Two matchups have been confirmed for next week’s episode of Monday Night Raw from the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri.
WWE World Tag Team Champions AJ Styles and Dragon Lee will defend their titles for a second consecutive week, taking on former champs Erik and Ivar of the War Raiders on December 8.
Shortly after their impressive win over The New Day this week on Raw, Styles and Lee told Raw General Manager Adam Pearce that they want to face a “deserving” team next week. They specifically called for a matchup against the War Raiders, who carried the brand’s tag belts earlier this year before dropping them to Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods.
Styles and Lee have defended their titles twice since first capturing them in October. Their past championship matchups came against The Judgment Day.
It was also confirmed this week that Rey Mysterio will return to in-ring action next week, taking on The Judgment Day’s Finn Balor. Mysterio said in backstage comments that he’s willing to run through all of The Judgment Day, potentially earning him a shot against Dominik Mysterio’s Intercontinental title at some point down the line.
The next episode of Raw will also feature an appearance from John Cena’s last opponent, which will be determined on Friday’s Smackdown when The Last Time is Now tournament wraps up. We found out this evening that Gunther and LA Knight are the finalists for the bracket, with the winner meeting Cena at WWE’s December 13 episode of Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Here’s a look at everything that has been confirmed for next week:
- The winner of The Last Time is Now Tournament to appear
- AJ Styles & Dragon Lee vs. Erik & Ivar (WWE World Tag Team Championships)
- Rey Mysterio vs. Finn Balor
