WWE Raw Results: Highlights, Analysis, and Grades for October 16

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Previously on WWE Raw, we finally got to the fireworks factory with The Shield. Alexa Bliss is still working that “Mickie James is so old” schtick. Emma won a match so she can lose another. The Cruiserweight Championship changed hands in the main event. And Bray Wyatt introduced us to Sister Abigail, and it was lame.

This week, Team Red is on the path to TLC this Sunday. Surprisingly, at this writing there have only been four matches announced for TLC. The big one is the seven-man TLC match. On one side, we have the reunited Shield. Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose are all on the same page at the same time for the first time in years.

On the other side, there’s The Miz, The Bar, and Braun Strowman. As if a six-man match wasn’t enough, now The Shield is at a numbers disadvantage with the addition of Strowman. And tonight on Raw, The Monster Among Men takes on longtime rival Reigns. As if that wasn’t enough, the two powerhouses will battle inside a steel cage. Will the other participants in the TLC match get involved somehow?

The only other things WWE is advertising for tonight are hype for TLC, or a suggestion of a match to be added. The one to most likely be added is Bray Wyatt vs. Finn Balor. Sure, they’ve fought before – too many times, if you ask me. But this time, Sister Abigail herself seems to be in the middle of things. Are we getting yet another match between these two superstars?

The championship matches at TLC are also going to get some airtime tonight. Kalisto won the Cruiserweight Championship in last week’s main event. Enzo Amore has already invoked his rematch clause. Surely tonight they’ll cross paths at some point.

Alexa Bliss is set to defend the Raw Women’s Championship against Mickie James at TLC. The two have spent the last few weeks going back and forth at each other. Tonight will be no different. And in other action in the Women’s Division, Asuka will debut at TLC against Emma. The odds of The Empress of Tomorrow showing up tonight are slim, but hey – you never know.

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