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WWE RAW started with a match this week rather than a promo. Braun Strowman first took on T-Bar and Mace in a handicap match and later teamed up with Drew McIntyre to face the duo. Later on Monday night, Strowman defeated McIntyre to enter the WWE Championship match at WrestleMania Backlash.
Humberto Carrillo tried to challenge Sheamus once again while Charlotte Flair found her way back into the RAW ring. What does the future hold for Carrillo and Flair on the red brand?
Adam Cole appeared in an interview on WWE NXT and laughed off his loss against Kyle O’Reilly. Indi Hartwell and Dexter Lumis had an intense moment on Tuesday night. Will the two superstars get together in WWE?
Bronson Reed defeated Austin Theory to earn another shot at the NXT North American Championship. Will Reed win his first title in WWE this Tuesday?
The rivalry between Bianca Belair and Bayley got somewhat better this week. On the other hand, Roman Reigns ended Daniel Bryan’s SmackDown career. Will the WWE veteran look for new opportunities or let his contract expire?
Let’s take a look at five things that must happen on WWE RAW, NXT and SmackDown this week.
#5 Humberto Carrillo must defeat Sheamus on WWE RAW this week
Sheamus defeated Riddle to win the United States Championship at WWE WrestleMania 37. Surprisingly, WWE did not continue the rivalry between Sheamus and Riddle and both men fell into different storylines.
Riddle has formed an unlikely team with Randy Orton on WWE RAW. Sheamus, on the other hand, has held a couple of Open Challenges for his title on RAW since his victory.
Both times, Humberto Carrillo has answered Sheamus’s open challenge. The Celtic Warrior attacked Carrillo the first time he showed up and did not let the match begin. He tried to do something similar the second time around, but Carrillo managed to layout Sheamus before leaving the arena.
This week, WWE must allow both men to compete in a match on RAW. Sheamus must come out to offer Carrillo a non-title match claiming that he will get a title match only if he can beat him the first time around.
Carrillo must then surprise The Celtic Warrior and pick up the victory to set up a match between the two men at WrestleMania Backlash. Sheamus has had several good title reigns in WWE, and this one should be no different.
Carrillo is a great athlete and deserves to get some chances on RAW. The angle will allow him to compete in a pay-per-view match for the first time in ages and impress the WWE Universe even if he fails to win the United States Championship.
#4 Riddle and Randy Orton must continue to team up on WWE RAW
Riddle and Randy Orton competed in a match on WWE RAW a couple of weeks ago. Riddle wanted to form a tag team with Orton, but The Viper wasn’t really in favor of the idea. However, The Original Bro surprised the WWE Universe by pinning Orton to win the match.
Last week, The Viper claimed that he was impressed by Riddle’s performance and offered to team up with him on RAW. The two men defeated Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander in a good match.
The Viper seems to be turning face on RAW, and WWE must allow him to team up with Riddle once again this week. At WrestleMania 37, the heel team of AJ Styles and Omos won the RAW Tag Team Championships.
The two WWE Superstars are yet to show up on the Red brand with their titles, but WWE must continue to build their potential challengers. With the return of The Viking Raiders and the new pairing of Riddle and Orton, WWE could build some top storylines for the new RAW Tag Team Champions.
The promos between RKBro and the team of Styles and Omos could turn out to be extremely entertaining. Therefore, WWE must give Orton and Riddle another victory on this week’s RAW so they can continue to build as a team.
#3 Imperium must force Killian Dain to join them on WWE NXT
Imperium returned to WWE NXT earlier this year. WALTER’s men immediately tried to recruit his old ally Timothy Thatcher to the faction. However, Tommaso Ciampa stood between his partner Thatcher and Imperium like a brick wall.
Even though WALTER defeated Ciampa at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver, NXT dropped the storyline between Thatcher and Imperium. Instead, it looks like Imperium is more interested in Killian Dain.
Dain was previously in a faction with Alexander Wolfe on NXT. WWE has used this point well over the past two weeks, and it looks like Dain’s partner Drake Maverick will also play a major role in the rivalry.
Last week, Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aicher defeated Dain and Maverick in a tag team match. This week, WWE must allow Imperium to isolate and target Maverick and possibly hold him hostage.
WALTER must then appear and demand that Dain join him and his men if he wants to protect Maverick. This will create a great storyline on NXT, and give Dain a chance to shine and possibly get a major push.
Dain could end up fitting well in Imperium, and he could head to NXT UK with the faction to make a statement there.
#2 Finn Balor must announce his next plan of action on WWE NXT
Finn Balor will make his return to WWE NXT for the first time since his loss at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver. Balor delivered a good performance during the second night of TakeOver but failed to defeat Karrion Kross.
Balor had a great reign as the NXT Champion, and it was expected that he would move back to the main roster following his loss. However, it looks like The Prince has some unfinished business on the Black & Gold brand.
Balor must return to NXT this week and cut a captivating promo. He must put over The Herald of Doomsday before turning his attention to the NXT North American Championship.
Balor has won the NXT Championship twice in his career but is yet to win the North American title.
While Johnny Gargano is holding the North American Championship, either Bronson Reed or Dexter Lumis will likely take it away from him soon. This will allow Balor to go after one of those two superstars as a heel and give them a chance to work against one of the best in WWE.
Gargano’s NXT North American title reign hasn’t been too great this time around, and The Prince could increase the value of the title by going after it.
#1 Jey Uso must interfere in Cesaro’s match against Seth Rollins on WWE SmackDown
Cesaro has had a rather interesting rise in WWE since the beginning of the year. His rivalry with Seth Rollins led him to his first singles match at WrestleMania. Since then, The Swiss Superman has been a prominent part of SmackDown.
Cesaro is still in a rivalry with Rollins, but he has also managed to get himself tangled with Roman Reigns and Jey Uso. Last week, Rollins challenged Cesaro to another match on SmackDown. On the same night, Cesaro attempted to protect Daniel Bryan from being beaten down by Reigns.
This week on SmackDown, WWE must allow Cesaro and Rollins to have an incredible match. The Swiss Superman must come close to victory before Uso interferes and Superkicks him.
This will lead to a disqualification victory for Cesaro and move him into a rivalry against Uso that could lead him to The Tribal Chief. Cesaro needs to get in the Universal Championship picture sooner rather than later.
The Swiss Superstar has already managed to move near the top of the SmackDown roster, and this angle could allow him to get into the title picture.
