Since the company is giving its Superstars off for Thanksgiving next week, WWE taped next week's episode of Monday Night Raw after the show concluded tonight. As further preparation for Survivor Series, there was a huge response during the tapings, finalizing one of the key teams for the premium live event.
The following is a spoiler. If you don't want to know what happens on next week's show, NOT read more. However, we also understand that fans will skew the results on social media, meaning the news will break this week and well in advance of next week's show.
Major Star makes an unexpected return during Raw
Despite the reports this week, which is what WWE was hoping for Rhea Ripley Back before WrestleMania 41, it became apparent that she was ready to leave long before then. Her shocking return comes to an end Next Monday's episode of Raw making her the final member of team Ripley. The five-member group consists of Ripley, Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill, Naomi and Iyo Sky. The other four women were part of a battle to finish this week's show.
The bang when she returned was huge and she came out with a face shield. She headbutted Liv Morgan and then all ten women started arguing, sending the team of Nia Jax, Tiffany Stratton, Candice LeRae, Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan fleeing.
It sounded like Ripley said “War Games” before attacking Liv, suggesting that WWE may be planning a War Games match for these ten competitors.
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Ripley is back much sooner than expected
After the injury report on NXT, there were rumors that Ripley's injury was legitimate and quite serious. Not only was this an aspect for creative purposes, the severity of her injury was unknown. However, the fact that she is already back in action and fighting means that it was either a well-planned storyline or that she will be ready to go before Survivor Series takes place on November 30th.
This is great news for WWE, which Ripley would have sorely missed had she been unavailable for an extended period of time.
Also on next week's Raw was the Intercontinental title match between Bron Breakker and Sheamus and a singles match between Seth Rollins and Bronson Reed. This match also contained a surprising twist that had serious implications for Survivor Series.
