10 Booking Steps For WWE Raw (Jan 23)
8. The Club Vow To Eliminate Sheamus & Cesaro From The Rumble
Arguing outside the ring, Sheamus and Cesaro go nose-to-nose and each man blames the other for what just happened. Meanwhile, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson stand on the entrance ramp and laugh about what's going on. Grabbing a microphone, they say this is another classic example of why Sheamus and Cesaro shouldn't be Raw Tag-Team Champions.
Oblivious to what their rivals are saying, the champs continue their war of words. Eventually, Cesaro is able to calm Sheamus down enough to listen to verbal taunts from The Club. Turning their attention to the Royal Rumble bout, Gallows and Anderson announce that they will both be involved, just like Sheamus and Cesaro.
Better yet, The Club claim they will eliminate the Raw tag-team champions from the match. When they do that, they've already cleared with Raw management that they will get another shot at the belts somewhere down the road.
This adds some more storyline context to each man's involvement in the Rumble, layering the match with another feud in the process.