Tonight’s WWE RAW Live on USA Network from the Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, AR.
After tons of speculation this week about “a former WWE champion” returning to WWE on tonight’s episode of “Raw,” the thousands of fans in the San Diego, California crowd, and the millions at home let out an audible sigh when Jinder Mahal hit the ring. But as “The Modern Day Maharaja” chastised the United States, expectations boomed for something more, and none other than The Rock made his way down the ramp, sending the place into a frenzy. From there, things only got more intriguing.
As Rock sang a custom rendition of the United States National Anthem to Mahal, things ended with more physicality than we’ve seen from “The People’s Champion” in several years, hammering Mahal with his trademark right hands, dropping him with a Spinebuster, and putting an end the altercation, of course, with The People’s Elbow.
From there, Rock thanked San Diego, told the crowd he loved them, and said he was hungry. He noted plans to go out and get something to eat but asked the crowd if he should sit in a booth, or maybe at the bar (which drew a pop from the audience, gleefully ending the holiday season themselves), or maybe, just maybe, he should take a seat at the head of the table.
Could that finally mean what the collective would think it to mean? Common sense would say that he wouldn’t utter those specific words without a specific payoff in mind. With WrestleMania season right around the corner, as well as a massive Elimination Chamber event in Perth, Australia, the conversation is only just getting started.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Tonight’s WWE RAW Day 1 Live on USA Network from the Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California.
WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the Wells Fargo Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
Tonight’s WWE RAW on USA Network from the Rocket Mortgage Arena in Cleveland, OH.
WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the MVP Arena in Albany, New York.
WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
The WarGames team of Drew McIntyre and The Judgment Day may have the advantage to start out the match at Survivor Series, but the team is also going to up against a viper.
McIntyre took on Jey Uso in a WarGames Advantage Match on “WWE Raw,” and won clean with a Future Shock DDT. With the win, The Judgment Day’s team will have the numbers advantage at the beginning of the match on Saturday. After the match and subsequent beat down, however, the opposing team ran down to the ring to help out their teammate. After they cleared the ring, Cody Rhodes got on the mic and announced that a friend with whom he has a “legacy” with would be joining their team. Rhodes said their final teammate is an “apex predator,” and while he didn’t outright say it would be Randy Orton will be backing them up on Saturday, he did hear the crowd’s “Randy” chants and add, “They’re right.”
Orton has been out of action for well over a year with a lower back injury that required surgery. Sidelined since May with an injury that had doctors telling him he would never wrestle again, Orton will make his return at the premium live event, which will emanate from the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
Tonight’s WWE RAW live in USA Network from the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI. Last RAW before Saturday’s Survivor Series: WarGames PLE.
WWE Raw will air live tonight on the USA Network from the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC.
