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The road to WrestleMania rolls through the Windy City this week, with an epic confrontation on the menu for WWE Monday Night Raw. Chicago is always a hotspot for the unexpected, so let’s take a look at what we do know for this week.
Last week, Paul Heyman revealed that the WWE Universe would see a rare live appearance from Universal Champion Brock Lesnar in Chicago. The Beast will go face-to-face with his WrestleMania opponent and challenger, Seth Rollins, just three weeks ahead of their much-anticipated showdown at MetLife Stadium. What will happen when The Beast and the Kingslayer get within reach of each other this Monday night?
WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle announced last week in Pittsburgh that he will be wrestling the final match of his career at WrestleMania this year. This week, the Olympic Gold Medalist will break the news on who he will face in three weeks. There is a laundry list of people Angle could face in his final appearance, including John Cena. It was back in 2002 that Cena made his WWE debut and faced Angle in his first televised match. That would be a very reasonable option, but we will find out this Monday night who gets the nod.
Date: Monday, March 18, 2019
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Venue: AllState Arena
TV Info: USA Network
Live Stream: USA Live
It’s been a roller coaster few weeks for Roman Reigns. He returned after a near five-month hiatus to focus on treatment for leukemia, and has had his share of problems lately with Drew McIntyre. Last week, McIntyre viciously attacked Reigns, and left him in a bad way. This week, his Shield brother Seth Rollins will seek retribution when he goes one-on-one with the Scottish Psychopath. It doesn’t seem like a wise move for Rollins, so close to his showdown with Lesnar, but he will attempt to take down McIntyre this week.
The Intercontinental Championship has been the subject of battle between Finn Balor and Bobby Lashley. Last week, Lashley shocked Balor by pinning him to capture the title. This week, Balor is back for another dose of Lashely and his loudmouth cornerman Lio Rush. But the difference is Balor gets to choose his own tag team partner to face Lashley and Rush. Lashley hasn’t exactly made a lot of friends since his return to the company, so Balor may not have a problem finding someone willing to get a piece of “The Almighty.”
Plus, Dana Brooke might have stepped too deep into things with Ronda Rousey a week ago. She’ll get a shot at the Raw Women’s Championship this week, but let’s hope she has a better game plan this week that doesn’t result in another beatdown from the champion. All in all, it looks to be a full night of action this week, and things are only going to get more explosive from here.