WWE Raw Preview 12/18: The Beast Incarnate Returns

Source: WWE.com

WWE Raw will be live tonight from the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI, and will feature the return of Universal Champion Brock Lesnar to address his upcoming opponents for his triple-threat title defense against Kane and Braun Strowman.
This past Monday night’s Raw main event should have decided Lesnar’s challenger at the 2018 Royal Rumble event on Sunday, Jan. 28. However, Strowman and Kane’s hard-hitting bout quickly descended into chaos. Following a double count-out, neither Superstar emerged as The Beast’s challenger. So, who will rise to face The Conqueror?

Live on Raw, Lesnar returns to address the future of his championship — and the behemoths intent on capturing it.
Cedric Alexander vs Drew Gulak
fter winning a “Second Chance” Fatal 4-Way Match this past Monday night on Raw, Alexander will now battle Gulak on the forthcoming edition of Raw, with the winner of that contest going on to challenge Enzo Amore for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
Alexander has vowed to make the most of this new opportunity, and many of his Cruiserweight compatriots stand behind him as he looks to move past Gulak and derail The Zo Train by taking down its conductor. Meanwhile, Gulak is faced with an interesting choice: Should he defeat Alexander, will he bring the fight to The Certified G, or will he hand Amore an easy victory? We will soon find out.

Raw Women Put Absolution On Notice
Paige, Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville gave Asuka a choice: Either she joins Absolution, or she becomes their enemy. The Empress of Tomorrow chose the latter, and soon fell victim to a three-on-one beatdown like so many Superstars before her.
Asuka, however, had backup. The entire Raw Women’s locker room soon emptied, with friend and foe alike — including Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss — emerging to end Absolution’s onslaught.

Absolution defeated Bayley, Sasha Banks & Mickie James at WWE Tribute to the Troops, but they still have the rest of the Raw Women’s division to deal with. How will Paige and her ruthless allies retaliate?
Who Will Challenge Roman Reigns Next?
In a hard-fought match, Reigns ultimately defeated Cesaro this past Monday night to retain the Intercontinental Championship. Then, at WWE Tribute to the Troops, The Big Dog celebrated alongside his Shield brothers after scoring a victory over Samoa Joe and The Bar in a raucous Six-Man Tag Team Match.
As Reigns carries his workhorse title to Raw, it remains to be seen who will step up next. Will it be Sheamus or Joe, or will a new nemesis step into his yard?
“Woken Warriors” Assemble
Matt Hardy is “Woken,” and he’s ready for war … a Great War, in fact. The unusual Superstar continues his labyrinthine verbal exchanges with Bray Wyatt, each more bizarre than the last.
Will Hardy and The Eater of Words collide in physical combat, or will the bewildering tirades continue?