A
night of big beginnings and potential ends will unfold on July 8 when
Bray Wyatt and his family finally arrive on Monday Night Raw after weeks
of eerie dispatches from their cabin in the woods. But while the Wyatts
make their long-awaited debut, Vickie Guerrero finds herself in the
proverbial hot seat after Stephanie McMahon set her up for a job
evaluation. With the very future of Raw at stake, here are five things
to look forward to.
Cry(back) me a river
Last week’s Raw brought an entirely unexpected development when Ryback, seemingly weakened from a SmackDown bout the
previous Friday, called for a match stoppage against The Miz when The
Awesome One put a hurting on the big man’s leg that was apparently too
severe to bear. Ryback’s dodge certainly lent credence to Chris
Jericho’s insults of “Cryback,” but is the “Human Wrecking Ball” truly
that shaken up after a failed pursuit of the WWE Title? Or is he just
playing possum to get Jericho cocky before he faces Y2J at Money in the Bank?
Queen for a day
Has the time finally run out on Vickie Guerrero’s
controversial stewardship of Monday Night Raw? Vickie has caught flack
from Mr. McMahon since she took the reins of WWE’s flagship show last
fall. Conflicting orders from
The Chairman and his family have put Vickie in a truly unenviable
position, one that’s led to a make-or-break performance review on this
Monday’s show. Whether Vickie ascends to the permanent throne or finds
herself back among the serfs, however, is very much up in the air.
Friendly fire
Among the many intriguing subplots of the two
Money in the Bank Ladder Matches is that one or more sets of friends and
teammates will be competing against each other in each match. Kane and
Daniel Bryan, just weeks removed from the seeming dissolution of Team
Hell No, will contend for the WWE Title ontract in the All-Stars Match,
while Team Rhodes Scholars and new allies Jack Swagger and Antonio
Cesaro are all in the World Heavyweight Championship contract bout. The
tension seems to have already taken a toll on the famously chummy Rhodes
Scholars, as miscommunication led to defeats on both Raw and SmackDown.
Will any other units suffer a similar fate in the weeks ahead?
Punk's dilemma
CM Punk’s heart grew three sizes on SmackDown when
he stood up for the very man he’s been trying to distance himself from,
coming to Paul Heyman’s aid after the mad scientist found himself
attacked by World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio. But Heyman, a
master manipulator, likely won’t let his former protégé get away clean
with a kind gesture: Look for the former ECW head honcho try to
guilt-trip Punk back into his fold, but will tensions rise as a result?
All in the family
It’s been years and years since a debuting
Superstar has cast as imposing a shadow over the WWE Universe as The
Wyatt Family. Theories and speculation have abounded as to what the
backwoods madman Bray Wyatt’s mission is and where his family fits into
the equation. The rambling sermons glimpsed
in the family’s creepy dispatches haven’t provided much clarity. But
it’s likely their actions will speak volumes once they make their
arrival on Monday’s show.
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