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From Nia Jax returning on RAW to Big Show facing Drew McIntyre in an impromptu match after WrestleMania, this week's edition of Monday Night RAW featured several contrasting moments.
This had to be one of the least impressive RAW after WrestleMania episodes in recent memory. It's hard to criticize a show like this since RAW after WrestleMania episodes are largely concerned with the WWE Universe. And with a worldwide pandemic in mind, this week's show was bound to suffer in quality.
The episode mostly revolved around what happened at WrestleMania 36, instead of building towards future storylines. But with WWE's future programming in jeopardy, there's only so much you can do while being backed into a corner.
Here are the 5 biggest news stories from this week's episode of WWE RAW (April 6, 2020).
#5: Ricochet and Cedric Alexander may be one of WWE's hottest tag teams in the future
Ricochet has drifted away from WWE programming ever since he lost to Brock Lesnar at the Super ShowDown Pay-Per-View.
Cedric Alexander hasn't been one of Monday Night RAW's consistently featured Superstars in months.
However, both men teamed up to face NXT, NXT UK and 205 Live mainstays Oney Lorcan & Danny Burch last night. Ricochet and Alexander defeated the pair via a series of quick signature tag-team moves.
Both of them moved fluidly and gelled together as if they have been teaming up for years. Even the commentary team mentioned that this may be the beginning of a new pairing on the Red brand.
This would be a great move for both Superstars involved, as well as the RAW Tag Team Titles scenario. The Street Profits - Angelo Dawkins & Montez Ford - will face Cedric and Ricochet down the road if WWE decides to invest in the latter team for a long-term future.
#4: Bianca Belair has moved to RAW after Charlotte Flair's NXT Women's Title victory at WrestleMania 36
The EST of NXT is now the EST of WWE, as Bianca Belair has moved to Monday Night RAW after her stint on NXT.
Belair is married to Montez Ford of The Street Profits. We got a WrestleMania preview of what eventually happened on RAW this past Sunday.
The Street Profits faced Austin Theory & Angel Garza with the RAW Tag Team titles at stake in a WrestleMania rematch last night.
The match ended in disqualification thanks to Zelina's constant efforts. Belair challenged Vega instantly, but even that match ended in a no contest. This resulted in a six-person tag team match to settle everything inside the ring.
Clearly, you could feel that this angle was being stretched way past its adequate TV Time due to a lack of content on the first show after WrestleMania. But Belair's move to RAW is one of the best outcomes from this episode.
With Charlotte Flair out of the equation, Becky Lynch desperately needs new opponents, and Belair may rise to the top of the food chain in no time.
#3: Bobby Lashley wants a new wife
It is amazing how Bobby Lashley, Lana and Rusev's love triangle was one of the most featured aspects of RAW last year, and how this storyline is hardly mentioned by anyone nowadays.
That just shows how forgettable the whole affair turned out to be.
Lashley lost to Aleister Black at WrestleMania 36. It was slightly hinted that Lashley was frustrated towards Lana for the loss. After all, he could have won that bout if Lana wasn't present near ringside in the first place.
Last night, Charly Caruso interviewed Bobby Lashley following the WrestleMania loss. Lashley blatantly pointed out that he needed a change in management, and perhaps a new wife in the process as well.
Clearly, Lana and Lashley's onscreen marriage will implode sometime in the future. Whether or not Rusev will get involved again remains to be seen. For what it's worth, both Lana and Rusev's characters could get back together at the end of this whole fiasco.
But Lashley needs to reclaim his dominant status once again. The love triangle storyline derailed his momentum to a great extent, and we know that a Lashley-Lesnar bout will never happen if nothing changes for him at this point.
#2: Nia Jax returned and squashed Deonna Purrazzo to make a statement upon her arrival
Even though it was made clear that Becky Lynch and Shayna Baszler aren't done with each other on last night's episode, Nia Jax's return and Bianca Belair's move to RAW were still necessary components for the bigger picture ahead.
In the event where Lynch still comes out of her feud with Baszler as the reigning champion, Jax and Belair are good opponents for Lynch down the road.
Jax returned to the Red brand, ending a year-long absence dating back to last year’s WrestleMania. She made quick work of Deonna Purrazzo upon her return.
As of right now, the RAW Women's Division is stacked with big names. Jax happens to be one of them, and if you recall, she was indirectly responsible for one of Lynch's infamous moments before the 2018 Survivor Series Pay-Per-View.
WWE can build a decent title feud around that to add more steam to Becky Lynch's reign, that is if Shayna Baszler fails to get the job done at the end of their current feud.
#1: Big Show confronted Drew McIntyre a few minutes after WrestleMania 36 ended
The commentators kept building towards some "shocking" footage that was eventually revealed at the end of the episode.
Apparently, McIntyre was not done for Sunday night after his match with Brock Lesnar.
The current WWE Champion was interrupted by Big Show 20 minutes after his victory over The Beast Incarnate. This led to an impromptu match between the two, but the bout could have been pre-taped for RAW as well.
Perhaps they opted for the former option due to logistics issues.
Nevertheless, it made for a great story where Drew's endurance was tested at the hands of the Big Show. The reason why WWE picked The World's Largest Athlete for this program may be related to Big Show's new sitcom on Netflix.
It gave him a good exposure for promotional purposes. And, this could also lead to a day where Big Show is just as big as a name like John Cena, The Rock or Batista when it comes to Superstars who transitioned over to Hollywood from being resident WWE names.
McIntyre picked up the victory, ending last night's edition of RAW after WrestleMania 36.
