5 blockbuster storylines for The Club after AJ Styles' heel turn

Tonight's edition of Monday Night RAW saw AJ Styles finally turn heel and reform the Club. The Phenomenal One competed in a United States Title match against the high-flying Ricochet in the main event of the night. The bout was marred with controversy, as Styles won the belt, but it was discovered that Ricochet's leg was under the bottom rope. After the break, the Club came out to the ring and the match restarted. After some incredible display of athleticism, Ricochet managed to pin the former WWE Champion to retain his United States Title.

AJ and Ricochet shook hands after the match, but the unsuspecting champion was decked with a right hand soon after. The night ended with AJ and the Good Brothers throwing up the Too Sweet and reforming the Club to a loud response.

Let's look at the five biggest storylines we could see involving the Club.

Also read: 5 times Undertaker teamed up with his rivals

#5 The Club vs The New Day

There's no bigger faction than The New Day on the main roster at the moment. Kofi Kingston is being heavily pushed as WWE Champion and he has been winning matches right and left ever since he won the title at 'Mania. The trio is a crowd-favorite faction and is ruling Tuesday nights. On the other hand, we have the brand new heel AJ Styles along with the Club on RAW. With the Shakeup not meaning a thing at this point, this is one rivalry we should be getting.

A short-lived angle between these two factions is bound to result in a bunch of interesting matches and promos, plus AJ and Kofi in a singles encounter is guaranteed to be money.

See WWE RAW Results, Highlights of event, & more on WWE RAW Results page

#4 Undisputed Era comes up to save us

It's safe to say that AJ Styles has suddenly become the biggest heel on the red brand, thanks to his stature and past record. There are a string of possibilities for the Club as we move ahead. For starters, let these three heels run roughshod on the roster for a while, with no end in sight.

Also read: 5 WWE heels who broke character and praised babyfaces

Suddenly, promo packages start airing on RAW, hinting at the arrival of a bunch of saviors, similar to Jericho's return in 2007 to save us from Randy Orton. Finally, The Undisputed Era makes its thunderous debut on the RAW brand and cuts a scathing promo, promising to rid the WWE of the Club. Following this, a months-long rivalry ensues which finally culminates at Survivor Series in a Club vs Undisputed Era 4-on-4 elimination match. Of course, the Club would need a fourth member to even the playing field.

A heel Finn Balor, anyone?

#3 Finn Balor vows to destroy the Club

It's no secret that the Club is one of the most popular factions in recent memory. The group was formed by Prince Devitt aka Finn Balor in NJPW. Balor was later replaced by AJ Styles, when the former left the company in 2014.

Also read: 6 WWE/AEW moments that would have seemed impossible a year ago

The storyline writes itself here! Balor gets increasingly worried about what the Club has turned into, and promises to destroy the faction before it grows further and eats away the company from within.

This results in Balor forming an alliance with a string of wrestlers, and challenging the Club to a multi-man match, preferably at Survivor Series, with the losing team getting disbanded for good. The match would end with Balor emerging the victor, snapping AJ further. The two could go at each other for months to come, culminating in a match at WrestleMania 36.

#2 The Club vs a babyface Lesnar?

In the latest WWE NEWS, it has been a long while since we saw Brock Lesnar as a babyface. A possible idea could see the Club trying to overtake Monday Night RAW, and make Executive Director Paul Heyman's life a living hell. Heyman warns them of severe consequences if they keep up with their heelish tactics, but to no avail.

Also read: 5 biggest reasons R-Truth could become WWE Champion someday

Finally, Heyman comes out on an episode of RAW and announces that the Club's days of tormenting him and the RAW roster are over. A throwaway main event on the same night could see The Beast Brock Lesnar come out and destroy the Club to a loud roar! The following weeks would see the Club attacking Lesnar on several occasions, with an eventual match between Styles and Lesnar, much like the one they had at Survivor Series a long while ago. Only this time, the roles would be reversed.

#1 Triple H's devious plan to take over

Remember WWE's recently concluded Japan tour, and how Triple H teamed up with the Club at one of the live events? Was it a sign of things to come?

Also read: 5 ridiculous WWE ideas that became incredibly popular

This storyline could see Triple H being jealous of the fact that Vince McMahon appointed two past rivals, Eric Bischoff and Paul Heyman, as Executive Directors of RAW and SmackDown Live, instead of giving the control to him. The Club suddenly begins taking out babyfaces, one after the other.

Finally, Vince confronts the faction and asks about their intentions, which is met with an attack on him, as a grinning Triple H appears on the ramp. He explains how he needs to take control of the company back and the Club will help him do it.

It culminates in a huge match between the Club, and a team consisting of Vince McMahon's hand-picked Superstars, with the winner gaining control of WWE.

Edited by Rahul Arun