WWE has announced that Alexa Bliss will face Asuka on tonight’s episode of RAW from Miami. You can check out the announcement below:

EXCLUSIVE: Tonight's special #NewYearsDay edition of #RAW will include a #WrestleMania caliber bout when Raw #WomensChampion @AlexaBliss_WWE battles the undefeated @WWEAsuka! pic.twitter.com/KdaLJvqJC8

— WWE (@WWE) January 1, 2018

The following was previewed earlier today for tonight’s show via WWE:

* The Beast is back for 2018’s first Raw

* Cedric Alexander challenges Enzo Amore for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship

* Can Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan coexist as tag team partners?

* Who will face Hideo Itami next?

* Will new Superstars declare for the Royal Rumble Matches?

* Roman Reigns defends the Intercontinental Championship against Samoa Joe, with a catch

Check back here at 8PM ET for our live play-by-play coverage.

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Two names considered as Dean Ambrose replacements as Seth Rollins partner in the tag team slot were Finn Balor and Jason Jordan. Ultimately the company decided to go with Jordan, which mean stalling or perhaps even halting his heel turn all together. Jordan may be pushed to becoming a top babyface now.

With WWE needing to push Jordan as a top guy, there is really no other choice but to put the tag team titles on them from Cesaro & Sheamus as a way to establish Jordan’s credibility after weeks of pushing him.

Meanwhile, Balor seems to have nothing going on with his character.

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Russo is joined on today’s show by his co-host Jeff Lane, Kenny Bolin, and Big Vito.

Russo says this week’s RAW and Smackdown Live had to be the worst 5-hour follow up to a major PPV in WWE’s history. He believes that Stephanie McMahon has to be the least cool character in the business right now, and she’s very frustrating to watch because it’s quite clear that she thinks she’s cool.

Bolin says he recalls a time when Stephanie McMahon was a gorgeous woman. However, the longer that she’s with Triple H, the more he’s starting to make her look like Chyna by turning her into a gym rat.

Russo says there was no need for Braun Strowman to be in the opening segment of RAW this week, and his inclusion there made no sense whatsoever. He thinks the only reason that Strowman was in that segment was to set up the match with Jason Jordan later in the night, and that’s just lazy booking in his opinion.

Russo goes on to say that there was a much easier way to get Strowman involved in this angle. Angle should have named Strowman as the first member of Team RAW, which would have pleased Strowman and resulted in him having Angle’s back. Then when Triple H attacked Angle at Survivor Series, Strowman getting angry would have made much more sense.

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Here are two spoilers for tonight’s RAW, courtesy of PWInsider:

* Samoa Joe vs. Finn Balor

* Jason Jordan vs. Braun Strowman

As previously noted, SmackDown Superstars are backstage at tonight’s show but it remains unknown if they will be used or not. We will keep you updated. Check back here at 8PM ET for our live play-by-play coverage of the event.

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As seen on Monday’s episode of RAW, WWE did an injury angle with Jason Jordan, which resulted in Jordan being pulled from Sunday’s traditional 5 vs. 5 Survivor Series match and Triple H announcing himself as the replacement.

Bryan Alvarez discussed this segment on today’s installment of Wrestling Observer Live and speculated that WWE injected Triple H into the Survivor Series match as a way to start the build for a match between Triple H and Kurt Angle. Alvarez mentioned that the match will probably take place at WrestleMania 34 next year.

Alvarez didn’t elaborate any further on the topic, but we will keep you informed if we receive more details.

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The last month has been a crazy time to be a fan of the WWE. First, there was an illness striking down key players like Roman Reigns, forcing Kurt Angle to return to the ring at TLC, and now, AJ styles has just defeated Jinder Mahal on an episode of Smackdown to become the new WWE champion.

Styles’ unlikely victory and The Bar picking up the tag team titles from Ambrose and Rollins on Monday night has given Survivor Series a little makeover this week, and with Natalya facing Charlotte on next week’s Smackdown, don’t be surprised to see another change just yet.

