Raw Preview 07/23/12

With tonight's episode of Raw comes the historic 1000th episode of the weekly television show.  That will mean big things including an epic championship match, as John Cena has announced he will cash his Mone in the Bank briefcase in against WWE champion CM Punk.  Unlike former MITB winners, Cena has given Punk a week to prepare for their championship match.  Other MITB winners have waited until the champion was vulnerable, to lay claim to the title, but not Cena.  Tonight's match has the potential to be history-making, in multiple ways.  Will Cena capture the title, or will he be one of the first to fail cashing in the MITB briefcase?

Tonight's show also features the return of D-Generation X, as Shawn Michaels and Triple H will reunite on the show.  While Michaels is no longer a part of WWE in terms of wrestling, he has no problem coming back to entertain the fans and hang out with The Game.  However, Triple H may have some business to attend to as well.  The WWE COO has issued a challenge to Brock Lesnar for SummerSlam 2012, which he's still waiting to hear back on.  It was announced by Lesnar's mouthpiece, Paul Heyman, that Brock will be part of the 1000th episode of Raw to make his decision.  Will Brock accept Triple H's SummerSlam challenge?  Will Shawn Michaels be caught in harm's way?

And finally....The Rock has come back to Raw, again.  Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson will make his first appearance on the show since the Raw following his epic match against John Cena.  It's been rumored that Rock plans to announce his personal plans as far as wrestling go.  He's also held steadfast to his promise that he will once again become the WWE champion.  Will The Rock have a major announcement on the show?  Will he get involved in Cena vs Punk somehow?

There's also the wedding ceremony between AJ and Daniel Bryan scheduled for Monday's show.  It all begins at 8PM EST on USA with the epic 3-hour 1000th episode of Monday Night Raw!