The WWE presents what should be an explosive edition of its flagship show as the second-to-last RAW of 2015 emanates live from the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn.
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With a new WWE World Heavyweight Champion, Roman Reigns, in the fold, there should be a lot going on this week on the show.
Here are five things to watch for on Monday Night RAW this week.
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1) Roman's Reign
The Roman Empire officially kicked-off last week on RAW when Reigns finally captured the richest prize in the game by defeating Sheamus. Triple H is likely to return to television after Reigns attacked him, while it will be interesting to see if Vince McMahon makes a comeback after last week's roller coaster ride. Sheamus is also due a rematch and The Authority will have plenty to say about Reigns representing the WWE as its champion.
2) Slammy Awards
With the end of 2015 rapidly approaching, the WWE will present its annual Slammy Awards on Monday. For the first time ever, every Superstar in the company is up for Superstar of the Year, and many of them have been campaigning for themselves to win it on social media. As for Celebrity of the Year, it seems as though Stephen Amell is the front-runner based on tweets from the "Arrow" star and Stardust, whom he feuded with leading up to SummerSlam in August.
I'm nominated for a Slammy. I want to win. Bad. You just need to tweet, Stephen Amell, #Slammy & or #Celebrity -- pic.twitter.com/zfLVuGhHSs
— Stephen Amell (@amellywood) December 14, 2015
I've just been informed that "you know who" is winning the CELEBRITY category by an absurd margin. . . hmmm — Stardust (@StardustWWE) December 20, 2015
3) RAW Returns
Some big names may return to the fold this week as Brock Lesnar, John Cena, Seth Rollins, Nikki Bella, Paul Heyman, Ric Flair and Santino Marella are rumored for the show, according to Wrestlingheadlines.com. "The Beast" is from Minneapolis and made his return to the WWE at a live event over the weekend, while Cena just finished up "American Grit" and Rollins is likely to be on-hand in case he wins the Superstar of the Year award.
Bella teased on Twitter that she was in Minneapolis, and she's been pulling for the Diva of the Year Award on social media all week.
Hello Minneapolis Hopefully the #SlammyAwards will get a lil bit of Nikki Bella! Thx Gold Sheep 4 my leggings! N pic.twitter.com/T2kpYSm6sw
— Nikki & Brie (@BellaTwins) December 21, 2015
Flair will likely get involved with Charlotte again, while Heyman could be in attendance to speak for Lesnar and Marella, who is retired, should be presenting an award.
4) The Beast
Lesnar's next feud appears to be decided as he got into it with the League of Nations on Saturday. Lesnar defeated Alberto Del Rio in a match that also saw Rusev get involved. The "Bulgarian Brute" took to Twitter to continue the feud:
I'm still standing tall. U can't hurt me. I'm Rusev — Rusev (@RusevBUL) December 20, 2015
5) Family Feud
Now that their rivalry with the ECW Originals is over, WWE.com is teasing a new feud for The Wyatt Family as Bray Wyatt's brood moves onto new things:
"What's next for Bray Wyatt and his dark disciples?" the site pondered. "On SmackDown, The Eater of Worlds proclaimed, 'We are not of this world. We do not obey your rules; we do not conform to your society. Sleep with one eye open, and know that we are everywhere. And we can never stop.'"
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