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After a successful WWE Elimination Chamber event, the company aimed to carry the momentum into their post-Chamber shows. WWE RAW opened up with the man who won the WWE Championship by cashing in the Money in the Bank briefcase, The Miz. He was soon confronted by Bobby Lashley, who will challenge him for the title in the upcoming episode.
That wasn’t the only big story from WWE RAW. Damian Priest impressed once again, while Charlotte Flair and Asuka likely broke up as a team during the episode. Will Flair and Asuka come face-to-face on the upcoming edition of WWE RAW?
Adam Cole was expected to make an appearance on WWE NXT and explain his actions. Before Cole arrived, Karrion Kross defeated Santos Escobar who had a lot of help from Legado del Fantasma.
Cole betrayed his Undisputed ERA brothers once again to embark on a new journey. Has Cole made too many enemies on NXT in recent weeks?
WWE SmackDown saw Daniel Bryan confront Roman Reigns after being defeated at Elimination Chamber. Bianca Belair made her decision for WrestleMania 37, while Apollo Crews decided to go back to his roots in hopes of getting ahead. Will both Superstars be able to aim for the top in the months to come?
Let’s take a look at five things that must happen on this week’s shows.
#5 Braun Strowman must wreak havoc on the entire WWE RAW locker room
Braun Strowman has come across as The Monster Among Men in WWE for some years now. The Superstar lived his dream by becoming the Universal Champion last year. However, Strowman did not have a very good ending to 2020 or beginning to 2021.
The Monster Among Men failed to make a successful return following his suspension and could not make an impact during the 2021 Royal Rumble. Last week on WWE RAW, he looked to enter the WWE Championship picture, but Bobby Lashley took him out of it with ease.
Fans have watched Strowman express his displeasure at being left out on a couple of occasions now, and he must wreak havoc on the WWE RAW locker room this week.
Strowman must demand some top opportunities and possibly take down the United States Champion Riddle to get into a rivalry. Strowman is one of the biggest names on WWE RAW, and the company could use him to great effect following his loss last week, to recover the damage to his reputation.
The creatives must allow Strowman to show a new and more dangerous side to himself, so that fans can continue to take the Superstar seriously.
#4 Drew McIntyre must ruin Bobby Lashley’s Championship opportunity on WWE RAW
Drew McIntyre defied all odds to retain his WWE Championship inside the Elimination Chamber. McIntyre fought off five former WWE Champions to prove his worth once again, but Bobby Lashley wasn’t too happy with his loss earlier in the night.
Lashley emerged to attack McIntyre and dismantle him after he retained his title. The Miz took advantage of the situation to cash in his Money in the Bank contract and defeated McIntyre to win the WWE Championship.
On the episode of WWE RAW that followed, Lashley interrupted Miz’s celebration and reminded him that he only won the title after McIntyre was already weakened. Lashley demanded a WWE Championship opportunity, and he will get his shot at the title this week.
While Lashley is the favorite to win the title, the company must allow McIntyre to return on WWE RAW this week and Claymore Kick Lashley, just when he’s charging to deliver a Spear to Miz to win the title.
The angle will help Miz retain his title for longer, and also bring The Scottish Warrior back into the WWE Championship picture. WWE can then book a Triple Threat Match between Lashley, McIntyre, and Miz to build up towards a big WrestleMania match.
#3 The Grizzled Young Veterans must find their way into the WWE NXT Tag Team Championship picture
The Grizzled Young Veterans failed to win the WWE NXT Dusty Rhodes Classic Cup for the second time. The team of Zack Gibson & James Drake was outdone by the new MSK tag team on NXT.
GYV decided to take MSK’s NXT Tag Team Championship opportunity away from them for some time and attacked the two men backstage. They ended up injuring Wes Lee’s hand, and that likely means that the duo will not be able to compete for the NXT Tag Team Championships this week.
Now that GYV has taken out a hurdle in their way, WWE must allow the duo to do something significant this week too, to get in contention for the NXT Tag Team titles. GYV is one of the best tag teams in WWE, and they could do well by winning the titles.
Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan have not defended their titles since December, and WWE needs to take the titles away from them to put them on another deserving team. GYV winning the titles will allow MSK to return and challenge the new champions in the months to come.
#2 Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez must become the new WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions
Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez have proven to be a good team on WWE NXT over the past year. Kai’s work as a heel along with Gonzalez’s growth as an individual star has helped WWE take the duo to new heights in recent months.
Kai and Gonzalez defeated Ember Moon and Shotzi Blackheart to become the inaugural Women’s Dusty Rhodes Classic Cup winners at TakeOver: Vengeance Day. The two women will get a shot at the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship currently held by Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax.
While Baszler and Jax have done a decent job as the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions, WWE must allow Kai and Gonzalez to defeat them this week to become the new champions. WWE must allow Gonzalez to pin Jax to win the titles so that she can continue her golden run on the brand.
WWE needs to bring the Women’s Tag Team titles to NXT now and give some women in NXT a shot at them. While the titles were unveiled for all three brands, no one from NXT has won them yet. This could be the perfect chance for WWE to do something different and push two rising stars.
#1 The Street Profits must get back in the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship picture
Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode won the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships from The Street Profits in early January 2021. Before their victory, The Street Profits were having a great run with the titles after they exchanged them with the RAW Tag Team titles.
Ziggler and Roode are two of the best wrestlers in WWE, but they haven’t been given a chance to defend their titles on SmackDown yet. This has made their reign largely forgettable, even though they’ve held the titles for almost two months.
Last week on SmackDown, Street Profits defeated King Corbin and Sami Zayn. Their victory proved that they are the premier tag team on the brand. SmackDown does not have too many established tag teams at the moment, and WWE must allow Street Profits to rise to the top once again.
The Street Profits must be allowed to dominate their opponents this week again and then challenge the SmackDown Tag Team Champions for the title.
With Fastlane and WrestleMania 37 coming up, WWE creatives need to work on building the tag team scene of the Blue brand to make it more exciting.
