WWE RAW Preview: 14th January 2019
Last week's RAW was quite interesting. A few people noted that it started off well, but by hour two, it began to lose pace and interest. That's a fair argument, but we still believe that the first RAW of 2019 was solid and entertaining.
John Cena kicked off 2019 on RAW with a bang, announcing his entry to the Royal Rumble match. Well, technically it did kick off with a brawl between Seth Rollins and Bobby Lashley, but we'll get back to that.
Rollins pinned Ambrose in the opening tag team match, and Triple H, happy with Rollins' aggression, granted him a title match for the very same night. Oh, and it was Falls Count Anywhere!
We have a dream match-up for the Women's Championship, as Sasha Banks is now the #1 contender to Ronda Rousey's title. A controversial tag title match and more saw an interesting episode of RAW. But we're looking ahead, not behind, and with that said, let's look at what to expect from RAW this week.
#5. Ronda Rousey and Sasha Banks team up
We mentioned the dream match. Royal Rumble will see Sasha Banks challenge Ronda Rousey for the RAW Women's Championship. She won her opportunity after defeating Nia Jax in a number one contender's match last week.
Rousey has been full of praise for Sasha Banks, while The Boss told Rousey she'll teach her how to lose with "dignity and respect". While the two don't have particular animosity, they team up tonight to face common enemies Nia Jax and Tamina.
Could tensions pop up and frustrations start to pour out? Corey Graves has always been vocal about Sasha Banks turning on anybody to get the job done, and he could be right. Rousey is a big Sasha Banks fangirl, but if she's naive enough, Sasha could turn on her to get in her head and make a statement.