10 New Directions After WWE Survivor Series 2022: WarGames

4. Nostalgia & Comebacks Overload!

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Raw’s 30th Anniversary celebrations are around the corner, and that means retro flavour all over the place. It’ll actually be interesting to see how Triple H handles all of this; he wasn’t around when Raw debuted in 1993, and he might be bored of WWE doing the same “Old School” thing every time an anniversary show rolls around.

Could 'Raw XXX' be a mish-mash of generations instead, albeit one mainly rooted in ‘Attitude Era’ fanfare? It's possible, especially with reports that Steve Austin will soon wrestle his next match for WWE during WrestleMania season. Before then, 'Stone Cold' could enter into January's Rumble.

That'd be cool as f*ck.

Other comebacks or nostalgia pops on offer over the next month or so include Brock Lesnar, Ric Flair (you know that's going to happen at some point), Sasha Banks (possibly) and more. WWE will go into overdrive with retro goodness during Raw's anniversary, then try to keep that swinging into the Rumble itself.

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