Next week's episode of WWE Monday Night Raw will take place at Forest National in Brussels, Belgium, with a special start time on Netflix at 3 p.m. ET.
What's on tap for that episode? Let's break down the four matches announced as of this week's episode of Raw.
Most importantly, Finn Balor will get an opportunity to face Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental Championship. Those two have crossed paths lately, and Balor was complaining about Breakker on this week's episode, but was happy to hear that Dominik Mysterio had talked to Raw General Manager Adam Pearce to book Balor a title shot, even though Liv Morgan thinks he should've taken the opportunity for himself.
On tonight's episode, Jey Uso defeated Grayson Waller in the opening bout. The other half of A-Town Down Under, Austin Theory, attacked "Main Event" Uso after the bell, and was taken out by Jey, who was then attacked from behind by Gunther. As a result, Jey Uso will face Austin Theory next week. This is run of the mill booking WWE has been doing lately with Gunther fighting Alpha Academy, who checked up on Jey Uso backstage. Don't be surprised if this ultimately leads to Gunther and A-Town Down Under against Jey, Otis, and Akira Tozawa in a six-man tag team match in two weeks, as that's the next logical step.
Two rematches of what we've already seen as of late (which is lazy, in my opinion), will be Dakota Kai vs. Ivy Nile and Penta vs. Ludwig Kaiser. Both have happened recently and neither match has anything on the line. It seems they're just there to kill some time. At least, though, Penta vs. Kaiser will be a No Holds Barred match to up the ante.
Also advertised is that John Cena and Cody Rhodes will both be in attendance, meaning we can look forward to a confrontation between them in some kind of promo fashion that may get physical. For now, it's just being advertised that both will be "under one roof", meaning WWE isn't promising anything in particular.
To recap, here is your lineup for next week's Raw:
- Jey Uso vs. Austin Theory
- No Holds Barred Match: Penta vs. Ludwig Kaiser
- Dakota Kai vs. Ivy Nile
- Intercontinental Championship Match: Bron Breakker (c) vs. Finn Balor
What do you think of this upcoming episode? Drop your thoughts and predictions in the comments below!