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6 feuds that could start after WrestleMania 36

Despite the numerous issues that they had to contend with, WWE put on a good WrestleMania show over the weekend. The first-ever two-night WrestleMania had some exciting matches, a few big title changes, and never-before-seen match-ups and match types on the show.

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There were many feuds that came to an end at The Show of Shows, while there were a few that WWE teased during the show. With WrestleMania 36 now in the bag, WWE will move on to fresh feuds in the upcoming RAW and SmackDown shows.

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Let's take a look at 6 feuds that could start after WrestleMania 36:

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#6 Bianca Belair vs Zelina Vega

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Bianca Belair and Zelina Vega
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Night 2 of WrestleMania 36 had four title matches, with the NXT Women's Championship, WWE Championship, SmackDown Women's Championship, and RAW Tag Team Championship being held.

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Two titles did not change hands, one being the RAW Tag Team titles which The Street Profits defended and walked away with at WrestleMania 36. Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins faced Angel Garza and Austin Theory at The Show of Shows, and the holders won the fast-paced match. The losers assaulted Montez Ford, while Garza and Theory's manager, Zelina Vega, also entered into the ring to attack Ford.

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That's when help arrived in the form of NXT's Bianca Belair, who is the real-life wife of Montez Ford. She took out Vega, before The Street Profits cleared the ring and attacked Garza and Theory, and stood tall after the match.

This could be the perfect way for WWE to introduce Belair to the main roster, and a feud could begin between her and Vega as it's already set-up with The Street Profits feuding with Garza, Theory and United States champion, Andrade.

Vega hasn't wrestled much on RAW, but WWE could maybe add her to the feud and help Belair get a footing on the main roster.

#5 Rob Gronkowski vs Mojo Rawley

Rob Gronkowski won the 24/7 title at WrestleMania 36
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Multiple time Super Bowl winner Rob Gronkowski signed with WWE recently and it was announced that Gronk, as he is affectionately called, would be the host of WrestleMania 36. The 30-year-old was joined by his real-life friend Mojo Rawley, and the two were in the Performance Center during WrestleMania 36, overlooking the matches that were going on.

Gronk and Rawley were also involved in the 24/7 Championship on Night 1, when then champion R-Truth came to them to get away from those that were chasing after him and the 24/7 title. Gronk tried to pin R-Truth but was pulled aside by Rawley, who then went on to pin Truth and reclaim the title.

On Night 2, Gronk returned as the host, but Rawley was nowhere to be found. Rawley, then made his way to the ring, but this time he was chased by a bunch of Superstars. This was the perfect opportunity for Gronk to land a dive on the many Superstars, pin Rawley, and win his first title in WWE.

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Although the 24/7 title may not be a serious championship, it does add comic relief to the show, and we could see Gronk, Rawley, and R-Truth add hilarity to SmackDown with their hysterics.

#4 Sonya Deville vs Mandy Rose

Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville
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One feud that was teased by WWE finally reached its boiling point at WrestleMania 36. Sonya Deville was exposed on last week's SmackDown as the person who sent the misleading text to Otis, which resulted in him being late for his date with Mandy Rose. We still don't know who the mystery hacker is who released videos that revealed Deville's role in it.

At WrestleMania 36, Deville was in Dolph Ziggler's corner in Ziggler's singles match against Otis. Deville, during the course of the match, got involved, which prompted Mandy Rose to arrive to the ring, and slap her former best friend. Rose then low-blowed Ziggler, which helped Otis get the win over The Showoff.

The big fallout from this storyline is that Deville is now a full-blown heel while Rose is a babyface, and we could see the two begin a singles feud on SmackDown in the weeks to come.

It will be interesting to see how Otis gets involved in the storyline as well.

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#3 Dolph Ziggler vs mystery hacker

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Another potential storyline from the Dolph Ziggler-Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose-Otis feud is the mystery hacker being added to the feud. WWE haven't yet revealed who this hacker is, or dropped hints whether this is a male or female Superstar.

Perhaps WWE want to keep fans interested and curious about who the hacker is and elongate it, and reveal in a few weeks time. With WWE potentially not having the Performance Center to shoot RAW, SmackDown or NXT from, they could feature the hacker prominently as they do not need a ring to tell his story or reveal more secrets about other Superstars.

If Sonya Deville and Mandy Rose are to feud in the weeks to follow, it doesn't make sense for the hacker to be involved in this story. But, with Ziggler having no new feuds after WrestleMania 36, the hacker storyline could be added to his storyline.

The hacker could be someone from NXT, who is set to get a call-up to the main roster, or even some SmackDown Superstar returning from injury.

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#2 Sasha Banks vs Bayley

Sasha Banks and Bayley
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The SmackDown Women's Championship was on the line at WrestleMania 36 as champion Bayley defended her title against four other women. Tamina, Naomi, Lacey Evans, and Bayley's best friend Sasha Banks, were the four challengers in the fatal five-way elimination match.

Bayley won the match, thanks to some help from Banks, and retained her title, which she won in October when she defeated Charlotte Flair. During the first half of the match, Banks and Bayley worked as a team, but there was some dissension in the latter half of the match. Bayley, Banks and Evans were the final three competitors in the match, and it looked like Evans was going to be eliminated thanks to the teamwork of Banks and Bayley.

Bayley inadvertently landed a knee to Banks' head; Banks entered the ring after a while and Bayley apologised for the mistake, but Banks was having none of it. Bayley then pushed Banks away and into the path of Evans, who landed a Woman's Right to eliminate Banks. Evans was in control in the final stages of the match, before Banks returned and helped Bayley get the win.

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It was quite clear that Banks or Bayley are going to turn on the other, and a feud will commence soon, which will be very exciting.

#1 Drew McIntyre vs Tyson Fury

Drew McIntyre
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Drew McIntyre won the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 36 after withstanding a few F-5s and German suplexes from The Beast, showing heart and determination to win his first world title in WWE and becoming the first Brit to do so.

Following the match, McIntyre spoke to TalkSport, where he challenged Tyson Fury to a match. This is the message that The Scottish Psychopath sent to the Gypsy King:

"When it gets backs to normal, the next thing I want to do is fight Chris Sutton. And Tyson Fury was talking trash, let him know I've won the belt and after I beat Sutton I'm coming for Fury."

McIntyre compared his life and career with that of Fury and said that the journies of the two men to the top of their respective sports are similar:

"I was signed in 2007, the first Scot, I went to America at 21 and had success. Vince McMahon told the world I would be world champion but I made some mistakes. But I worked my a*** off, I didn't work from scratch, I worked from ten feet under - I know Fury went through something similar. If you put your mind to it and work hard enough you can be world champion."
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Fury wasted no time in accepting McIntyre's challenge after congratulating him for his historic win.

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The Gypsy King has had just one WWE match so far, when he faced Braun Strowman at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia last year. While Fury was not the best in the ring, and did not look very comfortable, a few more months of training could make him look decent in a WWE ring.

This is a match that will draw the casual viewers, considering Fury is one of the best boxers in the world. This will also be the first ever world title match between two Superstars from the United Kingdom, which will be pretty exciting as well.

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Edited by
Akhilesh Tirumala
 
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