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Come rain or shine, the one thing that is consistent about the world is that we will keep getting our weekly dose of WWE RAW every Monday night. And the red brand will steamroll this week as well, with a few surprises, most likely.
Last week's episode of RAW after WrestleMania wasn't necessarily the best show that WWE has put on, and as a result of this, I have a feeling that they may want to rectify the wrongs. For the same purpose, they would want to fill this week's show with as many surprises as they can.
What are the potential surprises that could possibly take place on the show, you ask? Let me list them right here for your reading pleasure and you can tell me whether or not you'd like to see them in the comments section below.
#5 Drew McIntyre is confronted by Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins picked up a win on last week's show but you know that he will be raring to get back in the ring in the biggest way possible very soon. All said and done, he is the biggest heel in the company right now not named Brock Lesnar. And it would make all the sense in the world for him to be Drew McIntyre's first challenger.
I mean, you could hold off this feud for the future and that would be fine as well. But as we've seen on SmackDown, WWE wants to get the bigger feuds out of the way during the following months where empty arena shows will be the norm to get the audience invested in the product on screen.
With all due respect to the man, someone like Bobby Lashley stepping up to the plate to take on Drew McIntyre may not be the most exciting prospect for fans.
#4 Bobby Lashley finds a new wife
I actually had a chance to speak to Lana not very long ago and you can hear the whole conversation in its entirety in the link posted above. She is a fascinating heel with a great grasp on her character and I think you'll have a really fun time checking out the chat.
But the fact of the matter is that Bobby Lashley said that he would need a new manager or a new wife, on last week's show and I just find it interesting with all the possibilities that this situation could throw up. I think that Liv Morgan would be a very interesting candidate for this role because even though she was brought back with a lot of buzz around her, since then, she hasn't really done all that much.
Or WWE could go down the comedy route and make Asuka the mouthpiece for Bobby Lashley in the months to come. I know that it may be weird, all things considered, but it would be comedy gold for sure.
#3 Aleister Black and Apollo Crews form a tag team unit
How often have we seen that two Superstars who feud with one another eventually end up developing the greatest amount of respect for each other, eventually forming tag team alliances? Cesaro and Sheamus would wage wars against each other before they realized that they don't just set the bar, but they are The Bar, forming one of the most cohesive tag team units of the modern era long before Cesaro was allied with Sami Zayn and Nakamura.
I can absolutely imagine the same case with Apollo Crews and Aleister Black as well, two men who had quite the slugfest on last week's episode of RAW. Maybe they could confront each other and say that now that they knew what the other is truly capable of, they can run through the tag team unit on RAW and go after the prized RAW Tag Team Championship titles.
I don't think there are too many people who would necessarily mind this tag team judging from the reaction to the match the week prior.
#2 A Becky Lynch promo is interrupted by Nia Jax
Becky Lynch pretty much seems untouchable right now. One had assumed that it would be Shayna Baszler who would dethrone her at WrestleMania, but even "The Queen of Spades' came up short against 'The Man' during her match. There's only one person who has a chance to take away the title that Becky Lynch has held so closely for the past year, and her name is Nia Jax.
Nia Jax and Becky Lynch have a reason to feud with one another because it was Jax who broke her face. So, Becky Lynch could be in the middle of the ring cutting a promo when suddenly, out of nowhere, Nia Jax could interrupt her, reminding her of the punch that made waves not so long ago. It would make a lot more sense to do this feud now than later down the line.
The only other probable contender for the RAW Women's Championship is Bianca Belair and I don't think she is ready at this point.
#1 Another Superstar from SmackDown shows up on RAW
Not long ago, we saw Apollo Crews from SmackDown show up on RAW. And as has been discussed before, he would go on to have a great match with Aleister Black where he came up short but had a chance to display his abilities to the world.
As we have seen in the past, Paul Heyman is someone who constantly gives opportunities to people who may not necessarily be seen as performers at the top of the food chain, showcasing their strengths and concealing their weaknesses. Shorty G is yet another person who could greatly benefit from working with Paul Heyman if the decision is made to bring him to the Red brand.
Shorty G could go on to have great matches with the likes of Angel Garza or Andrade or even veterans like Randy Orton in the coming weeks. Someone like Orton could really go on to put a young man like Gable on the map in a really big way.
Would you like to see this? Do you think Shorty G belongs on RAW?
