6 Major Surprises that can happen on the RAW after WrestleMania 36 - Drew McIntyre's first challenger revealed, WWE star stripped of title?

Drew McIntyre is your brand new WWE Champion, dearest reader!
Drew McIntyre is your brand new WWE Champion, dearest reader!

Irrespective of what is happening in the world, time rolls on and seasons change, oblivious to all human behavior. In much the same manner, even though the world is on lockdown mode, WWE will continue to put on shows of the highest standard every single week.

So, what could potentially happen on the RAW after WrestleMania? Usually, it would be one of the most awaited shows of the year, with an audience that is incredibly vocal and immensely enthused about the proceedings.

It does not mean that WWE should pull any punches. And yes, this is why the show should be filled with surprises galore to whet the appetite of wrestling fans around the globe.

Let's look at six surprises that may happen on the RAW after WrestleMania 36, shall we?


#6 Drew McIntyre is confronted by Seth Rollins

You simply cannot rest when you become the WWE Champion because there is a target on your back and a host of challengers waiting in the wings to take you down. Seth Rollins may be the first person to step up to Drew McIntyre to invite him into his fold. And when McIntyre turns down the offer, Rollins could go on to challenge him for his title.

The truth of the matter is that if McIntyre battles people lower down in the roster like Erick Rowan or even Angel Garza, he may lose a lot of the momentum that he currently possesses. He needs to take on someone like Seth Rollins and defeat him in a grand way to remind the world that he did indeed, slay The Beast Incarnate.

The only other challenger in the same league is Randy Orton but he may be better off challenging Drew McIntyre at a later date, in my opinion.

#5 Andrade is stripped of the United States Championship

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Andrade has just had a spate of bad luck in recent times, after being on top of the world. He was engaged to be married to a beautiful woman and arguably the greatest female WWE Superstar in history, and was also the United States Champion.

And then, things just started going wrong for him with a Wellness Policy violation followed by an injury that led him to be replaced at WrestleMania by Austin Theory. And as we all know, if you are unable to defend your Championship in 30 days, you are stripped off the same by the company and such may indeed be the case with Andrade.

If this happens, we may see a tournament to crown a brand new Champion and someone like Bobby Lashley or Aleister Black could go on to win the whole thing. Maybe someone like Ricochet or AJ Styles could also get into the mix, depending on just how much Styles is selling the fact that he got buried a few nights prior.

#4 Gallows and Anderson challenge the RAW Tag Team Champions

Only a few days ago, they were at their friend AJ Styles' side as he took on the biggest challenge of his career - The Undertaker in a gruesome Boneyard match. And now, it may be time for Gallows and Anderson to remind the Tag Team Champions that they are not a force to be taken too lightly at all.

A feud for the titles would be fresh and interesting, in my personal opinion, at least. And AJ Styles could be in the corner of his boys, giving them the advantage and eventually helping them become the new RAW Tag Team Champions.

Imagine if there's a change of guard on the night after WrestleMania with Gallows and Anderson becoming the face of the tag team division on RAW. It would just make things very interesting indeed and kick off a new season of the Red brand with a lot of excitement and anticipation in a division that hasn't really had a lot of it, owing to injuries.

#3 Bianca Belair becomes a full-time RAW performer

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I had a chance to interact with 'The EST of NXT' not long ago and you can catch our short and sweet conversation in its entirety in the link that I have posted above. Yes, Bianca Belair may be an NXT Superstar but she made her presence felt at WrestleMania when she came to help out The Street Profits following their match.

Belair is just one of those NXT stars who could excel on both RAW and SmackDown in my opinion. She could go on to have great matches with both women's champions - Becky Lynch, or because she is a heel, Bayley.

You never know how the brands will line up in the following Superstar Shake-Up, and so you may see both women's Champions move to the other brand. Bayley rarely has a dance partner who is at her level and Belair is someone who has proved time and again that she can hang with the best of them, so she will excel as a RAW superstar.

#2 Nia Jax knocks out Becky Lynch for good

Can you believe that it's been a year since Becky Lynch became the RAW Women's Champion? Nobody expected her to survive Shayna Baszler and many had assumed that she would be dropping the title to the MMA powerhouse. But The Man stood tall after the clash, to the surprise of all. Maybe, it is all building to a big comeback on RAW.

Nia Jax accidentally broke Becky Lynch's face and sent blood streaming down it in one of the most memorable incidents in modern WWE history. She has unfinished business with Becky Lynch and they should be able to kickstart a brand new feud on the RAW that follows WrestleMania. There is literally nobody else that can take the title from Becky Lynch unless a decision is made to bring Ronda Rousey back.

Nia Jax could dominate the roster and take Becky Lynch out for good, allowing her to take a leave of absence and refresh her batteries as has been rumored for a while now.

#1 Edge comes to say farewell, gets attacked by The Fiend

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What do Kurt Angle, Jerry Lawler, and Mick Foley have in common except for their incredibly awesome careers both in WWE and even outside the company? They have all been attacked by The Fiend for no fault of their own but because they are sports entertainment legends.

So, Edge could come to the ring to bid farewell to the millions watching around the world 24 hours after his historic win at WrestleMania 36. And then, the lights could go out and The Fiend could appear, attacking Edge and laying him out in the middle of the ring.

Yes, I know that The Fiend is a SmackDown Superstar and this is a twist on RAW, but the night after WrestleMania is usually a special event and it is a prelude of things to come in the following year. It could even indicate to those watching at home that a Superstar Shake-Up may be imminent where either Edge moves to SmackDown or The Fiend moves to RAW.

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