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After the 2020 Draft, a lot has happened in WWE. We’ve seen some Champions switch brands while many of WWE’s biggest Superstars have found new homes. WWE will now be looking to build towards the events for the end of this month.
During WWE RAW, The Street Profits exchanged their RAW Tag Team titles for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods. Lana surprised everyone by winning the Battle Royal to become the No.1 contender to Asuka’s WWE RAW Women’s Championship and will square off with The Empress Of Tomorrow on the season premiere of the Red brand.
On Wednesday, Johnny Gargano and Candice LeRae ruled WWE NXT, as the power couple delivered great performances during their matches. Damian Priest successfully retained his NXT North American Championship during the show, while Kyle O’Reilly sent a warning to whoever was behind the attack on Adam Cole.
Priest will be looking to defend his title against Gargano at Halloween Havoc and could end up sending a message to his challenger this week.
The season premiere of SmackDown saw several interbrand matches before many of its Superstars headed to RAW. The New Day had their final match on the show, while Sasha Banks and Bayley had a heated contract signing segment.
We also saw Roman Reigns retain his Universal Championship after taking down Braun Strowman. He had an interesting segment with Jey Uso after his match. Jey could return on this week's show to address what happened last week, while The Boss will be looking to get Bayley's signature on the contract.
In this article, we will look at the five things that must happen on WWE RAW, NXT, and SmackDown on this week’s shows as the company looks to build towards NXT Halloween Havoc and WWE Hell in a Cell.
#5 RETRIBUTION set their sights on The New Day on WWE RAW
Last week on WWE RAW, RETRIBUTION was scheduled to appear with their leader Mustafa Ali for a promo segment. However, the same did not happen, and the company likely pushed the segment forward to not cause any disruptions to the WWE Draft.
This week, RETRIBUTION COULD appear with their leader on RAW and make yet another statement after Ali was revealed to be their leader.
The New Day was drafted to RAW during the WWE Draft, just minutes after they won the SmackDown Tag Team Championships. During the episode of RAW, they traded their titles for the Tag Team titles instead.
Ali has a history with The New Day’s Kofi Kingston, and to make things interesting, RETRIBUTION could attack the duo either during a match or after it to make a statement. The Hurt Business could get involved and come out to help The New Day, only to be beaten down by RETRIBUTION.
This will not only allow more Superstars to get involved in the storyline with RETRIBUTION but also keep The Hurt Business away from the RAW Tag Team Champions as they could ally with Kingston and Xavier Woods.
After the beatdown, Ali could cut his much-anticipated promo. A beatdown before the promo will be more impactful and will be the first one under Ali's direct order.
#4 Dabba-Kato interferes during Braun Strowman vs. Keith Lee on WWE RAW
Braun Strowman and Keith Lee competed in their first singles match on WWE RAW a couple of weeks ago. The matchup ended in a no contest, but it did not count in their official records since WWE did not sanction the match.
This week on WWE RAW, both men are ready to compete against each other in the first sanctioned match between the two giants. Braun Strowman was drafted to RAW last week, and the former Universal Champion will be looking to make an immediate impact on the Red brand.
On the other hand, Keith Lee has been doing great since moving to RAW from WWE NXT, and he will be looking to continue his glorious run after doing well against Randy Orton and others.
The two behemoths are likely to have a great match. However, RAW's newest acquisition, Dabba-Kato, could interfere during the match and end it in disqualification or no-contest to protect both Strowman and Lee. Not only would this allow the two Superstars to continue their feud in the coming weeks, but it will also give Dabba-Kato his first major rivalry on RAW.
We could even watch Shane McMahon come out to manage Dabba-Kato for some time, which will be extremely beneficial for the rookie Superstar.
#3 Tommaso Ciampa targets The Velveteen Dream on WWE NXT
While The Velveteen Dream’s rivalry with KUSHIDA may not be over yet, he seems to have upset a former WWE NXT Champion in recent weeks. During a match between KUSHIDA and Tommaso Ciampa on NXT, Dream appeared to attack the Japanese Superstar. However, he missed his target and ended up hitting Ciampa instead, which also led the match to end in a disqualification.
While Dream will be looking to somehow get the better of KUSHIDA on NXT, Ciampa will be looking for revenge as he wouldn’t be too happy with Dream hitting him during the match.
WWE NXT already teased The Blackheart’s intentions last week, and he could attack Dream either backstage or during a match this week. Dream and KUSHIDA have been going at it for a while now and the addition of Ciampa will only make it that much more intense. WWE could end up giving us the first chapter of this rivalry as early as NXT Halloween Havoc.
The eventual winner from the rivalry could even go on to challenge for either the NXT North American Championship or the NXT Championship.
#2 Scarlett teases a return for WWE NXT Halloween Havoc
Karrion Kross made an immediate impact on the Black and Gold brand and defeated Keith Lee to become the WWE NXT Champion. However, his reign was cut short as an injury forced him to relinquish the title before making his first defense.
While Kross has been away from NXT, a lot has changed on the Black & Gold brand. Finn Balor is the new NXT Champion, while Damian Priest is the reigning NXT North American Champion. With WWE NXT Halloween Havoc coming up in a couple of weeks, a lot can change for better or worse.
Kross and Scarlett have been teasing their return for the past several weeks, and we could see Kross return to competition sooner than later. NXT Halloween Havoc could be the perfect stage for a man like Kross to return, and we could see Scarlett appear to tease just that this week.
On this week’s show, Scarlett could appear to send a warning to Kross’ next target.
This would hype the NXT Universe once again while giving the brand something new to build on while Balor recovers from his jaw fracture.
#1 Sasha Banks beats down Bayley, forces her to sign WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship match contract
Last week on SmackDown, one of the biggest segments booked for the night saw a WWE Hell in a Cell contract signing ceremony Sasha Banks and Bayley. Adam Pearce moderated the segment, and both women had a lot to say to each other before signing the WWE SmackDown Women’s Championship contract.
While Banks did not hesitate to sign, Bayley avoided the entire matter and left the ring without signing the contract to make the match official.
Even though Banks has already done her part, The Role Model will likely avoid signing to contract to give Banks a shot at her title. With that in mind, WWE could book a very interesting segment on SmackDown this week.
This week on WWE SmackDown, The Boss could hunt down Bayley backstage and beat her up before threatening to injure her if she did not sign the contract. This could lead to The Role Model signing the contract and making their match official.
It would allow Banks to rise as a face while bringing more heat towards Bayley, who will try everything in her power to avoid making the match official.
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