10 Booking Steps For WWE Raw (May 16)
Dean Ambrose should make a big challenge for Extreme Rules on Raw...
This coming Monday's edition of the show will be the last Raw broadcast before Extreme Rules. WWE still have SmackDown to play with afterwards, but any major matches waiting to be added to the card will surely be revealed on the flagship program.
There's at least one slot still open on the pay-per-view, because the company have thus far announced just five bouts. There are some heavy-hitters in there, such as the Extreme Rules rematch between Roman Reigns and AJ Styles, as well as a Fatal-4-Way encounter for the WWE Intercontinental Title, but it feels like something is missing.
There's no way the situation between Dean Ambrose and Chris Jericho isn't leading to some sort of stipulation bout at Extreme Rules. Last week on Raw, Ambrose tore up his rival's jacket, only for Jericho to uniquely put the 'Lunatic Fringe' in a strait jacket on SmackDown.
The question is, just what kind of match could Dean Ambrose challenge Chris Jericho to on Raw? Let's look at what he may have in store, as well as what else WWE could have planned for the final Raw before the pay-per-view..
10. Stephanie & Shane McMahon Continue To Work In Harmony
The good vibes shared between Shane and Stephanie McMahon won't last forever. There's a good chance Triple H will come back into the picture, probably for a match against Shane at SummerSlam. For now though, having the siblings get along is fine in the interim, because the entire show shouldn't revolve around their differences anyway.
Opening Monday Night Raw, the brother and sister duo could agree on some matches for the broadcast. Not only would they make AJ Styles vs. Jimmy Uso, they'd also put Roman Reigns right in the thick of it by having him provide commentary for the match.
Elsewhere, discussions would turn to the WWE Intercontinental Title hunt. Stephanie would pitch Cesaro vs. Sami Zayn, something Shane could go along with. Making a suggestion of his own, Shane could pitch Big E vs. Simon Gotch, a bout Steph would gush over.
More so than her brother, Stephanie should be the disingenuous one. Vindictively trying to curry favour with Shane, she'd be preparing to stab him in the back somewhere down the line.