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WWE Clash of Champions 2020 is just hours away. Although the go-home episode of WWE RAW was disappointing, it at least did a lot to forward the RETRIBUTION storyline, although not in the best possible way. We now know who the members of RETRIBUTION are. Dominik Dijakovic will now be known as T-Bar, Dio Maddin will go as Mace and the third member, probably Shane Thorne, is now wrestling as Slapjack. As for the female members of RETRIBUTION, Mia Yim will be known as Reckoning from now on while Mercedes Martinez will be known as Retaliation.
RETRIBUTION faced The Hurt Business in the main event of RAW but the match ended in a DQ loss for them, after which we saw a massive brawl end the show. RETRIBUTION are not booked for a match at WWE Clash of Champions tonight, but we will most likely see them in some sort of angle or segment on the show. How could WWE book RETRIBUTION at WWE Clash of Champions? We decided to take a look at some possible scenarios.
#5 RETRIBUTION attack Adam Pearce and confront Vince McMahon at WWE Clash of Champions
Adam Pearce has been unable to control RETRIBUTION as they’ve wreaked havoc in WWE recently. We saw The Hurt Business telling Pearce that they would take care of RETRIBUTION, which has led to the feud between the two factions.
Clearly, RETRIBUTION does not see eye to eye with WWE management, and one way they could make a statement is by attacking Adam Pearce tonight. This would not only be a clear warning to anyone in management who tries to stop them, but WWE could also have the RETRIBUTION members confronting Vince McMahon backstage at WWE Clash of Champions and sending him a warning face to face.
#4 Retaliation and Reckoning make their presence felt at WWE Clash of Champions
We saw Mickie James challenge Asuka for the RAW Women’s Championship on RAW a couple of weeks ago. After the match, Asuka was confronted by Zelina Vega who had just split from Andrade and Angel Garza earlier that night. Vega then said that she had wasted her career managing the two of them and it was now time for her to think about her own career.
Vega then pointed at the RAW Women’s Championship belt and said that she was ready to challenge for it. She then slapped Asuka across the face before backing away. Vega was in action on last Monday’s episode of WWE RAW, beating Mickie James. WWE Clash of Champions will now see Vega challenge for the RAW Women’s Championship.
However, this match could see RETRIBUTION members Retaliation and Reckoning make their mark. We haven’t seen too much from the female members of RETRIBUTION yet and the RAW Women’s Championship match could give them a good chance to make their presence felt. If WWE go down this route, we could see Reckoning and Retaliation take out both Asuka and Zelina Vega at WWE Clash of Champions, either after the match or during it, thus ending it in a DQ.
#3 RETRIBUTION attack and take out MVP at WWE Clash of Champions
The Hurt Business took it upon themselves to take on RETRIBUTION and to stop them from wreaking havoc in WWE. Last Monday on RAW, we saw The Hurt Business come out and interrupt RETRIBUTION’s promo but they got laid out due to the latter's massive numbers advantage. This led to a massive brawl backstage where The Hurt Business took out a few members of RETRIBUTION.
The main event of RAW also pitted the two factions against each other once again. Cedric Alexander, Bobby Lashley and Shelton Benjamin took on T-Bar, Mace and Slapjack with the match ending in a DQ, followed by a chaotic brawl as the locker room emptied to take on RETRIBUTION.
The feud between the two top factions on RAW is heating up and we could see RETRIBUTION try and get some revenge at WWE Clash of Champions. One interesting way to go would be for RETRIBUTION to attack one of the members of The Hurt Business and maybe even kidnap their leader, MVP. The RETRIBUTION angle has not landed well so far and doing something like this at WWE Clash of Champions could be what the faction needs to grab some positive attention.
#2 RETRIBUTION interfere during Drew McIntyre and Randy Orton’s Ambulance Match at WWE Clash of Champions
Last Monday’s episode of WWE RAW ended with RETRIBUTION’s match against The Hurt Business ending in a DQ after T-Bar hit Bobby Lashley with an illegal strike while he was on the apron. We saw unnamed RETRIBUTION members swarm the ring after the match and unload on The Hurt Business. The tide finally turned after WWE Champion Drew McIntyre led members of the RAW locker room out to take on RETRIBUTION. After Drew McIntyre cleared the ring, Randy Orton blindsided him and hit the WWE Champion with an RKO out of nowhere.
Could we see RETRIBUTION interfere during the WWE Championship match at WWE Clash of Champions to send a message? It certainly would make sense if the company does decide to do it. Not only would they ruin the match for the top title on RAW, they would also get their revenge on Drew McIntyre for ruining their moment last Monday. Taking out the champion at WWE Clash of Champions would also send a clear message to the rest of the roster.
#1 RETRIBUTION introduce their leader at WWE Clash of Champions
One thing a lot of fans and ex-Superstars have pointed out is that RETRIBUTION are missing star power. While hardcore WWE fans are familiar with the RETRIBUTION members and their work in NXT, the wider WWE audience will mostly be seeing them for the first time on RAW. The storyline hasn’t really landed well so far but it can definitely be turned around.
One way WWE could do it is to have an established main roster star be revealed as their leader and the brains behind the whole operation at WWE Clash of Champions. Someone like Samoa Joe definitely fits the bill. Mia Yim did Tweet this GIF of Samoa Joe on Twitter, but it’s probably not related to what WWE has planned:
Another way WWE could do it is to reveal that Shane McMahon is the man behind RETRIBUTION at WWE Clash of Champions. That could also be used to explain why they were given WWE contracts despite creative havoc for the last couple of months. Shane could explain this by saying that he plans to use RETRIBUTION to mold RAW in a way he sees fit.
