WWE Raw preview, May 29, 2017: Team Red prepares to go Extreme with two must-see matchups
Just six nights before WWE Extreme Rules, each participant in Sunday’s Extreme Rules Fatal 5-Way Match will see action on Raw. Per Raw General Manager Kurt Angle, Finn Bálor, Bray Wyatt and Samoa Joe will clash in a Triple Threat Match, while former Shield allies Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins will collide one-on-one!
Finn Bálor faces two diabolical Superstars in a Triple Threat Match
Finn Bálor has no shortage of confidence heading into the Extreme Rules Fatal 5-Way Match next Sunday; he even received a ringing endorsement from Paul Heyman last Monday night. However, this week on Raw, the charismatic Irishman goes up against Samoa Joe and Bray Wyatt, two Superstars who, while hardly allies, were successful against Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in this past Monday’s main event.
As will be the case at WWE Extreme Rules, it will be every man for himself in this Triple Threat contest, and it will be a true test for the Irishman as he looks to officially begin his journey to Suplex City, where Universal Champion Brock Lesnar will be waiting. Can Bálor back up his boasts and defeat both The Samoan Submission Machine and The Eater of Worlds, or will one of his sinister opponents have their arm raised in victory when the chaos concludes?
Even though they might find themselves facing common enemies from time to time, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins are hardly friends. That should come as no surprise to anyone familiar with their checkered past — namely The Kingslayer’s dismantling of The Shield back in 2014 — or to anyone who witnessed last Monday night’s main event, where a miscommunication between the one-time Hounds of Justice resulted in a loss to the formidable team of Bray Wyatt & Samoa Joe.
Reigns and Rollins will face each other in the Extreme Rules Fatal 5-Way Match next Sunday, but first, they’ll battle one-on-one on Raw. Will the former friends finally settle their differences, or might their longstanding rivalry reignite just six nights before WWE Extreme Rules?
The outspoken Enzo Amore has made countless enemies since his arrival on Raw last year, so Raw General Manager Kurt Angle’s official investigation into his mysterious backstage attack this past Monday night might take a while.
As The Olympic Hero searches for answers to this heinous assault, so too does Big Cass, but we doubt The Realest Guy in the Room will follow due process as he hunts down his friend’s unknown attacker. The Certified Gs have most recently had issues with Apollo Crews and his new mentor, Titus O’Neil, but this type of behavior doesn’t seem on-message for “The Titus Brand.” Could it be another tag team looking to make a name for themselves? Maybe Goldust and his new, ruthless attitude is to blame. As speculation continues to swirl around this shocking incident, don’t expect this unnamed assailant to be hidden for long.
After defeating Sheamus this past Monday night, Matt Hardy revealed that he and his brother Jeff would defend the Raw Tag Team Titles in a Steel Cage Match at WWE Extreme Rules, choosing to battle Sheamus & Cesaro in one of the most barbaric battlegrounds WWE has to offer.
Late Monday night, The Celtic Warrior tweeted that he and his partner are “gonna rewrite the rules of extreme.”
Will Sheamus & Cesaro give The Hardy Boyz a primer on those rewritten rules on Raw?
One week after Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss brutalized Bayley with a kendo stick, the self-proclaimed “Goddess of WWE” used the same devious implement to attack Mickie James, prompting The Huggable One to charge the ring and nearly give Alexa a taste of her own medicine.
Bayley intends to reclaim the Raw Women’s Title in a Kendo Stick on a Pole Match at WWE Extreme Rules, but we haven’t seen the fan-favorite Superstar truly embrace her Extreme side against Alexa. Will Bayley finally “stick it” to Little Miss Bliss on Raw?
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Seth should defeat Reigns clean on Monday. Reigns sets up for the spear, charges Seth, but Seth counters with a small package.
I like Braun, but I'm happy we're getting a break from him. I'd rather see him get Brock at Summerslam than a B Level PPV. Braun will interfere and cause a no contest in the Balor/Brock match.
