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Last week was a very interesting one for WWE fans as we got the first night of the WWE Draft during SmackDown. Before the Draft, .
On Monday Night RAW, Keith Lee and Braun Strowman faced each other for the first time in singles competition. Murphy and Seth Rollins finally imploded, and Aalyah Mysterio came out to stop Rollins from attacking her new love interest. That wasn’t all, as the WWE Universe was taken by surprise as Mustafa Ali was revealed as the leader of RETRIBUTION.
During WWE NXT, fans got to witness some great non-title action. Ember Moon returned to the NXT ring for the first time in over a year as she teamed up with Rhea Ripley to defeat Dakota Kai and Raquel Gonzalez.
Ridge Holland picked up a dominating victory during the night but suffered a legitimate injury. Dexter Lumis also competed in his first match since his return from injury.
SmackDown was the most anticipated show of the week as it would play host to Night One of WWE Draft 2020. The Draft saw Seth Rollins, Rey Mysterio, and Dominik head over to the Blue brand. However, RAW struck gold too as they bagged the new SmackDown Tag Team Champions Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods for their brand.
‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt defeated Kevin Owens in their match, while Bayley managed to retain her SmackDown Women’s Championship by getting disqualified during her match against Sasha Banks.
In this article, we will look at the five things that must happen on this week’s shows.
#5 ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt helps Aleister Black defeat Kevin Owens on WWE RAW
On Friday Night SmackDown, Kevin Owens headed to the Blue brand to compete against ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt. While KO threw everything he could at Wyatt, The Fiend no-sold most of his moves and ultimately took him down with the Mandible Claw.
This week on WWE RAW, KO will have to compete against Aleister Black in a No-Disqualification Match.
While Black and KO will do everything in their power to knock each other out, it is likely that The Fiend will appear on RAW and help Black defeat KO to make a statement.
The fate of all three WWE Superstars will be decided on Night Two of WWE Draft, and this angle could help increase the excitement of the fans if all three Superstars end up on the same brand.
Not only will this give WWE a chance to build up a great storyline, but it could lead to some new partnerships while giving KO a chance to work some top rivalries without a title involved.
#4 RETRIBUTION attack The New Day on WWE RAW
During the first night of the WWE Draft, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods returned to reunite The New Day with Big E. The duo had a great first night back as they defeated Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura to win the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships.
However, their celebrations were short-lived as Stephanie McMahon soon announced that Kofi and Woods would be moving to WWE RAW, while Big E would remain on SmackDown. This effectively ended The New Day’s run in the company that lasted several years.
This week on RAW, Kofi and Woods should get a match against a RAW tag team to cement their position on the roster. After the match, RETRIBUTION, led by Mustafa Ali, could come out and attack RAW's latest acquisitions.
Ali and Kofi have an interesting history, and fans spotted it immediately after Ali was revealed as the leader of RETRIBUTION. Kofi and Woods could even form an unlikely alliance with The Hurt Business down the line to take on RETRIBUTION at Survivor Series next month in a huge match.
#3 Dexter Lumis sets his sights on WWE NXT North American Championship
Dexter Lumis is an odd character who has managed to make a name for himself in WWE by pulling off incredible wins against some of the top Superstars of NXT. Lumis seemed to be on his way to winning the vacant NXT North American Championship before an injury halted his progress.
Damian Priest went on to become the North American Champion, and now that Lumis is back, NXT could look to book a great rivalry between these two strong men.
Lumis defeated Austin Theory with ease during his first match back after an injury. He was then attacked by Cameron Grimes right after the match, who made a statement with the Cave In. Grimes has been used by NXT to build other top Superstars, and we could watch Lumis and Grimes go at each other as early as this week.
If we get to see this match on NXT this week, Lumis could defeat Grimes and put Archer of Infamy on notice, warning him that he is coming for his North American Championship.
Lumis and Priest are both equally good, and a rivalry between them for a top title will be great for the WWE Universe.
#2 The Brit-Am Connection defeat The Undisputed ERA on WWE NXT
On the 23rd September edition of WWE NXT, Fandango came up with the brilliant idea of having The Undisputed ERA’s Roderick Strong team up with The Brit-Am Connection’s Danny Burch to compete against Imperium’s Fabian Aichner Legado del Fantasma’s Raul Mendoza.
Strong and Burch won the match, and their teams competeed against each other to become the #1 contenders for Brezzango’s WWE NXT Tag Team Champions. However, the match still hasn’t taken place.
This week on NXT, the two teams could compete against each other for a shot at the Tag Team Championship. The Brit-Am Connection deserves a run with the tag team titles, while Undisputed ERA has already had a number of Championship matches and reigns.
The Brit-Am Connection could prove to be good new challengers for Breezango’s titles. Breezango did not defend their titles at NXT TakeOver 31 and have been missing from the ring for some time.
With the NXT Championship and Women’s Championship picture rebuilding, it is about time the Tag Team Champions are given the importance that they deserve on the Black and Gold brand.
#1 Seth Rollins and The Mysterios continue their rivalry on WWE SmackDown
The first night of the WWE Draft saw SmackDown go for Roman Reigns as their first pick, followed by “The Monday Night Messiah” Seth Rollins in the first round.
In the third round of the WWE Draft, SmackDown picked Rey Mysterio and Dominik Mysterio, which means that the rivalry between the Mysterios and Rollins will now resume on the Blue brand.
A supplemental draft took place on Talking Smack that followed, and Murphy was also moved to SmackDown to ensure that the rivalry had all the members on one brand. This week on SmackDown, Rollins, The Mysterios, and Murphy could continue their rivalry right from where they left off last Monday.
The team of Rollins and Murphy imploded last week on RAW, and this could allow Murphy to either partner with The Mysterios, or establish himself as a solo performer with Aalyah Mysterio on his side.
WWE has managed to make this rivalry very interesting in recent weeks. The WWE Universe should brace themselves for more twists and turns in this feud, this time on SmackDown.
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