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Monday Night RAW was a stellar show which gave fans some great moments to remember and a return that was greatly anticipated.
However, the biggest segment of the night was undoubtedly the appearance of the NXT Champion Rhea Ripley during the show who interrupted Charlotte Flair’s promo on the night.
She called out The Queen and reminded her that she had never defeated her, challenging her to come after her NXT Championship at WrestleMania 36.
Charlotte Flair was not too pleased with Ripley’s interruption, and it was reported later in the night that Flair would appear on NXT this week to give a reply to the NXT Champion.
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In this article, we will look at the 5 things The Queen could do on NXT this week:
#5 Turn down the challenge
Charlotte Flair is in the driver’s seat now that she has the opportunity to challenge whoever she wants for a Championship opportunity at WrestleMania 36. This will allow the ten-time Champion to overflow with confidence as she has never been afraid to take on any competitor and defeat them.
While Royal Rumble winners usually challenge the Champion from RAW or SmackDown, fans have been dreaming about watching Flair go one on one against Rhea Ripley at The Grandest Stage of Them All.
We expected Flair to make the move first and go over to challenge Ripley for the NXT Championship, but Ripley coming over to RAW and calling out the Champion may have hurt Flair’s interest.
This week on NXT, we could watch Flair go over to NXT and talk about her achievements during her time with the brand and after it. After that, she could talk down Ripley and refuse to fight her at the Show of Shows, claiming that she doesn’t need to prove anything in NXT anymore.
This would not only help her seem bigger than Ripley without beating her, it would also create more confusion as to whom she will face on RAW or SmackDown.
Before moving on to the next slide, gear up by listening to what the reigning NXT UK Women's Champion has to say regarding a potential encounter with Becky Lynch!
#4 Attack Bianca Belair
Bianca Belair has proven to be a pillar in the NXT Women’s Division as she has given great performances whenever the company has called upon her.
A few weeks ago, Belair won the Women’s Battle Royal to become the No.1 contender to take on Rhea Ripley for the NXT Championship at NXT TakeOver: Portland. She followed it up with an extremely impressive performance during the Women’s Royal Rumble match this year, eliminating 8 other women.
Now that she’s all geared up to face Rhea Ripley, she wouldn’t want anyone to come between her and Ripley that could steal the spotlight.
With Charlotte Flair walking into NXT this week, we could watch Belair deliver a promo that could anger The Queen. This could lead to Flair attacking Belair and continuing it so much that the security is forced to separate the two women and drag them out of the arena.
Not only will this build suspense and ignite a fire between Flair and Belair (especially if Belair wins the title at TakeOver: Portland), but also leave Flair’s final decision hanging until next week at least.
#3 Accept the challenge
One of the most likely things that could happen on NXT this week is that Charlotte Flair could interrupt Rhea Ripley and Bianca Belair during their segment, leading to a war of words.
The exchange could lead to something massive, as fans believe that the best way to book Charlotte Flair at the moment is to put her against the fastest rising female Superstar in WWE.
Flair has had numerous matches against RAW Women’s Champion Becky Lynch and SmackDown Women’s Champion Bayley. However, the booking between Flair and Ripley is still fresh, and Ripley has already pinned Flair once during the build-up to Survivor Series.
With that in mind, not only could Flair accept the challenge laid down by Ripley for WrestleMania 36, but she could also give fans the first huge WrestleMania match between a RAW and NXT Superstar.
The Queen has achieved a lot on RAW and SmackDown over the past several years, and going back to a brand that is much bigger than it was before could help her grow even more.
Flair is all about making and breaking records and setting examples, and this could work perfectly with her character.
#2 Temporarily return to NXT
Charlotte Flair has been a star performer on RAW and SmackDown for several years. She’s won the RAW Women’s Championship four times in her career while she has bagged the SmackDown Women’s title five times.
In doing so, she has defeated the best of the best in the business, and become The Queen of WWE in the process. However, over the past year, we’ve seen for the first time that many other female Superstars have surpassed the popularity of Flair. Becky Lynch has taken over the women’s roster, and we’ve seen Flair struggle for good bookings in the process while returning to the mid-card.
With that in mind, Flair could arrive on NXT and make a surprising revelation to the NXT Universe. Flair could announce that she is planning to temporarily move back to NXT in order to compete with the Superstars of the brand and judge the level of competition before going for Rhea Ripley.
This will be a welcome move at a time when fans are getting tired of watching Flair in repetitive bookings on the main roster, and it could also give the newcomers on NXT someone experienced to work with.
She could do something like Finn Balor is doing in the men’s division, and give the division the boost they deserve while building her case to accept Ripley’s challenge.
#1 Set some terms and conditions
Charlotte Flair does not play by anyone’s rules and is known to set her own rules and set an example every time she enters the ring.
With such a big challenge laid down by the NXT Champion, Flair will likely go one-up over Rhea Ripley by appearing on NXT and setting her own terms and conditions before accepting the challenge. Ripley is a star competitor on NXT who has taken the brand by storm in a very short period of time.
Flair could challenge Ripley to a match at Elimination Chamber, and only if Ripley can defeat her in that clash, she would accept the challenge for WrestleMania 36.
Alternatively, Flair could tell Ripley that she will attend the NXT TakeOver: Portland event and watch her performance against Bianca Belair before making her decision during the night.
Such conditions could increase Ripley’s value and also build the interest of the fans in the next TakeOver event before Flair makes her final announcement.
