10 Booking Steps For WWE Raw (Jan 23)

10. Stephanie McMahon Makes Huge Main Event

Normally, Mick Foley (as Raw's General Manager) would be the figure to announce this kind of match. Conspicuous by their absence on last week's show, neither Mick nor Stephanie McMahon appeared in any segments. Therefore, opening the show with Steph would get a nice heel reaction.

Talking up the Royal Rumble in her usual patronising fashion, McMahon would then reveal a massive main event for Raw. Given the ongoing issues between Seth Rollins and Triple H, Stephanie could even state that Rollins needs to take his mind off her husband and focus on the 30-man match on Sunday.

Sticking the knife into Seth and simultaneously acting callous towards Roman Reigns, McMahon says that both former Shield members will face one another. Should Seth win, his prize is avoiding what would befall him if he doesn't. Namely, he will be forced to enter the Rumble as #1.

This kind of promo suits Stephanie's character; she would be vindictive just for the sake of it and try to cover that evil by pointing to Rollins vs. Reigns as a marquee match.