10 Booking Steps For WWE Raw (Sept 19)
There's every chance Raw's main event will turn into a tag-team affair...
Pay-per-views are coming thick and fast on the WWE calendar, and 25th September will mark Monday Night Raw's turn to shine. SmackDown Live only presented Backlash on 11th September, but Clash Of Champions is right around the corner for the red brand. Remarkably, this coming Monday's edition of Raw will be the last before that show.
The card will be rounded out with a few more matches before Sunday, but last week's show established that Roman Reigns would not be joining Seth Rollins in challenging Kevin Owens for the WWE Universal Title. Instead, there's every chance that Reigns will once again tangle with Rusev over the Bulgarian's WWE United States Title at Clash Of Champions.
As reported on WWE's official website, Mick Foley will 'punish' Rollins and Rusev by having them go head-to-head on Raw. Common sense dictates this will be turned into a tag-team match that also involves Reigns and Owens.
Elsewhere, Cesaro will look to even the score with Sheamus, and the Cruiserweight division takes a bow. Let's look at what WWE could realistically have in store for the show...
10. Kevin Owens Gets Given The Night Off By Stephanie McMahon
After being attacked by Seth Rollins a few weeks ago, Kevin Owens was appalled that Mick Foley then booked Rollins to challenge for his WWE Universal Title come Clash Of Champions. Making matters worse, the General Manager also gave Roman Reigns the chance to make that match a Triple Threat if he could topple Owens last week.
Thanks to Rusev, Reigns didn't, but KO will likely feel he's had it rough over the past couple of weeks. That could lead to him seeking out Foley to begin Raw, and wondering why he's being victimised like this. That's entirely in-keeping with Owen's self-obsessed character.
Sympathising with the champion's plight, Stephanie McMahon could step in and effectively give KO the night off. All he has to do is sit behind the announce desk and provide guest commentary on the Seth Rollins vs. Rusev main event. Satisfied, Owens would depart the scene, leaving McMahon and Foley to be slightly at odds.
Utterly miffed by Stephanie undermining his authority, Mick then says he has an announcement of his own and plans to do it in front of the live crowd.