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This week’s WWE RAW was much anticipated as fans wanted to know how The Miz would handle his new reign as WWE Champion. Bobby Lashley was the first challenger to confront the new Champion on RAW. Will Lashley finally rise up the ranks and become the WWE Champion soon?
Damian Priest also had a good time on RAW where he defeated Angel Garza once again. How long will The Archer of Infamy be associated with Bad Bunny?
WWE NXT was chaotic as expected as fans watched Xia Li injure Kacy Catanzaro on this week’s episode. Will Li be able to bring back a new version of Catanzaro to NXT? Apart from Li, Karrion Kross had the last laugh in his rivalry against Santos Escobar.
Adam Cole also appeared to address the WWE Universe during NXT and ended The Undisputed Era for good with his words and actions.
WWE SmackDown was entertaining once again as Daniel Bryan decided to confront the Universal Champion after Elimination Chamber. Bianca Belair also chose her opponent for WrestleMania 37. However, wasn’t her choice very obvious from the start?
Apollo Crews showed a new side to himself that seems much better and more focused. Could WWE have utilized the Superstar better earlier on?
Let’s take a look at the five biggest questions from this week’s episodes of WWE RAW, NXT, and SmackDown.
#5 How will WWE book Jeff Hardy on RAW in the coming months?
Jeff Hardy is a former WWE World Heavyweight Champion who has been performing on the RAW brand for months now. Last year, it seemed like WWE was building up the veteran to get back into the main event scene.
However, over the past few months, Hardy has been underwhelmingly booked on RAW. The Superstar has lost several matches on the trot even though he has been featured on RAW almost every week since 2021 began.
In recent memory, The Charismatic Enigma has only picked up victories over Elias and Jaxson Ryker on RAW. Even though he was a part of RAW's Elimination Chamber match, he failed to impress the WWE Universe.
This week, Hardy was once again put in a match against Sheamus. The Celtic Warrior managed to defeat him after a decent match.
With that in mind, how will WWE book Hardy in the months to come? Fans wanted to see The Charismatic Enigma have a good return and possibly win a top title before he retires.
However, with his current direction, it looks like WWE will be using the veteran to push other stars ahead rather than building him to become the face of the company again.
#4 How will Braun Strowman recover from his loss against Bobby Lashley on WWE RAW?
Braun Strowman returned from his suspension just in time for the WWE Royal Rumble in January. The Monster Among Men is well known for his work in multi-man matches, and he was expected to make a big impact or even win the Royal Rumble.
That didn't happen, and Strowman then questioned as to why he wasn’t made a part of the RAW Elimination Chamber match. This week on WWE RAW, Strowman tried to enter the WWE Championship picture by challenging Bobby Lashley.
The big match between Lashley and Strowman was scheduled to main event RAW, but The Monster Among Men failed to win. Strowman was unable to put away Lashley with a Powerslam and was defeated by him with a Spear.
The loss certainly dented Strowman’s value as he was seen as the premier monster in WWE. One has to wonder how Strowman will recover from the loss in the weeks to come? Will Strowman immediately get into another rivalry and fall out of the WWE Championship picture, or could his next storyline help him regain his status as an unstoppable monster?
#3 Was it right to have Santos Escobar lose to Karrion Kross on WWE NXT?
Karrion Kross has been built as one of the toughest Superstars in WWE NXT. NXT pushed Kross initially, but the Superstar suffered an injury after winning the NXT Championship and had to relinquish the title.
WWE is looking to build the Superstar once again rather than catapulting him to the NXT title picture, and he was put into a storyline with Santos Escobar. The NXT Cruiserweight Champion tried his best to get away from The Herald of Doomsday but was made to compete against him this week.
Kross had to fight off not just Escobar, but the rest of Legado del Fantasma in the No Disqualification match, but still managed to come out on top after a brutal fight. The Herald of Doomsday manhandled all three men and defeated the NXT Cruiserweight Champion with ease.
While WWE did well to build Kross in the storyline and the match, it was Escobar who got sacrificed to put the former NXT Champion over. Did WWE make the right decision by sacrificing Escobar to Kross on NXT?
WWE could have given Kross another top Superstar rather than the leader of the cruiserweight division to tear apart. The loss has reduced Escobar’s value. As a result, it seems like Escobar won’t be able to rise above the cruiserweight division against the heavyweights of WWE.
#2 Did WWE do the right thing by dissolving The Undisputed Era on NXT?
Adam Cole betrayed Kyle O’Reilly at WWE NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day. His actions ended up creating a divide in The Undisputed Era. Even though KOR wanted to make amends and put the past behind them, Cole once again attacked Finn Balor and KOR last week.
This week, Cole came out to talk about his actions and pretended like he did not mean to do what he did. Roderick Strong came out to confront Cole. This added even more intensity, to the situation. Balor ran out to attack Cole, in a failed attempt.
Strong and Cole teased a divide before the two men embraced in the center of the ring. However, Cole showed his true colors and attacked Strong to end The Undisputed Era for good and end the show.
WWE has done well to build Undisputed Era over the past three years or so. They could have kept Strong and Cole together on one end and O’Reilly and Bobby Fish on the other. Instead, WWE creative decided to break up Cole and Strong on this week’s NXT to end the faction.
Did WWE creative do the right thing by dissolving one of the most successful factions in WWE history before moving them to the main roster? WWE fans will have varied opinions on this, and that’s what makes the entire angle even more enticing.
#1 Will a face vs. face match work for WWE WrestleMania 37?
The 2021 WWE Royal Rumble saw Bianca Belair rise to the top and win one of the biggest matches of the year. Belair had a successful career in NXT before moving to the main roster. Even though she did not win any titles on the brand, she managed to gain a large following.
Belair’s win allowed her to pick any top Champion in WWE to challenge for WrestleMania. The EST focused more on the SmackDown Women’s Champion than the RAW or NXT Women’s Champion. She finally made her decision on this week's SmackDown.
Belair decided to challenge SmackDown Women’s Champion Sasha Banks for a match at WrestleMania 37. While Belair’s decision seems to be a good one, will WWE be able to pull off a match between the two babyfaces for the big event?
Belair and Banks both portray babyface characters on SmackDown and neither star turned heel in the build-up to the aforementioned decision. Will either Banks or Belair turn heel before WrestleMania, or will it still be a face vs. face match at The Show of Shows?
Fans will have to wait and watch what WWE has in store for the big event, as it makes sense to have one Superstar play a heel character for better effect.
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