Off the back of Bash In Berlin, tonight’s episode of WWE Raw takes place live in Denver, Colorado.
There are already some changes to the brand that we’ll be seeing tonight, as well as some more recently revealed adjustments to the actual lineup for the show.
Here are five changes to WWE Raw for tonight’s episode.
5. New WWE Raw Commentary Team
Tonight’s episode of WWE Raw will play host to the debut of a first time ever commentary duo on the show.
Wade Barrett is making the move back over to Raw after a number of months on SmackDown, but he’ll be joining a new partner.
Barrett’s new partner is ESPN’s Joe Tessitore, who will be calling Raw with Barrett until the start of the Neftlix era in January.
Corey Graves is staying on SmackDown, and will be joined by Michael Cole, moving over from Raw.
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4. No More Odyssey Jones?
Earlier today, it was revealed that Odyssey Jones had been removed from the WWE website’s roster page.
There haven’t been any further official updates on his status, past one regarding his presence tonight.
Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful and PWInsider have noted that as of the latest word, Jones was not backstage at tonight’s WWE Raw.
We’ll keep you posted with any news, but it seems like we won’t be seeing Odyssey Jones on WWE TV for the time being, or potentially even longer than that.
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3. Bronson Reed Pulled From WWE Raw
Another absence from tonight’s episode of WWE Raw will be Bronson Reed.
Reed had been advertised to be part of a three-way match in the Intercontinental Championship #1 contender tournament along with Sheamus and Ludwig Kaiser.
However, it’s since been announced that Reed has been pulled from tonight’s show after testing positive for COVID-19.
WWE has not yet confirmed who’ll be replacing Reed in the match, but General Manager Adam Pearce did specify it’ll still be a three-way and he’s looking for a replacement.
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2. New WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship #1 Contenders
Coming out of Bash In Berlin, there are new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions in the form of Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair.
As announced by WWE, there will also be official #1 contenders for Cargill and Belair decided on Raw tonight.
The #1 contenders match will be contested by the former champions that Cargill and Belair beat in Berlin – Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn – against Damage CTRL members IYO SKY and Kairi Sane.
Considering it would be unlikely for WWE to run the same match back again, look for Damage CTRL to win this one – or maybe even a non-finish involving someone like the Pure Fusion Collective interfering.
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1. What’s Next For CM Punk & Drew McIntyre (& GUNTHER)
CM Punk evened the score to 1-1 against Drew McIntyre at WWE Bash In Berlin, picking up the win in their strap match.
After the match, Punk made it clear he intends to move on from McIntyre and wants to challenge GUNTHER for the World Heavyweight Championship after GUNTHER’s retention over Randy Orton in Germany.
However, McIntyre said something very similar after he beat Punk at SummerSlam, and things obviously didn’t end between the two there – and the big rumor is that there’ll be one more match between them, this time inside Hell in a Cell at Bad Blood next month.
We may well get our answer, or answers, on what’s next for Punk, McIntyre and/or GUNTHER tonight.
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