It’s decision time tonight on WWE Raw from Cleveland. No, not for LeBron James, though that would be fitting given the setting, but for one of the two big names who recently returned to the company.
Will CM Punk be a permanent fixture on Monday nights?
If you watched SmackDown last Friday, you know that CM Punk did a more Punk-like promo than he did on Raw in his first appearance after his WWE return. Still, it feels like when he announces his choice between the two brands, he’s going to go with Raw.
Why? Well, SmackDown already got Randy Orton, so it’s only logical that WWE would want to balance things out by placing Punk here. But more than that, it’s expected that his first major feud will be with Seth Rollins, who is the champ on Mondays, so …
Maybe WWE throws us a curveball. Perhaps the plan is to have Punk on SmackDown for now and then win the Royal Rumble so he can challenge Rollins, as it wouldn’t matter what roster he’s on to do that. We should find out tonight.
Will battling Jey Uso help get Drew McIntyre some of the payback he desperately craves?
Drew McIntyre has well-explained reasons for his actions over the past month or two. And a big one is that Jey Uso was part of The Bloodline when McIntyre was hosed out of his moment of glory at Clash at the Castle last fall.
Conveniently, the Scottish Warrior gets Uso in the ring tonight in Cleveland. But would even beating Jey get him the closure he craves? Something tells us that no, no it would not.
Is calling out Nia Jax a good idea for The Man?
It’s clear that Becky Lynch doesn’t care much for Nia Jax and the way Nia has been running roughshod since she’s been back on Raw. With that in mind, it’s not surprising that Lynch would want to call Jax out on Raw.
But to what end? Does WWE feel confident enough in Jax to make this an ongoing program that would lead up through Royal Rumble or even to WrestleMania? It will be intriguing to see where this might lead.
Also on the docket for Raw tonight:
- Cody Rhodes takes on Shinsuke Nakamura
- Rhea Ripley faces Maxxine Dupri
Raw is ready to battle not one but two Monday Night Football games for your attention tonight, and we’ll be ready with live results (for wrestling, not football!) starting at 8 p.m. ET here on Wrestling Junkie.