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We got a great pay-per-view in the form of WWE Extreme Rules last night, and we are ready to dive back into a week full of action from WWE RAW, NXT, and SmackDown.
RAW will see the fallout from Sunday night where we controversially got two new Champions for the Red brand in the face of Sasha Banks and MVP. WWE Champion Drew McIntyre managed to defend his title against Dolph Ziggler under unfavorable conditions at the event.
WWE NXT will look to build upon the big match between Keith Lee and Dominik Dijakovic last week, and the events that took place after the match. Dexter Lumis will compete against Killian Dain for the first time in a match that could end up stealing the show.
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New WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions were crowned on Sunday night, and it will be interesting to see what The New Day has in mind after their loss. Bray Wyatt defeated Braun Strowman in a Wyatt Swamp Fight, and it will be interesting to see where Wyatt takes this rivalry following the match.
In this article, we will look at the 5 things that must happen on WWE RAW, NXT, and SmackDown this week.
#5 Drew McIntyre interferes in the Unsanctioned Match on WWE RAW
One of the biggest matches scheduled for this week is set to take place on WWE RAW between two of WWE’s veterans. Randy Orton challenged The Big Show to an Unsanctioned Match while threatening the well-being of R-Truth, and the big man was forced to accept the challenge to protect the 24/7 Champion.
This week, the two veterans will collide in the ring right after Extreme Rules in a stipulation match that could have done well at the pay-per-view. However, WWE might have decided to hold things off till Monday night for a very good reason.
On WWE RAW, Orton should be portrayed as the perfect heel and he must get the better of the World’s Largest Athlete.
During the later stages of the match, there can be a scenario in which The Viper positions himself to deliver The Punt to a beaten-down Big Show before WWE Champion Drew McIntyre runs in to make the save.
McIntyre must send the heel running, and protect Big Show to prove that he is the face of WWE RAW and a brave Champion. McIntyre and Show traded blows following the former's WrestleMania 36 victory, and that could be The Scottish Psychopath’s reason for protecting the legend as he could reveal to have respect for the veteran.
This would allow WWE to work towards the next rivalry between Orton and McIntyre just in time for SummerSlam when the WWE Champion will need a fitting challenger and The Viper will need his next target.
#4 MVP addresses the fate of the United States Championship on WWE RAW
At WWE Extreme Rules, one of the Championships that were on the line from the WWE RAW brand was the United States Championship.
MVP had unveiled the new United States Championship belt a couple of weeks earlier and had laid claim to the title, stating that he would defeat Apollo Crews at Extreme Rules to prove that he is the real United States Champion.
While their match was set in stone for Sunday night, Apollo could not compete as he was not cleared by the medical team, and MVP claimed to have won the match by forfeit and become the new United States Champion.
This left the WWE Universe asking a few questions as to what had happened, and whether MVP was the new US Champion. The veteran took to Instagram to explain why he was the new United States Champion, and he should show up on RAW this week to once again push the same theory.
This would allow the WWE Universe to get a clearer picture and a possible clash between Apollo and MVP could take place at SummerSlam for the United States Championship.
#3 Robert Stone helps Killian Dain defeat Dexter Lumis on WWE NXT
Last week on WWE NXT, the brand continued its bizarre segments involving Robert Stone and his quest to find some talent to manage. While Stone had started strong by managing Chelsea Green under the Robert Stone brand, the Superstar quit Stone’s services after teaming up with Charlotte Flair in NXT once and has been away from the ring.
Last week, Stone had a rather unpleasant encounter with Killian Dain but was saved from being squashed as Dain turned his attention to Dexter Lumis. This week, WWE NXT has booked a match between Dain and Lumis to help them settle their differences.
On this week’s show, we will finally see Dain get a big match against a major Superstar after being away for some time. While Lumis is the bigger star in this fight, WWE must allow Robert Stone to cause a distraction in the match and help Dain win. This could then begin Stone’s struggle to try and enlist Dain under the Robert Stone Brand too in hopes of expanding his faction.
Dain is like a forgotten Superstar in WWE at the moment, and he could rise to prominence once again if he is paired with Stone and Aliyah.
#2 Karrion Kross sends Dominik Dijakovic to the hospital to make a statement on WWE NXT
Dominik Dijakovic got the biggest opportunity any man in WWE NXT has ever gotten last week, as Keith Lee gave him a chance to win the NXT Championship and NXT North American Championship in a one-on-one match.
While Dijakovic performed his heart out during the match, he was unable to overcome The Limitless One once again after an incredible match. After the match, Scarlett walked out with the shattered pieces of the hourglass that had been presented to Adam Cole earlier and scattered them on the side of the ring to send a message to Lee.
On the other hand, Karrion Kross confronted Dijakovic backstage and beat him down before leaving. The two giants are now scheduled to meet this week in a match on NXT.
While Dijakovic is a giant of NXT, WWE must allow Kross to make an impact and beat Dijakovic in the match. After the match, Kross should continue to beat down the big man and send him to the emergency room.
This will make the rivalry between Lee and Kross more personal as Dijakovic is known to be one of the closest friends of Lee. Things will start escalating at the perfect pace from thereon.
#1 Bray Wyatt reveals where the WWE Universal Champion is on SmackDown
At WWE Extreme Rules, Bray Wyatt took us all on a cinematic journey, this time with the Universal Champion Braun Strowman in tow. While the two men competed in a non-title match, Wyatt and Strowman had some differences to settle at The Wyatt Swamp as they looked to get one over the other man.
WWE had not stated what needed to be done to win the match, and that left a whole lot of possibilities open to be explored throughout the fight. Wyatt played mind games on the Universal Champion, and the WWE Universe even saw Sister Abigail appear in the form of Alexa Bliss during the match.
At the end of it all, Wyatt pulled Strowman down into the swamp and likely drowned him, with The Fiend emerging from the swamp at the end of the segment.
This week on WWE SmackDown, Wyatt must appear on the Firefly Fun House and hauntingly describe what happened to Strowman and where he is now. He should reveal that The Fiend has trapped him, and will only let him go on certain conditions.
This would make the storyline between the two men even more interesting and likely take it up a notch after their initial two matches where they seem to have traded victories.
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