WWE Raw is on the road to Crown Jewel, where Cody Rhodes will defend his Crown Jewel Title against Seth Rollins and a new Crown Jewel Champion will be crowned between Stephanie Vaquer and Tiffany Stratton. Also, John Cena is scheduled to battle AJ Styles for his next challenge in his farewell tour. This week on Raw, four matches have been officially scheduled: Dirty Dom (c) vs. Rusev for the IC Title, Bayley vs. Raquel Rodriguez, AJ Styles and Dragon Lee vs. Los Americanos, and Usos vs. The Vision in a Tornado Tag Match in the main event. Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley are also set to appear.
Dirty Dom (c) vs. Rusev [IC Title]
Dirty Dom has been doing a good job as the IC Champ since winning it at Mania, but the end of his reign is coming close. AJ Styles and Dragon Lee have been on his tail in recent months, but they failed to capture gold due to nefarious interferences by El Grande Americanos, who have suspiciously been helping Dom retain his title on a habitual basis. Considering that there are three Los Americanos jumping around like Australian kangaroos, the same fate will likely be the case for Rusev even though he is overdue for a title run since defeating Sheamus in that Donnybrook Match.
Prediction: Dirty Dom
Bayley vs. Raquel Rodriguez (w/Roxanne Perez) [Personal Rivalry]
Bayley apparently has a bipolar gimmick, in which she switches between being a huggable babyface and a condescending heel. It's as if she has an angel on one shoulder and a demon on the other, telling her things that are the exact antithesis of each other. Even though she asked Lyra Valkyria to be in her corner against Roxanne last week, she later got mad that Lyra was there for her and shoved her to the ground. This week, Lyra won't bother to help Bayley and that will result in a loss for Bayley. Bayley will then blame Lyra for not being out there to help her, which will confuse Lyra even more.
Prediction: Raquel Rodriguez
AJ Styles & Dragon Lee vs. Los Americanos [Personal Rivalry]
As mentioned earlier, AJ Styles and Dragon Lee need revenge on the Americanos for screwing them out of the IC Title picture against Dirty Dom. This could likely give them sufficient momentum to get revenge against other members of the Judgment Day, such as Finn Balor and JD McDonagh for the Tag Titles, while Rusev continues to target Dom for the IC Title. Furthermore, AJ Styles needs momentum for his big match against John Cena at Crown Jewel, so he cannot afford to lose ny matches before then, especially against what is likely the worst gimmick on the main roster today.
Prediction: AJ Styles & Dragon Lee
Usos vs. The Vision [Tornado Tag Match]
This torando tag match is a rematch from WrestlePalooza. That match had to be cut short at that PLE due to Jey Uso's abrupt bleeding and concussion. Now that they are running it back, they can up the ante and peform more chaotic stunts tornado style with the same result of Brons going over before they battle Legacy on SmackDown this week. Since this is the main event, a solid finale would be a return by Roman Reigns, who can save Usos from a post-match beatdown and set up a match for Crown Jewel to get revenge from the beatdown he received from the Vision at Clash in Paris.
Prediction: Brons
Confirmed Match Card & Segments for 09/29 WWE Raw Episode:
- Dirty Dom (c) vs. Rusev for the IC Title
- Bayley vs. Raquel Rodriguez
- AJ Styles & Dragon Lee vs. Los Americanos
- Usos vs. Brons in a Tornado Tag Match
- Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley are set to appear
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