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RAW, NXT, and SmackDown all delivered good episodes last week, and RAW and SmackDown will continue to build on certain rivalries this week with an eye on Super ShowDown which will take place a little over a week and a half later.
NXT will be reeling from the effects of TakeOver: Portland and may struggle to build new matches and rivalries following the event.
With a lot coming up for all three brands on the Road to WrestleMania, there are a few things that WWE must do and build on this week in order to give fans something to remember after the week comes to an end.
In this article, we will look at the 5 things that must happen on RAW, NXT, and SmackDown this week.
#5 The Street Profits get another match
The Street Profits have been one of the most entertaining parts of Monday Night RAW for some time. The duo has been involved in multiple segments week after week and has also been a feature during pay-per-views.
However, both men have been protected in the ring by WWE, and they’ve failed to get many bookings inside the ring which isn’t something fans want to see.
Last week, Mojo Rawley and Riddick Moss teamed up to take on the duo in tag team action, and Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford dominated the two men to pick up a rather quick victory.
While they should have been given a longer match and the spotlight after their win, it was Moss who then pinned Rawley to win the 24/7 Championship right after and stole the spotlight.
RAW should focus more on The Street Profits, especially with WrestleMania 36 approaching, as these two entertaining men could given the fans a much-awaited, interesting Tag Team Championships chase storyline soon, and produce some world-class performances.
#4 Aleister Black gets into another rivalry
Aleister Black has been RAW’s most dominating competitor for the past several months. He has literally run through his opponents but has failed to have a good storyline or rivalry with anyone except Buddy Murphy.
Black and Murphy had a good rivalry which saw The Dutch Destroyer come out on top each time. Apart from that, he has simply had several squash matches to stay relevant on the Red brand.
Murphy has progressed onto becoming an integral part of RAW by joining forces with Seth Rollins and the AOP and even won the RAW Tag Team Championships with Rollins ever since.
Black, on the other hand, is stuck in the same place even after his victories over Murphy, and WWE failed to follow up on the story which was laid down during the Royal Rumble match.
With that in mind, WWE must get Black into a significant long rivalry starting this week, in order to get him over just like Murphy. Black is an outstanding athlete who may have been pulled back because he can’t travel to Saudi Arabia.
However, getting him into a rivalry starting this week and continuing it for some time will help him get over, and WWE could put him up against someone like Bobby Lashley, Eric Rowan, Angel Garza, or The Monday Night Messiah’s squad.
#3 Austin Theory returns to NXT
Austin Theory first made headlines when he battled Roderick Strong from the NXT North American Championship on the NXT Christmas special. Even though he failed to win the North American Championship, his performance in the match stole the hearts of many diehard fans.
Since that day, Theory has battled in only a single televised match, against Joaquin Wilde on NXT, which took place over a month ago. Even though he has had several Live Event matches and Dark matches, he deserves to get some push after his impressive performance against Strong.
With that in mind, NXT should bring back the babyface Superstar this week before the fans forget about his great performance against Strong a month and a half ago.
This week. Theory should battle in a winning effort against a mid-card heel to get over with the fans once again and get on track for some better bookings.
With WrestleMania 36 coming up, we will soon watch some top Superstars move to RAW or SmackDown in the coming months.
In this case, NXT should start preparing its next batch of mid-carders to take over and perform well to get their spot cemented in NXT for the years to come.
#2 God’s Greatest Creation plays hard to get
Last week on SmackDown, fans were eager to witness a date between everyone’s favorite worm Otis, and Mandy Rose.
Otis had his eyes on Rose for a long time, but it took him a lot of effort to show his affection and win a date with God’s Greatest Creation, on Valentine’s Day. However, Otis and fans were left heartbroken when Dolph Ziggler once again ruined their plans by taking Otis’ spot during the date, forcing Otis to leave the venue.
This week, we must see Tucker come to Otis’ aid once again and ask Sonya Deville to make Rose explain her actions, which broke his friend’s heart.
Instead, we should see an unapologetic Rose play hard to get and claim that since Ziggler arrived before Otis, the two decided to carry on the date instead of waiting for Otis who she never saw show up.
This could help continue the storyline as Tucker could challenge Ziggler and his buddy Robert Roode to a match, while Otis tries to rebuild his chances and tries to win back Rose.
#1 Golberg spears The Fiend
A couple of weeks ago, Goldberg appeared on SmackDown to tell the WWE Universe that he is in the mood for another Universal Championship reign. Unfortunately for him, ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt holds the title at the moment.
This did not bother Goldberg from laying down the challenge for Super Showdown, that is only a week and a half away, which will give fans another dream match.
This week, we will watch Goldberg take to the SmackDown ring himself and possibly address the WWE Universe regarding the threat of The Fiend. This will likely bring out the Universal Champion, who will try his best to get the upper hand on his opponent by applying the Mandible Claw on him and scarring him before they clash.
However, instead of The Fiend attacking Goldberg first, Goldberg could hit a Spear or two on Wyatt before walking out of the ring. They can then show Wyatt get up as if it had no effect on the Universal Champion, giving the impression that even the extremely dominant Goldberg may not know how to keep the evil Champion down.
This will allow the company to protect any attack on Goldberg until the clash while allowing Wyatt to seem invincible once again before they clash in Saudi Arabia.