Survivor Series is now shaping up to be one hell of a card, and with the WWE in full-blown surprise mode at the moment, anything is possible a week on Sunday. The show is famous for its twists and turns and the inter-brand warfare angle allows them plenty of opportunities to set up future matches and angles, especially with Wrestlemania season on the horizon.

So what twists ight this year’s Survivor Series have in store for us? Let’s take a look at five potential twists we could see next Sunday night.

Carmella cashes in, on Alexa Bliss 

Carmella has been teasing her Money in the Bank cash-in for months now and every pay-per-view that roles around creates speculation as to how and when she is going to do it. The logical assumption has always been that she is going to cash it on the Smackdown Woman’s Champion, whoever that happens to be, but it has not been made clear as to whether or not she can cash it on just the blue brand’s champion, or either of the women’s champs.

Survivor Series will see the two brand’s champions clash, and while the Smackdown side of things could see either Natalya or Charlotte as champ, Raw’s is definitely going to be Bliss.

Having Carmella cash in on Bliss would be a huge surprise, but if the opportunity were to present itself, then from a kayfabe point of view, she would be stupid not to take it.

She has also just presumably, severed her ties with James Ellsworth, which would free her up to join Monday nights and potentially join up with her real-life partner, Big Cass, who should be set to return from injury very soon. Having Carmella use Cass as protection would be a great gimmick for her, and would also present a strong challenge for Asuka, who is inevitably going to be winning the title in the very near future. Doing this at the start of the night would really establish a sense of ‘anything can happen tonight’ for the pay-per-view as well.

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Jason Jordan vs. Elias in a “Guitar on a Pole Match” has been announced for Monday’s episode of RAW in Manchester, England. Here is WWE’s official announcement:

Jason Jordan and Elias to battle in a Guitar-on-a-Pole Match
Jason Jordan looks to change Elias’ tune in painful fashion.

After Elias blasted Jason Jordan with his guitar during their match two weeks ago, Jordan fired back last week and delivered a guitar counter-assault.

Accordingly, WWE.com has learned that the two Superstars will come to Manchester, England this Monday night to go head-to-head in a Guitar-on-a-Pole Match on Raw.

The contest, which can only be won when a Superstar retrieves the guitar and uses it on his opponent, promises to leave one of these competitors singing the blues.

Don’t miss a moment of the action as the hits keep on coming for Team Red. Raw journeys to the Manchester Arena, this Monday night at 8/7 C on USA Network.

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As previously noted, Jeff Hardy is expected to miss around six months of action because of a rotator cuff injury.

Dave Meltzer reported in the latest issue of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Matt Hardy has multiple creative ideas for himself to keep him afloat as a singles wrestler while Jeff is absent from WWE television.

It will be interesting to see if WWE actually uses Matt’s ideas. This past Monday on RAW he was placed into a tag-team match with Jason Jordan to take on The Miztourage.

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Kurt Angle recently spoke with foxsports.com.au. Here are some highlights from the interview:

How He Feels & A Possible In Ring Return: “I feel great. When you’re an athlete the way I’ve been my entire life — you want to get into the ring but I have to be patient and see how it pans out.”

Being Tested Under The WWE Wellness Policy: “I haven’t taken the physical to wrestle but the drug testing — I’m part of that. I’m a talent on TV. Although they don’t treat me as a wrestler, if you’re a talent, you’re involved in everything. “You can get drug tested at any point in time.”

Becoming RAW GM: “I don’t know for sure but my guess was Vince knew if I kept my head on straight and made the right decisions, he was going to bring me back at some stage after the Hall of Fame. Mick Foley having surgery — I was in the right place at the right time and took over the GM spot.”

Believing He’ll Return To The Ring For WWE: “I would say I will most likely wrestle. I have not taken a physical yet. I’m basically waiting on the boss. It’s up to Vince McMahon. I would imagine I will. I’d imagine the storyline is going to go somewhere with Jason Jordan, so I’m just being patient and enjoying the general manager job. Hopefully, eventually I’ll get back to wrestling.”

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