5 things that must happen on WWE RAW, NXT and SmackDown this week

#3. Tommaso Ciampa must defeat Ridge Holland on WWE NXT

Ridge Holland returned to WWE NXT, and he has already destroyed a few Superstars. Timothy Thatcher set out to teach Holland a lesson on NXT last week, and thhe two men had a very physical contest in which they traded some explosive moves.

In the end, Holland showcased his strength and delivered the Snow Plow to Thatcher to pick up the win. After the match, Holland, Pete Dunne, Oney Lorcan and Danny Burch attacked Toothless Timmy before Tommaso Ciampa ran down to make the save.

This week on NXT, The Blackheart will aim to defeat Holland, who has looked unstoppable in recent weeks. While The Bothercauser has been on a red-hot run in NXT, WWE must allow Ciampa to steal a win on Tuesday.

Tip of the cap! https://t.co/JZCNfzx7OY

— Ridge Holland (@RidgeWWE) August 25, 2021

For Holland, there would be no shame in losing to Ciampa because he's one of the brand's top stars. By having Ciampa hand Holland an unexpected defeat on Tuesday, WWE can easily continue the rivalry between Pete Dunne’s group and the duo of Ciampa and Thatcher.

This path could be the perfect way to keep the top stars away from Samoa Joe for some time and eventually give fans a massive tag team match between Dunne & Holland and Thatcher & Ciampa.