4 Possible feuds for Kane after his recent return to WWE

In the aftermath of this week's NXT live debut on the USA Network, I certainly think it's safe to say that WWE in overall had a great week following two back-to-back awesome episodes of Monday Night RAW and SmackDown Live, respectively.

However, in general, this week's RAW witnessed the return of the mayor of Knox County, Kane, who came back to a grand ovation from the WWE Universe and helped Universal Champion Seth Rollins fend off another beatdown from The O.C. But, the show eventually ended with The Devil's Favorite Demon falling victim to 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt.

Kane's intentions of saving Seth Rollins are still unknown and a majority of the WWE Universe are still wondering what the actual reason could be behind his surprise return to RAW. With The Fiend set to face Seth Rollins at Hell in a Cell, a feud between the former and The Devil's Favorite Demon is out of the question right now and with that being said, here are five opponents whom I feel could engage into a feud with Kane upon his return to WWE.

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#4 AJ Styles

AJ Styles has been a dominant US Champion so far

As seen on RAW this week, upon Kane's return to WWE TV, the former world champion took out the entire O.C. all by himself by handing out chokeslams to the trio of AJ Styles, Karl Anderson, and Luke Gallows. Styles, who is currently on the back of a successful title defense over Cedric Alexander from Clash of Champions, will be in need of a fresh title challenger and having him feud against a veteran like Kane over the US Title would help in establishing The Phenomenal One's US Title reign.

On the other hand, Kane himself has never won the United States Championship and having him challenge for the US Title at this stage of his career would definitely be something exciting to watch.

#3 Braun Strowman

Braun Strowman and Kane could rekindle their rivalry

At the recently concluded Clash of Champions pay-per-view, Braun Strowman once again failed to win the WWE Universal Championship after a hard-fought battle with reigning champion Seth Rollins. However, that wasn't the only defeat Strowman had suffered on the night, as he and Rollins also lost the RAW Tag Team Championships to the newly formed alliance of Robert Roode and Dolph Ziggler, earlier in the night.

With two major pay-per-view losses added to his record book, Braun Strowman will now desperately look to get back on track and WWE themselves would have to try and make sure that Strowman's credibility as The Monster Among Men is once again restored. In order to do so, having Strowman go over a veteran like Kane would certainly help the former's resume, regardless of the fact that the two monsters have previously faced-off against each other on a notable few occasions.

#2 Drew McIntyre

Drew McIntyre is expected to be back sooner rather than later

In a report from Sportskeeda's own Tom Colohue, it has been suggested that top Monday Night RAW Superstar Drew McIntyre was reportedly in line for a huge push and was also in contention to win this year's King of the Ring Tournament. However, those plans were eventually scrapped after a last-minute injury to the Scottish Psychopath.

Despite suffering from illness, it has been noted in the report that the former WWE Intercontinental Champion will be returning to in-ring action sooner rather than later. Therefore, with the majority of the main roster stars engaged in feuds with one another, the viable option would be to have McIntyre make his return and engage in a feud with Kane.

Going over a veteran and a multi-time world champion in Kane could lead McIntyre to a bigger picture and could also potentially open a door for a feud against The Undertaker in the near future.

#1 Aleister Black

Will Kane fade to black as well?

Since being called up to the main roster, Aleister Black has been involved in just one proper feud which was against former US Champion, Cesaro. The two men squared off in two back-to-back matches with Black coming out victorious on both occasions. However, since then, Black hasn't been involved in any proper feud and has been occasionally competing in squash matches against the likes of Sami Zayn and Shelton Benjamin.

With Black demanding a proper fight on SmackDown Live, maybe it is finally time for a veteran like Kane to step up to the plate and challenge the former NXT Champion to a match in the near future. With Black putting away all his challengers with ease, maybe it is finally time for him to be tested inside the squared circle and with Kane still officially being a part of the SmackDown Live roster, we could certainly expect The Devil's Favorite Demon to show up on the Blue brand right after the 2019 draft.