5 things that must happen on RAW, NXT, and SmackDown this week

Last week’s shows were hit by some uncertainty, but fans got what they paid for at the end of the day as the shows delivered as much as was expected from them.

RAW gave fans the confirmation for a match at WrestleMania that they were waiting for as The Phenom and The Phenomenal One will meet in the ring this week to sign the contract for their match. The Monday Night Messiah’s faction battled in an eight-man tag team match against The Viking Raiders and The Street Profits, where Kevin Owens continued being a thorn on Rollins' side.

NXT delivered its usual best as we saw two big Championship matches during the show, both of which ended unexpectedly. Fans and The Undisputed Era were also made aware of The Velveteen Dream’s intentions, while the NXT Universe was informed about the celebrations Adam Cole will be hosting this week.

SmackDown saw the much-awaited return of Jeff Hardy to action. John Cena made a rare appearance on the show after accepting ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt’s challenge to a match at WrestleMania.

In this article, we will look at the 5 things that must happen on RAW, NXT, and SmackDown this week.

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#5 Stone Cold and Kevin Owens host a Stunner party

Bring out the Stunners!

On the 3:16 episode of RAW, the WWE Universe will be treated to an appearance from none other than 'The Rattlesnake' Stone Cold Steve Austin himself.

While no one truly knows what Stone Cold will be doing at the show, we can rest assured that everything that The Rattlesnake touches turn to gold. With that said, WWE is trying hard to build a top rivalry between former Universal Champions Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins.

This week on RAW, we must see Stone Cold come out to address the WWE Universe and talk about how he’s excited for WrestleMania and happy for Drew McIntyre. We could then see The Monday Night Messiah walk out with his crew to confront Stone Cold and get in his face before Kevin Owens arrives and, along with Stone Cold, delivers a series of Stunners to Rollins and his henchmen.

This would not only allow WWE to build more hype around the rivalry between KO and Rollins on the Road to WrestleMania but also raise Owens’ stock and his effectiveness as the face of RAW.

The involvement of The Rattlesnake could uplift the entire feud and allow Stone Cold to give his nod of approval to KO for the Stunner and his progression as the no-nonsense Superstar.

#4 A Phenomenal Tombstone

The Undertaker needs to take out Styles once again

Things have been getting rather tense between AJ Styles and The Undertaker since Super ShowDown, and fans will gearing up to watch a match of a lifetime at the Grandest Stage of Them All.

With that said, Styles laid down a challenge for The Undertaker last week after mocking him and going as far as to target his wife Michelle McCool. This week, fans will witness The Phenom enter the ring with The Phenomenal One once again as the two are set for a contract signing ahead of WrestleMania 36.

During the segment, there’s a lot more that can happen than just contract signing, just like we’ve seen several times in the past.

We will likely see the three men of The OC try and beatdown The Deadman to send a message before the big clash at the Show of Shows.

However, instead, the company must allow The Undertaker to fend off the attack and then deliver a tombstone to The Phenomenal One to make the segment memorable.

Styles has already received a couple of chokeslams from The Phenom at Super ShowDown and Elimination Chamber, and the company must keep the momentum on The Undertaker's side by having him deliver a final Tombstone before they compete against each other.

#3 Damian Priest crushes Dominik Dijakovic

Priest wants to take the elevator to the top!

Damian Priest has been one of NXT's top heels for a few months now. He has impressed time and time again, and he seems to be getting a push from the Creative for his efforts.

Priest attacked Dominik Dijakovic a few weeks ago which led to him losing his match against Cameron Grimes. He then blindsided Keith Lee after his victory over Grimes last week and was chased off by Dijakovic who came to Lee’s aid but was hit by a Spirit Bomb after Lee mistaked him to be the attacker.

This week, WWE should give fans a match between The Archer of Infamy and Dijakovic to settle their differences. Priest must be allowed to defeat Dijakovic quickly with the use of some typical heel tactics and then injure his knee further.

This would allow NXT to immediately push Priest in a rivalry with The Limitless One for the NXT North American Championship while holding off the feud between Lee and Dijakovic for a bigger stage.

Priest deserves a few title matches to build further, and someone like Keith Lee can put him over.

#2 Adam Cole’s party ends unexpectedly

Adam Cole knows how to throw a party

It took Adam Cole almost two years to win his first NXT Championship reign, and now he’s held the title for over 292 days to become the longest-reigning NXT Champion of all time. Such a big achievement calls for a big party, and that is exactly what we will see on this week's episode on NXT.

While we aren’t sure what Cole has in store for his NXT Championship celebration, fans can rest assured knowing that The Panama City Playboy knows exactly how to throw a party.

However, no party in WWE goes uninterrupted, and this one too will meet a similar fate. Instead, we should see some new challenges arise for The Undisputed Era on Wednesday Night. Velveteen Dream should interrupt the proceedings by first appearing on the screen and taunting the Champion before coming out to attack him out of nowhere.

The Grizzled Young Veterans should also show up and attack the rest of the Undisputed Era in order to ignite a feud with the former Tag Team Champions and get into the NXT Tag Team Championship picture.

This Wednesday Night could end very unexpectedly, and we are all equally excited for what could go down.

#1 Daniel Bryan and Drew Gulak team up

This unlikely duo has the potential to take over SmackDown!

Last week’s SmackDown saw Daniel Bryan shower Drew Gulak with praises before running into the heels, Shinsuke Nakamura, Cesaro, and Sami Zayn. This led to a match between Bryan and Cesaro as Nakamura and Zayn looked on.

Interestingly, Bryan had Gulak on his side during the match as he’d requested the former Cruiserweight Champion to join him.

After a hard-fought match, Bryan was able to roll up Cesaro for the victory, but his celebrations were cut short as the heels entered the ring to beat him down.

Gulak joined in the party and tried to save Bryan, but the heels beat him down too before Bryan recovered and sent them running.

This week, the creatives must book a tag team match between the new team of Bryan and Gulak, and the tried and tested duo of Nakamura and Cesaro. This could mark the beginning of a great rivalry where we could see Gulak move into the Intercontinental Championship scene against Zayn and potentially win his first Championship on SmackDown with the help of Bryan who has been working hard to put some other stars over.