Bengaluru, Aug 19: Leaving behind the 32nd annual Summerslam vibes, the storylines of Monday Night Raw will move forward to the next pay-per-view event. Clash of Champions is the show in-concern that takes place on September 15th for which rivalries will begin from tonight onwards.
Next challengers for the Universal Championship and the WWE Raw women’s championship should be declared to confirm potential main event for the upcoming show.
Plus, several fresh matches are lined up for the night with a solid main-event over the United States Championship. The Champion defends the title against the Monster among Men.
King of the Ring tournament also kicks off tonight with a couple of first-round contests. Additionally, the WWE 24/7 Champion will have to be on the run to keep the title intact on his shoulder when the show airs from the XCEL Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The groundwork for this week’s marquee match was set up after what transpired during closing segments of last week’s WWE Raw. The leader of the OC, AJ Styles was about to deliver a beatdown on the Universal Champion, Seth Rollins with Gallows and Anderson backing him up. But Braun Strowman ruined the day for them by making a surprising return. An irate AJ issued a challenge to the returnee that he readily accepted as WWE.com confirmed Styles vs Strowman for the US title,
“As AJ Styles, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson pummeled Universal Champion Seth Rollins during Raw’s Champion vs. Champion main event, Braun Strowman joined frequent O.C. foe Ricochet in helping The Beastslayer even the odds, sending a powerful message to The Phenomenal One and his cruel cohorts. In a WWE.com interview following the physical altercation with The Monster Among Men, Styles challenged Strowman to a match next week, where the United States Title will be on the line. Strowman accepted the challenge via Twitter.”
Do you have strength in numbers if I’m bigger than all three of you?!? Consider your challenge accepted and your reign as US Champion coming to a close!!!! #Raw #MonsterChamp https://t.co/ADPjCJczR8
— Braun Strowman (@BraunStrowman) August 13, 2019
Meanwhile, the reports suggest that Braun Strowman will be the next in line for the Universal Championship against Seth Rollins. These two are likely to collide at Clash of Champions over the prime title. So, we guess Rollins will also be involved during tonight’s US title match to start the next PPV feud.
The OCs will try to beat up Strowman using their number-games when Rollins should make the save to return the favor for the monster. This, in turn, should plant the seeds for the next Universal title match.