5 Shocking things WWE hinted at this week

What a week!

The WWE Universe was treated to everything, from an NXT cross promotion to a new number one contender being named for Daniel Bryan's WWE title. Of course, whether they follow up on these things remains to be seen and will depend on the company's faith in the idea, but it was pretty interesting nonetheless.

Beyond that, they all tell an overarching story of WWE experimenting with different things. Sure, not everything is going to come out right and fans might sometimes be disappointed with the results, but the fact that the company is trying in itself should matter. It will only end up making the product great and more enjoyable again.

With that being said and another week of WWE programming in the books, here are five things WWE hinted at this week. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and also tell us what you think WWE hinted at this week.

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#5. WWE giving up on Intergender wrestling again

Looks like no more intergender wrestling for Nia Jax.

It was cool while it lasted.

Unfortunately for the portion of the WWE Universe that wants to see men and women going up against each other in head to combat, WWE seems to have nixed the idea for the time being. Maybe it was due to a negative response, or maybe enough people complained, but it looks to be very clear that the company is not going forward with it.

While it's not the end of the world that this is happening, especially with the limited amount of superstars that could believably take part in something like this, it is disappointing to see WWE give up in such fashion. Beyond that, it's even more disappointing to watch them give up on something especially when they were creating magic with it!

Of course, not everyone is going to agree with that, but when Nia Jax took R-Truth's place in the Royal Rumble match, the crowd came unglued. When she started eliminating people, the crowd was in shock and when she was finally RKO'd the fans cheered. If nothing else, that proves this kind of booking can get a positive reaction if they would just keep experimenting with it a bit!

#4. WWE trying to promote NXT more

Does Vince McMahon finally see the value of NXT?

NXT...NXT...NXT!

That seemed to be the overall theme Monday night on Raw, but the whole idea became completely bland after the first hour. While that had nothing to do with the talent that was featured, in fact, they all had very entertaining matches, but it ultimately meant nothing in the grander scheme of things.

Think about it! Next week, those NXT stars will be gone and the stars that lost to them will be back on their respective brands in a worse situation than before. If nothing else, it was a lot of flash with little substance, especially since it had no overall bearing on the future of either. Maybe, its the start of WWE doing something extraordinary.

In the end, WWE is experimenting again and although one or two didn't exactly go to plan, that doesn't mean they won't go back to the drawing board to try again.

#3. Lashley versus Balor at Fastlane

Can Finn Balor successfully defend his newly minted Intercontinental title?

WWE really seemed to just be spinning their wheels storyline-wise this week on Raw, which pretty much guarantees that the company is hoping to save Balor versus Lashley for Fastlane. The move makes sense, especially with them still needing to fill out much of the pay per view's match card, but it also puts the company in a situation where they are forced to tell a very stilted story.

With that being said and Balor's string of bad booking lately, he deserved better than a one-sided beat-down and a tag team match with Ricochet. Unfortunately for The WWE Universe, the company chose to spin their wheels, which they have every right to when the situation calls for it, but not when they were already doing it on eight other things!

In the end, WWE did not pick the right week to spin their wheels on Balor, but it seemed to be for the right purpose. Whether that continues to be the case or not remains to be seen and will depend on how WWE feels about him defeating Lashley, but at least, they aren't having him outrightly lose.

#2. The Miz and Shane McMahon splitting at Fastlane

Will The Miz and Shane McMahon officially split up at Fastlane?

The WWE Universe already witnessed cracks form in the bond between Shane McMahon and The Miz, but when will it completely break? Furthermore, what will be the result of the breakup and will it be something that propels The Miz past the mid-card and into the WWE title picture?

These are all interesting questions to pose, but the point is that between McMahon and Miz already arguing, it's very likely that Fastlane will serve as the platform for the implosion of the partnership. At least that way, they can start the build to WrestleMania immediately and maybe can even throw Miz into the WWE title picture later on.

This alliance isn't something WWE is expected to waste a lot of time on, especially after it got the desired effect of the fans getting behind The Miz and they can most likely expect it to be over at Fastlane. That is, of course, after they come up unbearably short in the tag team titles match against The Usos.

Should be interesting to watch though.

#1. WWE focusing on Lesnar's UFC career

WWE is making Brock Lesnar out to be every bit of the beast that he is!

It's no secret that Brock Lesnar could probably kill Seth Rollins in a legitimate fight and it seems like that's the direction the company is going in. In fact, between WWE playing up Lesnar's UFC career and his destruction of the rest of the roster, the company painted the picture of an uphill battle for Rollins.

And maybe that's the best thing about this feud between Lesnar and Rollins right now. While WWE continues to build up Lesnar as an absolute killer in the ring, they also continue to portray Rollins as the man that isn't afraid of him. Not only have they proven that by The Architect's promo two weeks ago but also by his response to getting F-5'd multiple times.

Rollins is being pushed as the ultimate underdog and Lesnar as the ultimate destroyer. In the end, something has got to give between the two superstars and it's going to be interesting to see what or who does.