Raw WWE RAW 20th January 2013 - LIVE Discussion: The Animal Returns

[Dale]

Here comes the pain
According to Paul Heyman, Brock Lesnar hasn’t been as impressed with Big Show’s recent hot streak as the rest of the WWE Universe has. The giant, for his part, hasn’t shown much fear in the face of The Anomaly, and the final face-off between the two titans before their Royal Rumble contest will likely be as tense as it gets. Heyman has often said that Lesnar doesn’t fight for free, but might The Beast Incarnate break his rule when he faces The World’s Largest Athlete on Raw?

Enter The Animal
We’re tired of waiting, too. Batista finally returns to Raw for the first time in almost four years this Monday. And while The Animal certainly has a fair amount of business he’ll likely attend to, first on the list is probably Alberto Del Rio, who has insulted the former WWE Champion over the past month at every turn. With the man himself under the same roof as his self-proclaimed rival, it’ll be time to pay the piper before long.

The prodigal son
Bray Wyatt’s seemingly successful plan to adopt Daniel Bryan into The Wyatt Family went down in flames last week when the submission master shed his Wyatt garb and – locked inside a steel cage with no one able to interfere – tore The Eater of Worlds apart. If Bray’s sermon on SmackDown was any indication, though, he’s not done with Bryan by a long shot. Can the fan favorite evade the preacher’s wrath, or is their gruesome rivalry finally coming to a head?

This time it's personal
The stakes were already high for Randy Orton’s WWE World Heavyweight Title defense against John Cena at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Yet The Champion of Champions still managed to up the ante by attacking Cena’s father at ringside last week, giving the former Champ a personal stake in the highly anticipated bout. How will Cena respond to Orton’s heinous actions in the last Raw before their match?

Here comes the Kane
The Devil’s Favorite Director of Operations has been teasing a potential return to his monstrous roots for some time now, displaying his mask in a glass case and throwing ominous threats in the direction of his enemies. But lately only one Superstar has managed to bring out the demon within: CM Punk. Harsh words on Raw led to an eruption of rage from the corporate heavy when he chokeslammed the former WWE Champion at the close of SmackDown. Might Punk’s anti-Authority mentality have resurrected The Big Red Monster? Tune in to Raw, live Monday 8/7 CT on USA Network to find out!

DISCUSS​

 

[SAIYANS]

Tears of joy shall be cried


I expect him to whoop Del Rios ass

 

[Crippler]

Or come out with 2 minutes left in the show for a stare down in the ring

 

[Tapout]

I can't even imagine what Saiyans is going to do when that music hits.

This could shape up to be a very good Raw. I'm expected the whole everyone throwing everyone out of the ring brawl to end Raw. Probably will end up with either Batista or Bryan being the last man standing. I also expect to see a Lesnar sneak attack on Big Show to get some revenge before the Rumble.

 

[SAIYANS]

I doubt Bryan gets physical if the concussion stories aren't exaggerated about him not remembering much from the cage match. It would make no sense to even let him be touched until the rumble.

<- Me when that music hits

 

[Chris]

Raw's been damn good lately so I hope this episode is no different. Really wonder how they'll do the Batista return as well, hope it doesn't suck and it's just a 5 minute promo between him and Del Rio or something. I at least want a Spinebuster.

 

[John McHenry]

If I were a bigger fan of Batista I'd drive the 125 miles to go see this Raw sadly I am not. The Live event last night was very 4/10

 

[Crippler]

Wonder if we'll get a tag rematch, only with this time the titles on the line.

 

[Chris]

Wonder if we'll get a tag rematch, only with this time the titles on the line.

Probably have some dumb ending too and another rematch set for the Rumble.

 

[John McHenry]

Calling it now Kofi and PTP to get title shots

 

[SAIYANS]

I can't wait to trips wrestles and uses Time to Play the Game

 

[Chris]

Steph's bouncy tonight

 

[Crippler]

Already kicking it off with the Animal i'm shocked

 

[SAIYANS]

I WALK ALONE :ass:

 

[Crippler]

trollin' already lol Orton