Who Should Face Roman Reigns at WWE Raw in Mexico City?

In a post-credits moment right out of The Avengers, this week’s episode of Raw saw Rey Mysterio Jr. approach World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns and cryptically say that he had something he wanted to run by the Tribal Chief. That something has since been revealed as a title defense on the Sept. 14 edition of Monday Night Raw against the winner of a tournament featuring talent from WWE and its Mexico-based affiliate, AAA.

So…who will Reigns be facing? An official bracket was released today, but you cannot dismiss the chance of a swerve. Here are five possibilities for the showdown in Mexico City.

5) LA Knight

Knight confronted Reigns on that same Raw, and during their back-and-forth, Reigns said that the would-be challenger hadn’t won a “tournament” to earn a title shot. That’s immediately followed by the announcement of this tournament. Coincidence? Probably. Still, WWE has done this kind of thing before—think Hulk Hogan as Mr. America—and Knight has more star power than anyone else on this list. He could even wrestle as “El A Knight” or something. The problem here is, the whole El Grande Americano thing was born of a fake luchador. Would WWE really do that again so soon?

4) Dragon Lee

Of the eight announced participants, Lee feels like he has a slightly higher profile than everyone except Penta. Although we all know Reigns isn’t dropping the title, names like Lee and Rey Fenix are so far below him to the WWE audience that even suspension of disbelief wouldn’t elevate them to being true threats for the title. If we stick with the current bracket, I’d imagine we’ll get Fenix and Lee in the semifinals.

3) Dominik Mysterio

In case you didn’t know, Mysterio is the current holder of the AAA Mega Championship (the promotion’s top title), though whether he’ll still be champion for Raw remains to be seen with Triplemania 34, AAA’s biggest event, taking place on Sept. 11 and Sept. 13. If Mysterio retains, a champion versus champion match makes sense on paper, but there’s a massive disconnect between AAA Dom and WWE Dom, the latter of whom just lost a comedy match to Danhausen. Unless WWE wants to use this as a springboard to repackage Mysterio into a serious threat, I don’t see this matchup coming together.

2) El Grande Americano

For those that don’t keep up with AAA, this El Grande Americano is Ludwig Kaiser, who defeated the other El Grande Americano (Chad Gable) in a Mask vs. Mask match. He’s now set to challenge Mysterio for the AAA Mega Championship at Triplemania 34. If Americano wins, he could face Reigns on Raw as champion. While this seemed like a natural fit, Americano isn’t currently in the tournament. Plus, he, like Mysterio, is viewed entirely differently by the WWE audience. I’m not ruling this possibility out, either, though, as Americano is arguably the most popular wrestler in WWE right now.

1) Penta

This is the safest and most likely outcome. Penta has been presented as being on another level from the rest of the luchadors, having just dropped the Intercontinental Championship to Gable at SummerSlam. He’s popular in both countries, and he has shared the ring with enough top talent to tap into that suspension of disbelief—I can just hear Michael Cole screeching, “Penta’s got a chance!” repeatedly. If WWE plays it straight, I think we’re getting Roman Reigns vs. Penta in Mexico City.

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