The Road to SummerSlam continues with tonight’s taped WWE RAW episode on the USA Network.
* Kevin Owens goes one-on-one against Randy Orton
* Asuka faces Bayley with a SummerSlam title opportunity hanging in the balance
* Who will fight in Raw Underground next?
Tonight’s WWE RAW will air on a tape delay from the Performance Center in Orlando, FL with more build for SummerSlam.
* Will Asuka be out for retribution on Sasha Banks & Bayley?
* How will Drew McIntyre respond to Randy Orton’s attack?
* Apollo Crews and MVP will battle for the United States Title to kick off RAW
Tonight’s taped WWE RAW episode on the USA Network will feature more build for the upcoming SummerSlam pay-per-view.
* Randy Orton opens the show and announces his next target
* Rey Mysterio’s son Dominik appears to confront Seth Rollins
* Andrade & Angel Garza vs. The Viking Raiders vs. Cedric Alexander & Ricochet with the winners challenging RAW Tag Team Champions The Street Profits at WWE SummerSlam
* RAW Women’s Champion Asuka defends against WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Sasha Banks in a match where Asuka’s title can be decided by pinfall, submission, count out or DQ, including outside interference
* WWE Champion Drew McIntyre defends against Dolph Ziggler. McIntyre gets to pick the stipulation and will announce it right before the match
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida with fallout from WWE’s “The Horror Show at Extreme Rules” pay-per-view.
WWE has announced just one match for tonight’s show – the Unsanctioned Match between Randy Orton and Big Show.
WWE has not issued an official preview for tonight’s RAW, past the Orton vs. Show
Big Show faces Randy Orton in an Unsanctioned Match this Monday on Raw
Randy Orton has once again embraced being The Legend Killer in recent weeks, but he has run into an angry giant hellbent on retribution. This Monday on Raw, Big Show will set out to stop The Viper in his tracks when they clash in an Unsanctioned Match.
The World’s Largest Athlete returned to Raw in the aftermath of The Greatest Wrestling Match Ever, where Orton punted Edge to pick up the victory. One night later, Orton goaded Christian into an Unsanctioned Match, and Captain Charisma met the same fate. Big Show aims to get retribution for his friends, but The Apex Predator has his sights set on adding the giant’s name to his list of Legends.
Who will stand tall in a match where anything goes? Find out on Raw, this Monday at 8/7 C on USA Network!
Tonight’s RAW on the USA Network will be the final episode before WWE’s “The Horror Show at Extreme Rules” pay-per-view.
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the Performance Center in Orlando, Florida with more build for WWE’s “Extreme Rules: The Horror Show” pay-per-view.
The only match announced for tonight’s RAW is a Champion vs. Champion match with RAW Women’s Champion Asuka taking on WWE Women’s Tag Team & SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley. Bayley’s partner Sasha Banks is expected to be at ringside, as is Kairi Sane.
WWE has not announced an official preview for tonight’s RAW as of this writing, but it’s likely we will see updates to the current feuds between Dolph Ziggler and WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, MVP and WWE United States Champion Apollo Crews, Seth Rollins and Rey Mysterio, plus Randy Orton’s storyline, among others.
Tonight’s taped WWE RAW will take place from the Performance Center in Orlando, FL with more build to WWE’s “Extreme Rules: The Horror Show” pay-per-view.
WWE has not published an official preview for tonight’s RAW but they are focusing on the following points for tonight’s show:
* Double contract signing for Extreme Rules: The Horror Show
* Will Seth Rollins continue his reign of terror?
Tonight’s taped edition of WWE RAW will air from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, FL.
*WWE Raw Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Asuka.
*Rey Mysterio returns.
*WWE Raw Tag Team Champions The Street Profits vs. The Viking Raiders.
*WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks & Bayley vs. The IIconics.
*Ric Flair to officially name Randy Orton the “Greatest Wrestler of all time.”
Tonight’s WWE RAW will take place from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando with fallout from last night’s Backlash pay-per-view.
WWE has not announced any matches or the official preview for tonight’s show, but they are teasing a follow-up to WWE Champion Drew McIntyre’s Backlash win over Bobby Lashley. There will also be an update to the feud between Seth Rollins and Rey Mysterio as Rollins has invited Rey and his son Dominik to the show.
A lot of the talent on the WWE RAW brand are reportedly concerned with Paul Heyman being removed as the head of creative for Monday Night RAW, according to Dave Meltzer in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
According to The Observer, Heyman had pushed Vince McMahon on the idea that it would take 18 months or longer to create credible new stars, as the company had been failing to push new talent to the top. Heyman took over as the creative head of RAW on June 27, 2019, however his employee contract was terminated less than 12 months later this past Thursday. Heyman still has a WWE performer’s contract.
During the Q1 2020 investors call in late April, McMahon blamed the drop in RAW ratings on the new talent on the brand, saying that they need time to get over. At the time McMahon said that he was convinced that RAW’s ratings would rebound once fans took to the new stars.
“RAW has suffered, but not necessarily because of the environment, it’s suffered because we bring in a lot of new talent and to RAW, and it takes a while to get these new talents over,” McMahon said. “We no longer have Brock Lesnar obviously, but we have a new champion and a lot of new performers coming in. So it takes a while. So that’s the reason, and how you use those performers in this story or that story or what have you. So, with new talent it’s just going to take a little while. I’m convinced though, that the RAW’s ratings are going to bounce back considerably.”
Meltzer noted that McMahon’s mentality had changed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Before the pandemic, McMahon was concerned with building to the future, which included the XFL being a long-term project, as well as expanding NXT into other foreign markets. McMahon now is apparently worried about what is happening today.
It was noted that Heyman’s projects included newer stars like Drew McIntyre, Andrade, Angel Garza, Zelina Vega, Aleister Black, Apollo Crews, Austin Theory, The Street Profits, The Viking Raiders and Murphy, as well as established talent such as Charlotte Flair, Rey Mysterio, Asuka and Nia Jax. Meltzer stated that a lot of the talent are concerned because they’ve never had a big push, with some floundering before Heyman took charge.
Meltzer also reported that the belief is that McIntyre and The Street Profits are the stars that are most likely to be safe as McMahon likes them. However, they might not continue to be protected as well.
Source: Wrestling Inc.
