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This week has been a crazy one as a wrestling fan, with WWE's season premiere in the case of RAW and upcoming network premiere for SmackDown on FOX. This is only the beginning of what should be a pretty crazy month, filled with multiple surprises.
Be sure to leave a comment and let me know which of the following surprises you believe could potentially happen. Also, voice your thoughts on what you believe WWE should do, in order to take both RAW and SmackDown to the next level over the weeks that will follow.
There is a new player in town and while it is not direct competition for either RAW or SmackDown Live, it could certainly play a big role in WWE bringing us more surprises than they ever have. And with that said, let me dive straight into the list of surprises you could expect this month.
And let's begin with a man we thought would never return to WWE again.
#5 CM Punk returns as a WWE analyst
This is not so much a surprise as it is a certainty. While CM Punk is not really coming back as a wrestler or a performer, he is going to be analyzing WWE like a real sport, with Renee Young on FOX. And while Punk may say that he's not interested in making a comeback, we've seen many who've said this and yet return to the squared circle.
I have a feeling that CM Punk's return could potentially become the doorway into bigger roles and in him resolving issues with WWE, to maybe have more of a role as a non-performing player for the company. But for the month of October at least, Punk will only be returning as a sports entertainment analyst.
#4 The Miz turns heel
Look at how far the ranks The Miz has fallen from the Tweet linked above, which I admit, did make me chuckle a fair bit. Even though Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair were in the same ring as him, neither picked him to be a part of their team. The Miz has a lot to offer the world and he could do so as a heel, which is where I believe his true calling is honestly.
You can draw parallels with both Ric Flair and Charlotte Flair who did play babyfaces at certain points in their lives, but they never seem to be relevant except for when they were heels. In fact, in Charlotte's case, she really came into her own after her team PCB run, when she became a heel and she has not looked back ever since. I have a feeling that WWE could potentially do a storyline where it seems like The Miz will be a part of Team Hogan, but he ends up being a part of Team Flair, showcasing his heel colors.
A heel Miz could elevate the likes of Apollo Crews and Aleister Black and turn them into big stars again.
#3 Kevin Owens goes to NXT for a spell
Because it is a match where Kevin Owens seems like the clear winner at this point, it does seem to me that Shane McMahon will cheat to send Kevin Owens out of WWE for a brief spell. And when this happens, Owens can potentially go to NXT and help revitalize ratings against the competition.
We already know that the 'main roster' in a sense is really packed and the idea of mobile rosters has been discussed for a really long time. At this particular point in time, it is amply clear that Superstars can move both up and down to and from NXT, which means that each of them has a chance to work against a fresh bunch of opponents to keep things fresh and exciting.
Owens could take on the likes of Matt Riddle or Keith Lee or even someone like Johnny Gargano or Tommaso Ciampa because there are a whole bunch of exciting feuds waiting for him in the black and gold brand. He could also potentially team up with someone like The Velveteen Dream for a brief period of time and challenge for the tag team championships.
The possibilities are endless.
#2 Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville split up
We have seen the first cracks already and it may just be time for Fire and Desire to go their separate ways. Mandy Rose is your typical blonde bombshell and has the kind of look that WWE has been known to like and push as a top star. Sonya Deville has an immense solo potential star as well, especially if you consider that she is the embodiment of the kind of Superstar that WWE is known to like these days, a tough girl, with an MMA background.
In fact, a feud between these two women may be just what the doctor ordered, because they obviously get along and can obviously elevate each other. And not every one of the feuds that the women are part of necessarily needs a title, as Natalya and Lacey Evans have proved recently. We've seen in recent times that Mandy Rose is obsessed with herself on magazine covers and this could be the impetus for the split to follow.
In time, Sonya Deville could also potentially team up with someone like Shayna Baszler when she is called up to the main roster. And the split need not even be a turn, it could happen at the draft!
#1 Daniel Bryan reveals he was always a heel
So, one of the matches that has been announced for Hell in a Cell has Roman Reigns teaming up with Daniel Bryan to take on Rowan and Harper. As cool as the dream pairing of Bryan and Roman is, we all know that the money match is in Roman Reigns vs Daniel Bryan at some point, down the line.
What if, during the course of the tag team match, we see that the babyfaces have the upper hand, when suddenly out of nowhere, you see Daniel Bryan turn on Roman Reigns to set up a big feud for the months to follow. If the two men come to be split up during the draft, this is a feud that could culminate at WrestleMania or even later, because fans would clamor to see it potentially happen.
Everyone loves Daniel Bryan as a babyface because they can do the 'Yes!' chants. But at the same time, I think that he has a lot more fuel in the gas tank and can do wonders as a heel as well, at this particular point.
This heel turn could certainly be a massive surprise.
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