Another weekly episode of Monday Night Raw is almost here and just like always, the fans have a lot of questions that WWE needs to answer. Last week, the show did impress on certain levels and it will be up to the creative team of WWE to carry forward the same. The fresh developments in the tag team division and the newly sparked feud between Natalya and Charlotte will be major talking points in the mid card.
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Meanwhile, the unholy alliance that main evented last week and the big debut that happened will make the fans talk as well. Here are some of the storylines that WWE will have to address at this week’s show.
Tag team tournament in town
The tournaments to determine No.1 contenders never fail to impress. The tag team tournament that WWE is currently running is no different. WWE has some interesting new tag teams in the division and this has added a fresh feel to the tournament. Enzo and Big Cass, in particular, are getting over big time and their sub plot with Dudley boys are bound to come in play going forward.
The Vaudevillains are another tag team that has the spotlight on them. Also, there is a teased return of Primo and Epico which could shake up things. And the best part of them all, there is New Day to entertain us while all the other teams try to get a piece of them.
Should Charlotte leave Ric?
Dr. Phil showed up last week on Raw and though he did not make such a big impact, he did sow the seeds for a possible split between Ric Flair and Charlotte. Dr. Phil claimed that Ric was holding back Charlotte and it might’ve felt like an irrelevant rant at that time, but instead, it was an intelligent foreshadowing from WWE on what was going to come.
Natalya got herself screwed last week on Raw and she will be returning to get some revenge this time around. With two talented superstars and an underlying subplot involving a Hall of Famer, this feud is guaranteed to be an interesting one going forward.
Who is in charge after all?
Shane McMahon has been in charge of Monday Night Raw for the past two weeks. According to the original agreement that he had with his father, Vince McMahon, ahead of WrestleMania, Shane was not supposed to get what he is getting now. Anyways, from a fan point of view, this whole ‘Shane running the show’ angle is going good.
Raw has been good for the past two weeks, but still there is a great amount of uncertainty on who is in charge of the show. Have we seen the end of the Authority? Will we see a new general manager for Raw to end the Shane McMahon angle? This could set up a potential match at Payback. Hopefully we will get a long-term answer this week.
The Bullet Club
The much-awaited debut of Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows materialized last week on Raw. It was a great moment to witness but it did raise some big questions. First of all, WWE mentioning the history that these two had in New Japan was a rare thing. WWE rarely mentions other professional wrestling promotions and doing so was surprising.
Also, we now know that these two are not going to spend time in NXT. Their whole appearance had an nWo feel and the questions surrounding the debut of these two is good enough to keep the fans on the edge of their seats for the coming weeks.
The unholy alliance
WWE pulled off a great surprise last week when they paired up Roman Reigns with Bray Wyatt. Bray was showing hints of a baby face turn throughout the night and the alliance opened up the possibility of a feud between these two with Bray playing the face character when Reigns will embrace his inner heel.
AJ Styles, who has a guaranteed title shot at Reigns could get back into the path of Reigns this week after he dispatched Zayn last week. However, a big headache for WWE would be the injury scare of both AJ Styles and Bray Wyatt. It could be addressed this week on Raw, which is yet another reason to tune in.
