Perhaps wary of last minute re-writes for the SummerSlam ‘go home’ edition of Raw, WWE kept the details loose for the show tonight (Aug. 5) from Pittsburgh. But a short time ago, they announced a match and a segment for the show.
Two of the top women’s matches from Sunday’s pay-per-view (PPV) card will be combined for a tag match which pits Team Canada against a team of rivals, as Charlotte Flair & Becky Lynch will try to get along well enough to beat Natalya & Hall of Famer Trish Stratus. This will be Trish’s first match since working an eight person tag on the Raw after Evolution last October.
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We’re also getting a contract signing for Dolph Ziggler’s match with The Miz that will feature Shawn Michaels (looks like I was wrong about Kurt Angle). This might be where WWE officially switches things up and announces Goldberg as Ziggler’s opponent in Toronto this weekend. At least that’s what Dave Meltzer - who has long maintained Miz is not the plan - said when during a guest appearance on the latest episode of the Sunday Night’s Main Event podcast.
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How will these things pan out? Join us in the live blog at 8PM eastern to find out!