10 Booking Steps For WWE Raw (March 6)
Could The Undertaker come to reclaim his yard on Raw?
As soon as Fastlane ends on Sunday, all focus will finally shift towards WrestleMania. Behind the scenes and in creative meetings, WWE's writing staff will have been feverishly putting forth their final ideas for the biggest show of the year, and their over-riding emotion may be one of relief once Fastlane is out of the way.
Including this Monday's show, the company have only four episodes of Raw to work with before hitting the Camping World Stadium on April 2; at first glance, that 12-hour glut of television time may seem ample, but bear in mind that WWE have to flesh out almost the entire 'Mania card in that period.
Things have to start moving quickly, and that's precisely why the next episode of Raw must use top names like The Undertaker to help establish some more bouts for Orlando.
Let's use some conjecture over Fastlane in order to predict what WWE may have in store for Raw, and how the show can help navigate that all-important final bend on the 'Road To WrestleMania'...
10. Y2J Crashes KO's Universal Title Party
Wouldn't it be something if Kevin Owens managed to escape a predictable defeat at the hands of Bill Goldberg and hold onto his WWE Universal Title at Fastlane?
Goldberg's match against Brock Lesnar doesn't need that belt to feel special, and whilst the same could be argued for KO vs. Chris Jericho, that personal issue has revolved around the title since last Summer; Y2J previously also called himself Universal Champ when aligned with Owens, and that should be KO's reason for ultimately kicking him to the curb just a few weeks ago.
Any victory over Goldberg would lead to Owens bragging about his title reign on Raw, and that marks the perfect time for Jericho to launch a full-scale assault of his ex-buddy.
Crashing the championship party and sending the fans wild, a returning Y2J would then be vindicated by Mick Foley putting him one-on-one with Owens in Raw's main event; such a headliner would provide obvious set-up for WrestleMania, and make it clear that Owens will defend against Jericho on that pay-per-view.