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Welcome to another edition of the top RAW rumors that could have a major impact on the red brand. The RAW Superstars had a great showing this past weekend at WrestleMania 37. Lashley and McIntyre put on a clinic in the opening match of night one.
On this week's RAW, we saw the fallout of WrestleMania, some big returns and some interesting developments in the storylines. In today's edition, we will talk about Bray Wyatt's unexpected loss to Randy Orton thanks to Alexa Bliss turning on him, what the future holds for Drew McIntyre after his defeat at WrestleMania, and much more.
So without further ado, let us dive in and take a look at some of the biggest rumors and stories related to RAW Superstars:
#5 Vince Russo says two former Champions are being punished on RAW
Former RAW Tag Team Champions Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin seem to have gone back to their days of being mere enhancement talents. The two men had a strong run as part of The Hurt Business. However, a few weeks back Lashley and MVP discarded the two men from the group.
Both men since then have taken singles losses at the hands of Lashley. This week on RAW, they lost to the returning Viking Raiders. Vince Russo stated on SportsKeeda's Legion of RAW that the two men are likely being punished for Lashley and MVP trying to speak up for them to management after the split:
"The Viking Raiders came back to defeat The Hurt Business so I guess that was their punishment for Lashley and MVP maybe speaking up because they didn't want to break up The Hurt Business. Now not only have we broken them up but we've beaten them with the Viking Raiders. So now they mean nothing."
It was earlier reported by Dave Meltzer that Benjamin and Alexander would not amount to much after being removed from The Hurt Business. It remains to be seen if the two men can bounce back as a Tag Team or if their heyday on RAW is over.
#4 RAW Women's Champion jokingly told to shave her head
Rhea Ripley got her first WrestleMania win when she defeated Asuka for the RAW Women's Championship. The 24-year-old has made a major impact in WWE ever since she joined. Ripley is a former NXT UK and NXT Women's Champion as well.
A fan pointed out that Ripley's hair keeps getting shorter as she advances in her career. Billie Kay has revealed that she had told Ripley to shave her head completely:
Literally told her the other day she should shave her head. I think she could absolutely rock it! She’s SO COOL!!
Rhea Ripley certainly has the most unique look on RAW and shaving her head wouldn't be such a bad idea. It would help the young superstar stand out even more.
#3 Drew McIntyre's future plans on RAW
The Scottish Warrior failed to regain the WWE Championship against RAW's Bobby Lashley at WrestleMania. However, this doesn't mean that McIntyre will now be removed from the title picture.
Dave Meltzer of WOR stated that WWE plans to continue the program between Lashley and McIntyre on RAW. Meltzer questioned WWE's plan stating that if the program was not set to end at WrestleMania then Lashley shouldn't have gone over McIntyre clean:
"Bobby Lashley and Drew (McIntyre) are going to keep their program going; at least that was the thing this morning, which surprised me because you're going to keep the program going? Why did you do that finish then? And, whatever, they are."
Lashley defeated former US Champion Riddle this week, continuing to establish dominance on Monday Night RAW.
#2 Last minute changes to The Fiend vs Randy Orton at WrestleMania
Fightful had reported earlier that the original plan for RAW's The Fiend vs Randy Orton was for Wyatt to win. However, WWE decided to change their plans ahead of the match, resulting in The Viper picking up the win thanks to Alexa Bliss.
Dave Meltzer of WOR shed more light on the situation and revealed that it was just a few hours before the show started that WWE made the call to change the planned finish of the match:
''One of the finishes, the Randy Orton finish, was changed on Sunday hours before the show. I think. I think at least three finishes changed.”
He also stated that this wasn't the only match that had its planned outcome changed at the last moment. An unnamed match on Saturday also had a last-minute change to the result.
#1 Will Bo Dallas get involved on RAW?
Bray Wyatt's real-life brother Bo Dallas has been missing from action since late 2019. Though he hasn't been used in a long time, the former RAW Tag Team Champion was spotted at WrestleMania 37 by a fan. Dallas wasn't part of the WrestleMania card, nor was he featured on the show, so why was he present backstage?
Many fans have speculated that the superstar to compete against Randy Orton at WrestleMania wasn't Bray Wyatt but Bo Dallas in The Fiend's getup. This, some say, was the reason behind The Fiend wearing a full-body suit and looking slimmer than usual.
While these rumors hold no merit, the likely reason behind Bo Dallas being present at WrestleMania was that WWE is planning to introduce him somehow in the ongoing program between Alexa Bliss and Bray Wyatt on RAW.
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