#2 Elias and Jaxson Ryker vs. The RETRIBUTION (WWE RAW)
Elias was one of the 22 WWE Superstars who competed in Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal on SmackDown’s special WrestleMania edition. During the match, he and Jaxson Ryker were engaged in an altercation with RETRIBUTION. It was the only highlight in their otherwise underwhelming appearance that night.
Elias and Ryker joined forces to eliminate one-half of The Viking Raiders, Erik. Following that, they eliminated Slapjack, which brought them face to face with T-Bar and Mace.
The four WWE Superstars then exchanged a few blows before the RETRIBUTION members eliminated Elias and Jaxson Ryker and teased a potential rivalry. Owing to their respective runs on WWE RAW, Elias and RETRIBUTION can use a good feud on the red brand.
The Drifter spent the last few weeks working as a catalyst in the feud between Braun Strowman and Shane McMahon. He needs a rivalry of his own, especially now that he has a reliable ally in Jaxson Ryker.
On the other hand, RETRIBUTION are fresh out of Mustafa Ali’s leadership. All eyes are now on T-Bar to step up and take up the reins of the WWE stable.
If RETRIBUTION engage in a feud with Elias and Jaxson Ryker, the latter would be outnumbered. It would then leave room for the creative to include more underused Superstars on WWE RAW.
The creative can even have Elias vs. T-Bar as the dominant narrative during this storyline. It will be a mistake if WWE doesn’t make the most of this opportunity to book a mutually beneficial feud.