WWE Survivor Series 2018: 7 Last-Minute Rumours You Need To Know

3. Baron Corbin Will Cause Team Raw To Lose

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This is one rumour that has watertight logic to back it up.

On Raw, Stephanie McMahon specifically noted that Braun Strowman could only get his hands on Baron Corbin if he helped Team Raw win at Survivor Series. The wording was very exact; Steph seemed to hint that Braun would have to be directly responsible for her brand's success, and not a bit-part in any victory. Keep that in mind.

It'd therefore be in Corbin's interest to cost Raw the bragging rights over SmackDown so he could keep Strowman at arm's length for now. That would buy WWE some time before McMahon surely punished her temp GM for his treachery by putting him in some sort of gimmicked bout with Braun at TLC.

If other recent conjecture about Brock Lesnar's availability for that pay-per-view is to be believed, then the company will need a big Raw match to make up for it. Apparently, they think Braun vs. Corbin is that match, and it's a story worth finishing before 'Mania season starts up in the new year.

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