6 Things WWE subtly told us on RAW: Champion keeps losing to the same Superstar, Popular babyface to lose title at Backlash? (June 8th, 2020)

Welcome to this week's edition of things WWE subtly told us on RAW. We just finished the go-home show to WWE Backlash and anticipate that it's going to be a solid PPV from the RAW side of things.

We'll start off with a great main event that saw a WrestleMania rematch between two old rivals. However, there were many good things about this episode of RAW and some fantastic storytelling along with some lighthearted segments as well. Without wasting much time, let's jump right into it!

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#6. The WrestleMania 34 rematch with the same story

The same old story for Asuka

Asuka just can't seem to get a break when it comes to Charlotte Flair. There's no doubt that Charlotte Flair is the most decorated woman in WWE history, but Asuka isn't too far off either. While she may never reach 11 Women's Championships in her WWE career, she's still among the most decorated women in the history of the promotion, having won all the possible accolades a woman can win - including being the first Women's Royal Rumble winner.

However, it doesn't seem to matter if she's the Champion or not - Charlotte Flair keeps beating her. And that's the story that's repeated itself for the last two years. In the main event of RAW, Charlotte Flair had a long match with Asuka - nearly half an hour, before triumphing over her old rival.

Flair was coming off her NXT Women's title loss one day prior, but Nia Jax's interference allowed Flair to pin the Champion.

We don't anticipate Nia Jax beating Asuka in her first title defense, but we're interested to see if WWE has a long-term plan for Asuka to finally overcome The Queen. It's a top WrestleMania match just waiting to happen.

#5. What's next for Apollo Crews?

Apollo Crews has his first major hurdle as the US Champion

United States Champion Apollo Crews was scheduled to defend the title at Backlash 2020. To determine his next opponent, WWE booked a Triple Threat match between Superstars who he has been involved with recently - Kevin Owens, Andrade, and Angel Garza.

Kevin Owens would have been a fun choice as an opponent, but given last week's DQ finish between the two, it's clear that WWE intends to hold off the "actual match" between the two for later on.

Until then, it's Andrade who Apollo Crews will have to face at Backlash 2020. It's the man who he beat to win the title and we could see a scenario where Andrade cheats to win the title back from him.

It would be unfortunate for that to happen, however, as it would derail any momentum that Apollo Crews had since moving to RAW post-WrestleMania 36. He should ideally have a lengthy reign with the title, though it's hard to see that happening as the United States Championship gets passed around far too often.

#4. A different Edge?

Edge and Christian reunited for The Peep Show

We'll admit that just like everyone else, we're not fond of the "Greatest Wrestling Match Ever" tagline given to Edge vs Randy Orton. Edge himself told ESPN about it, saying:

"I just laughed because I didn't think it was serious," Edge said. "Then I realized fairly quickly it was. Then my reaction was, is this wise, because anytime you say something the greatest ever beforehand, you're setting yourself up for failure. And I don't ever want to think that way. I need to think the opposite of that. I can't control the court of public opinion. I need to do and be proud of the work that I put in."

Edge was on The Peep Show with his best friend Christian, where he was incessantly questioned about his ability upon his return. While Christian believed in him, Randy Orton appeared on the screen to put to rest any hope that he had.

However, what was most interesting was how Edge mentioned that he was a "different" person entirely. It's true, and since we've only seen Edge in two matches since January, we could be seeing an evolved and changed character as well going forward.

#3. The "even" tag team rivalry

Montez Ford had the edge over Ivar in the athletics department

The Street Profits and The Viking Raiders have had quite the competitive rivalry since post-WrestleMania 36. While we're not sure why Bianca Belair disappeared from RAW, she did her bit by provoking The Street Profits into challenging The Viking Raiders - the team they never beat before that.

It's led to a rather unique rivalry of sorts, where the two have been friendly yet extremely competitive. From basketball matches to golf matches, ax-throwing contests, and more - the story has been about the two teams constantly one-upping the other.

This week, they had a Decathalon of sorts, competing in a series of 10 different events. As expected, they would end up tied at 5-5, further proving that they're even as competitors.

While we would normally have criticized WWE for putting The Viking Raiders in such goofy segments, this one turned out to be entertaining. The Viking Raiders also had a match later that night where they lost to Bobby Lashley and MVP. That was more to build the WWE title storyline.

#2. Are Bobby Lashley's chances at Backlash higher than we think?

Drew McIntyre on MVP's VIP Lounge

The VIP Lounge by MVP has been happening a lot more frequently since his return to WWE TV post-WrestleMania and this week, the man who he's managing, Bobby Lashley, was the guest.

Interestingly, Drew McIntyre had a word with The Viking Raiders ahead of their match against Lashley and MVP, seemingly striking up an alliance of sorts. Lashley has been a lot of fun to watch post-WrestleMania and his pairing with MVP has been a big success.

Lashley won the match for his team and defeated the former RAW and NXT Tag Team Champions. The post-match attack saw McIntyre interject along with The Street Profits and Lashley ended up with a Claymore Kick to the face.

McIntyre has been doing fantastic as the WWE Champion so far and we hope that he doesn't lose it anytime soon. However, there's an actual possibility that Bobby Lashley could end up winning the WWE Championship, especially if they want to build towards a match against Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam.

#1. Is Dominick's time coming?

Seth Rollins sending a message to Rey Mysterio

Rey Mysterio gave an update to the WWE commentary team stating that his eye his healing, but one more rupture to the cornea and it could mean a lot worse. Seth Rollins was on commentary as well, trying to provoke the legend.

What was interesting was that he didn't call out Mysterio, as much as he told his son Dominick to make an appearance on Mysterio's behalf. We believe that this could be the seeds planted for his inevitable debut in WWE.

Dominick had stated before that he intended his debut match to be one where he teams up with his father Rey Mysterio. Tom Colohue reported that Mysterio's time off was to help "speed up" Dominick's training process that will also seemingly result in the legend transitioning out of the company.

While it's going to be a sad day, we wouldn't be surprised to see Seth Rollins as the welcoming party. Austin Theory and Murphy lost to Aleister Black, but Rollins came out with Mysterio's entrance song and mask, leading to a distraction and post-match beatdown like the last few weeks.