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5 biggest questions from WWE RAW, NXT and SmackDown

By Ali Akber Habib
Modified Jun 06, 2021 16:12 IST
Are Alexa Bliss and Lilly helping Reginald in WWE?
Are Alexa Bliss and Lilly helping Reginald in WWE?

Several matches were booked for WWE RAW this week. However, most of the matches were not really impressive, except for the main event between Kofi Kingston and Drew McIntyre.

Earlier in the show, Shayna Baszler was defeated by Reginald in an intergender match. Is WWE punishing Baszler for something after giving her a dominant run early in her main roster career?

WWE NXT kicked off with a big Triple Threat Match between Pete Dunne, Johnny Gargano and Kyle O’Reilly. However, Adam Cole interfered to end the match without any result. Why did the match not go on after Cole’s attack?

Ember Moon was attacked by Dakota Kai on Tuesday night, after which The War Goddess challenger Kai and Raquel Gonzalez on NXT. Will Moon face Gonzalez for the NXT Women’s Championship at TakeOver: In Your House?

Roman Reigns and The Usos were the center of attention on WWE SmackDown. Jey and Jimmy Uso failed to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championships after trying twice. Reigns then made The Mysterios pay by brutalizing them at the end of the show.

Take a look at the five biggest questions from this week’s WWE RAW, NXT, and SmackDown.

#5 Why is WWE letting the United States Champion get humiliated on RAW?

Sheamus defeated Riddle to win the United States Championship at WWE WrestleMania 37. Since then, The Celtic Warrior has struggled to find a worthy challenger for his title.

Sheamus has issued several non-title open challenges, most of which have been answered by lesser-utilized superstars. He has not defended his title even once since winning it.

Humberto Carrillo and Ricochet have been answering Sheamus’s challenges regularly, and both WWE Superstars seem to be in the race for the title.

However, why hasn’t WWE been able to create a solid rivalry for the United States Champion? Did Carrillo’s injury affect the plans for The Celtic Warrior?

This week on RAW, Sheamus ended up challenging both Ricochet and Carrillo to individual matches. Surprisingly, The Celtic Warrior ended up losing to both superstars one after the other.

Why did WWE allow one of the leading superstars on RAW to get humiliated like this? Isn’t there any better way to build Sheamus as a champion considering he is one of the top men in the company right now?

Sheamus is a powerhouse who needs no introduction. WWE should have worked out a better way to get Ricochet and Carrillo in contention for the title while getting heat on the United States Champion.

Having him lose to two cruiserweight superstars in one night raises a lot of questions about the champion’s credibility.

#4 Why is Reginald the main focus of the WWE RAW women’s division?

Reginald has been a prominent figure in WWE for some time now. He first appeared with Carmella on WWE RAW and has since been seen with various female superstars.

Reginald was recently partnered with Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax when they held the WWE Women’s Tag Team titles. However, Reginald cost them a few big matches. This did not sit well with The Queen of Spades who challenged him to a match.

This week on RAW, Reginald competed in an intergender match against Baszler. This wasn’t Reginald’s first match against a female superstar in WWE. While Baszler dominated Reginald, fire from the ring post helped him pick up the victory.

This was a bizarre result as the former NXT Women’s Champion lost even more value on RAW this week. Why is Reginald the main focus of the WWE RAW women’s division?

WWE needs to give more female superstars matches on RAW rather than having Reginald compete against former champions and pinning them.

Baszler should be part of the RAW Women’s Championship scene. A rivalry between her and Rhea Ripley could potentially get fans excited for the top women’s title on RAW.

Instead, WWE is wasting time booking matches between Reginald and female superstars.

#3 Why is Adam Cole back in the WWE NXT Championship picture?

Pete Dunne, Kyle O’Reilly and Johnny Gargano competed in a massive Triple Threat Match early on WWE NXT. All three men were looking for a chance to challenge Karrion Kross for the NXT Championship at TakeOver: In Your House.

While KOR had the upper hand in the contest, Adam Cole came out of nowhere to attack his former best friend. He also took out Dunne, the official and Gargano to end the match for good.

Later in the night, Cole came out to lay his claim to an NXT Championship opportunity. Cole is widely regarded as one of the best NXT Champions of all time, but he hasn’t been on top of his game in recent months.

Does Adam Cole deserve another shot at the NXT title despite not having done anything significant in recent months? Why did Kross and William Regal agree to add Cole to the title picture for TakeOver?

Cole is undoubtedly one of the best WWE Superstars going today. However, there is no real reason why he should be added to the mix at a time when the likes of Dunne and KOR have done a lot more to reach the NXT Championship picture.

#2 Why are so many WWE NXT Superstars unafraid of facing Karrion Kross?

Karrion Kross came into WWE NXT and immediately went on a dominant run. Kross is still undefeated in singles competition and has already won the NXT Championship twice in his career. Not even the likes of Keith Lee and Finn Balor have been able to stop The Herald of Doomsday.

WWE has worked hard to build Kross as an unstoppable force in NXT. He is currently one of the most dominant superstars in WWE, and will likely hold the NXT title for a long time.

Keeping that in mind, why does the company keep allowing more and more superstars to challenge Kross? Given his current persona and booking, shouldn’t most of the NXT roster fear him and try to stay away from the man who is seemingly impossible to defeat?

NXT knows how to build its champions very well. However, creative could have made it seem like no one is ready to face Kross. In turn, the aggressive Kross could have started hunting for worthy challengers to his title.

Bringing Adam Cole into an already overcrowded NXT Championship scene makes it look like no one is afraid of facing Kross.

#1 Will Roman Reigns end Rey Mysterio’s WWE career?

Roman Reigns has been the top heel in WWE since his return last year. The superstar won the Universal Championship and has held the title for quite some time now.

The Tribal Chief has already overcome Kevin Owens, Edge and Daniel Bryan for the title. Reigns even put an end to Bryan’s SmackDown career to prove his dominance in the company.

Currently, The Head of the Table has been unhappy with the return of Jimmy Uso and his reluctance to join him. Jimmy and Jey Uso challenged The Mysterios for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships but failed to win the titles this week.

They got a rematch for the titles later in the night but were close to losing once again before Reigns attacked both Rey and Dominik Mysterio.

The Tribal Chief has already taken down the veteran once and could look to put him away to prove a point to The Usos and the WWE Universe. Will Reigns end Rey’s career too just like he ended Bryan’s career?

Rey Mysterio has been rather vocal about his plans to retire sooner rather than later. Reigns could be the perfect man to hand him his retirement as he is at the top of his game. WWE could book a great villain vs underdog rivalry between the two men before Rey hangs up his boots.

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