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Riddle picked up a loss against Kofi Kingston on WWE RAW. Randy Orton did not seem too happy with his partner’s actions during the contest. Drew McIntyre and Bobby Lashley had a contract signing segment that ended without a brawl breaking out.
Meanwhile, Shayna Baszler appeared to confront Alexa Bliss and Lilly at the end of the show. Things didn't go too well for the former WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion. What happened to Baszler after RAW went off-air on Monday Night?
Raquel Gonzalez defeated Ember Moon to retain her NXT Women's Championship at TakeOver: In Your House. Meanwhile, LA Knight became the first-ever Million Dollar Champion on NXT. Will WWE make the championship a regular title on the show?
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Take a look at the five things that must happen on WWE RAW, NXT and SmackDown this week.
#5 Riddle must cost The R-K-Bros a tag team match on WWE RAW
Riddle and Randy Orton have an interesting partnership on WWE RAW. The two teamed up to form R-K-Bro but are still trying to iron out some of their differences.
Riddle and Orton both defeated Xavier Woods in singles matches by using each other’s finishers. However, Riddle tried a little too hard to impress The Viper last week and picked up a loss against Kofi Kingston.
WWE has booked a tag team match between The New Day and R-K-Bro for this week’s RAW. It will likely be one of the bigger matches on RAW this week. WWE must allow Riddle to blunder this week and take the pin to give New Day the victory.
AJ Styles and Omos currently hold the RAW Tag Team Championships and need to have a longer reign. For that to be possible, WWE must ensure that some differences remain between R-K-Bro for longer.
The Viper could then help Riddle get better and develop his character on RAW. It will give them time before both men challenge for the RAW Tag Team titles at WWE SummerSlam.
#4 Bobby Lashley must attack Drew McIntyre on WWE RAW
Bobby Lashley and Drew McIntyre have had a long-running rivalry on WWE RAW. McIntyre will get a shot at Lashley’s WWE Championship inside Hell in a Cell. If The Scottish Warrior fails to win the title, he will not be allowed another shot as long as Lashley holds it.
The stakes will be high at Hell in a Cell, and McIntyre will look to make the most of the opportunity. However, he will face AJ Styles on Monday Night RAW before the pay-per-view.
Styles currently holds the RAW Tag Team Championships with The Giant Omos. Styles will look to put The Scottish Warrior away on RAW and make his own case for a shot at the WWE Championship.
However, WWE must allow their match to end in a disqualification after Lashley attacks McIntyre mid-match. The result will protect both superstars and help build heat for The All Mighty before Hell in a Cell.
A confrontation between Omos and McIntyre must be saved for a later date, and therefore Lashley must be the one to cause an interruption to end the match without a clean result.
#3 Boa must answer KUSHIDA’s Open Challenge on WWE NXT
KUSHIDA did not defend his WWE NXT Cruiserweight Championship at TakeOver: In Your House. However, he will issue another Open Challenge on NXT this week.
The Japanese Superstar’s first open challenge was answered by Carmelo Hayes a couple of weeks ago. Hayes did well but could not dethrone the new champion.
Surprisingly, KUSHIDA does not have a top rivalry going on in WWE. That could all change this week as WWE must allow a villainous superstar to answer his challenge.
WWE must allow Boa to come out and accept KUSHIDA’s challenge on the instructions of Tian Sha. Xia Li is the only one who has been fighting for the faction, and things should change on this week’s episode of NXT.
Boa last competed in NXT in October 2019 and has since only been seen in other roles as part of the faction. WWE should now allow him to return to competition and give him a shot at the Cruiserweight Championship right away to start an exciting rivalry with KUSHIDA.
The angle will allow Boa to return to the ring while keeping KUSHIDA busy against a rising faction.
#2 Commander Azeez must pin Big E on WWE SmackDown
Intercontinental Champion Apollo Crews teamed up with Sami Zayn to take on Big E and Kevin Owens on WWE SmackDown last week. Crews and Zayn were able to dominate the action for some time, but could not put the babyfaces down.
In the end, Owens hit a Stunner to flatten Zayn and pick up the victory. After the match, Crews issued a brand new challenge to the victors. He challenged Big E and Owens to a tag team match against himself and Commander Azeez for next week’s SmackDown.
This will be Azeez’s first match in the SmackDown ring. WWE could look to make it grand for him and allow him to pick up the victory for his team. WWE must give Azeez the chance to spike Big E with the Nigerian Nail and pin him to end the match.
This could lead to a new rivalry between Big E and Azeez to keep both men busy. It looked like Big E was getting into a rivalry with Aleister Black before The Dutchman was released from his contract.
Big E could have a few matches with Azeez while KO needs to go after Crews and his title. The angle could allow Big E to move into the Universal Championship picture later on.
#1 The Usos must show their support for The Mysterios on WWE SmackDown
Roman Reigns has been leading WWE SmackDown rather well over the past several months. However, the Universal Champion seems to have run into a bit of trouble on SmackDown recently.
Reigns had the undivided support of Jey Uso up until the return of Jimmy Uso. Jey and Jimmy are trying hard to get on the same page, but their relationship with The Head of the Table seems to be falling apart.
The Tribal Chief’s recent actions have also caused him to get into a rivalry with Rey Mysterio. Reigns choked out Dominik on SmackDown last week, and The Usos seemed disgusted at his actions.
This week on SmackDown, WWE must add a new twist to the storyline and bring out The Usos to demand an apology from Reigns for hurting Dominik and Rey. Reigns is too far up the hierarchy now, so such a move will allow him to laugh off the demand before giving an ultimatum to The Usos to fall in line once again.
SmackDown has been doing a phenomenal job at building this storyline. The tensions could lead to interference from the brothers at Hell in a Cell.
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