WWE Raw: Potential Spoilers, Rumors, News and Preview for December 14

Roman Reigns remains the focus heading into Monday's WWE Raw despite not taking home the world title.

Cheated out of a championship once again, Reigns snapped at the TLC pay-per-view. He pounded Triple H until the executive was in need of a neck brace.

Consequences are surely coming his way as Philadelphia hosts Raw. Does that mean more collisions with The League of Nations, or perhaps a storyline suspension? Either way, WWE found something magical with Reigns, getting the crowd fully and loudly supporting him during the attack on Triple H.

Monday's Raw will also feature the first leg of Dean Ambrose's Intercontinental Championship reign, Charlotte's continued descent into darkness and perhaps a hibernating powerhouse awakened. 

Twitter offers a note about a former ECW star's status. A backstage report points to a return. All that and James Wortman's five-point preview on WWE.com provide a good glimpse at what's ahead on Monday's Raw.

News, Potential Spoilers

The image of Tommy Dreamer lying atop a broken table with The Wyatt Family gloating over him may be the last one we see of him for a while. His latest run may have come to a close at TLC.

After his match at the PPV, Dreamer tweeted that his TV agreement is done:

It makes sense that WWE would wrap his run there. The purpose of him coming back seemed to be to give The Wyatt Family a notable name to take down.

Monday's Raw may see another part-timer take his place, though. Brock Lesnar hasn't appeared for WWE since Hell in a Cell. At some point, he will presumably be charging back to help build toward the Royal Rumble.

According to F4WOnline (h/t Wrestling Inc's Marc Middleton), we can expect to see Lesnar on TV far more often in the coming weeks.

It's not clear when that will begin. The Royal Rumble PPV is six weeks away, so WWE may not be in a hurry to bring him back. Then again, with Reigns likely facing sanctions from The Authority, there's a spot open in the title picture for The Beast Incarnate.

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Those hoping for a Daniel Bryan return continue to have reason to doubt that he's coming back, either on Monday's Raw or further down the road.

While waiting to hear back about being cleared to compete, he told the New Paper's Natasha Meah, "I think it could be the end of my career in WWE." In an interview with the Straits Times' Sharon Lee, Bryan said, "We're in the process of trying to figure out some compromise."

That may mean something like Bryan taking on some kind of nonwrestling role, but it certainly doesn't sound like he's gearing up for a run in the Royal Rumble.

As for who will be at the show on Monday, PWTorch's James Caldwell noted, "The advertised talent roster for Raw includes Sheamus, Reigns, Ambrose, Owens, Bray Wyatt and The Wyatt Family and Kane." Kane has been advertised for the past two weeks and not shown up on TV, however.

TLC Fallout

Did The Wyatt Family do enough damage to keep the ECW crew down for good?

Wyatt led an assault on The Dudley Boyz and company, dominating them in an elimination tables match at TLC. Storywise, it makes sense to end things there, but with Raw being in ECW's old hub, WWE may be planning to further milk the defunct promotion's name.

In his five-point preview, Wortman asked, "As The Dudley Boyz, Tommy Dreamer and Rhyno reel from their loss to The Eater of Worlds and his macabre followers, will they make an appearance in the City of Brotherly Love tonight?"

Charlotte earned a big win of her own on Sunday. She knocked off Paige with the help of her Hall of Fame father.

That underhanded path to victory irked Becky Lynch. It's looking more and more like Lynch is poised to split with Charlotte as the champ goes full heel and Lynch gets a shot at the gold.

Monday's Raw will indicate if that's indeed the plan, setting the stage for a Lynch vs. Charlotte title match at the Royal Rumble.

Dean Ambrose's first challenge as intercontinental champion is likely to be the man he took the belt from. Ambrose pinned Kevin Owens at TLC to take home the title. Recent history has seen WWE go for midcard title rematches shortly after PPVs.

That could well be the case in Philly.

Expect some shenanigans from Ambrose regardless. Wortman wrote, "The Lunatic Fringe surely has big plans as he brings his newly won title to Raw, and there's a good chance Owens won't like any of them."

The New Day walked away from TLC with their titles still in hand. Strangely enough, though, the WWE.com preview hinted at doom for the champs. Wortman asked, "Could Raw mark the beginning of the end for The New Day?"

That certainly didn't look like the case as the crowd once again ate up The New Day's antics, and the trio put on a great performance in the win.

More than anything, Monday's Raw will be about Reigns' actions to close out TLC. His throttling of Triple H left the COO headed out of the arena on a stretcher.

That storyline moment should be the precursor to us seeing a more aggressive Reigns, and most definitely some repercussions from above.

Wortman hinted at that in his Raw preview. He wrote, "Following Reigns' aggressive actions, it seems likely that The Big Dog will face severe consequences on Raw. How exactly will The Authority deal with the powerhouse? We'll find out tonight."

It appears that a Triple H vs. Reigns battle is on its way for WrestleMania. What WWE does with Reigns in the meantime is the big question surrounding Raw in Philadelphia.