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WWE gave fans some eventful shows last week as it builds towards its next major pay-per-view. While WWE RAW and SmackDown are building towards a battle of supremacy at Survivor Series, NXT is looking to develop some big storylines for its brand.
During WWE RAW, Braun Strowman confronted Keith Lee and Sheamus and then defeated the two big men to qualify for the men's Survivor Series team. He now joins Lee, Sheamus, and AJ Styles on Team RAW. Drew McIntyre looked to make another statement on his quest to get a WWE Championship rematch against Randy Orton, but The Fiend had the last laugh at the end of the show.
This week, we could see new rivalries begin for the Red brand's Tag Team Championships and the RAW Women’s Championship.
Pat McAfee, Pete Dunne, Oney Lorcan, and Danny Burch made another impact during last week’s NXT and sent a statement to the entire WWE Universe. Johnny Gargano celebrated his NXT North American Championship victory during the show, while Candice LeRae seems to have made a terrible mistake by sabotaging Shotzi Blackheart’s tank.
On WWE SmackDown, Ruby Riott returned to qualify for the women’s team for Survivor Series while King Corbin and Seth Rollins made it to the men’s team. Sasha Banks retained her title against Bayley but met a new potential challenger soon after. However, it was the Mysterio family drama that controlled most of the night.
It will be interesting to see what Murphy’s intentions are and whether he is partnering with Aalyah Mysterio and her family or The Savior of SmackDown.
In this article, we will look at the five things that must happen on the three WWE shows this week.
#5 The Hurt Business challenge The New Day to a WWE RAW Tag Team Championship match
The Hurt Business has been making a lot of noise on WWE RAW, and they have all the reasons to do so. After MVP partnered up with Bobby Lashley and helped him become the United States Champion, we’ve seen Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander get some prominence on RAW thanks to their alliance.
On last week's show, The Hurt Business took on WWE RAW Tag Team Champions, The New Day. While it seemed like Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods would score a victory on their way to WWE Survivor Series, Benjamin and Alexander managed to defeat the duo.
Their victory helps them rise in the tag team division and get in contention for the RAW tag team titles. This week on WWE RAW, MVP should come out and help Benjamin and Alexander push their case for a title match before Survivor Series.
The RAW Tag Team Champions will compete against the SmackDown Tag Team Champions at the upcoming event, and WWE could pull off a swerve by taking the titles off The New Day.
Not only will this help The Hurt Business get more prominent on the RAW roster, but it could also help the company protect a match between The Street Profits and The New Day for a later date.
#4 Reckoning begins her rivalry with Asuka for the WWE RAW Women’s Championship
RETRIBUTION has been trying hard to find their footing in WWE under the leadership of Mustafa Ali. While at first, it seemed like Ali would take the faction to great heights, it now seems like that won’t be happening any time soon.
While the male Superstars of RETRIBUTION have gotten enough chances to show what they’ve got in the ring, the only female Superstar of the faction is still waiting for her turn.
Reckoning has been seen with the group several times, and all we’ve seen her do is get possessed on-screen to distract the referee and help her team.
On last week's episode of the Red brand, Reckoning finally laid down a challenge for Asuka who is currently holding the RAW Women’s Championship. While fans have seen Reckoning perform as Mia Yim in NXT, it will be interesting to see how they build her on the main roster.
This week on RAW, WWE should kick start the rivalry between The Empress of Tomorrow and Reckoning by allowing the latter to attack the Champion.
This will help them build up a rivalry for a few weeks leading up to a match rather than just giving us a match upfront.
#3 Dexter Lumis targets Johnny Gargano for the WWE NXT North American Championship
At Halloween Havoc, Dexter Lumis defeated Cameron Grimes with the help of some zombies to rise up the WWE NXT roster. Lumis has been on a good run in NXT, and it seems like the creative team is looking to book him in a major Championship rivalry sooner than later.
Johnny Gargano, on the other hand, became the new WWE NXT North American Champion after he defeated Damian Priest for the title at Halloween Havoc. He found assistance from a figure in a Scream mask during the match. Last week on NXT, we saw a segment where Gargano celebrated his victory with the masked person.
This week, Gargano is scheduled to defend his new title against a mystery opponent. Several top Superstars in NXT deserve a shot at the title, including KUSHIDA, Bronson Reed, and Tommaso Ciampa. However, WWE should allow Lumis to get in the title picture by coming out as the mystery opponent.
Lumis is an outstanding performer who can have an extended rivalry with Gargano. Since The Tortured Artist does not have any active rivalries, he could take on The Rebel Heart.
WWE could protect Lumis by allowing the man in the mask to help Gargano defeat Lumis and retain his title to prolong their rivalry.
#2 The Undisputed Era take back their spot on WWE NXT
Pat McAfee, Pete Dunne, Danny Burch, and Oney Lorcan have proven to be a pain in the backside for several NXT Superstars. However, no one in WWE has faced their wrath as much as The Undisputed Era. McAfee first hired Ridge Holland to injure Adam Cole, following which the quartet took out Roderick Strong, Bobby Fish, and finally Kyle O’Reilly.
Last week on NXT, the new heel faction attacked Ever-Rise, Killian Dain, and Drake Maverick during a match and then paid tribute to The Undisputed Era. Dunne claimed that he had still not forgiven Strong for betraying him and joining Undisputed Era and that the new faction will be the end of the former leaders of WWE NXT.
On this week's episode of the Black and Gold brand, Burch and Lorcan will defend their WWE NXT Tag Team Championships against former Champions, Breezango. Since WWE won’t be planning to take the titles off Burch and Lorcan so early, they should allow The Undisputed Era to make an appearance and end the match without a result.
Undisputed Era could lay waste to McAfee and his new faction, and send a message to the entire WWE Universe that they are here to stay and that no one can replace them.
This will not only help WWE build towards a huge eight-man rivalry, but also give Breezango a chance to stay afloat in the tag team division.
#1 Roman Reigns names the captain of Team SmackDown for WWE Survivor Series
Roman Reigns has been making a big impact on WWE SmackDown since his return to the brand, and he has used his authority to make a few decisions on the Blue brand.
On last week's episode, Reigns called upon Adam Pearce and booked a match between Jey Uso and Kevin Owens to main event the show. Jey Uso did well against KO, but Owens was closing in on victory before a distraction from Reigns allowed Uso to pick up the victory.
This week on SmackDown, WWE must allow Reigns to create some more problems for the Blue brand’s team by taking the authority and announcing Jey Uso as the leader of the team.
This could bring out King Corbin, Kevin Owens, and Seth Rollins who could argue with The Tribal Chief before Uso and Reigns take them out to show their authority over the SmackDown roster once again.
We’ve already seen differences arise between the members of Team RAW, and WWE could be looking to do that same for Team SmackDown to build some rivalries for the brand’s future.
