WWE Raw Predictions: Brock Lesnar will put title on the line inside Royal Rumble
By Mark Justice
2.) Andrade Retains The United States Championship
On a house show in Madison Square Garden, Andrade dethroned Rey Mysterio to become the new United States Champion. It is quite rare for a title change to occur at a house show, so this was very shocking to many WWE fans.
Nonetheless, it has been a long time coming for Andrade to finally win his first main roster title. House show or not, it was a special moment for him and there should be great things to come for him in 2020.
With that being said, it makes perfect sense for Andrade and Mysterio to have a rematch for the United States Championship on a televised Raw. That way, the WWE Universe can be reminded of how well their wrestling styles mesh inside the squared circle, as can be evidenced by their match on the January 15 episode of SmackDown Live which was actually ranked the no. 5 match of the year by WWE Backstage.
As for last week on Raw, while Mysterio was recovering from the beating he sustained at the hands of AOP the previous week on Raw, Andrade gained some key momentum with a victory over Ricochet. Before this match, the superhero Ricochet emphasized and classified what Andrade did to Humberto Carillo on the pavement outside the ring during the United States Championship #1 Contender’s Gauntlet Match two weeks ago on Raw as malicious and unnecessary.
This could very well be a sign that Andrade will defend his United States Championship against Humberto Carillo in the near future (i.e. Royal Rumble 2020). Since Andrade recently won the United States Championship and still has unfinished business with Humberto Carillo, he should pick up the win against Mysterio with Zelina Vega’s help in this bout and focus his attention on Carillo, whom he has already lost twice to in 2019 and has not defeated yet.
After Andrade defeats Mysterio, he will most likely attempt to end him on the pavement outside the ring, like he did to Carillo. Since Mysterio ran out to cater to Carillo when Andrade planted Carillo on the pavement outside the ring two weeks ago, Carillo will very likely return the favor. Considering that he is kayfabe injured in a medical facility, this key save would be an exciting in-ring return for Carillo and help fuel his rivalry with Andrade on the road to Royal Rumble 2020.