melina, Ric Flair, and even Hulk Hogan. With that being said, the WWE Universe could be in for another huge confrontation between one of the returning legends and the Universal Champion, Brock Lesnar, who over the years has established a notorious habit of crashing major Raw reunions.

Here are 5 returning legends who could possibly be confronted by Universal Champion, Brock Lesnar:

#5 Shawn Michaels

Brock Lesnar and Shawn Michaels never had the chance to square off against each other in singles competition. However, back in 2012, when Lesnar was in a feud against Triple H, 'The Beast Incarnate' targeted Michaels and brutally attacked him on Raw.

With Paul Heyman ambushing Michaels in the parking lot, Lesnar quickly jumped HBK and dragged him to the ring and hit him with an F5. 'The Beast Incarnate' then broke Michaels' arm in order to send a message to 'The Game'.

A confrontation between Michaels and Lesnar is certainly not needed but with Michaels making a return to in-ring competition in 2018, maybe WWE could possibly tease a match between HBK and The Beast. After all, Michaels does have unfinished business with Lesnar.

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#4 Kurt Angle

During the Ruthless Aggression era or rather during the initial stages of Brock Lesnar's WWE career, The Beast Incarnate had an iconic rivalry with WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle. At WrestleMania XIX, Angle and Lesnar also competed for the WWE Championship in the main event of the show with the latter winning the title in a classic contest.

With Kurt Angle confirmed to make his return to WWE Raw this week, we could possibly witness the former RAW GM and the Universal Champion turn back the clock once again and confront each other on the show.

Angle, of course, had his retirement match at WrestleMania 35 against Baron Corbin, something which certainly didn't go down too well within the WWE Universe. So, a final match with Brock Lesnar (maybe even with the Universal Championship on the line) would definitely be the perfect send-off that the Olympic Gold Medalist deserves.

#3 Ric Flair

Speaking of reunions, two-time WWE Hall of Famer, Ric Flair has been a part of several reunions over the course of the past several months. Prior to WrestleMania 35, WWE hosted a birthday party for Flair during which the former WWF Champion was slated to reunite with the likes of Sting, Triple H, and Shawn Michaels on Raw. However, a brutal assault from the returning Batista didn't let it happen, as it eventually turned out as the plot for the setup of a match between The Animal and The Game at WrestleMania 35.

Prior to Flair's birthday celebration on Raw, The Nature Boy was a part of the Evolution reunion which took place on SmackDown 1000 where a match between Batista and Triple H was initially teased.

With the Raw Reunion right around the corner, Flair has already been confirmed for the show and there is a solid chance of him being confronted by Brock Lesnar.

#2 Hulk Hogan

Speaking of birthday celebrations on Raw, back in 2014, 'The Hulkster' was reunited with the likes of Ric Flair, the late-great Roddy Piper, and the New World Order, as well. However, what initially seemed like a huge celebratory moment on Raw was quickly crashed by 'The Beast' Brock Lesnar, who was certainly in no mood for partying.

Upon his interference, Lesnar confronted Piper, Nash, Flair, and then sent out a warning to Hulk Hogan before John Cena made his presence felt and ran down to the ring in order to prevent Lesnar from causing any harm to the returning legends. The Beast slowly made his exit and had nothing to do with Cena, ahead of their highly awaited match.

On this week's Raw, WWE could pull off something similar with Lesnar possibly confronting Hogan and eventually have Seth Rollins interrupt The Beast and come to Hogan's rescue in the process.

#1 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin

The dream match that never happened!

'Stone Cold' Steve Austin might have retired from in-ring competition decades ago, however, The Texas Rattlesnake remains one of the most beloved superstars in the Pro Wrestling business. With Austin set to make a return on Raw this week, expect him to get physically involved in some sort of manner.

On the 25th Anniversary episode of Raw, Austin greeted both Vince and Shane McMahon with a Stunner each and on this week's Raw Reunion we could once again witness The Texas Rattlesnake do something similar.

With Austin doing his usual shtick upon his return, having the Universal Champion Brock Lesnar interrupt him will definitely be something to watch out for and will surely be one of the biggest highlights of the year in general. A confrontation between The Beast and The Texas Rattlesnake will surely send the WWE Universe into a frenzy!

Regardless, the WWE Universe has all the reasons in the world to be excited about this week's Raw Reunion.

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Edited by Israel Lutete