When Raw GM Adam Pearce announced the card for Raw, he asked a straightforward question about tonight’s face-to-face confrontation that CM Punk & AJ Lee will have with Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch and World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins. It hasn’t even been two full weeks, but nothing has gone wrong so far with AJ’s return to WWE. She’s given Becky a shiner with her tiny fists of fury, and also got the heels to agree to a tag team match at Wrestlepalooza. The fans love AJ and Punk, and they have all the momentum on their side. That’s all well and good, but I think their luck will abruptly change tonight.

Let’s face it, AJ and Punk are probably winning at Wrestlepalooza. It’s AJ’s return match, and there are no titles on the line. If that’s the case, then tonight’s Raw is the only chance Seth and Becky have to finally get one over on the babyfaces. One obvious problem with this face-to-face confrontation is that Seth has been ducking Punk for weeks and has no interest in sharing the same ring with him. But Rollins still has Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, and Paul Heyman as his allies. It’s probably time to call some of them in to give Seth and Becky the numbers advantage and to put CM and/or AJ in a vulnerable position tonight. In other words, thing are likely to go very wrong for the babyfaces when they step foot into the ring tonight with these two cowards.

Lyra Valkyria vs. Roxanne Perez is booked on tonight’s show. The Judgment Day is looking to sweep the floor with Lyra after Raquel Rodriguez already beat her last week. Meanwhile, Bayley seems very conflicted but says she knows how to make things right with Lyra. Dragon Lee vs. El Grande Americano is also scheduled for Raw. There were multiple Americanos last week when AJ Styles fought El Grande on Raw, but Dragon showed up to even the odds and help Styles win. Finally, tonight’s card also includes Penta vs. Kofi Kingston. Stephanie Vaquer missed last week’s contract signing with IYO SKY for their women’s world championship match at Wrestlepalooza, but she says she is good to go for tonight.