10 Booking Steps For WWE Raw (Sept 12)

1. Roman Reigns Literally Uses Seth Rollins Hand To Count Kevin Owens Pinfall

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Set up earlier in the evening, Seth Rollins makes his entrance in a referee shirt for Raw's main event. Roman Reigns goes one-on-one with Kevin Owens, gaining admittance into the WWE Universal Title picture at Clash Of Champions if he wins. The story here is that KO and Rollins can't stand one another, but neither man wants Roman to intrude on their singles bout.

Meanwhile, Chris Jericho is also out to help Owens win, but he wouldn't be successful. Talk about dramatic; WWE's creative team could borrow from the Over The Edge 1998 pay-per-view for this one. There, Steve Austin used Special Guest Ref Mr. McMahon's hand (after he had been knocked out) to count the fall on Dude Love. On Raw, Reigns could use Rollins hand to do the same to Owens and get his win.

Some fans might not see this as a popular way of doing things, but it's fairly obvious that management want to shoe-horn Reigns into the title match. This is a pain-free way of doing that, whilst also blurring the lines between the babyfaces and heels in the situation.

What else do you think WWE may have in store for Raw? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments section below!

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