WWE Raw Preview (July 6): Cody vs. Sami II & The Chicago Chaos
The road to SummerSlam runs directly through a roaring Allstate Arena in Chicago this Monday night. WWE isn’t holding anything back for the Windy City, bringing a massive cross-brand championship rematch and the looming shadow of a massive hometown return.
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The Main Event: Undisputed WWE Championship
Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Sami Zayn
The big prize of the blue brand crosses over to Monday night. After Sami Zayn’s shocking recent attitude shift left the locker room reeling, Jey Uso demanded a shot at the new champion. Raw General Manager Adam Pearce set up a high-stakes qualifier, where Cody Rhodes outlasted Jey to officially punch his ticket to Chicago.
Zayn has been operating on a completely different level of psychological warfare lately. Cody is walking into enemy territory against a desperate, dangerous champion—and that’s before you factor in the Chicago crowd.
The Hometown Shadow: CM Punk Returns?
You can't roll into the Allstate Arena without the standard "Cult of Personality" static in the air. The major backstage expectation is that this Monday marks the massive, official television return of CM Punk.
With SummerSlam on the horizon, Punk is expected to finally kick his next major program into high gear. If he steps through the curtain, expect the roof to blow off the building.
Advertised Talent & What to Watch For
While WWE is keeping the rest of the official bell-to-bell match card close to the chest following the recent tapings, local advertising has locked in a powerhouse lineup of talent set to compete or appear:
The Fallout of the Qualifier: How does Jey Uso respond after coming up short against Cody?
Fresh Off Royalty:Liv Morgan is advertised and looking to capitalize heavily on her recent Queen of the Ring momentum.
The Next Generation Arrives: Top-tier names like King of the Ring winner Oba Femi, Je'Von Evans, and Penta are all officially slated for the broadcast.
WWE Raw Predictions
Cody Rhodes defeats Sami Zayn to win the Undisputed WWE Championship back
Backstage: Brock Lesnar attacks Oba Femi backstage and then delivers an F-5 onto the floor and then carries Oba Femi who was in the cage and then Brock Lesnar drives away.
CM Punk makes his entrance on his return, Just what he think he says: "It's clobbering time" completely, The Vision attacks CM Punk and then Paul Heyman delivers a low blow.
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship: Roxanne Perez and Liv Morgan defeats Paige and Brie Bella after Lyra Valkyria interferes and Liv Morgan pinning Paige to win the titles back and then Lyra Valkyria joins The Judgment Day.
Dominik Mysterio defeats Penta to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship back after Rey Mysterio accidentally hitting Penta with the clothesline with the referee down and then Dominik Mysterio uses the Frog splash and then the blindsided referee counts to 3.
Main Event: Los Americanos defeats The Usos to become Number 1 Contenders for the WWE World Tag Team Championships after El Grande Americano loses the steel plate and then gives Bravo Americano the brass knuckles and then referee counted to 3.
