Both before and after he won the World Heavyweight Championship, Seth Rollins declared his intention to be a different kind of champ (intentionally drawing a contrast between himself and Roman Reigns, though he didn’t mention the Tribal Chief by name unless he was prompted first), one who would take on all comers. He’ll get his first chance to put his money where his mouth is tonight on WWE Raw in Hartford.
Rollins issued an open challenge for his title last week that was answered by Damian Priest of The Judgment Day. Though this kind of thing makes it look like WWE has no idea who to put against Seth in an extended program, it should still be a good contest that brings out the best in his opponent.
Money in the Bank qualifying continues to be a big focus with the event now less than a month away. Tonight’s Raw will have a pair of qualifying matches on the women’s side, where so far only Zelina Vega is officially in the Ladder match for London. Becky Lynch will battle Sonya Deville in one of them, while Natalya and Zoey Stark go head to head in the other.
Last but not least, because it’s rude to deprive the people of their chance to “Whoa,” Cody Rhodes will also be featured on the show in what WWE is calling a special edition of Miz TV. When we were kids, a special episode usually meant it dealt with a more serious topic than usual, which could also in a weird way apply here since Rhodes continues to push for a third match with Brock Lesnar.
Hopefully, a good time will be had by all in Hartford, except maybe The Miz given his luck or lack thereof as of late. We’ll be watching at 8 p.m. ET on USA, and we’ll have live results going too if you can’t do the same tonight.