The month of May was not the best one for WWE. It's quite easy to guess the reason - All Elite Wrestling. The debut of the new promotion and a successful first event in Double or Nothing would surely have alarmed the higher officials in the company.
WWE hasn't faced such a huge competition after quite a long time now, and it would be interesting to see how the company deals with this situation.
With some major shows set to take place in the company in June this month, including the Saudi Arabia PPV Super ShowDown and NXT TakeOver XXV, WWE has a big chance in their hands to make some huge changes and take some massive decisions to change the course of their programming.
In this article, let's take a look at the 5 swerves that we can witness in WWE in this month. I would like to invite all the readers to let me know their thoughts on the same in the comments section below.
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#5 Bray Wyatt attacks The Undertaker at Super ShowDown
Bray Wyatt has arguably been the best thing in WWE in the last month. With his wickedly creepy and demented character and some exceptional creativity and story-telling in the Firefly Fun House segments, Bray has won over the hearts of fans and critics.
With him revealing his monster side to us, everyone is waiting to see when and how he will make his in-ring return. Moreover, who would be his first target?
What if the "New Face of Fear" attacks the Prince of Darkness, The Undertaker at WWE Super ShowDown after his match? That would be a massive way to make an impact on your return. The attack might not start an immediate rivalry between the two, but could be used to ignite a feud in the future.
Wyatt laying out The Undertaker and beating him-up like a maniac under that mask would be a shocking sight to witness. Bray can later appear on his Fun House and apologize to Taker insisting that his monster sometimes gets out of his control.
This would help establish Bray as a fearful personality on the roster, as Bray could continue such attacks on other wrestlers as well.
#4 AJ Styles reunites the club
I cannot be the only one who wants more of Seth Rollins vs AJ Styles after their epic encounter at Money in the Bank. While their match lived up to the expectation, the rivalry and feud, in general, lacked some intensity.
While Styles is out of the title picture at Super ShowDown due to an unfortunate injury, I don't see Seth losing the title so early. WWE still has an option to book AJ and Seth in a huge feud at SummerSlam with some change in the dynamics.
One major thing lacking from their feud last month was the basic face-heel distinguishment. With Gallows and Anderson moving to RAW as part of the Superstar Shake-up, it is a great opportunity for WWE to ally them with Styles and rebuild WWE's version of Bullet Club. With the introduction of the Wild Card Rule, they may even add Finn Balor to the mix, and turn both Finn and Styles heel.
A feud between a heel Styles taking on Seth would be much more entertaining than the one that we witnessed. Styles and Balor aligning could be a huge storyline that could rule the main roster.
#3 Brock Lesnar fails to cash-in successfully
One of the biggest shockers of last month was The Beast, Brock Lesnar becoming Mr. Money in the Bank. While Lesnar could've showed up at MITB and challenged Seth to a rematch for the Universal Title at Super ShowDown, WWE gave us a huge surprise by making him win the MITB match.
With him constantly teasing a cash-in on RAW for the last couple of weeks and also being advertised for the Saudi Arabia show, many are expecting him to cash-in at Super ShowDown.
While him winning the Universal Title again would garner a massive negative reaction from the WWE Universe, him cashing in unsuccessfully would be a huge shock. Imagine Seth defeating Baron Corbin after a lengthy match only for Brock to appear and cash-in on an exhausted Universal Champion.
While Seth losing in that manner won't hurt his credibility, but him ruining Brock's plan and successfully defending his title in his cash-in could make him a huge hero for the WWE Universe. Seth Rollins defeating Brock twice would establish him as the proper BeastSlayer.
#2 Big E turns on Kofi, Ziggler becomes the WWE Champion
Dolph Ziggler returned to WWE last week, attacking the WWE Champion Kofi Kingston and then cutting a fantastic promo in which he spoke his heart out as to why it should have been him instead of Kofi.
Another underlying story going on is Big E being attacked by someone backstage, causing him to be reinjured. With Kevin Owens denying his involvement in the matter, it will be interesting to see who was the one who attacked Big E.
But what if it was no one but Big E faking an injury? If you are not a long-term WWE fan, let me tell you that Big E debuted on the main roster as Dolph's bodyguard in a team involving AJ Lee as well. With Ziggler facing Kofi at Super ShowDown for the WWE Title, a massive heel turn could occur, allowing Big E to assist Ziggler to win his first WWE Championship. This would be a massive shocker.
This could then lead to a highly anticipated Big E vs Kofi feud, though it would be interesting to see which side does New Day's third member Xavier Woods choose.
#1 Triple H teases tension between him and Vince McMahon
The rise of AEW and their amazing debut show Double or Nothing and Jon Moxley's shoot interview on Chris Jericho's podcast against WWE have again ignited fans' demands of Triple H taking over the company from Vince McMahon.
With Sami Zayn mentioning "AEW" on RAW last week, WWE might just be trying to get in on the hype train and use this situation to their advantage.
Triple H teasing tension between him and Vince McMahon in the coming weeks on WWE TV would create a massive uproar in the IWC as fans would tune-in to watch Triple H break the shackles and start a power-struggle within the company.
Whether or not this actually leads to Triple H taking over WWE for real or not, this could surely start a massive storyline that could grab fans' attention and attract them towards the product.
With Triple H seemingly the only face Authority figure currently, it only makes sense for him to listen to the fans and let Vince know his mistake. This could lead to the overall betterment of the product and a win-win situation for both fans and WWE itself.