5 Surprises for RAW after Survivor Series 2021: Popular duo to break up after 13 months, Fans to turn on top babyface for getting pushed?

Monday Night RAW dominated Survivor Series with a 5-2 victory over SmackDown. Thankfully, WWE didn't emphasize on brand supremacy too much this year, probably because many of the stars were only recently drafted to the opposite brands.

Either way, it was another successful Survivor Series for RAW - the brand that has historically dominated the so-called fourth-biggest pay-per-view of the WWE calendar year.

There could be a lot of surprises in store for the Red brand as we prepare for the end of the year and Day 1 - the new pay-per-view on January 1st, 2022. Here are a few surprises we could see tonight:

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#5. The aftermath on RAW of Omos' big victory at Survivor Series 2021

At Survivor Series 2021, there was a 25-man dual-brand battle royal to commemorate The Rock's 25th anniversary of his WWE debut.

The multi-man bout was won by Omos, adding one more to RAW's dominant scoresheet at the pay-per-view. Him winning shouldn't be a surprise, although giants historically don't do too well at battle royals.

This was a Royal Rumble-esque performance as he eliminated a whopping 12 men from the match to win. AJ Styles even came out and celebrated with him after it was done.

But we shouldn't forget that Styles is a heel, and Omos has been paired with him for 13 months now - closing in on 14. But 13 months could be where it all stops, as the partnership could end on the Red brand tonight.

The two were in the RAW Tag Team title picture for most of 2021, winning the titles from The New Day at WrestleMania 37 before losing them at SummerSlam. They remained in contention throughout that time, but they were abruptly removed from the tag team title picture following a rumored (minor) injury to AJ Styles.

Perhaps the time for Styles and Omos as a tag team is over. WWE loves breaking up tag teams, and this could be the night where the former RAW Tag Team Champions call it quits on each other.

Omos turning on his partner seems a lot more legitimate. Some would argue that it's too soon to have him as a singles superstar, but it could work as a big moment on the Monday night show before we enter the final month of the year.

#4. Bianca Belair to re-enter RAW Women's title contention?

At Survivor Series 2021, Bianca Belair overcame major odds for Team RAW as she got through four women to become the sole survivor of the match. It was an epic performance from The EST of WWE, who can now be considered the top female babyface of the company.

It's a huge role to be in, but the problem she faces now is that the reigning RAW Women's Champion is Becky Lynch. Belair lost the SmackDown Women's title to Big Time Becks at SummerSlam, failed to regain it, and then failed to capture it before the build-up to Survivor Series began.

Liv Morgan, meanwhile, beat the other four women of her Survivor Series team to become the No.1 contender for the RAW Women's Championship. That's a feud that most fans seem to be looking forward to, and one that we expect to fully begin tonight.

WWE may think of pushing Bianca Belair back into the title picture, but that would be a mistake. Despite her popularity, the promotion needs to be careful not to overpush her.

It would be a surprise if she enters title contention again, because it increases the chances of fans turning on her.

#3. The Golden Egg storyline to take a different turn on RAW

Vince McMahon is expected to be on RAW tonight. If you missed Survivor Series 2021, then the reason he's coming to the brand is to search for his egg. It sounds bizarre without context, but it does even with it.

For the uninitiated, McMahon had a segment at the recently concluded pay-per-view where he met with Roman Reigns, only to show off his $100 million egg from Cleopatra. Unlike The Rock's latest movie "Red Notice", this egg is supposedly real.

It isn't a good look for the WWE Chairman to release as many stars as he does only to brag about a $100 million egg. Later on, in a meeting with Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville, McMahon noticed that it had been stolen.

He ordered Pearce to launch an investigation and said that if the culprit wasn't caught, he would personally come to RAW to investigate. Adam Pearce didn't rule out a superstar being the one to steal it.

While the likes of R-Truth, Akira Tozawa, Drew Gulak, and other comedy stars will be suspected to take the egg, it would be a surprise if WWE turned it into a serious angle and the likes of Sonya Deville or a top superstar gets accused of stealing the egg.

#2. Big E gets a bad showing on RAW

While Team RAW dominated Survivor Series, Big E couldn't turn the scoreline into 6-1 as he lost to the Universal Champion Roman Reigns in the main event. It shouldn't come as a surprise, since nobody expected him to be the first man to pin Reigns since December 2019.

The Tribal Chief's dominant run continued, but we will see the aftermath of that and how his future Brock Lesnar feud plays out on SmackDown. On RAW, E will have to come back a defeated champion, but one who can hold his head high and proudly after the match he put on.

The clash of world champions always delivers at Survivor Series, and it's now 4-0 to the Universal Champion since 2017. Big E has to look forward as Seth Rollins, the sole survivor of the Red brand's men's team, had an incredible showing.

He is officially the No.1 contender, and Kevin Owens is looming in the background, teasing a triple threat feud. It would be surprising if Big E didn't get a great showing on RAW following Survivor Series.

#1. Damian Priest makes a full character change on RAW

Damian Priest has been one of RAW's top stars in 2021. Few superstars in WWE have received the consistent push that Priest has, and it's no surprise that in a little over half a year after his main roster debut, he captured the United States Championship.

It's a title he has held on to, pinning the likes of Sheamus, Drew McIntyre, Jeff Hardy, T-Bar, and more. Recently, Damian Priest made his return to the Monday night show after a few weeks away and he seemed to have a transition in character.

His "darker" side meant that he wasn't a full babyface anymore, but he was in limbo where he wasn't a heel either. "Tweeners", as they're called in wrestling, classify characters who aren't in either babyface or heel category.

Priest has teased his more aggressive side on RAW, and we saw that at Survivor Series when Rick Boogs "disrespected" him by playing the guitar to distract the US Champion.

He didn't take well to this and broke the guitar before hitting Boogs with it and then Nakamura, which led to him facing a rare defeat, even if it was by disqualification.

We could see a full-blown heel turn by the US Champion on RAW tonight, although we can also understand WWE being hesitant to make the turn right now.