10 Burning Questions For WWE Raw (Aug 1)

7. How Will Brock Respond To Orton?

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A few weeks ago, this feud was looking like simply a battle between two big-name WWE stars who hadn’t faced each other since they were rookies 14 years ago. That in itself might have been enough to sell the match, unspectacular though it might be.

However, things took an interesting turn recently when Lesnar, fresh off a surprising win at UFC 200, twice failed anti-doping drug tests, tainting his victory and raising questions of whether WWE would suspend him. With the suspension issue resolved (he won’t be suspended), the questions turned to whether WWE would just ignore the issue altogether.

Randy Orton wasted little time in answering that question, dropping a “No enhancement needed” line in his return promo at Battleground. Whether that will become a recurring issue remains to be seen, but it couldn’t have been well-received by Brock, either in storyline or real life. That could make for a must-see moment when the Beast returns to Raw Monday.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.