5 things that must happen on WWE RAW, NXT, and SmackDown after Day 1 – Dream match booked, Paul Heyman disses Roman Reigns

WWE Day 1 proved to be a successful pay-per-view filled with some surprises. Edge and The Miz had a great match that saw Beth Phoenix return to help her husband. In the end, Edge defeated Miz to pick up another big win.

Becky Lynch defended her title against Liv Morgan at the show. She once again cheated her way to a win over the underdog. It looks like Liv will get a good build ahead of the upcoming Royal Rumble so she can win the 30-women match.

Roman Reigns was unable to compete at Day 1 after testing positive for COVID. His opponent Brock Lesnar was injected into the WWE Championship match, where he came out as the new champion. It will be interesting to see how WWE works with the Lesnar and Reigns rivalry now that they are on separate brands.

WWE NXT New Year’s Evil is set to take place on Tuesday night. A few big championship matches are set for the event. Mandy Rose will defend her NXT Women’s Championship against Cora Jade and Raquel Gonzalez.

Bron Breakker will challenge Tommaso Ciampa for the NXT Championship. Meanwhile, WALTER will return to the ring and team up with Imperium to take on MSK and Riddle. The match could steal the show at New Year’s Evil.

Take a look at the five things that must happen on WWE RAW, NXT, and SmackDown this week.

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#5. Bobby Lashley must confront Brock Lesnar on WWE RAW

Bobby Lashley was one of the favorites to win the WWE Championship at Day 1 on Saturday night. His plans went down the drain after Brock Lesnar was included in the championship match at the last minute.

It was great to see Lashley and Lesnar trade some big blows during the contest. However, many will agree that the match could have been better without the involvement of The Beast Incarnate.

Now that the dust has settled, WWE will need to rewrite its plans and build some good rivalries for Lesnar on RAW. One dream rivalry that should kick start soon is Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley.

This week on RAW, MVP must come out with Lashley and cut a promo to talk down Lesnar. He must point out that Lashley ran through Big E, Seth Rollins, and Kevin Owens to reach the title match while Lesnar just waltzed into it.

This must anger The Beast Incarnate, who could lay down a challenge for Lashley at the upcoming Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Fans can’t wait any longer for these two WWE heavyweights to collide, and it seems like the perfect time for a rivalry between a heel Lashley and a babyface Lesnar.

#4. Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins must stay united on WWE RAW

Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins have teased a great new alliance on WWE RAW. The two worked together before WWE Day 1 to level out their opponents. However, the inclusion of Brock Lesnar into the match ruined their entire plan.

Owens and Rollins work great together and have a lot of chemistry. WWE must make use of their friendship to take them to the tag team championships picture.

The RAW Tag Team Championships are currently held by Randy Orton and Riddle. It looks like Orton has turned face, and the heels could build a great rivalry between the two men.

Teaming up Rollins and KO would work well in the brand’s favor. They are both great on the mic and in the ring. They could end up having a great rivalry with Orton and Riddle.

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#3. Carmelo Hayes must become the unified champion at WWE NXT New Year’s Evil

Carmelo Hayes and Roderick Strong will compete in one of the biggest matches of this year’s WWE NXT New Year’s Evil. Hayes will walk into the event as the NXT North American Champion. Meanwhile, Strong will be holding the NXT Cruiserweight Championship.

The two men will put their titles on the line in the title unification match. WWE must allow Melo to overcome the veteran superstar and pick up a clean victory to take the titles home.

WWE will likely keep the North American Championship while discarding the cruiserweight title. Therefore, Hayes must continue his reign as the champion and get a big push by defeating Strong.

#2. Bron Breakker must become the new WWE NXT Champion at New Year’s Evil

Bron Breakker will walk into WWE NXT New Year’s Evil with another chance to win his first major title in the company. He failed to defeat Tommaso Ciampa for the title at NXT Halloween Havoc.

Ciampa hasn’t defended his title much, and his reign hasn’t been as great as his first one. WWE could look to put the title on a newer superstar to keep NXT 2.0 fresh.

With that in mind, WWE must allow Breakker to defeat Ciampa and win the title after a hard-fought contest. Most of NXT’s veterans have left the company, and WWE could look to build some new faces with Breakker at the top.

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#1. Paul Heyman must continue his storyline with Roman Reigns on WWE SmackDown

Roman Reigns was set to face Brock Lesnar at WWE Day 1. However, a positive COVID-19 test forced him to sit out the pay-per-view. Their match would have likely helped build the storyline involving Paul Heyman.

Lesnar went on to win the WWE Championship at Day 1. He will likely show up on WWE RAW this week. Meanwhile, Reigns will sit out this week’s show and hopefully make a quick recovery.

WWE must bring out Heyman to continue his storyline with Reigns on this week’s SmackDown. The wise man must use Reigns’ absence from Day 1 as an excuse by The Head of the Table to avoid Lesnar. It could lead to an even more interesting storyline which could culminate at WrestleMania.