If you just scroll down the preview and quickly look at the bold text it looks like an intriguing show. One of the my biggest complaints about RAW over the years is their inability or refusal to do more storylines that go backstage. So I'm excited to see where this Enzo storyline goes. On RAW I'd like to see Cass angrily seeking information about what happened to Enzo. That will make it that much better when it's revealed that he took him out.
Why are they giving marquee matches like Reigns VS Rollins away for free? WHY?
Rollins beat Reigns clean for the title last year. Did they even wrestle 1 on 1 since then? Why throw a program like this out the window?
Go home show, so the real question is will we see a contract signing? I'll say 100% chance. Probably be the women's title, Bayley will finally tag Alexa back with the kendo stick and they'll be 50/50 going into the PPV in that regard.
Could absolutely see the kendo stick being on the table during the segment and then Alexa tries to grab it but Bayley beats her to it, which will drive home the "first one to get is the only one that can use it" stipulation.
I bet Alexa will beat up Bayley with the kendo stick and then go on to beat her again at Extreme Rules, because this entire feud has been so one-sided and Alexa has stood tall at the end of all of her segments
They promote Golddust and Titus but not the Cruiserweight champion Neville or Austin Aries. Lol. This harder they strain, the more this show turns into a creative prolapse.
Let's count the nostalgia acts right now: Mickie James (should be doing her cowgirl gimmick), Matt and Jeff Hardy (should be doing their gonzo gimmick), and Golddust (we're suddenly supposed to take him serious after 17 years of jobbing and jokes).
I don't think Bayley should hit Alexa with the stick until Extreme Rules since that looks to be the build. Bayley will whack the fuck out of her at the PPV but lose the match so she won't look too bad.
1. Neville vs. Aries. These guys put on brilliant matches. Unfortunately, the cruiserweight division suffers from just being "there". I look forward to their continuation and the submission match at Extreme Rules should steal the show!
2. Titus Brand - One of the more interesting gimmicks we've seen, however, last week they had Apollo lose for no reason. There needs to be victories here for the gimmick to get over. I hope they progress this gimmick, but based on last weeks result, it seems this will be the usual comedy blow-off part of the show. LAME.
3. Ambrose / Miz - Meh. Whatever... Hopefully some build up is seen.
4. Reigns vs. rollins, I just hate Reigns so much. Big marquee match up tho, but my guess is that it gets messed up somehow (ie. they don't just give away this match on raw without shenanigans)
5. Bayley vs. Bliss - Hopefully they continue to tease Bayley getting "extreme" without her actually doing so. Perhaps she can pull the victory off at Extreme Rules without even using the Kendo stick (i.e. instead, Bliss gets the Kendo stick). Let's just hope we don't get a cringe-worthy promo tonight.
6. Enzo/Cass continuation. It seems likely that the perpetrators are The Revival. Offset chance that it is Golddust (tho he doesn't have a tag team, so I guess not) or Cass (tho this would be idiotic IMO). Hopefully we get some more information here.
Matches that I hope get added to the card at Extreme Rules:
-Sasha banks vs. Fox in that mixed tag team match, dont know the cruiserweight names, but that should be a fun little match
-Enzo/cass vs. _______
-Titus Brand Match
I want Titus Brand to become a legitimate thing. Maybe they are having Apollo lose so that Titus can say "see, I told you need to start doing things my way" and Apollo then fully invests and they become a tag team.
What in the blue fuck would make you think this? Because its a go home show? Let me remind you this is a holiday show. Wwe doesnt try on holiday shows. They expect no one to watch. Therefore they book like no one watches. This show will be the worst in months and i don't even have to watch one fucking minute to know this. And neither do you.
according to twitter and Facebook lots of people are looking forward to Reigns vs Rollins tonight. Cant blame them. Its a huge match thats only happened twice before. It will probably end in fuckery tho.
Whats good about Rollins vs Reigns tonight is that its not a match we have seen a million times. Only twice in the last 3 years. It might be just twice all together. So its kinda a special treat if you think about it.
Looks like we're going to have a record low posting here in the thread tonight. I can't believe that awesome, never seen before main event isn't drawing in the fine folks of WF. :lol
I fully expect the main event to end in a no contest tonight. Neither Rollins or Roman can afford being pinned tonight.
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