Episode One: RAW Road to the Rumble
Universal Championship
Roman Reigns(c) VS Finn Balor
Roman Reigns(c) aka the reigning and defending WWE Universal Champion had been on a strong first reign with the title. Since he went up against and managed to defeat the then champion the "Beast Incarnate" Brock Lesnar at the 2018 edition of WWE Summerslam. His first challenger of the new year came in the form of the very man who holds the honor of being the first man to hold the WWE Universal Championship.
That being the fan favourite Finn Balor who had been looking for a road back to the championship, that he never really got to hold in the first place due to injury. He that being Balor took part in a mini-rumble on the first episode of Monday Night RAW of 2019 and eliminated Seth Rollins to win the match. In doing so he not only claimed victory but earned the right to challenge for the WWE Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble pay per view event.
RAW Women's Championship
Ronda Rousey(c) VS Alexa Bliss
When it came to the woman who currently has the WWE RAW Women's Championship around her waist. That being the "Baddest Woman on the Planet" Ronda Rousy(c) who also began her reign with the title back at the 2018 edition of the Summerslam pay per view. Where she defeated the then reigning champion Alexa Bliss by way of pinfall to do so, she would go on to manage to keep a firm grasp of the WWE RAW Women's Championship.
However the beginning of the new year proved the saying of the more things change the more they stay the same, as Rousey was once again face to face with Alexa Bliss. The latter cheated to beat fan favourite Ember Moon in a number one contender match on an episode of Monday Night RAW to earn another shot at the title.
RAW Tag Team Championship
Bobby Roode & Chad Gable(c) VS Authors of Pain
Back on the 10th of December 2018 episode of Monday Night RAW the babyface pair of Bobby Roode and Chad Gable challenged for the WWE RAW Tag Team Championship. Which was at the point in time around the waists of the duo of Akam and Rezar collectively known as the Authors of Pain. It was quite clear from the get go that the challengers had their work cut out for them if they wanted to be successful in this attempt to claim tag team gold.
Despite the odds being stacked against them the pair of Roode and Gable would get the victory to claim the WWE RAW Tag Team Championship for the first time. On an episode of Monday Night RAW in mid January 2019 the current champions were confronted by the former champions who stated they would be having their rematch at the Royal Rumble.