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Damian Priest saved Humberto Carrillo from being beaten to a pulp by Sheamus after his match on WWE RAW. With Sheamus returning to the ring, WWE could now look to build a great rivalry for the United States Championship.
Ricochet and John Morrison put on another great match on RAW. Meanwhile, Bobby Lashley picked up a loss at the hands of Xavier Woods. The loss certainly seems to have fueled the fire in Lashley’s eyes.
Johnny Gargano gave Karrion Kross a tough time during their championship match on WWE NXT. However, Johnny Wrestling could not put away the NXT Champion. After the match, Kross vented his frustration at Samoa Joe before walking away. Will WWE look to bring Joe back to the wrestling ring again?
Raquel Gonzalez came face to face with her next challenger - Xia Li. That’s not all, as Diamond Mine tried to destroy Bobby Fish before KUSHIDA saved him.
Edge made Roman Reigns tap out on WWE SmackDown, while Seth Rollins won a massive Fatal 4-Way match on the episode. Finn Balor made his return to the brand and immediately took down Sami Zayn to make a statement. Will Balor get into a championship rivalry soon?
WWE Money in the Bank was great on Sunday night. Big E won the men’s MITB ladder match, while Nikki A.S.H. shocked everyone with her victory at the show. Roman Reigns retained his Universal Championship thanks to interference from Seth Rollins.
John Cena returned to WWE and immediately got in The Tribal Chief’s face. Charlotte Flair defeated Rhea Ripley to win the RAW Women’s Championship. Will Flair’s former friend Becky Lynch return soon to challenge her for the title?
Take a look at the five things that must happen on WWE RAW, NXT and SmackDown this week.
#5. Damian Priest must save Humberto Carrillo from another attack by Sheamus on WWE RAW
Last week on WWE RAW, Humberto Carrillo was presented with a big opportunity by the creative team. Carrillo took on Sheamus for the United States Championship on the show.
Sheamus was injured by Carrillo a couple of months ago and came back to take out his frustration on the superstar. He attacked Carrillo backstage before the match and ended him with a Brogue Kick as soon as the match began.
Carrillo must try to get back at Sheamus and attack him on RAW before being beaten down again. Damian Priest should then appear again and save Carrillo before having a staredown with The Celtic Warrior.
WWE can then build a rivalry between Priest and Sheamus once the champion is a hundred percent again. With WWE SummerSlam coming up, RAW could build a great storyline between the two superstars for the United States Championship.
A rivalry between Sheamus and Priest could end up elevating the RAW mid-card. The Archer of Infamy is a former NXT North American Champion, and he could win the title at a big event to continue his push.
#4. Goldberg must return to challenge Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship
Bobby Lashley has had a rocking WWE Championship reign on RAW. Even though he has retained his title in championship matches, he’s lost a few too many non-title matches on TV.
At WWE Money in the Bank, Lashley unveiled an even more vicious side to himself during his match against Kofi Kingston. The All Mighty dominated Kofi and retained his WWE Championship to make a statement.
Lashley has already run through The Miz, Drew McIntyre, Braun Strowman and Kofi. Since there aren’t too many other superstars ready to take on The All Mighty right now, WWE should bring back a legend to confront him on RAW.
Goldberg must return in front of a packed live audience on RAW to challenge Lashley. Since both men have very similar moves in the ring, Goldberg could perhaps use their similarities as a reason to challenge the WWE Champion.
A victory over Goldberg at WWE SummerSlam could help Lashley cement himself as the face of RAW. Bringing a legend to RAW could also help the company boost the brand’s ratings and pull more fans into the arena.
#3. KUSHIDA must pin Tyler Rust on WWE NXT
Bobby Fish took on Tyler Rust from Diamond Mine on WWE NXT. Fish recently returned to NXT after a long time away due to an injury. He lost his first match to Pete Dunne after his return, following which he was defeated by Rust last week.
After the match against Rust, Fish was attacked by the rest of Diamond Mine before KUSHIDA came out to make the save. The two superstars cleared the ring before teasing a future match.
KUSHIDA will team up with Fish to take on Diamond Mine’s Roderick Strong and Rust this week. Strong and Fish have a lot of history with each other as they worked together in The Undisputed ERA.
However, KUSHIDA will be in the spotlight during the contest as Diamond Mine seems to be targeting the NXT Cruiserweight Champion. Keeping that in mind, WWE must allow KUSHIDA to pick up the victory by pinning Rust.
After the match, Strong should attack KUSHIDA along with the rest of Diamond Mine to cement his rivalry with the champion. Strong and KUSHIDA could end up having a great rivalry that could lead them to a big match at an upcoming TakeOver event.
#2. Samoa Joe must prevent William Regal from stripping Karrion Kross of his title on WWE NXT
Samoa Joe returned to WWE NXT as a special enforcer and soon found himself in the ring for a match. Instead of competing, Joe took on the responsibility of a referee during the contest between Karrion Kross and Johnny Gargano.
Joe interfered in the contest a little too much to ensure that both men competed fairly. Kross did not enjoy being bossed around and took out Joe with the Kross Jacket following the match.
This week on NXT, WWE must bring out William Regal to address the incident before calling out The Herald of Doomsday. Regal must then ask Kross to hand over his title for laying his hands on a WWE Official.
Joe should then come out to stop Regal and instead tell the WWE Universe that he will punish Kross in his own way. This will give WWE a chance to build more suspense and give The Samoan Submission Machine the upper hand in building his rivalry with Kross.
Since Joe recently returned to NXT, he should not be rushed into a match against Kross. WWE could take some time to build up this rivalry heading into SummerSlam.
#1. Finn Balor must continue building a rivalry with Sami Zayn on WWE SmackDown
Finn Balor returned to WWE NXT in October 2019 and had a good second run on the brand. He competed in some top matches on the brand and went on to win his second NXT Championship before dropping the title to Karrion Kross.
On the first WWE SmackDown with fans back in the arena this year, Finn Balor made his return to the blue brand. After soaking in the crowd’s positive reaction, Balor took down Sami Zayn in the ring to make an immediate impact.
The Prince is one of the most popular stars in WWE today, and the creative team needs to book him better this time around on the main roster. This week on SmackDown, WWE must allow Balor to defeat Sami Zayn after a good contest before getting deeper into a rivalry with him.
The two superstars could have some good matches on the blue brand with the fans back in the arena. They have good chemistry in the ring and have had some top matches against each other in the past.
This could take The Prince to WWE SummerSlam before he decides to enter the top title picture on SmackDown.
