What To Expect From WWE Raw Tonight (July 30)

Brock Lesnar returns for the first time since April.

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WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar will make his first televised appearance since the Greatest Royal Rumble tonight, with WWE.com teasing a showdown with SummerSlam opponent Roman Reigns.

Roman defeated Bobby Lashley in a number one contender's bout last week. That doesn't necessarily mean Lashley is out of the picture, though, as losses mean little in today's WWE, and speculation had linked him, Lesnar, and Reigns with a SummerSlam Triple Threat. With nothing else on his plate, there's a chance the former Impact Wrestling Champion could involve himself in any confrontation.

Ronda Rousey will also return from suspension, having invaded Raw to destroy Mickie James and Alexa Bliss two weeks ago.

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WWE.com's preview makes it sound like another Rousey blitz is on the cards:-

"Little Miss Bliss might need to keep her head on a swivel this Monday night when Raw gets 'Rowdy' once again."

Elsewhere, Raw MVP Seth Rollins faces Drew McIntyre in a rematch of their fantastic 9 July bout. As the Scotsman won the first bout, and building towards Rollins vs. Dolph Ziggler is the priority, expect anything but a clean finish.

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On top of all this, WWE are also teasing further tension between 'Constable' Corbin and Finn Bálor, and with Nikolai Volkoff, Brickhouse Brown and Brian Christopher passing away this weekend, a tribute is expected.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.