10 Booking Steps For WWE Raw (Nov 28)

10. Rich Swann & Noam Dar Beat Brian Kendrick & Ariya Daivari

The debut episode of 205 Live on the WWE Network airs right after SmackDown Live finishes this coming Tuesday. On the first edition, Rich Swann will challenge Brian Kendrick for the WWE Cruiserweight Title. The writing team still have Raw to flesh that story out a little more and add credibility to Swann's challenge.

Kendrick has also had his problems with Noam Dar, stretching back to Dar's debut in his native Glasgow, Scotland. Putting Swann and Dar together against Kendrick and another loner in the Cruiserweight division could be just the ticket for Raw. Ariya Daivari is the kind of heel who doesn't really have a big story currently, so he'd fit in without much distraction.

Ideally, Swann would be the one to beat Kendrick during the tag bout. That sets up for his big challenge nicely. Better yet, it also plays some reverse psychology with WWE's usual telegraph booking.

For example, if Swann does pin Kendrick on Raw, most fans would be expecting the champ to retain at 205 Live. However, that's a debuting show for WWE, so the result feels more open-ended.