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WWE Raw preview (Aug. 31, 2026): WWE’s most predictable tournament ever ends with a thriller

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WWE Raw preview (Aug. 31, 2026): WWE’s most predictable tournament ever ends with a thriller

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Raw airs tonight (Aug. 31) with a taped show (spoilers here) emanating from Rocket Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. This is the fifth episode of Raw during the nine week build to Money in the Bank, which takes place on October 10. WWE’s most predictable tournament ever ends with a thriller The tournament to determine which luchador gets to lose against World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns wraps up on tonight’s Raw with a final match between the Lucha Bros, Penta and Rey Fenix. I’d argue this is the most predictable 8-man tournament in WWE history. Only three of the eight participants (Penta, Fenix, Dragon Lee) are regularly featured on WWE programming, so they were of course going to win their first round matches against wrestlers from AAA. And with the way the bracket was set up, Penta and Fenix had to win their second round matches to meet up in the final for a brother versus brother showdown. That means the first round match of La Parka vs. Psycho Clown is the only one up to this point