{"id":71933,"date":"2020-07-06T10:49:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-06T14:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/?p=71933"},"modified":"2020-07-06T10:49:03","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T14:49:03","slug":"preview-monday-night-raw-7-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/07\/06\/preview-monday-night-raw-7-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE &#8211; Monday Night RAW (7\/6\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monday Night RAW this week plays host to a champion vs champion match as\u00a0<strong>Asuka\u00a0<\/strong>takes on\u00a0<strong>Bayley.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Just hours before the show this is still all we have announced for this edition of Monday Night RAW.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Champion vs Champion: Asuka vs Bayley W\/Sasha Banks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71934\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/07\/Asuka-vs-Bayley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/07\/Asuka-vs-Bayley.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/07\/Asuka-vs-Bayley-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: While Kairi was originally included in the graphic for this match she has since been removed from all match graphics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Champion vs Champion matches in the women&#8217;s division have become the norm in recent times as the brand lines get blurred thanks to the women&#8217;s titles being dual-branded.\u00a0 In the latest we see Asuka take on Bayley as we build towards Asuka&#8217;s title defence against\u00a0<strong>Sasha Banks\u00a0<\/strong>at Extreme Rules.\u00a0 It would appear that\u00a0<strong>Kairi<\/strong> <strong>Sane<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprowrestling.com\/2020\/07\/03\/conflicting-rumors-kairi-sane\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">amidst various rumors regarding her future<\/a>, will return to even the odds for Asuka as she fends off Smackdown&#8217;s role models.\u00a0 Not to be forgotten is the fact Asuka cost Banks a win against\u00a0<strong>Io Shirai\u00a0<\/strong>on NXT last week so Bayley will be out to get some payback.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Not Announced But Expected<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&#8211; More action involving\u00a0<strong>Apollo Crews\u00a0<\/strong>and his battle with\u00a0<strong>MVP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Will\u00a0<strong>Natalya\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Lana\u00a0<\/strong>get up to more mischief this week?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A new development in the\u00a0<strong>Seth Rollins\/Mysterios <\/strong>feud<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Follow up on with\u00a0<strong>Dolph Ziggler\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Drew McIntyre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Akira Tozawa\u00a0<\/strong>chasing the 24\/7 Championship<\/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 including previous episodes of Friday Night Smackdown 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 plays host to a champion vs champion match as\u00a0Asuka\u00a0takes on\u00a0Bayley.\u00a0\u00a0Just hours before the show this is still all we have announced for this edition of Monday Night RAW. 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