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Drew McIntyre defeated AJ Styles and Riddle on WWE RAW to qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match. McIntyre will be one of eight men from RAW and SmackDown looking to win the MITB contract on July 18 in front of live fans.
Nikki Cross continued her winning streak as she defeated Shayna Baszler with a little help from Alexa Bliss. Will Cross and Bliss form another team on RAW in the weeks to come? Meanwhile, Ricochet and John Morrison had a great contest on RAW. Will either of them end up receiving a singles push soon?
WWE NXT hosted some interesting matches and segments last week. Xia Li knocked out Mercedes Martinez with a lethal kick, while Karrion Kross nearly ran Johnny Gargano over in the parking lot.
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However, the biggest surprise was Isaiah 'Swerve' Scott’s victory over Bronson Reed to win the NXT North American Championship. Will Hit Row slowly take over the entire NXT brand in the months to come?
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Roman Reigns was missing from last week’s WWE SmackDown. Instead, Jimmy Uso tried to fill in his cousin’s shoes. The decision proved to be very costly for the former SmackDown Tag Team Champion who was brutally beaten down by Edge.
Take a look at five things that must happen on WWE RAW, NXT and SmackDown this week.
#5 Xavier Woods must pin MVP on WWE RAW
Xavier Woods and Bobby Lashley had an intense match inside Hell in a Cell on WWE RAW a few weeks back. The two superstars gave it their all before Lashley was able to get the better of Woods and pick up the win.
After the match, Lashley and MVP continued to punish Woods as Kofi Kingston was forced to watch from outside the cell. Last week, Kofi came out to cut a passionate promo and call out Bobby Lashley and MVP.
While the WWE Champion did not show up, MVP came out to rub some salt on Kofi’s wounds. MVP received a Trouble in Paradise for his efforts from Kofi to end the segment.
This week on RAW, Kingston and Woods will team up to take on Lashley and MVP. This will likely be a big contest that will headline the show. WWE could be looking to give Woods a push, and the creative team should allow him to end the match with a victory.
While the WWE Champion should be protected in the finish, the company must allow Woods to hit the final blow and pick up the win by pinning MVP.
Kofi will face Lashley for the WWE title at Money in the Bank. A victory for him and Woods will allow him to gain more momentum. It will also allow Woods to get ahead as a singles superstar on RAW.
#4 Charlotte Flair must add a special stipulation to her match against Rhea Ripley for WWE Money in the Bank
Last week on WWE RAW, Charlotte Flair teamed up with Natalya and Tamina to take on Rhea Ripley, Mandy Rose and Dana Brooke. Flair ended up winning the contest for her team, after which Ripley attacked her.
Flair is set to appear and update the WWE Universe regarding her health after the attack on RAW this week. The Queen is likely going to announce that she will compete against Ripley at Money in the Bank and win the RAW Women’s Championship.
WWE will want Flair to feature on the first pay-per-view with fans back in attendance. With that in mind, WWE must also look to make the match between Ripley and Flair even bigger.
The Queen must add a special stipulation to her match against Ripley to make things seem even grander. She could ask for a No Disqualification match or claim that she will not challenge Ripley again if she loses.
The added stipulation could add more excitement to the match between the two top superstars. Flair has been in the title picture more a lot voer the years, and WWE should look to add a different angle to her match against The Nightmare at MITB.
#3 MSK must retain the WWE NXT Tag Team Championships at the Great American Bash
MSK won the WWE NXT Tag Team Championships in a Triple Threat Match at TakeOver: Stand & Deliver. Since winning the title in April, Nash Carter and Wes Lee have already defended it a handful of times.
Their toughest match came against Legado del Fantasma at NXT TakeOver: In Your House 2021. The duo teamed up with Bronson Reed to compete in a six-man Winner Takes All tag team match.
MSK will defend their titles against Tommaso Ciampa and Timothy Thatcher at the Great American Bash this week. Ciampa and Thatcher formed an unlikely tag team in WWE, and have been extremely effective ever since.
While Ciampa and Thatcher could go on to become the NXT Tag Team Champions, WWE must allow MSK to retain them instead. MSK has proven to be a great tag team that could even end up being as successful as The Usos or The New Day in WWE.
With that in mind, they need to keep the NXT titles for longer and have a good reign before dropping them and moving to the main roster.
WWE must allow Lee and Carter to retain the NXT Tag Team Championships at the Great American Bash.
#2 Karrion Kross must take out Samoa Joe at the WWE NXT Great American Bash
Johnny Gargano believes that he should be the face of WWE NXT. He has been on Karrion Kross’s back for some time and has been looking to take the NXT Championship away from him.
Over the past couple of weeks, the two NXT Superstars have traded some blows. Last week, Gargano got under Kross’ skin and nearly got run over by the NXT Champion.
The two men will come face to face in the NXT ring at the Great American Bash. Things will likely heat up during the face-off between the two men. Samoa Joe will be on hand to ensure that things go smoothly.
The Herald of Doomsday is known to lose his cool quickly. Meanwhile, Gargano has a knack for getting on people’s nerves. WWE should allow the interaction between the two men to heat up quickly and turn into a brawl.
Joe must then try to separate the two men and get taken out by the NXT Champion in the process. This could lead to a major backstage rivalry between Kross and Joe. WWE could then use this angle to get the title off Kross at a later date without denting his credibility by having Joe interfere.
#1 Cesaro must qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match on WWE SmackDown
Seth Rollins has his eyes on the Universal Championship on WWE SmackDown. He demanded a match against Roman Reigns, but Edge returned right in time to get back in the title picture.
Rollins was unhappy with Adam Pearce and Sonya Deville last week for not allowing him a chance against The Tribal Chief. Instead, Pearce decided that Rollins will face Cesaro this week to determine who will qualify for the Money in the Bank ladder match.
Cesaro and Rollins have had a long-running rivalry with some top-class matches. The high-stakes match will likely allow both men to put on a great show on Friday night.
While Rollins could make things interesting in the MITB match and possibly win the contract, WWE must allow Cesaro to win on SmackDown instead. Not only will this allow The Swiss Superman to perform in a big match on the pay-per-view, but it will also infuriate The Messiah even more.
Rollins could end up losing his mind once again following the loss. The angle could lead him to attacking Edge at Money in the Bank and costing him his match against Reigns. WWE could then start building towards a potential match between Rollins and Edge for SummerSlam 2021.
