WWE has announced the first match for next week’s episode of their flagship show, Monday Night Raw. On Saturday, the company revealed through social media that Raw Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey would team up with Natalya to take on title contender Sasha Banks and Bayley in a battle of best friends in a tag team match.
.@RondaRousey and @NatbyNature will square off with @SashaBanksWWE and @itsBayleyWWE this coming Monday on #Raw! https://t.co/cjIRNayIGe
— WWE (@WWE) January 19, 2019
WWE invades Oklahoma City, OK at the Chesapeake Energy Arena for this episode. As of this writing, there have been no other matches or segments set for this show, which will be an important one as it will serve as the go-home show for the Royal Rumble that will mark the first pay-per-view event of the year for the WWE.
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar has been confirmed to appear on this show.
Banks is slated to challenge Rousey for the Raw Women’s Title at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event on Sunday, January 27, 2019, in Phoenix, Arizona at Chase Field that will air on the WWE Network. Also at this show, Lesnar will defend the Universal Title against Finn Balor.
