With just six nights until SummerSlam, "The Beast" is set to return to "Monday Night RAW."
This week,the flagship show takes place live from the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Tex., and will feature the final buildup to "The Biggest Event of the Summer," which emanates live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn this Sunday night.
Here are five things to watch for this week on "RAW."
1) Beast Is Back
Brock Lesnar will return to the Red Brand after being off last week. The WWE is teasing that Paul Heyman's client will address his match with Randy Orton of "SmackDown Live." The WWE had both Superstars invade each other's respective brands two weeks ago, leading to Mick Foley and Daniel Bryan working out a deal that the crossovers would end. Still, it's extremely possible that Orton ends up invading "RAW" one more time.
2) Demon Rising
The WWE will crown the first ever Universal Champion at SummerSlam when Seth Rollins takes on Finn Balor. Last week, the build toward the match took a turn as Balor promised to unleash The Demon at SummerSlam. Rollins defeated John Cena at last year's event in a United States Championship vs. WWE World Heavyweight Championsihp title-for-title clash, and he recently tweeted about making history again:
Crazy to think SS is only a week away. Made history last year, and plan on doing it again this year. The universe is mine for the taking.
— Seth Rollins (@WWERollins) August 15, 2016
3) Gold Rush
There are plenty of title feuds to focus on heading into "RAW" and SummerSlam. Roman Reigns is set to go after Rusev and his United States Championship, and the WWE teased another embarrassment could be awaiting the "Bulgarian Brute." Over in the tag division, The Club has gotten the better of The New Day over the last couple of weeks and that trend may continue with Big E sidelined with a storyline injury.
As for the women, Sasha Banks is preparing for her Women's Championship defense against Charlotte. Last week, "The Boss" defeated Dana Brooke to ensure that Charlotte's friend will be banned from ringside come SummerSlam. Another major player in the women's division, Paige, is sidelined with a neck injury and may miss some significant time. Banks hyped up her match:
4) 'RAW' Rivals
The "RAW" brand has five matches booked for SummerSlam, which includes the four title matches and a tag team match pitting Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho against Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady. Both teams will look for some much-needed momentum on the final edition of "RAW" before the big event. The WWE may also announce more matches for SummerSlam this week.
A photo posted by Enzo Amore (@wweaallday21) on Aug 13, 2016 at 1:55pm PDT
5) Rough Ratings
Though the WWE looked to boost interest with the brand split, the "RAW" ratings have continued to decline over the last few weeks. It appears to be a major concern for the WWE and if the final episode before the second biggest event of the year doesn't deliver, some changes could loom.
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