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WWE has announced that fans will be returning to the arenas very soon. To build excitement for the fans returning, WWE is looking to build some big rivalries over the next few months.
Drew McIntyre and Kofi Kingston found themselves in contention for the WWE Championship early on RAW. Charlotte Flair defeated Asuka again to move into the RAW Women’s Championship picture.
Sheamus defeated Humberto Carrillo in a match but was attacked by Ricochet soon after. Who will challenge The Celtic Warrior for the United States Championship at WWE Hell in a Cell?
Bronson Reed took to the ring as the WWE NXT North American Champion for the first time in his career. He soon met his first challenger on Tuesday night. Karrion Kross defeated Finn Balor once again to prove his dominance in WWE.
Raquel Gonzalez also snapped after the loss she faced to Dakota Kai on NXT. Who will face Gonzalez for the NXT Women’s title? And will MSK be able to hold their own against Legado del Fantasma?
The Usos picked up a victory over The Street Profits early on WWE SmackDown. Tamina and Natalya defeated The Riott Squad in a non-title match soon after. Rey and Dominik Mysterio went on to successfully defend their SmackDown Tag Team Championships against Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode later in the night.
SmackDown did well to build its tag team division this week. However, what’s next for Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Shinsuke Nakamura?
Take a look at the five things WWE got right on RAW, NXT and SmackDown this week.
#5 Charlotte Flair must make Nikki Cross tap out on WWE RAW
Nikki Cross finally returned to the WWE RAW ring last week. Cross interrupted Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley during a backstage segment and challenged either of the women to a match.
Flair rejected the offer, but Ripley agreed to fight Cross in a Beat the Clock challenge. Even though the RAW Women’s Champion had control of the match, the clock counted down and Cross was awarded a huge victory.
This week on RAW, Cross must confront Flair backstage and tell her she deserves a shot at the RAW Women’s Championship since she defeated Ripley. This must lead to a Beat the Clock challenge between the two women later in the night.
Unlike Ripley, Flair must be allowed to make Cross tap-out before the time on the clock runs out. This will allow WWE to further build The Queen as a major threat to Ripley and her reign as the RAW Women’s Champion.
Flair had already defeated Asuka last week to get in contention for the title once again. A victory over the woman who defeated Ripley last week will allow The Queen to come across as a big threat to the current champion.
#4 Kofi Kingston must defeat Drew McIntyre on WWE RAW
Kofi Kingston and Drew McIntyre had a lot to say to Bobby Lashley last week on WWE RAW. McIntyre wanted another one-on-one shot at the WWE Championship, while Kofi made his case for a match against The All Mighty for the title.
Eventually, Adam Pearce booked a match between McIntyre and Kofi to determine Lashley’s challenger for WWE Hell in a Cell. While The Scottish Warrior had the upper hand late in the match, Lashley and MVP attacked both men to cause a disqualification.
This week on RAW, the two former WWE Champions will compete once again to determine who’ll face The All Mighty at Hell in a Cell. Pearce has banned Lashley and MVP from ringside. This will likely ensure that fans will see one man win the match to head to the WWE Championship contest.
WWE must allow Kofi to defeat McIntyre due to a distraction from Xavier Woods. McIntyre may be the bigger star in the match, but he has already had several matches against Lashley.
Even though having Lashley and McIntyre’s rivalry come to an end at Hell in a Cell makes more sense, WWE should give Kofi a chance to challenge for the title. He had a good run with the WWE Championship before and deserves another shot at the title at Hell in a Cell.
#3 MSK must retain the WWE NXT Tag Team Championships
MSK has turned the WWE NXT tag team division upside down since their arrival. After winning the WWE Dusty Rhodes Classic Cup, Wes Lee and Nash Carter won the vacated NXT Tag Team titles several weeks ago.
MSK hasn’t been too active since winning the NXT Tag Team Championships, but they will have a mountain to climb on Tuesday night. Lee and Carter will go up against Legado del Fantasma for the tag team gold on NXT.
Joaquin Wilde and Raul Mendoza have been one of the best tag teams in NXT, but their work has been overshadowed by that of their leader, Santos Escobar. Now that their focus is on the tag team titles, MSK will have a tough time on Tuesday night.
Wilde and Medoza deserve a run with the NXT Tag Team Championships soon. However, WWE must allow MSK to retain the titles this week and prolong their reign.
MSK is an entertaining tag team that needs more time to show what they’ve got. Lee and Carter have the talent to elevate the NXT Tag Team Titles, and WWE must give them a long reign to prove themselves on the Black & Gold brand.
#2 Johnny Gargano must become the #1 contender to the WWE NXT Championship
Karrion Kross proved his dominance over the WWE NXT roster by defeating Finn Balor at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver. While Kross did not need to prove himself again, Balor wanted a rematch for the NXT Championship.
Last week, The Herald of Doomsday and Balor competed in one of the most intense televised matches in NXT history. Kross was able to defeat The Prince once again to retain his title on Tuesday night.
Before the match, William Regal announced that Kyle O'Reilly, Johnny Gargano and Pete Dunne will collide in a Triple Threat Match to determine the No. 1 Contender to the NXT Title.
The match is set to take place this week, and fans can expect all three men to give their best to face Kross at TakeOver: In Your House.
While all three NXT Superstars deserve a shot at the title, WWE must allow Gargano to win the match with some help from Austin Theory. Gargano recently lost the NXT North American Championship and is currently better set for a shot at the NXT title.
Dunne is looking to prove that he is the best technical wrestler in the company, and a loss to Kross will hurt his image. O’Reilly has already gotten a couple of shots at the title and needs to get into another storyline before heading back up.
Keeping all this in mind, WWE needs to give Gargano a shot at Kross since the two men already have a little bit of history with each other.
#1 Adam Pearce must book a big match for Hell in a Cell this week on WWE SmackDown
Seth Rollins seems to have lost his mind on WWE SmackDown. The Messiah viciously attacked Cesaro a couple of weeks ago and returned to SmackDown this week to cut a promo.
He held the WWE Universe and Cesaro himself responsible for his fate. Knowing how good Rollins is on the mic, it’s likely that he will return this week to cut another promo on SmackDown.
This week on SmackDown, The Messiah must come out once again to cut a promo and dare Cesaro to walk out. The Swiss Superman must surprise Rollins and come out to lay down a challenge for Hell in a Cell to settle the rivalry once and for all.
Adam Pearce must then come out to make the match for Hell in a Cell a #1 contender’s match for the Universal Championship. Cesaro was already in a rivalry with Roman Reigns when Rollins attacked him.
Allowing these two top superstars to compete against one another with a Universal Championship match on the line will make things very interesting. Roman Reigns has some problems with his cousins at the moment that could add more heat to the angle and keep him preoccupied while Rollins and Cesaro settle the score.
Cesaro could end up winning at Hell in a Cell and get back into the Universal Championship scene. The entire storyline could get much more interesting from there on.
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