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After a good Clash of Champions pay-per-view, things are set for the fall-out episode of WWE RAW this week. A total of four championships from the red brand were on the line last night.
Moreover, all four of those titles were successfully defended by the respective champions. Drew McIntyre retained his WWE Championship in an Ambulance match against Randy Orton. Asuka defeated Zelina Vega to retain her WWE RAW Women’s Championship.
Apollo Crews looked to reclaim his WWE United States Championship from Bobby Lashley. However, the latter prevailed and kept his title safe with him. And finally, The Street Profits successfully defended the WWE RAW Tag Team Championships against Andrade and Angel Garza.
We didn’t see RETRIBUTION at Clash of Champions, but they are expected to make their presence known on WWE RAW tonight. In addition to that, other ongoing storylines could be affected by the events that transpired during the pay-per-view.
In this article, we take a look at few things that could happen on WWE RAW tonight.
#1 Drew McIntyre to look for a new challenger on RAW?
At Clash of Champions, Drew McIntyre successfully defended his WWE Championship against Randy Orton. The match also saw the involvement of legends like the Big Show, Christian, Shawn Michaels, and Ric Flair. All of whom had faced the wrath of The Viper's Punt on WWE RAW previously.
While the match was engaging with the entire story narrated well, it still ended up making The Scottish Psychopath look slightly weak. Overall though, it now means his WWE title feud with Orton has finally ended. Thus, McIntyre can look beyond The Viper in search of a new challenger.
Although McIntyre has had an impressive run as the WWE Champion, he could still engage in a few more exciting title feuds. WWE should have the likes of Kevin Owens, Aleister Black, Andrade, and more to challenge McIntyre next. A good feud, even if it is short-lived, could help elevate McIntyre’s title reign.
Therefore, we could now see him searching for a new challenger on WWE RAW. It will be interesting to know what is planned for the champion. Whatever is in store, it needs to pan out soon. Why? Because things could change quickly for McIntyre if he gets drafted to Friday Night SmackDown during next month's WWE Draft.
#2 What is RETRIBUTION planning for this week’s RAW?
The last few weeks finally introduced the real faces behind the RETRIBUTION. But they got themselves immensely over with the crowd with their social media activity. T-Bar, especially, has been ruling Twitter and is now looking more promising than ever. This has a huge potential, and hopefully, WWE RAW will capitalise on the same.
This week on WWE RAW, we could see RETRIBUTION make a return to the red brand. Given that they have continuously disrupted championship matches, it is possible that one of the RETRIBUTION members will set his sights on the WWE Championship. We could also see Reckoning running ruckus in the women’s division.
The threat from RETRIBUTION isn’t limited to the WWE Championship. They could also target the United States Championship Title, especially if you take the previous altercations between them and The Hurt Busines into account. In any case, RETRIBUTION could cause a lot of problems for the current Superstars on the WWE RAW roster. And it will be interesting to see what they are planning for tonight.
#3 Asuka and Zelina Vega continue their WWE RAW Women’s Championship feud
At Clash of Champions 2020, Asuka successfully defended her WWE RAW Women’s Championship against Zelina Vega in a fairly decent match. But what happened in the end was all the more interesting. Asuka stated that Vega is a ‘firecracker’ and has a lot in her that one can’t decipher by simply looking at her. As a show of respect, Asuka wanted to shake hands with her opponent.
Unfortunately for her, that’s not what Vega wanted. Instead, she blindsided Asuka and kicked her in the stomach before escaping from the ring. An agitated Asuka screamed at Vega while the latter teased that she is not yet done with the champion. We can expect both the Superstars to continue their feud with Asuka on WWE RAW.
In the absence of a lot of names on the WWE RAW roster, Zelina Vega is easily one of the most promising Superstars who can challenge Asuka for the title. Moreover, a good feud between the two can help establish Vega as a serious threat. It is highly unlikely that she will take the title away from Asuka. But she can still emerge as one of the strong contenders in the Women’s division.
#4 Will we see more of Rey Mysterio’s family on WWE RAW?
The involvement of Dominik Mysterio in his father’s feud on WWE RAW was well-planned. It facilitated a great debut for Dominik, who feuded with Seth Rollins and Buddy Murphy. However, it appears that WWE are not yet done with involving Rey’s family into the business. The last few weeks also saw Rey Mysterio’s wife and daughter make appearances on the show.
Rey Mysterio’s daughter Aalyah sympathised with Buddy Murphy when the latter was brutally injured on WWE RAW. Following that, Rollins decided to bring up the legitimacy of her relationship with Rey Mysterio, implying that she is not his daughter. Even Aalya was upset when Rey called her ‘naive’, and she walked away from her family.
It is evident that the creative are going to involve Aalyah in more storylines on WWE RAW going forward. However, amidst all this, Dominik’s run on the red brand might get compromised. He didn’t look very strong in the previous segments featuring Rey Mysterio’s entire family. If the same continues on the red brand, the impact of the entire family angle will be lost.
#5 What’s next for the Street Profits on WWE RAW?
The Street Profits successfully defended their WWE RAW Tag Team Championships against the team of Andrade and Angel Garza. Unfortunately, Garza also ended up sustaining an injury during the match. Therefore, it wouldn’t be a surprise if he doesn’t make an appearance on the red brand for a few weeks.
Now that the threat from Andrade and Garza is over, for now, the Street Profits should look forward to finding new challenges. It is possible that they will be involved in a feud with the Hurt Business, given the history of their several altercations on WWE RAW. Both Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford are talented Superstars.
Hence, they deserve to be involved in interesting feuds to make them look more credible as champions. The tag team division on both WWE RAW and SmackDown have both declined in terms of quality feuds. WWE will have to sort out the division with the upcoming draft before it ends up losing all its charm.
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