WWE Raw Open Discussion Thread 5/18/15

Tonight, on a “wait, there’s another pay-per-view or whatever we’re calling pay-per-views now” edition of the With Spandex WWE Raw open discussion thread:

In the aftermath of WWE Payback, the entire locker room is bracing for the carnage that awaits at WWE Elimination Chamber, live on the award-winning WWE Network. We already know that the vacant Intercontinental Championship and The New Day’s WWE Tag Team Championship will be on the line inside the dreaded structure, but what else will be revealed about the May 31 event? The treacherous road to Elimination Chamber begins tonight on Monday night’s hottest show.

Also, after impressively defending the United States Championship against Rusev in an hellacious “I Quit” Match, John Cena has vowed to continue his U.S. Open Challenge tonight. Who will step up to face The Champ for the star-spangled prize? (via WWE.com)

Our five-point preview:

1. Be sure you’ve read the Best and Worst of Whichever Show Happened Last Night before you watch Raw.

2. For the Intercontinental Championship Chamber match, I’d go with Barrett, Neville, Ziggler, Sheamus, Bray Wyatt and Dean Ambrose. I’d put The Ryback in there, but if he’s legitimately injured, we should probably keep him out. Basically, it’s the same thing we were doing before WrestleMania, but with Neville replacing Bryan as the Indie Darling and Wyatt replacing Truth as the Crazy Person.

3. For the Tag Team Championship Chamber match, are we doing three teams with two representatives each, or six tag teams? I’d get creative with it. Do Cesaro, Kidd and Natalya on one half; Big E, Kofi and Woods on the other. If we aren’t gonna be fun, the teams get really sad after the top two. Is anybody clamoring to see Diego and Fernando inside an Elimination Chamber?

4. John Cena’s issuing another U.S. Open Challenge, and I still have to figure out why Rusev doesn’t just keep answering them every week until he wins. If you take a shot do you not count anymore? Do you have to go to the back of the line? Anyway, here’s to hoping tonight’s the Cena/Slater blowoff. If not, can we do Cena vs. Reigns and have them form a Mecha Shiva?

5. The only way I’m okay with the Axelmania/Macho Mandow story is if they keep adding people in cosplay. I want Heath Slater dressed up like Sting again. Put a Patrick Swayze wig on Ryback and say he’s Lex Luger.

As always, we’re including 10 of our favorite comments from tonight’s open discussion thread in tomorrow’s Best and Worst of Raw column. If you like a comment, reply to it with a +1 to nominate it for consideration.

Enjoy the show!

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