{"id":102836,"date":"2020-08-17T14:33:52","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T19:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=102836"},"modified":"2020-08-17T19:24:30","modified_gmt":"2020-08-18T00:24:30","slug":"wwe-raw-roster-update-heel-and-face-depth-chart-for-men-and-women-and-tag-teams-headed-into-summerslam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/08\/17\/wwe-raw-roster-update-heel-and-face-depth-chart-for-men-and-women-and-tag-teams-headed-into-summerslam\/","title":{"rendered":"WWE RAW ROSTER OVERVIEW: Heel and Face Depth Chart for Men and Women and Tag Teams headed into Summerslam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1645574145\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>The following is a look at the wrestlers currently on the Raw roster officially and appearing regularly. This gives a quick snapshot overview of what WWE&#8217;s creative team has to work with. They are divided into clusters that roughly indicate who are main event or near main event level wrestlers, who are featured more as mid-carders, who are lower-card or comedy wrestlers, and then who are inactive or injured. You can reference this in our Special Features ==&gt; Reference category menu. I will update it regularly and bump it regularly. If you note someone miscategorized or someone missing, please let me know at <a href=\"mailto:kellerwade@gmail.com\">kellerwade@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NOTE: In last week&#8217;s Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter (#1681), in a feature editorial on the cover, I broke down the Raw roster into tiers based on pushes and then analyzed their placement and whether they over overpushed or underutilized, and also likely to move up or down the roster. Go VIP for 99\u00a2 today with our VIP sale this month (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2020\/08\/16\/new-vip-torch-talk-get-it-for-99%c2%a2-keller-talks-with-chris-dejoseph-former-wwe-producer-and-creative-writer-in-depth-about-his-return-to-wwe-first-half-of-2020-including-pandemic-frenzy\/\">DETAILS &amp; COUPON CODE HERE<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>RAW ROSTER<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>BABYFACES &#8211; MEN<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Drew McIntyre<br \/>\nRey Mysterio<br \/>\nKevin Owens<br \/>\nAleister Black (temporarily selling attack)<\/p>\n<p>Apollo Crews<br \/>\nMustafa Ali<br \/>\nHumberto Carillo<br \/>\nCedric Alexander<br \/>\nRicochet<br \/>\nDominik Mysterio<\/p>\n<p>R-Truth<br \/>\nAkira Tozawa<br \/>\nTitus O&#8217;Neal (infrequently featured)<\/p>\n<p>Big Show (appears infrequently)<br \/>\nSamoa Joe (injured, commentating)<br \/>\nEdge (part time, out injured indefinitely)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>HEELS &#8211; MEN<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1129804866\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Randy Orton<br \/>\nSeth Rollins<br \/>\nBobby Lashley<\/p>\n<p>MVP<br \/>\nMurphy<br \/>\nAngel Garza<br \/>\nAndrade<br \/>\nShelton Benjamin<\/p>\n<p>Brock Lesnar (on hiatus)<br \/>\nJinder Mahal (injured)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RAW UNDERGROUND*<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Dabba-Kato<br \/>\nArturo Ruas<br \/>\nRiddick Moss<br \/>\nCal Bloom<\/p>\n<p>(*Others have appeared, but these are the more noteworthy fighters so far who might end up being regulars who aren&#8217;t otherwise on the roster.)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>TAG TEAMS &#8211; MEN<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Street Profits (Montez Ford &amp; Angelo Dawkins)<br \/>\nThe Viking Raiders (Erik &amp; Ivar)<br \/>\nRicochet &amp; Cedric Alexander<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3358925743\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>AOP (Akam &amp; Rezar &#8211; currently inactive)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>BABYFACES &#8211; WOMEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Asuka<br \/>\nBianca Belair<br \/>\nRuby Riott<br \/>\nLiv Morgan<br \/>\nMickie James<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>HEELS &#8211; WOMEN<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Sasha Banks (champion, technically Smackdown roster member)<br \/>\nShayna Baszler<br \/>\nNia Jax (storyline suspended)<br \/>\nNatalya<br \/>\nLana<br \/>\nZelina Vega (manager\/wrestler)<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte (inactive, recovering from surgery)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>WOMEN TEAMS<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Bayley &amp; Sasha Banks (champions, technically Smackdown roster members)<br \/>\nPeyton Royce &amp; Billie Kaye<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MANAGERS &amp; SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Ric Flair<br \/>\nZelina Vega<br \/>\nTozawa&#8217;s &#8220;Ninjas&#8221;<br \/>\nRetribution<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-4188324522\"><div id=\"pwtor-924669629\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The following is a look at the wrestlers currently on the Raw roster officially and appearing regularly. 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