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What an episode! WWE may not have hit it out of the park with every single segment this week, but they did enough to keep fans entertained, enthralled and hyped for WrestleMania 35. Again, not a perfect show by any means and far from it, but with The Boss N Hug connection, Lesnar backing down from Rollins in the opening segment and Corbin announcing who his last opponent would be, it was a pretty awesome night.
Beyond that, fans were also treated to Batista's side of the story on his feud with Triple H, a match between Ronda Rousey and Dana Brooke for Raw Women's title and one on one contest that featured Seth Rollins versus Drew McIntyre. If nothing else, it did everything to build up WrestleMania 35 as this larger than life event and is hopefully indicative of things to come.
With that being said and another episode of Monday Night Raw behind us, here are four things WWE hinted at on Raw this week. As always be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments below and to tell us what you think the company was hinting at doing this week.
#4 Slowly turning The Boss and Hug connection heel
There's something very different about The Boss N Hug connection!
Not only is that evident by the more than cocky attitude they displayed during their segment with The Divas of Doom, but also by just how out of nowhere the whole thing was. Think about it! One minute the four women were soaking up the moment of a possible marquee WrestleMania match and the next minute Bayley is making age jokes?
If nothing else, that is totally out of character for The Hugger and could be a sign that WWE is teasing a turn for the popular team. Of course, that's nothing new for Sasha Banks, especially since she has played the heel and face role to perfection throughout her career, this could be the first time Bayley's character ever really does.
In the end, maybe expect The Boss and Hug Connection to lose the tag team titles to The Divas of Doom and then tease a handshake so Bayley and Sasha can cement the turn. At least that way, The Divas of Doom can finally win the tag team titles and The Boss n Hug connection can win back the titles later on after their shocking heel turn.
#3 John Cena interrupting Elias at WrestleMania 35
Who will it be?
While the true answer to that question is whoever the hell WWE decides it's going to be, there is now at least some reason to believe that it will be John Cena that ends up interrupting Elias during his performance at WrestleMania 35. In fact, WWE hinted as much during Elias's interview on a moment of Bliss.
Of course, the reference was very subtle, especially since Elias didn't name drop anyone, but if fans remember correctly, it was John Cena that interrupted Elias's performance last year. Elias even went so far as to say that it was the reason why this year's performance at WrestleMania 35 is so important to him.
In the end, it's not a guarantee by any means, but it's pretty easy to imagine Elias running his mouth to The WWE Universe during his performance and ultimately getting Cena's attention in the process. Cena can then make his way to the ring and they can have the match that WWE had planned for them years ago, which would be a huge boost for Elias's career if he can win.
#2 Baron Corbin winning at WrestleMania 35
The payoff - it's that special moment in pro wrestling when the fans finally get what they have been waiting for and its a very powerful storytelling device. It's that extra special something that keeps you entangled in the tale that WWE is telling you. Its also something that helps gets fans into the experience more than they usually would.
With that being said, don't expect any of that to happen when Baron Corbin takes on Kurt Angle at WrestleMania 35. In fact, expect the exact opposite to happen as Corbin will almost surely undone months and months of doubt surrounding his potential in The WWE and finally pick up the win of his career.
In all honestly, Baron Corbin is owed this moment at this point. Not only is that evident by the months of heat the company has cooked up for him after months of storylines, but also the hopes of making it all worth it. If nothing else, it's a perfect storm and while it won't be on the level of when Brock Lesnar ended the streak, but it would be the same idea.
#1 Stipulation being added to Lesnar versus Rollins
Seth Rollins is a brave man. While that may be true he is also not a dumb one, which is why he brought a chair along with him to help level anyone that stood in his way. His first unfortunate victim was Drew McIntyre, who interrupted Paul Heyman's promo to promise to defeat the King Slayer, but was then quickly brutalized with multiple chair shots and left lying.
Rollins then turned his attention to Brock Lesnar inside the squared circle, who seemed to be a little concerned of The Kingslayer himself. Interestingly enough, Rollins ended up charging to the ring with the steel chair in hand, which ultimately forced The Beast and his advocate to retreat to ringside.
With that being said and it already being mentioned that Rollins defeating Lesnar clean is a huge stretch, this segment might be WWE's way of adding a stipulation to the match. Not only will that allow the upcoming showdown between Lesnar and Rollins to have a more intense feel to it, but will also give WWE a way to allow Rollins to win while protecting Lesnar.
