5 WWE Superstars who impressed this week - New No.1 contender for WWE Title, Tag Team Champions reclaim their dominance

This week's RAW and SmackDown were the fallout from WWE Day 1. It also started the build to the Royal Rumble Premium Live Event on January 29.

The newsworthy New Year spectacular saw Brock Lesnar become the brand new WWE Champion. Lesnar was entered into the WWE Title multi-man match following Roman Reigns testing positive for Covid-19. The Beast Incarnate was due to challenge for the Universal Championship.

Day 1 also saw Becky Lynch, The Uso's and RK-Bro retain their respective championships. Edge also picked up a victory over The Miz with an assist from his wife Beth Phoenix.

Drew McIntyre also claimed a win over Madcap Moss, but following a post-match backstage attack, it was revealed the Scotsman would need to undergo tests for an injury. Sasha Banks was also ruled out for 6-8 weeks following sustaining an injury at a WWE live event.

In the midst of all this, a number of superstars - and even one celebrity - made an impression this week. Let's look at five WWE Superstars who impressed this week.

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#5 Bobby Lashley became the No.1 Contender for the WWE Championship

The All Mighty Bobby Lashley stood tall at the end of WWE RAW, knowing his career was about to change. After years and years of waiting, he will finally get a dream match with Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble.

Ever since Lashley's pro-wrestling debut in 2005, the WWE Universe has been clamoring for this match. Of course, a number of circumstances didn't allow it to happen. But almost 17 years later, it will finally happen.

Lashley headed into WWE RAW with three challengers standing in his way: Big E, Kevin Owens, and Seth 'Freakin' Rollins. They competed in a Fatal 4-Way match to crown a new No.1 contender for Lesnar's newly won championship.

It was Lashley who prevailed, delivering a devastating spear to Kevin Owens to earn his shot. It's great to see The All Mighty in a big match situation once again.

Gone are the days of him being involved in a hopeless love triangle on television. Bobby Lashley can now look forward to one of the biggest matches of his career in just a few weeks time.

#4 Jackass star Johnny Knoxville made an impact on WWE SmackDown

Whether we like it or not, celebrity appearances do WWE a lot of good outside of the wrestling bubble. Jackass star Johnny Knoxville has recently been petitioning on social media about competing in this year's Men's Royal Rumble match.

Knoxville appeared backstage in a segment with Sami Zayn on SmackDown this week. Zayn said Knoxville had to prove that he belonged in such a match.

Following Zayn's defeat to Rick Boogs, Johnny Knoxville headed to the ring and slung the former Intercontinental Champion over the top rope. It was then immediately announced that he will enter this year's match.

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#3 Omos defeated his former tag team partner AJ Styles

Former friends and RAW Tag Team Champions Omos and AJ Styles finally collided this week on WWE RAW.

In one of the biggest upsets, Omos defeated The Phenomenal One to earn the biggest win of his career to date. It was an impressive display as the big man who finished Styles off with a two-handed Chokeslam.

2022 could be a breakout year for Omos as a singles competitor. He is definitely one to keep an eye on moving forward.

#2 Charlotte Flair overcame Naomi on WWE SmackDown

On WWE SmackDown this week, we were treated to a one-on-one match between SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair and Naomi. Naomi came out and challenged the champion to a non-title match, which was ultimately accepted.

The match, despite WWE official Sonya Deville changing the goal posts a number of times, hit all the right spots. Flair and Naomi put in a stellar performance to really showcase why they are two of the best.

The Queen eventually picked up the win with her Natural Selection finisher, but all credit goes to both ladies.

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#1 The Uso's reaffirmed their dominance on WWE SmackDown

On SmackDown, WWE announced that The Uso's and The New Day would collide once again for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles, this time in a Street Fight.

Some fans bemoaned why we were seeing this match again. After all, we had seen it a number of times before. But adding a Street-Fight gimmick gave it a different feel.

In the end, after another great war between the two teams, Jimmy & Jey Uso picked up the win. They used their new finisher, the 1D, through a table to reaffirm their position as the best tag team in WWE.