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WWE did not waste any time at all in getting back to business once again following Hell in a Cell held last Sunday. RAW went straight into the build for the next major WWE pay-per-view, Survivor Series with multiple qualification matches for Team RAW.
AJ Styles, Sheamus, and Keith Lee came out victorious in their qualification matches for the men’s team, while Shayna Baszler, Nia Jax, Dana Brooke, Mandy Rose, and Lana formed the women’s team.
Randy Orton and Drew McIntyre got into a brawl at the end of the show that also saw ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt make his presence felt.
NXT hosted its first Halloween Havoc event that saw Johnny Gargano become the new North American Champion to kick off the night. NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai managed to retain her title during the night, while Dexter Lumis and Rhea Ripley scored big victories.
This week, Pete Dunne could explain his actions from last week after attacking Kyle O’Reilly to align himself with Pat McAfee and the new NXT Tag Team Champions, Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan.
SmackDown also hosted three qualifiers for its team for Survivor Series on Friday Night. Kevin Owens and Jey Uso qualified for the men’s team while Bianca Belair made it to the women’s team.
However, the night was all about the rivalry between Roman Reigns and Jey that took an interesting turn by the end of the show. Sasha Banks and Bayley also wrote another chapter in their rivalry as they are set to compete for the SmackDown Women’s Championship once again next week.
In this article, we will look at the five things that must happen on WWE RAW, NXT, and SmackDown this week.
#5 Mustafa Ali and RETRIBUTION challenge The Hurt Business on WWE RAW for Survivor Series
After Mustafa Ali was revealed as the leader of WWE’s newest faction RETRIBUTION, the WWE Universe were hoping to watch him leave a mark on RAW. However, Ali’s faction has suffered a few losses on RAW in recent weeks.
Last week too, Ali and his faction were unable to get the better of The Hurt Business in an eight-man elimination match. Ali was forced to introduce a steel chair after he was the last man standing for his team and cause a disqualification.
It’s high time that WWE starts building back RETRIBUTION before they become unsalvagable. Keeping that in mind, WWE must allow RETRIBUTION to interfere in the match between The Hurt Business and The New Day. This could lead to a brawl, after which RETRIBUTION could challenge The Hurt Business for Survivor Series.
WWE needs to put RETRIBUTION in a big match and allow them to come out on top so that they can start building momentum before fans start losing all interest.
The Hurt Business has managed to build a massive reputation for themselves on RAW, and a loss in a big match won’t hurt them too much. Instead, it could go on to help RETRIBUTION become a formidable force on the Red brand.
With Bobby Lashley out of the picture as he will be busy taking on SmackDown's Sami Zayn at Survivor Series, RETRIBUTION can finally look to get ahead of The Hurt Business.
#4 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt takes down Drew McIntyre with the Mandible Claw on WWE RAW
WWE RAW was extremely eventful last week. Not only did Randy Orton appear on an episode of A Moment of Bliss, but he also got into a brawl with Drew McIntyre and got stalked by ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt.
With that single segment, RAW was able to put The Fiend in the WWE Championship picture with Orton and McIntyre. However, they will need to work a bit harder to push Wyatt into the rivalry between Orton and The Scottish Psychopath.
This week on RAW, The Fiend could make a greater impact on the rivalry between The Viper and McIntyre. The Fiend could take McIntyre out with the Mandible Claw on the show to send a message to The Viper.
This will allow the rivalry between the three men to get more intense and it would add a new dimension to it as Wyatt hasn’t had a confrontation with McIntyre yet. Building a rivalry with both McIntyre and Orton will help Wyatt to come across as a bigger threat, which could lead to a triple threat match for the WWE Championship in the near future.
#3 Dexter Lumis begins to stalk Johnny Gargano on WWE NXT
At WWE NXT Halloween Havoc, Dexter Lumis had a rather interesting match against Cameron Grimes. Grimes faced Lumis in a Haunted House of Terror Match that he ended up losing.
Lumis wasn’t the only one who found success at NXT Halloween Havoc as Johnny Gargano defeat NXT North American Champion Damian Priest earlier in the night with the help of a masked figure. Now that Gargano is the new NXT North American Champion, there will be a few Superstars who’ll be eyeing his title.
Since Lumis is a fast-rising Superstar on WWE NXT, he could get into the NXT North American title picture by stalking The Rebel Heart starting this week. Gargano almost always makes his opponent look like a million bucks, and The Tortured Artist could reap benefits from the feud.
Their rivalry could turn out to be great as they are playing their roles in NXT very well and are great at what they do. The NXT North American Championship picture could greatly benefit once these two go to war for the title in the weeks to come.
#2 The Undisputed ERA get back at Pat McAfee and his new faction on WWE NXT
At WWE NXT TakeOver 31, Kyle O’Reilly had an epic match against Finn Balor for the NXT Championship. After the match, Ridge Holland arrived with a beaten up Adam Cole over his shoulder and deposited him at ringside.
A couple of weeks ago, Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch challenged Breezango for the NXT Tag Team Championships. Lorcan and Burch had replaced Roderick Strong and Bobby Fish in the match after the two men were attacked by someone backstage. All four WWE Superstars had a great match before a man in a mask arrived to help Lorcan and Burch defeat Breezango to become the new Champions.
The masked man revealed himself to be Pat McAfee, and he took credit for hiring Holland to attack Cole at NXT TakeOver 31. Last week, Pete Dunne returned on NXT to stand beside O’Reilly in his faceoff against McAfee, Lorcan, and Burch. However, Dunne betrayed O’Reilly to align himself with McAfee and the NXT Tag Team Champions.
This week, The Undisputed ERA could attack McAfee and his new faction to send a message to the four men and look to regain their dominance over NXT.
This will allow WWE to build a massive rivalry between Undisputed ERA and McAfee’s new faction that has come out to try and dismantle the multi-time Champions.
This could be Undisputed ERA’s biggest chance to turn face, and it will allow the brand to turn the faction around and build a new storyline for TakeOver: WarGames.
#1 Sasha Banks makes Bayley tap out again on WWE SmackDown
At WWE Hell in a Cell, two former best friends competed inside the demonic structure for a chance to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship. While Bayley had held the Championship for over a year, she had to face the woman who’d helped her retain the title multiple times during the reign.
While both women put on an epic performance, it was Sasha Banks who made Bayley tap out to win the SmackDown Women’s Championship for the first time in her career.
Banks has had a few short reigns as the RAW Women’s Champion during her time on the main roster, but she is not one to shy away from a challenge. Last week on SmackDown, The Role Model of WWE wanted a shot at the title once again, and Banks decided to give her exactly what she wanted.
This week, both the women will come face to face once again on SmackDown with the title on the line. While both women have an equal chance of winning the match, Banks should make Bayley tap out once again to retain her title.
The Boss needs to have a long reign as the Champion, and she could defeat Bayley without ending their rivalry altogether. Bayley had a long reign as the Champion and she has a good reason to come back for the title again. As for Banks, WWE needs to get her a chance to prove herself with a main roster Championship belt.
