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After the 2021 WWE Royal Rumble, the company has done a good job at building certain storylines very well on WWE RAW, Smackdown and NXT. While Bianca Belair only appeared on SmackDown this week, Edge was allowed to take a victory lap over all three brands of the company.
Damian Priest made his debut on WWE RAW and defeated The Miz to mark an impressive start. Bad Bunny was seen with the Superstar, and it could lead to a partnership between the two men heading up to WrestleMania 37.
Riddle, on the other hand, lost his opportunity to win the United States Championship. Will The Bro rest easy after winning the match via disqualification?
NXT saw Pete Dunne and Finn Balor come face to face before the NXT Champion challenged Dunne to a match at TakeOver: Vengeance Day. Edge then appeared to praise both men, and also warn them in the process. The Rated-R Superstar was later confronted by Karrion Kross backstage.
SmackDown saw Roman Reigns call out the Royal Rumble winner. Big E managed to defend his Intercontinental Championship against Sami Zayn and Apollo Crews. Who will be the next challenger to Big E’s title?
#5 Riddle must challenge Bobby Lashley to a Fight Pit match on WWE RAW
One of the biggest rivalries on WWE RAW is cooking up between Riddle and Bobby Lashley for the United States Championship. Riddle controversially defeated Lashley to kick off 2021, and the two Superstars have been at each other ever since.
Last week on WWE RAW, the company once again allowed Riddle to defeat Lashley, this time via disqualification. The losses are making Lashley angrier and angrier, and this could lead to something big on the Red brand in the weeks to come.
On this week’s WWE RAW, the powers that be must allow Riddle to challenge Lashley to the first-ever Fight Pit match on the brand. The WWE Universe has already watched Riddle and Timothy Thatcher compete in a Fight Pit on NXT, and The Original Bro has expressed his desire to fight Lashley in the unforgiving structure.
Allowing these two hard-hitters to battle it out in the Fight Pit for the United Staes Championship could be perfect for the Red brand. Fight Pit matches have proven to be extremely physical and demanding, and both the Superstars have an MMA background. This could allow them to put on a stellar match on WWE RAW in the coming weeks.
#4 Karrion Kross must compete in a handicap match against Legado del Fantasma on WWE NXT
Santos Escobar had a good match against Curt Stallion on WWE NXT last week. While Escobar’s victory was impressive, it was Scarlett’s presence during the match that was more interesting.
After Escobar won the match to retain his NXT Cruiserweight Championship, he celebrated with Raul Mendoza and Joaquin Wilde by his side. However, the celebrations were short-lived as Karrion Kross arrived and laid waste to Mendoza and Wilde before threatening Escobar and giving him the gift of time.
Kross has been targeting Escobar after the NXT Cruiserweight Champion made some remarks regarding the former NXT Champion. WWE must work on this storyline this week and book a match between Kross and the team of Wilde and Mendoza.
WWE must allow Kross to completely dominate Legado del Fantasma during the match and trapping both men in the Kross Jacket to pick up the victory. After the match, Kross must challenge Escobar to a non-title match at NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day.
This will help Kross have his first meaningful match since his return and also allow him to make an impact. It will also give Kross a chance to move closer to the NXT Championship picture once again.
#3 The Undisputed ERA must help Finn Balor fend off an attack on WWE NXT
Pete Dunne had been looking for a way to get under the skin of the WWE NXT Champion Finn Balor and get himself a shot at the title. Dunne appeared on NXT last week with Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch by his side and called out Finn Balor.
Balor answered and informed The Bruiserweight that he would get a shot at the NXT Championship at TakeOver: Vengeance Day. Soon after, WWE Royal Rumble winner Edge made his way out to praise the two Superstars before putting them on notice.
This week on NXT, WWE must allow Dunne and his men to attack Balor backstage to build more heat before their match at TakeOver: Vengeance Day. WWE must then allow Adam Cole, Kyle O’Reilly, and Roderick Strong to come out and help The Prince fend off the attack.
The WWE Universe has seen Balor and The Undisputed ERA help one another out in recent weeks, and this angle could benefit both parties. Balor could get more aggressive before his match at TakeOver, while The Undisputed ERA could challenge Lorcan and Burch to a match for the NXT Tag Team Championships at the event.
#2 Kevin Owens must challenge Roman Reigns to one final match on WWE SmackDown
The rivalry between Kevin Owens and Roman Reigns has been going on for some time on WWE SmackDown. At WWE Royal Rumble, the two men competed in a Last Man Standing Match. Reigns was able to win the contest after a hard-fought match, and it seemed like their feud had come to an end.
Last week on SmackDown, KO resurfaced during a segment between Edge and Reigns and attacked the Universal Champion. The segment allowed WWE to continue the rivalry between the two men.
This week on SmackDown, WWE must give KO a chance to reveal why he decided to attack the Universal Champion once again, continuing the rivalry. After a confrontation with Reigns on the show, KO must challenge him to one final match at WWE Elimination Chamber.
Reigns could pick the match to be KO’s final chance to win a title in WWE. He could also go as far as to set up a stipulation where KO is forced to leave WWE if he loses. This will help get the fans involved in the rivalry once again on the Road to WrestleMania.
#1 Edge must continue to delay his WrestleMania decision until NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day
Edge won the 2021 WWE Royal Rumble exactly eleven years after he won the 30-man match for the first time. After his victory, Edge has been looking at the options he has heading into WrestleMania 37. Edge has already confronted the WWE Champion, NXT Champion, and Universal Champion last week.
Since WWE has already allowed Edge to confront all three Champions on the first week of his victory, the creatives will need to come up with a formula to keep the suspense high.
While WWE could decide to rush into announcing Edge’s opponent for WrestleMania, they must instead wait for some time longer.
WWE must allow Edge to delay his announcement for longer, especially until after NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day. The Rated-R Superstar has already teased going after the NXT title after the match between Finn Balor and Pete Dunne at the event.
This will likely get the WWE Universe more interested in the event and the match. Therefore, WWE must hold on to the final announcement until after Vengeance Day.
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