{"id":69962,"date":"2020-06-07T17:51:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T21:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=69962"},"modified":"2020-06-07T17:51:41","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T21:51:41","slug":"preview-monday-night-raw-6-8-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/06\/07\/preview-monday-night-raw-6-8-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Monday Night RAW (6\/8\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monday Night RAW this week serves as the go-home show for <em>Backlash\u00a0<\/em>with an appearance by\u00a0<strong>Edge\u00a0<\/strong>on the returning Peep Show as well as the continuation of\u00a0<strong>Rey Mysterio&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>feud with\u00a0<strong>Seth Rollins.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Street Profits &amp; Viking Raiders Compete&#8230;.In A Decathlon<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67880\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/05\/Street-Profits-vs-Viking-Raiders-e1588618949641.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/p>\n<p>These two teams have been competing for weeks now in various different disciplines including basketball, bowling, and golfing among others.\u00a0 This week the two teams are to compete in a decathlon, truly the ultimate test of an athlete.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Will Rey Mysterio Retire?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Will <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reymysterio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@reymysterio<\/a> RETIRE?<\/p>\n<p>Tune in to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WWERaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WWERaw<\/a> tomorrow night at 8\/7 C on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usa_network?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@USA_Network<\/a> to hear the latest.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JYpbHd27ry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/JYpbHd27ry<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WWE (@WWE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWE\/status\/1269720789093421056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>After last week&#8217;s message from Mysterio and his son <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2018\/09\/20\/dominic-gutierrez-son-of-rey-mysterio-jr-begins-training-with-lance-storm\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dominic<\/a> it is unlikely we see mysterious retire as he made it clear he has unfinished business with the &#8220;Monday Night Messiah&#8221; who brutally attempted to end his career.\u00a0 At the end of their message last week Mysterio&#8217;s son sent a threatening message to Rollins so it will be interesting to see if he gets involved on his dad&#8217;s behalf to get revenge on the man that tried to end his career.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Peep Show Returns With Edge As Guest<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69963\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/06\/The-Peep-Show-With-Edge-e1591479224696.jpg\" alt=\"Monday Night RAW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Christian makes his return to WWE television with the return of The Peep Show and his guest is long time tag partner and best friend Edge.\u00a0 At Backlash Edge continues his very personal rivalry with\u00a0<strong>Randy Orton\u00a0<\/strong>in what is being advertised as &#8220;THE GREATEST WRESTLING MATCH EVER&#8221;.\u00a0 One has to imagine Christian will be giving his friend a last-minute pep talk ahead of his huge match this weekend<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Not Announced But Expected<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; Iiconics response to women&#8217;s tag championship change<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; How will Asuka respond to Nia Jax&#8217;s actions last week?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; What will\u00a0<strong>Zelina Vega\u00a0<\/strong>and her charges be up to this week?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Bobby Lashley\u00a0<\/strong>locked in a Full Nelson on\u00a0<strong>Drew McIntyre\u00a0<\/strong>last week.\u00a0 Can these two stay away from each other until their title match?<\/p>\n<p>Not much announced in advance for Monday Night RAW but we should see some key storylines advanced as we head towards Backlash.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0<\/em>WWE fan? You can check out an almost unlimited array of WWE content on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/watch.wwe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WWE Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday Night RAW this week serves as the go-home show for Backlash\u00a0with an appearance by\u00a0Edge\u00a0on the returning Peep Show as well as the continuation of\u00a0Rey Mysterio&#8217;s\u00a0feud with\u00a0Seth Rollins. 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