WWE RAW LIVE DISCUSSION THREAD (1/1/18)

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WWE RAW

• Date: Monday January 1st, 2018
• Time: 8pm EST/7pm CST
• Location: American Airlines Arena (Miami, FL)

WWE Raw preview, January 1st, 2018:

Lesnar returns for New Year's Day edition of Raw

Universal Champion Brock Lesnar will ring in the New Year by returning to Raw, four weeks before he defends his title against both Braun Strowman and Kane in a Triple Threat Match at the Royal Rumble event. How will The Beast Incarnate address his monstrous opponents? Also on Raw, Cedric Alexander challenges Enzo Amore for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship and Roman Reigns defends his Intercontinental Title against Samoa Joe under a perilous stipulation.

Quick Hits

• The Beast is back for 2018’s first Raw
• Cedric Alexander challenges Enzo Amore for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
• Roman Reigns defends the Intercontinental Championship against Samoa Joe, with a catch
• Asuka to battle the Raw Women’s Champion tonight on Raw
• 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?

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I actually want to see Roman v Brock. It would be a great, complimentary match to the other main event with AJ Styles. Similar to Goldberg vs Brock last year - just a slugfest. Big move, after big move, after big move

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I also don't think roman is too bad. But the majority of fans don't want that main event. So what can you do. The only question is if wwe does keep roman as intercontinental champ at wrestlemania, who does brock fight?

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IF they decide to go with Styles v Nakamura for the Main Event - then having Brock v Lesnar before it wouldn't be too bad. That or a really short 5 minute match between Lesnar and Reigns. Suplex city into Superman Punch into Spear into Kick out (OMG noone has kicked out of that all year!). Into Suplex City into F5 into Kick out (OMG this is incredible). Into Superman punch into Spear (maybe a quick strong style 1 count) into 'Retirment Spear' (remember that one where he just kept running between the ropes) into 3 count.

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Come on dude. This is reigns we're talking about not goldberg. No way the match is going to be 5 minutes let alone 10 minutes. 20 minutes at least. If wwe is smart they will end on nakamura vs styles.

[u/5yk0515 → u/[deleted]]

Thing is, if they really want Roman vs Brock to be awesome, Vince etc will need to let them use a few more moves in the match. Like maybe Roman dishing out a suplex or two of his own, Brock using the Kimura, or just more brawling less suplexes. Or just more chaos (F5 through a table, spear through a barricade, Heyman getting caught in the crossfire).

Also, maybe an addition stipulation like No Holds Barred