WWE Raw preview, May 29, 2017: Team Red prepares to go Extreme with two must-see matchups

Just six nights before WWE Extreme Rules, each participant in Sunday’s Extreme Rules Fatal
5-Way Match will see action on Raw. Per Raw General Manager Kurt Angle, Finn Bálor, Bray
Wyatt and Samoa Joe will clash in a Triple Threat Match, while former Shield allies Roman
Reigns and Seth Rollins will collide one-on-one!

Finn Bálor faces two diabolical Superstars in a Triple Threat Match

Finn Bálor has no shortage of confidence heading into the Extreme Rules Fatal 5-Way Match
this Sunday; he even received a ringing endorsement from Paul Heyman last Monday night.
However, tonight on Raw, the charismatic Irishman goes up against Samoa Joe and Bray Wyatt,
two Superstars who, while hardly allies, were successful against Roman Reigns and Seth
Rollins last week’s main event.
As will be the case at WWE Extreme Rules, it will be every man for himself in this Triple
Threat contest, and it will be a true test for the Irishman as he looks to officially begin
his journey to Suplex City, where Universal Champion Brock Lesnar will be waiting. Can
Bálor back up his boasts and defeat both The Samoan Submission Machine and The Eater of
Worlds, or will one of his sinister opponents have their arm raised in victory when the
chaos concludes?

Roman Reigns faces his former Shield “brother”

Even though they might find themselves facing common enemies from time to time,
Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins are hardly friends. That should come as no surprise
to anyone familiar with their checkered past — namely The Kingslayer’s dismantling
of The Shield back in 2014 — or to anyone who witnessed last Monday night’s main event,
where a miscommunication between the one-time Hounds of Justice resulted in a loss to
the formidable team of Bray Wyatt & Samoa Joe.
Reigns and Rollins will face each other in the Extreme Rules Fatal 5-Way Match this Sunday,
but first, they’ll battle one-on-one on Raw. Will the former friends finally settle their
differences, or might their longstanding rivalry reignite just six nights before WWE Extreme Rules?

Who attacked Enzo Amore?

The outspoken Enzo Amore has made countless enemies since his arrival on Raw last year,
so Raw General Manager Kurt Angle’s official investigation into his mysterious backstage
attack last Monday night might take a while.
As The Olympic Hero searches for answers to this heinous assault, so too does Big Cass,
but we doubt The Realest Guy in the Room will follow due process as he hunts down his
friend’s unknown attacker. The Certified Gs have most recently had issues with Apollo
Crews and his new mentor, Titus O’Neil, but this type of behavior doesn’t seem on-message
for “The Titus Brand.” Could it be another tag team looking to make a name for themselves?
Maybe Goldust and his new, ruthless attitude is to blame. As speculation continues to
swirl around this shocking incident, don’t expect this unnamed assailant to be hidden for long.

The Hardy Boyz get cagey

After defeating Sheamus last Monday night, Matt Hardy revealed that he and his brother
Jeff would defend the Raw Tag Team Titles in a Steel Cage Match at WWE Extreme Rules,
choosing to battle Sheamus & Cesaro in one of the most barbaric battlegrounds WWE
has to offer.
Late Monday night, The Celtic Warrior tweeted that he and his partner are “gonna
rewrite the rules of extreme.”