{"id":78678,"date":"2020-11-09T16:51:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T21:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=78678"},"modified":"2020-11-09T16:51:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T21:51:38","slug":"78678-preview-wwe-monday-night-raw-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2020\/11\/09\/78678-preview-wwe-monday-night-raw-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: WWE \u2013 Monday Night RAW (11\/09\/2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Monday Night RAW<\/strong> returns tonight with a show being built around five promoted segments.\u00a0 Throughout the COVID-19 era, the<strong> WWE<\/strong> has tended to give little away in advance of these shows.\u00a0 Therefore, giving us five segments to talk about is greatly appreciated.\u00a0 Thanks, <strong>Vince<\/strong>.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s dive right in and take a look at one is on offer from the red brand!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Drew McIntyre on A Moment of Bliss<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78679\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/Drew-McIntyre-A-Moment-of-Bliss.jpg\" alt=\"RAW\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/Drew-McIntyre-A-Moment-of-Bliss.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/Drew-McIntyre-A-Moment-of-Bliss-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First up is former WWE Champion,<strong> Drew McIntyre<\/strong>, appearing on A Moment of Bliss.\u00a0 Drew has been embroiled in a feud with<strong> Randy Orton<\/strong> for months now &#8211; culminating in his recent WWE title loss at <em><strong>Hell in a Cell<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 Drew is now the chaser, but he has the added problem of <strong>The Miz<\/strong> (with <strong>John Morrison<\/strong>) and <strong>The Fiend<\/strong> also entering the title picture.\u00a0 Miz claimed the <em><strong>Money in the Bank<\/strong><\/em> briefcase from <strong>Otis<\/strong> at<em> Hell in a Cell<\/em> and has thus entered the fray.\u00a0 Fiend, however, was a recent acquisition from <strong>SmackDown<\/strong> and has entered the picture seemingly because he can.\u00a0 Drew appearing on<strong> Alexa Bliss<\/strong>&#8216; A Moment of Bliss will certainly create drama between The Fiend and the Scottish Psychopath.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s see what happens.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Second Chance Triple Threat<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78680\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/elias-jeff-riddle.jpg\" alt=\"RAW\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/elias-jeff-riddle.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/elias-jeff-riddle-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a match being dubbed as a &#8220;Second Chance Triple Threat&#8221;, <strong>Riddle<\/strong>, <strong>Elias<\/strong> and<strong> Jeff Hardy<\/strong> square off for a chance to be added to the RAW men&#8217;s<em><strong> Survivor Series<\/strong><\/em> team.\u00a0 With Riddle now being just Riddle and Elias losing his second name long ago, Jeff should be worried.\u00a0 This could be a fun and entertaining match.\u00a0 Who wins? It is hard to predict, but one must think Riddle takes it.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Will The Hurt Business Earn a Shot At the New Day?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78337\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/New-Day-vs-Hurt-Business.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/New-Day-vs-Hurt-Business.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/New-Day-vs-Hurt-Business-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The most dominant faction in the WWE today takes on the most dominant faction of the past decade (Shield not included).\u00a0 Well, two of them, at least.\u00a0 The<strong> Hurt Business<\/strong> (<strong>MVP<\/strong>,<strong> Shelton Benjamin<\/strong>, <strong>Bobby Lashley<\/strong> and <strong>Cedric Alexander<\/strong>) are hoping to secure the RAW Tag Team title in the near future.\u00a0 To do this, they must first defeat the <strong>New Day<\/strong> (<strong>Kofi Kingston<\/strong> and <strong>Xavier Woods<\/strong>) on RAW tonight and earn a shot.\u00a0 Can they pull off the victory? Find out on RAW tonight.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Can the RAW Survivor Series Team Coexist?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78339\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/Team-RAW.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/Team-RAW.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/11\/Team-RAW-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is the same question RAW posed to us last week.\u00a0 <strong>Sheamus<\/strong>, <strong>AJ Styles<\/strong>,<strong> Keith Lee<\/strong> and <strong>Braun Strowman<\/strong> evidently don&#8217;t like one another.\u00a0 That much is obvious.\u00a0 However, in order to overcome the SmackDown <em>Survivor Series<\/em> team, they must adapt and learn to get along.\u00a0 It should be interesting to see what RAW has in store for these four men tonight.\u00a0 Maybe a pint? They should go for a pint.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Who Will Retribution Target Next on RAW?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/igkYyEN.jpg\" alt=\"Retribution\" width=\"680\" height=\"454\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Poor <strong>Retribution<\/strong>.\u00a0 Has there ever been a faction this poorly handled? You just said <strong>Nexus<\/strong> and that&#8217;s okay.\u00a0 <strong>Ali<\/strong> and <strong>Retribution<\/strong> are clearly struggling at the moment.\u00a0 They have been mishandled almost immediately since moving to RAW and Ali&#8217;s joining the faction hasn&#8217;t helped (through no fault of Ali, who is doing the best with what he is given).\u00a0 People want to see Retribution succeed, as there is some serious talent within that unit.\u00a0 But in order to succeed, they need to be booked seriously; they need to get some momentum and they need to win matches.\u00a0 Tonight is the night.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">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.\u00a0WWE 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>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Looking to talk wrestling, pro football, or any number of sports? 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