5 Major payoffs WWE seems to be hinting at 

Things are changing in WWE and while it's usually a difficult thing to deal with from a fan perspective, there could be a few payoffs at the end of it.

The company is currently making the best of a bad situation and giving fans a reason to tune in. Whether or not that continues remains to be seen and will depend on where WWE actually lands with these storylines. But everything looks pretty promising.

With WWE plowing on with weekly programming, here are five things WWE seems to be hinting at doing. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and be sure to tell us what you think WWE is planning for the coming months of programming.

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#5 Angel Garza, Austin Theory and Andrade becoming centerpieces

Who can stop Monday Night Raw's newest heel faction?

It looks like Angel Garza, Austin Theory, and Andrade have formed a full-fledged faction on Monday Night RAW and one can imagine that it will lead to an encounter with a babyface group that is tired of their antics. Before that happens, however, it looks like WWE is going to build this up for a while and let the victim count rise a little bit.

With high-profile babyfaces like Kevin Owens, Cedric Alexander, Ricochet, and Aleister Black all being potential victims, it would make sense for the company to use their star power to enhance this new group. It could even result in some of WWE's most exciting programming if they can script it right.

Andrade too is getting close to the WWE Championship picture and a battle with a babyface faction could help cement him there. Just last week, Andrade already took McIntyre to his limits on Monday Night RAW and could very easily steal a win with help from his cohorts.

#4 Bayley turning on Sasha Banks

Bayley and Sasha Bank's friendship seems to be reaching a breaking point.

Sasha Banks and Bayley have been on and off best friends throughout their careers in WWE, but their latest relationship has proven to be the most interesting. Not only is that due to the company turning the characters into heels and having them present themselves as role models, but also by the dynamic that this brings into play.

For example, a lot of fans are probably expecting Sasha Banks to be the one to turn on Bayley, which would probably be a given in any other situation, but not here. In fact, with both Superstars being heel and Bayley having arguably the best run of her career as SmackDown Women's Champion, a case can definitely be made for Bayley being the one to betray Banks.

In the end, this puts Sasha Banks back as a babyface and keeps Bayley as the strong, dominant heel of the division. It also opens the door to Banks becoming a fan-favorite again, which is much needed in the SmackDown women's division.

#3 Ending Becky Lynch's title run

How much longer will Becky Lynch be Raw Women's Champion?

Becky Lynch has had a historic run as the RAW Women's Champion and mowed through anyone that stood in her way. Furthermore, her ability to stay on top of the pile for an entire year is pretty much the new standard in the women's division and could be for years to come.

With Becky Lynch overcoming Shayna Baszler at WrestleMania 36, it seems like WWE wants to end her title run with an eventual Money in the Bank cash-in. With Lynch knocking off literally ever woman on the RAW roster, it looks like there is no other option.

In the end, WWE can get the title off of Lynch, make her look strong in defeat and move the title picture forward. It's the perfect plan for the company to build a new Superstar on RAW and a surprise cash-in on Lynch would be the perfect way to protect her defeat.

#2 Bobby Lashley and Lana breaking up

Looks like the pairing of Bobby Lashley and Lana is finally coming to an end

Everyone can probably see this one coming from a mile away, but it is still worth noting that the couple is on the rocks. That's right! The same couple that got married on the final RAW of 2019 and took part in some pretty bizarre segments on live television seem to be breaking up soon.

While that might be a relief to the WWE Universe, especially since the pairing of Lana and Bobby Lashley wasn't really working in any capacity, it is a shame to see the company's hard work go to waste like this. Sure, WWE could be accused of pandering to The Jerry Springer-type audience with this storyline, but it was a break from regular programming and was pretty entertaining at some points.

In the end, it looks like the crux for this is going to be Lana costing Lashley big matches in the future and that theory was tested during a recent episode of RAW. In all honesty, it's probably better for both of them to be broken up at this point in time, but they need to try to do it in a way that elevates Lashley to that next level he needs to be at.

#1 Putting the title on The Fiend again

What if The Fiend becomes Universal Champion again?

WWE is a very interesting position right now and need to find ways to keep fans engaged. For the coming months of programming. Fortunately for the company, however, 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt being Braun Strowman's first opponent for the Universal Championship seems to have people wanting to know what happens next.

Of course, a lot of that has to do with fans wanting the title back on The Fiend as soon as possible, especially after what happened at Super ShowDown. But the feud will also be a chance to explore some lore as well. It might even help flesh out key parts of Strowman's backstory and make The Fiend more of a powerful entity than ever before.

Interestingly enough, WWE already promised to explore the backstory behind Strowman and Wyatt on the upcoming episode of Friday Night SmackDown, which should be fun to watch unfold. It might even lead to filling in some loose ends with both characters and might create a way for WWE to protect Wyatt in defeat in the title match.