10 Booking Steps For WWE Raw (Nov 7)
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For the first time ever, WWE will film an episode of Monday Night Raw in Glasgow, Scotland. Traditionally, the promotion shoots Raw and SmackDown in England when visiting the UK. Over the past few years, a series of successful house shows held at The Hydro in Glasgow have shown WWE management that the venue is viable for television.
On occasion, Raw on British soil can feel a bit throwaway. This time, WWE can't afford to waste any time, as they only have two episodes (including this one) to work with before presenting Survivor Series. Therefore, it's critical that the card for that pay-per-view is the main focus.
Last week, Seth Rollins saved Roman Reigns from a beat down at the hands of Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho. Surely, that will feed into what happens this week. It seems impossible to imagine anything other than a huge tag-team main event for Raw in Glasgow.
Elsewhere, it's all about fleshing out the lineup for Survivor Series. Let's look at what WWE may have planned for their first ever taping in Scotland...
10. Mick Foley Makes Bumper Tag-Team Main Event
Should Mick Foley be first out of the gate in Glasgow, the building will explode. The Raw General Manager can expect a louder reaction than normal on the program if he comes out first. Getting straight down to business, Foley should be all about sorting out what happened following his main event last week.
After Roman Reigns had beaten Chris Jericho to retain his WWE United States Title by disqualification, Y2J and Kevin Owens circled like vultures. This led to none other than Seth Rollins running out to fend the Canadian pair off. Typical WWE logic dictates that a tag-team match is imminent.
That would be Foley's role here, calling out JeriKO to admonish them for ruining a stellar championship match. As Reigns then emerges to challenge them to a handicap match where he can just fight them both, Foley reveals that Roman will have a partner tonight.
Entrance music for Rollins then hits, signalling that Raw will be capped off with a massive battle involving men who are supposed to be Survivor Series partners in just a few weeks.