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RAW Spoilers: Return Planned, Main Event for the Show, MizTV Segment
The following are spoilers for tonight’s episode of RAW, courtesy of PWInsider:
Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe is planned for tonight’s main event.
The official return of The Revival. They are set to face Enzo and Cass
Miz TV segment – It will focus on Maryse and the Intercontinental Championship.
Check back here at 8PM ET for our live play-by-play coverage of the event.
Opening Match Announced for Money in the Bank
Renee Young announced during the Money in the Bank Kickoff Pre-show that the Women’s Money in the Bank Ladder match featuring Becky Lynch, Tamina, Carmella, Natalya and Charlotte will kick off tonight’s show.
Check back here at 8PM for our live play-by-play coverage of the event.
The Taz Show Recap – RAW Analysis, Heyman & Joe Steal the Show, Mae Young Classic Info, More!
Block 1:
Taz opens today’s show by saying RAW was really good last night on the whole. He says the Paul Heyman and Samoa Joe segment was fantastic and he loved a lot of the subtleties from Heyman and Joe in that promo.
When Heyman makes his way to the ring he does it nice and slowly, and he always asks the performer in the ring if he can step through the ropes before doing so because he respects the ring and the performers who stand in it. Heyman’s promos are always tremendous, but an underrated part of Heyman’s delivery is his facial expressions.
Taz says that he didn’t anticipate Joe attacking Heyman but once Heyman turned his back to Joe, Taz could see the writing on the wall. He actually anticipated Joe choking Heyman from behind because that would have been a real heel, scumbag thing to do. However, he liked what WWE chose to do by having Joe corner Heyman and threaten him while the handheld mics picked it up.
Taz thought this was very well done, and he has been asking WWE to do this type of thing for a while now. The focus should never be on the live audience, because the millions of viewers at home are the priority. For this reason, it was very cool to see Joe cut this promo right to Heyman’s face which made it more realistic, and only the fans at home knew what he was saying.
Baron Corbin the New Favorite to Win Money in the Bank
While appearing on Sunday’s installment of Live Audio Wrestling, Dave Meltzer discussed the upcoming Money in the Bank Ladder match that will see Baron Corbin, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler, Shinsuke Nakamura, and AJ Styles competing for the Money in the Bank briefcase.
Dave Meltzer indicated that Baron Corbin is the favorite to win the match as the company is really high on him at the moment. “Yeah, I think there’s a pretty good chance [of Baron Corbin winning],” said Meltzer.
He continued, “He’s the guy that [WWE] is talking about elevating because… I don’t know. I don’t see him against Jinder. A lot of the times, the Money in the Bank winner is someone that you don’t really think of as at that level, and usually they end up winning the championship. Sometimes it works, like with Edge, and sometimes it doesn’t.”
It was reported last week that Nakamura was the early favorite to win the bout. As we get closer to the event, things will likely change as they always do within WWE.
Spoiler on Two Matches for Tonight’s SmackDown Live
The following matches are rumored to take place on tonight’s episode of SmackDown Live:
* Kevin Owens & Dolph Ziggler vs. AJ Styles & Shinsuke Nakamura
* Multi-woman match to determine #1 contender for Naomi at Money in the Bank.
Already confirmed for the show:
* Charlotte Flair and Becky Lynch vs. Natalya and Carmella
* Shane McMahon’s Money In the Bank announcement
* New WWE Champion Jinder Mahal hosts a Punjabi Celebration
Check back here at 8PM ET for our live play-by-play coverage of tonight’s show. Also, check out Ringsidetalk.net for our live fan discussion!