5 WWE Superstars who should lead the RETRIBUTION faction on RAW

Retribution is here. On the August 3rd episode of Monday Night RAW, there was an interesting but brief segment, where a group in black hoodies were seen setting something on fire - implied to be the generator.

At first, there was a thought that it may have been related to RAW Underground, but as it turns out, that's not the case. WWE took to social media recently to confirm that the faction calls themselves RETRIBUTION.

It's instantly caught the interest of fans in what was an already-stacked and happening episode of Monday Night RAW. It seems like WWE went out all guns blazing on August 3rd in what many considered the best episode of RAW in months.

RETRIBUTION has a part to play in that, but there's already an air of mystery surrounding the faction. Who are they? What are their intentions? Why are they vandalizing property? Does the WWE Performance Center even have basic security? We certainly can't answer all these questions, but what we can play around with is the idea of who is leading the RETRIBUTION faction.

Here are five possible names:

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#5. Dominik Dijakovic announces his RAW debut with RETRIBUTION?

NXT star Dominik Dijakovic admittedly makes the least storyline sense to lead RETRIBUTION on this list, but one can't deny that an impactful debut makes all the difference.

Dominik Dijakovic represents the evolution of "Big Men" in WWE and has been rumored to make his RAW debut for a while now. While WWE might be waiting for the right time, RETRIBUTION might be their way of making the biggest debut possible.

It's going to be interesting to see what happens if Dijakovic is the leader of RETRIBUTION. However, one could argue that he would be better suited as the "muscle" of the faction.

#4. Samoa Joe returns with RETRIBUTION on his mind

We'll be the first to admit that this would be a slight "plot hole" in the RETRIBUTION story since Samoa Joe was sitting at commentary desk throughout the entire episode of RAW. However, consider this possibility - does the faction leader need to be present for the assault?

Wouldn't it be logical for the leader of RETRIBUTION to sit back while he has his fellow-faction members do his bidding? Samoa Joe made his first major tease to return on the August 3rd episode of RAW in the second-last segment of the night as Seth Rollins was getting ready to harass and punish Tom Phillips for cheering Dominik Mysterio on.

It would be interesting if the RETRIBUTION faction was a babyface one rather than a group of heels. Either way, it would be an extremely impactful way to bring Samoa Joe back into the mix. He deserves a solid Championship run, and perhaps could return to action soon following his tease on this week's RAW.

#3. Dolph Ziggler seeking a career RETRIBUTION?

Could Dolph Ziggler be seeking retribution? Ziggler has been around for a very long time now and has earned enough career accolades to cement himself as a future Hall of Famer. While he also has alternative career options that he can easily drift to, something keeps bringing him back to WWE.

Unfortunately for Dolph Ziggler, it seems as though he's lost a lot of his motivation since 2017. 2016 was the last memorable year of his career and while 2018 saw him help Drew McIntyre in his main roster re-debut, his overall run in the last three years has been somewhat forgettable.

The best thing Ziggler has done since then has been to help establish newer stars. However, following his WWE Championship match defeat to Drew McIntyre, Dolph Ziggler could be seeking a career retribution.

Dolph Ziggler would make a lot of sense as the leader of RETRIBUTION. There's a good storyline motive for it as well and we can see Ziggler leading the RETRIBUTION faction.

#2. Mustafa Ali - from the hacker to RETRIBUTION?

We're still a bit confused about the hacker storyline on SmackDown, but we hope that RETRIBUTION doesn't follow the same fate. In case you're not aware, or simply haven't been following the WWE product for the last few months, then we'll explain.

A few months ago, there was a hacker on SmackDown who "exposed" Sonya Deville and Dolph Ziggler's cunning plan and teased having a much bigger presence on SmackDown.

Instead, the angle was canceled (though there was a small hint of it returning on the July 31st episode of SmackDown) and it seemed as though Mustafa Ali was all but set to return as the hacker. We can only hope that WWE follows through with RETRIBUTION.

Mustafa Ali would make great sense as the leader of RETRIBUTION as it would add a whole new element to his character. We've seen a good guy Mustafa Ali, who has the potential to be a big-money star for WWE in the future. Making him lead RETRIBUTION can add an edge to his character that might be needed to take his career to the next level.

#1. Miro/Rusev returns to seek retribution for his release

The release of Rusev was undoubtedly one of the biggest shocks during the WWE mass-release in April. Could he be seeking retribution for it? While we would normally pitch the possibility of a faction comprising of some of the released WWE superstars, it seems as though most of them have already found new employment and some have simply moved on to the next stage of their lives.

Miro/Rusev would make the perfect leader for RETRIBUTION - since it makes sense after he was released by WWE. It would also add a lot of buzz since Rusev has always been a Superstar loved by fans regardless of his role (except for his initial run leading up to WrestleMania 31).

Rusev has been among WWE's most popular stars and while he's stated that he's "moved on" to becoming a Twitch streamer, we're certain that the Bulgarian star is simply trolling fans. There were rumors that WWE has prepared a shortlist of people to bring back, and Rusev could be on that list, leading RETRIBUTION.