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Several big matches took place at WWE WrestleMania Backlash last Sunday. RAW picked up from where the pay-per-view left off and allowed Bobby Lashley to celebrate his victory in style.
However, Lashley’s night ended on a bitter note as he was pinned by Kofi Kingston in a non-title match. Will Kingston get a shot at Lashley’s WWE Championship soon?
Rhea Ripley was ready for new challenges on RAW, fresh off her defense of the RAW Women's Championship. However, Charlotte Flair was looking for another shot at the title, but had to face Asuka first instead.
The Empress of Tomorrow defeated Flair to remain in the top title picture. Will Ripley's next defense be against one of the two women she just beat, or will someone else stand up to The Nightmare?
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A Prime Target segment helped build more hype around Finn Balor and Karrion Kross’s rematch for the WWE NXT Championship. Will Balor be able to overcome The Herald of Doomsday in their second encounter?
Bronson Reed defeated Johnny Gargano to win the NXT North American Championship on Tuesday night. Will WWE give The Colossal One a reign to remember?
WWE SmackDown could not make the same impact the show had been making for last few weeks. However, Roman Reigns had a strong segment that saw Seth Rollins attack Cesaro once again. Will Rollins and Cesaro compete inside Hell in a Cell?
Apollo Crews retained his Intercontinental Championship after a good Fatal 4-Way match. However, his win was aided by the return of Aleister Black on SmackDown. Why did Black attack Big E upon his return?
Take a look at the five biggest questions from this week’s WWE RAW, NXT, and SmackDown.
#5 Is WWE trying to turn the RAW Tag Team Champions into babyfaces?
AJ Styles and Omos won the RAW Tag Team Championships at WWE WrestleMania. The two successfully retained their titles in a rematch with the New Day earlier this month.
Last week, Styles and Omos teamed up with Elias and Jaxson Ryker for a match. This week, WWE surprisingly put Styles and Elias in a match against each other.
Both superstars are playing heel characters on RAW, and it was odd that they were put in a match against each other. Instead, WWE could have booked a match between Xavier Woods and Styles.
Elias and Styles had a decent match but Ryker interfered to cause a disqualification. Omos chased the heels away to end the segment.
Why did RAW book a match between two heels when there are so many babyfaces waiting for a chance to perform? Is WWE trying to turn Omos and The Phenomenal One babyface on RAW?
A face turn for the champions could explain why the two superstars competed on RAW and Ryker caused a disqualification. The after-match beatdown by Elias also signaled towards a possible turn for The Phenomenal One. It could lead to a short rivalry between the two teams that could help the RAW Tag Team Champions turn babyface.
#4 Will WWE allow Alexa Bliss and Lilly to enter the Women’s Tag Team title picture on RAW?
Alexa Bliss and Lilly hosted another episode of Alexa’s Playground on WWE RAW. Natalya and Tamina appeared as special guests on Alexa’s Playground.
Later on, the WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions competed in a match against Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax. The two superstars came close to a loss before Bliss appeared with Lilly. This distracted Nia Jax, which helped Natalya recover and pick up the victory for her team.
It was unclear before the segment who Bliss and Lilly wanted to target next on RAW. However, after the segment, it looks like Bliss and her doll have their eyes set on the tag team champions.
Will WWE allow Bliss to take down Natalya and Tamina on her own to win the titles for herself and Lilly? Is WWE ready to hand a championship to a doll after awarding it to a ten-year-old not too long ago?
While this could make for an interesting storyline, there could be a bit of backlash if that is the plan. However, nothing is certain at the moment and fans will have to wait another week or two to determine what WWE's plans are for Alexa and Lilly.
#3 Will Kofi Kingston get a shot at Bobby Lashley’s WWE Championship?
Bobby Lashley retained his WWE Championship after a brutal match against Drew McIntyre and Braun Strowman. The All Mighty arrived in style on Monday night and MVP issued an open challenge on his behalf.
While it looked like Shelton Benjamin, Damian Priest or Cedric Alexander would answer the open challenge, it was Kofi Kingston who came out for his second match of the night. With the help of McIntyre, Kingston was able to pin the WWE Champion on RAW.
This was fantastic booking that allowed Lashley to pick up his first loss in months. The loss will not hurt The All Mighty’s image as the WWE Champion at all.
But will Kingston get a shot at Lashley’s title following his massive victory? Will WWE build this storyline leading to a big match between the two men at Hell in a Cell?
Kingston enjoyed a good WWE Championship reign not too long ago. He would do well to keep Lashley busy for some time while giving fans something new to look forward to. Giving Kingston a couple of WWE Championship matches won’t be a bad idea at this point.
#2 Why aren’t Kyle O’Reilly and Bobby Fish simply teaming up on WWE NXT?
Kyle O’Reilly has had a great year that has seen him become a breakout star on WWE NXT. O’Reilly was largely seen as a tag team player on NXT before he got a chance to break free.
His success as a singles superstar prompted Adam Cole to betray him and break up The Undisputed ERA. O'Reilly has been seen in a rivalry with Pete Dunne, Oney Lorcan, and Danny Burch in recent months.
A couple of weeks ago, the former NXT Tag Team Champion defeated Lorcan after which Dunne attacked him. Bobby Fish made his return to NXT to protect his former partner from potentially picking up an injury.
After the dust settled, Fish informed O’Reilly that he had some business to take care of before leaving the ring. This week, WWE announced that Fish will be taking on Dunne in a one-on-one match.
Since Fish and KOR have a common enemy, why aren’t they simply teaming up and watching each other’s back? The two had a great time as a tag team under the Undisputed ERA banner, and they could stick together while focusing on different things.
Why is WWE keeping Fish and O’Reilly apart on NXT? Is there something in the works for one of the two superstars?
#1 Why did Aleister Black attack Big E upon his return to WWE SmackDown?
The week's biggest news story circled around the return of Aleister Black on WWE SmackDown. Backstage promos involving the WWE Superstar had been airing for weeks, but it was the first time Black had been seen in the flesh for a very long time.
The Striking Man from Amsterdam delivered a Black Mass to Big E and ended his hopes of winning back the Intercontinental Championship. This was a good way to allow Apollo Crews to retain his title on SmackDown.
However, why did Black attack Big E on SmackDown? The two do not have any history, and it did not make much sense as to why Black would target someone like Big E.
Even though the two superstars have no in-ring history, the rivalry between the two men could turn out to be great. SmackDown seems to have turned Black heel, and Big E could be the best available babyface opponent.
Black has a long way to go on the Blue brand as he needs to re-establish himself as a top performer. Will he get a match against Big E at WWE Hell in Cell?
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