5 biggest questions from WWE RAW, NXT, and SmackDown this week

Bobby Lashley ran through Kevin Owens, Big E, and Seth Rollins to become the next contender for the WWE Championship. The victory will allow him to get his dream match against Brock Lesnar at the 2022 Royal Rumble. Who will come out on top in the battle of the beasts?

Becky Lynch is also looking to find her challenger for the Royal Rumble. Will Doudrop earn herself the opportunity of a lifetime? Or will Bianca Belair get another shot at Lynch and her title?

Bron Breakker defeated Tommaso Ciampa to become the new NXT Champion. How will Breakker carry WWE NXT 2.0 forward after his monumental win?

Mandy Rose defeated Cora Jade and Raquel Gonzalez to retain her NXT Women’s Championship. Will WWE book a new face as Rose’s next challenger in the weeks to come?

Sami Zayn lost his match against Rick Boogs before facing Shinsuke Nakamura for the Intercontinental Championship. Will the loss affect his chances during the title match?

Brock Lesnar is also looking to get a title vs. title match against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania. Is WWE planning to retire another major title after getting rid of the NXT Cruiserweight Championship on Tuesday?

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

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#5. Why was the match between AJ Styles and Omos on WWE RAW so underwhelming?

AJ Styles and Omos were once the most dominant duo in WWE. The two men won the RAW Tag Team Championships together and gave fans some good matches. Over the past few weeks, Omos has been going ahead as a solo superstar.

His in-ring work has been exposed as he’s had to do most of the fighting himself. Last week on RAW, Omos competed in a match against AJ Styles. Even though Styles tried to carry the match, Omos could not manage to make things work well.

He was largely unimpressive and failed to deliver any big spots. He ended the match with a two-handed Chokeslam to score his biggest singles victory to date. Did Omos fail to prove himself in his big match? Can he continue in WWE on his own or will he need a partner to build matches with him?

Styles is arguably the best in-ring worker in WWE. He tried to make Omos a star in a contest that should have taken place on a Premium Live Event.

However, the match did not get too far and ended without any fireworks. The creative team will likely need to build some better matches with Omos if they want to watch him become a big star in WWE.

#4. How long will WWE RAW look to tease Damian Priest’s heel turn?

Damian Priest has been hinting towards a heel turn on WWE RAW for some time now. His darker side has come out during matches and cost him many big contests. However, he has managed to retain his United States Championship amid all odds.

Priest nearly lost his title to Dolph Ziggler on RAW last week. However, he managed to direct his anger at Robert Roode and finished Ziggler off to win the match.

How long will Damian continue to bring out his dark side during contests? Will WWE turn him heel soon and allow him to change his character during his United States Championship reign?

The Archer of Infamy has played a babyface character since his move to the main roster. It’s time WWE tried something new and different with Priest.

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#3. Did WWE need to retire the NXT Cruiserweight Championship?

On Tuesday night’s WWE NXT, Carmelo Hayes and Roderick Strong competed in a title vs. title match. Hayes was confident that he would retain his North American Championship and also win Roderick Strong’s Cruiserweight title.

Melo managed to do just that and defeated the veteran to win his title. NXT will likely retire the cruiserweight championship following the win. WWE’s cruiserweight division has taken a significant hit over the years despite Jordan Devlin and Santos Escobar elevating the title with their great work.

Was it a good move to merge the two titles? Will retiring the NXT Cruiserweight Championship hurt the entire cruiserweight division? It was good to have a title for the lighter superstars on the roster and WWE could have done without retiring the championship.

#2. How long can Happy Corbin go without making it big in WWE?

Happy Corbin has been playing another good heel character in WWE. Over the years, Corbin has revamped his character several times and remained a heel throughout it.

Corbin has now been paired with Madcap Moss to build a rivalry with Drew McIntyre. He is doing a good job with the gimmick handed to him. How long will Corbin work as a mid-card heel? Is it time for him to turn babyface and head to the top of the roster?

Corbin has been a consistent performer over the years. He is also great in the ring and delivers good promos. WWE could make use of Corbin by turning him face and having him feud with Roman Reigns for some time on SmackDown.

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#1. Has WWE run out of top superstars on SmackDown?

Speaking of challengers for Roman Reigns, it looks like the WWE creative team is struggling to come up with fresh feuds for The Tribal Chief. Drew McIntyre was recently written off television after sustaining an injury.

With a shortage of main eventers on the roster, Adam Pearce was forced to name Seth Rollins from RAW as Reigns’ challenger for the Royal Rumble. Meanwhile, Charlotte Flair is also without a challenger after Toni Storm’s release and Sasha Banks’ injury. She has declared her entry into the Royal Rumble match.

Has WWE run out of main eventers on SmackDown? How will the company look to build new storylines with a shortage of top names?

It will be difficult for the creative team to book big matches if some names aren’t moved from RAW or NXT to SmackDown. Fans will have to wait and see who emerges as Reigns and Flair’s challengers after the Royal Rumble.