A series of dramatic events made last night’s WWE Raw worth the watch for the fans. By the end of the show, WWE Universe got to learn that their favorite superstar will now get to challenge Brock Lesnar at Royal Rumble over the Universal Championship. This is a dream match that they were waiting to see for a long time. Now it became a reality all of a sudden for the first PPV of 2019.
Braun Strowman was the original contender for the Universal Championship at Royal Rumble against Brock Lesnar. But he had the courage to destroy Vince McMahon’s limousine in the opening segment of WWE Raw. So The Boss fined him with $100000, right away. But the Monster continued attacking the vehicle that forced McMahon to keep the monster away from the title opportunity.
A new champion crowned on WWE Raw
This paved the way for the prime superstars of WWE Raw to enter their names into the fray for a title shot at Royal Rumble. John Cena was the first one to come up with the quest to the Chairman. He talked about how this man kept him off his family for the better part of the two decades. So he deserved the shot more than anybody. Drew McIntyre, Baron Corbin, and Finn Balor were the next three superstars who had the same pledge.
So McMahon announced a fatal-4-way match on WWE Raw main event to determine the new number one contender for Royal Rumble title match. But there was another obstacle waiting for Finn Balor heading into this match. Jinder Mahal had some complaints about not getting the opportunity. So he received the chance to defeat Balor in a match to steal his spot in the main event. It was a short match where Balor hit the Coup De Grace to keep his opponent away.
This kept the original fatal-4-way lineup intact on WWE Raw. John Cena looked desperate to win this match who connected with an AA on Finn Balor from the top rope. Corbin had the upper hand using a chair against everybody. Cena put him down with another AA but became a victim of the Claymore Kick. Finn Balor followed up with Coup De Grace on Cena to pick up the win. This confirmed the Royal Rumble title match lineup. For the first time ever, we will get to see the Irish superstar challenging the beast incarnate in a dream match.
