5 things WWE subtly told us on the RAW after WrestleMania 36: Paul Heyman makes brilliant backstage move, 14-time Champion set for big character change? (April 6th, 2020)

Welcome to 5 things WWE subtly told us on RAW! It was the RAW after WrestleMania, which is normally considered the best episode of WWE's Flagship show throughout the year. This year, of course, was different given the prevailing circumstances, but WWE put in a decent effort to the show.

Unfortunately, there wasn't as much storyline progression on the show nor much of a direction of where things are going, but it's still an exciting time to be a fan. From character changes to debuts to unexpected title challengers, here are a few things that WWE subtly told us on the RAW after WrestleMania 36.

#5 Paul Heyman makes a brilliant pairing

A successful outing for the two superstars

Ricochet and Cedric Alexander are two promising young Superstars on RAW with a lot of potential. It may not always be recognized by the higher-ups, but Paul Heyman seems to have put continuous faith in both superstars.

Cedric Alexander has hardly been featured on TV for the last five months or so, while Ricochet lost a significant amount of momentum after losing to Brock Lesnar in less than two minutes at Super ShowDown 2020.

WWE confirmed on RAW that Alexander and Ricochet are now a tag team and their first outing as a team post-WrestleMania 36 was against Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch. They defeated the two and look to be set for a tag team push.

We like this move because it appears as though there isn't a spot for them as singles stars just yet. Their time to break off will eventually come, but we hope that this is a long-term tag team that has a lot of Championship success. They could turn into one of the most popular teams in WWE.

And when the time comes, they'll have a breakout storyline waiting to happen.

#4 What's next for The Monday Night Messiah?

Seth Rollins lost at WrestleMania 36 - only his second defeat at the grandest stage of them all. Rollins and Kevin Owens had an incredible match that first ended in DQ before Owens demanded that it restart with a "No DQ" stipulation.

It was here when Owens managed to defeat Rollins and snap his mini-WrestleMania streak. Owens wasn't present on the show, but he cut a great promo about what lies ahead of him. As for Rollins, he faced an enhancement talent and squashed him, having just one look on his face.

Based on his body language alone, it's clear that he's in for a character change or at least a character tweak. We could see him evolve into a more serious version of himself and if he's not taking a hiatus as rumored, we fully expect him to be right back in the mix on Monday Night RAW.

Moreover, Rollins vs Drew McIntyre is an exciting dream feud for the WWE title.

#3 Bianca Belair and what lies next

Bianca Belair made her debut at WrestleMania 36 when she saved The Street Profits from an attack by Zelina Vega, Angel Garza, and Austin Theory. The latter two had a rematch with the RAW Tag Team Champions in a rematch from WrestleMania, but this time, the match ended in a DQ.

Bianca Belair once again saved the day and confirmed that she's now a part of Monday Night RAW. The EST of NXT is now the EST of WWE. She faced Vega in her RAW debut and the finish was a dusty one again, which led to a mixed six-person tag team match, where Belair pinned Vega to pick up her team.

She could be The Street Profits manager, but based on the way WWE has presented her, it's clear that she has far more potential as a singles superstar than either Montez Ford or Angelo Dawkins.

We fully believe that Belair is a future Women's Champion and her journey to the top has started.

#2 An Apollo Crews experiment?

Apollo Crews had one of his best matches in WWE to date when he faced Aleister Black on the RAW after WrestleMania 36. Crews was previously a SmackDown star, but Tom Phillips confirmed that he has made the switch to RAW, vaguely explaining some sort of draft that "expires" soon.

Everybody watching assumed that it would be yet another squash match for Black, especially since Crews had essentially been acting as an enhancement talent to Sheamus on SmackDown before WrestleMania. However, this turned out to be among Aleister Black's top two to three most competitive matches on RAW over the last year.

Nobody expected it, but Crews had a fantastic showing and even though he lost, he looked great in defeat. It appeared as though he had Black's number and minus the excessive commercial breaks mid-match, they got the right amount of time to give Crews a showcase. Could he be among Paul Heyman's potential superstars to push going forward? It would be long overdue, but a big character overhaul is needed for him.

#1 Why was Big Show Drew McIntyre's first title opponent?

Drew McIntyre had an unexpected challenger

About 20 minutes after WrestleMania 36, Drew McIntyre had an interview with Sarah Schreiber which was interrupted by the most unexpected legend - The Big Show. The former WWE Champion did less congratulating and more provoking.

McIntyre rightfully refused to face him at first after his 4.5-minute war with Brock Lesnar, but the legend had provoked him enough to immediately put the title on the line and the main event of RAW was essentially a dark match at WrestleMania.

It's a bit of a crazy situation and many have been wondering why The Big Show was sent out to challenge for the WWE title. The answer is simple. He has a show on Netflix coming out today called The Big Show show and in all likeliness, the match was done to promote the series.

It was just a throwaway match with no actual consequences. We wonder who could challenge Drew McIntyre going forward. Hopefully, it's a more interesting name.