When:
United States: LIVE, Monday Night, November 14, at 8/7c on the USA Network
United Kingdom: Tuesday Morning, November 15, at 12AM on Sky Sports 5 HD
Where:
Keybank Center
Buffalo, NY
Raw preview, Nov. 14, 2016: Goldberg and Brock Lesnar meet face-to-face before Mega Match at Survivor Series
“Fantasy Warfare Just Got Real,” and now Goldberg and The Beast Incarnate prepare for a Raw confrontation before their epic Mega Match at Survivor Series. What will happen when these two icons come together under one roof? Also on Raw, SmackDown LIVE Commissioner Shane McMahon and Team Blue General Manager Daniel Bryan come to Monday night’s hottest show before the brands collide at WWE’s fall classic.
Will Goldberg and Brock Lesnar clash before Survivor Series?
Paul Heyman might have already faced the wrath of Goldberg when he fell victim to a vicious Spear two weeks ago. However, now the WCW icon just might have the opportunity to get his hands on Brock Lesnar himself when the two juggernauts meet face-to-face on Raw, six nights before their Mega Match at Survivor Series.
The Beast Incarnate is one of the most unstoppable competitors in WWE history, and even the most elite of WWE Superstars — including The Undertaker, John Cena and Randy Orton — have fallen to The Conqueror. Is Goldberg ready to do what so many have failed to accomplished? We’ll get a preview of these icons’ Mega Match on Monday night.
Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan come to Raw
Survivor Series is the one night of the year when Raw and SmackDown LIVE are pitted directly against one another for brand supremacy. On Monday, though, Team Blue Commissioner Shane McMahon and General Manager Daniel Bryan come to Raw to confront Team Red Commissioner Stephanie McMahon and GM Mick Foley six nights early.
The rivalry between the two brands has gotten intensely personal in recent weeks — Shane-O-Mac is even representing SmackDown LIVE in one of the night’s Traditional Survivor Series Elimination Matches — but something tells us things are about to get even more explosive. Will the McMahon siblings be able to keep things civil?
Regardless of the outcome of this fateful meeting, all of Team Red and Team Blue’s leadership will surely have much to discuss during The State of the WWE Universe special on WWE Network, immediately following Raw.
Can Team Red form a united front against SmackDown LIVE?
Each member of Raw’s three Survivor Series teams has been named and accounted for, many of whom have already made it clear to their teammates that they’re unwilling to fall in line despite their common enemy, SmackDown LIVE.
The Men’s team was already on shaky ground even before its members tore one another apart in this past Monday’s Fatal 5-Way Match main event — which concluded when WWE Universal Champion Kevin Owens pinned his best friend and “co-captain” Chris Jericho — and it’s unlikely the imposing Braun Strowman is going to follow orders come Survivor Series.
On the Women’s front, captain and Raw Women’s Champion Charlotte is faced with an insurmountable task of keeping Bayley, Sasha Banks, Alicia Fox and Nia Jax on the same page. Meanwhile, Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson seem poised to tear Raw’s Tag Team squad apart from within.
Raw marks the last time all three of these teams can get it together before Survivor Series when, as Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon pointed out, their careers are essentially on the line. Can these squads put their differences aside, or will they continue to fall apart?
Is Sami Zayn about to bring the Intercontinental Title to Team Red?
This past Monday night, Sami Zayn defeated Rusev to earn the right to face SmackDown LIVE ‘s Dolph Ziggler for the intercontinental Championship at Survivor Series. Team Blue’s landmark 900th episode just might change the complexion of that bout — The Showoff defends his title against The Miz on Tuesday night — but The Underdog from the Underground will be challenging for the illustrious title at WWE’s fall classic, regardless.
Zayn has admitted to letting prior opportunities pass him by, but with the added stakes of being able to claim one of sports-entertainment’s most prestigious championships for Team Red, this intrepid Superstar will stop at nothing to bring the Intercontinental Title “home” to Raw. On Monday, expect the fired-up Zayn to pick up some key momentum in the lead-up to Survivor Series.
Can The Brian Kendrick keep the Cruiserweight division under the Raw banner?
Just as Sami Zayn plans to bring the Intercontinental Championship to Raw at Survivor Series, Kalisto is vying to not only capture the WWE Cruiserweight Championship next Sunday, but bring the entire Cruiserweight division to SmackDown LIVE! Now, it’s on The Brian Kendrick to prevent his division from moving to Team Blue, which might actually force The Wizard of Odd to prove he’s as good as he says he is. Is Kendrick up to the challenge?
Don’t miss Raw at 8/7 C on USA Network, and be sure to tune in to Raw Pre-Show at 7:30 ET on all of WWE’s digital platforms.
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