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The RAW after WrestleMania will be especially interesting this year. A former ECW Champion could finally make his return to WWE as well as multiple possible NXT debuts.
We will also see a number of debuts from NXT. Ronda Rousey will be on RAW to kickstart her next storyline. Could that be related to a title challenge? Who will Roman Reigns face next?
#5 Roman Reigns' next opponent
At this point, we all know that Roman Reigns will lift the Universal Championship at WrestleMania. As anti-climatic as it may be since it's pretty clear who's winning, it's a change that desperately needs to happen.
Personally, I hate the fact that the current champion barely shows up on RAW and sometimes not even PPV's. When he does come, it's usually a Paul Heyman promo while Brock stands and smirks or a couple of F5's and he's out.
Reigns needs a challenger after Mania and hopefully, it won't be a rematch program with Lesnar. WWE needs to give us a deserving challenger, someone who will actually show up every week. Seth Rollins, please?
#4 Multiple NXT debuts
It's now sort of given that the RAW after WrestleMania will feature a number of debuts from NXT. Last year was a little shallow though, with only The Revival making their debut.
On the red brand, we can expect a number of exciting debuts including the likes of Authors of Pain, Ember Moon and maybe even current NXT Champion Andrade 'Cien' Almas. Billie Kay and Peyton Royce will also make their main-roster debuts but I suspect that they will come up on the blue brand.
#3 Bray Wyatt returns
Since Matt Hardy threw Bray Wyatt into the Lake of Reincarnation, rumors of Bray returning with an updated gimmick have spread like wildfire.
With Bray unlikely to have a match at WrestleMania, it is most likely that he will return on the RAW after Mania. Could Sister Abigail be with him?
#2 Ronda Rousey calls out the RAW Women's Champion
Ronda Rousey will make Stephanie McMahon tap out at WrestleMania. She will return to RAW the night after, probably to a hero's welcome.
What's next for her? I suspect she'll challenge the RAW Women's Champion as WWE fast track her to the title. Could Ronda call out Nia Jax or Alexa Bliss on the RAW after WrestleMania?
#1 Bobby Lashley makes his WWE return
Rumours of Bobby Lashley signing with WWE seem to be pretty credible at this point. 10 years after leaving, Lashley could make his long-awaited return to WWE on the RAW after WrestleMania.
The RAW after WrestleMania is technically the beginning of WWE's new season and what better time to reintroduce the former ECW Champion to the WWE Universe than the day after Mania.
Who will be Lashley's first victim? We will have to wait and see.
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