WWE Raw Predictions: Edge Will Target Drew McIntyre
By Mark Justice
On this week’s episode of WWE Raw, the first after the Royal Rumble, there are neither scheduled segments nor scheduled matches. The WWE has already kickstarted its road to WrestleMania as it builds towards the Elimination Chamber. Since there are only three weeks of build for this PPV, expect WWE to book some last-minute qualification matches and title matches for the pay-per-view on this episode.
Edge from Raw and Bianca Belair from SmackDown won the Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumbles last night and will very likely select WWE Champion Drew McIntyre and SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks, respectively, as their WrestleMania opponents. However, Elimination Chamber is the pivotal roadblock to Mania that could change who the champions are and what the potential matchups could be at Mania.
This week’s episode will hopefully feature key Elimination Chamber qualification matches to set up the chamber matches for both the WWE Championship and Raw Women’s Championship en route to WrestleMania 37. Meanwhile, Hurt Business will be occupied with owed title matches for the U.S. and Raw Tag Team Championships. With that being said, it’s now time to preview and predict the matches and segments that will occur on this week’s episode of WWE Raw.
WWE Raw is scheduled to take place on February 1, 2021, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT live on the USA Network. Here are some predictions for this week’s show.
5.) Hurt Business (c) vs. Lucha House Party [Raw Tag Team Championships]
On WWE Raw Legends Night, Lucha House Party defeated Hurt Business in a non-title match after Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin were not on the same page. According to the WWE Rulebook, Lucha House Party has already earned a tag team championship opportunity against Alexander and Benjamin after that non-title victory. Now, there are some caveats to consider when observing this questionable dissension of The Hurt Business.
Many fans were apprehensive about Hurt Business showing cracks in their faction so early. Our Raphael Wilson even argued why The Hurt Business should not split up. However, this temporary dissension could ironically strengthen the bond among these men, helping them to establish a more formidable stable. They will soon realize that they have to be on the same page, rather than selfishly trying to outshine each other, in order to succeed and retain the titles.
Prediction: Hurt Business