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WWE had a very eventful last week where fans were treated to some interesting segments and surprises. During WWE RAW, Bobby Lashley defeated Titus O’Neil to retain his United States Championship. Asuka fought off Nia Jax, while Shayna Baszler got the better of Lana during the show.
This week, we will watch Randy Orton defend his WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre, while The Hurt Business and RETRIBUTION will likely continue to make an impact.
WWE NXT opened up with a shocking victory for Leon Ruff, who won the North American Championship from Johnny Gargano. Indi Hartwell revealed herself to be Ghostface, and The Kings of NXT further asserted their dominance on the Black and Gold brand.
Finn Balor and Io Shirai will appear during the show this week, while Dexter Lumis will be looking to exact revenge from Cameron Grimes.
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WWE SmackDown saw Drew McIntyre make his way from RAW to send a message to the Universal Champion Roman Reigns ahead of Survivor Series. Liv Morgan became the final member of Team SmackDown for the 5-on-5 women's Survivor Series match.
This week’s SmackDown will be the final episode before Survivor Series, and we could watch some more interesting angles before we head towards the PPV.
This article will look at the five things that must happen during this week’s WWE shows.
#5 The New Day lose WWE RAW Tag Team Championships ahead of Survivor Series
Survivor Series is just a week away and there are several top Champion vs. Champion matches that have been advertised for the PPV. One of the matches booked for the show will see the SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Street Profits take on RAW Tag Team Champions The New Day.
While New Day has been doing a good job with the titles, one must not forget that they were beaten clean by Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin a couple of weeks ago. Immediately, The Hurt Business’ leader MVP has hinted towards a future title shot for the duo.
While The Street Profits vs. The New Day may be a dream match for many, WWE could look to save the match for a bigger stage. With that in mind, The Hurt Business could defeat The New Day for the RAW Tag Team titles this week.
We’ve seen WWE pull off such swerves in the past just before Survivor Series, and they could do the same this time around as well.
#4 Roman Reigns wrecks everyone and leaves on WWE RAW
Last week on WWE RAW, Randy Orton was given some very bad news by Adam Pearce. Pearce informed Orton that he would be defending his WWE Championship against Drew McIntyre on this week’s RAW, and he did not seem too happy.
Later on in the night, Orton teamed up with The Miz and John Morrison to take on McIntyre and The New Day but abandoned his team without tagging himself into the match even once.
On SmackDown, McIntyre made a surprise appearance to talk down the Universal Champion and then defeated Jey Uso to make a point.
This week on the show, WWE could look to hype up Survivor Series before next Sunday. Keeping that in mind, WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns could appear during Orton and McIntyre’s match and take down both the Superstars, ending the match in a no contest.
Not only will this give WWE to protect both the competitors competing in the match, but it will also help them build some heat and story between the two top Champions before Survivor Series. Since WWE hasn’t been able to build towards the show with invasion angles, it would be good to see Reigns make a final impact for SmackDown before Survivor Series.
#3 Damian Priest helps Leon Ruff retain his WWE NXT Championship
Last week on NXT, Leon Ruff shocked the entire WWE Universe with the heist of the century. Ruff pinned Johnny Gargano clean in the middle of the ring to not only win his first WWE match but also win the NXT North American Championship in the process.
Ruff’s victory came out of the blue but confirmed that Gargano is indeed cursed when it comes to title defenses. However, The Rebel Heart is unlikely go down without a fight and could demand a rematch this week.
While William Regal could give Gargano a shot at Ruff, Damian Priest could help Ruff pick up another victory over Gargano.
Not only will this allow Ruff to make a huge first title defense and possibly take Gargano out of title contention for some time, but it will let Priest to continue his rivalry with The Rebel Heart.
The Archer of Infamy seems to have finally turned face after he awarded the title to Ruff last week, and we could get to see a new side of him against Gargano in the weeks to come.
#2 Finn Balor finds a challenger for his WWE NXT Championship
WWE NXT had a very eventful episode last week where the highlight was Leon Ruff’s surprise NXT North American Championship victory over Johnny Gargano. However, the two top Champions of NXT did not show up during the show. This week will be different as NXT Women’s Champion Io Shirai and NXT Champion Finn Balor will both show up for different reasons.
While Shirai will look to defend her NXT Women’s Championship against Rhea Ripley, Balor will appear to address his kingdom for the first time since his injury. While a few things could happen during the show, including Balor relinquishing the title, The Prince might find his next challenger.
Balor could come out to talk directly to the WWE Universe before he is cut off by the Superstar, who is looking to become the next NXT Champion. While WWE Superstar Karrion Kross could return to lay waste to Balor and set his sights on the title he never lost, we could also see Pete Dunne show up to challenge Balor.
This could end up being one of the most interesting and entertaining segments of the entire week if WWE manages to book it correctly.
#1 The Hurt Business show up on WWE SmackDown ahead of Survivor Series
The Hurt Business has been the premier faction of WWE RAW for some time. Since Big E has been separated from The New Day, it can be said that The Hurt Business is the top faction competing on the main roster today. The four WWE Superstars took it upon themselves to protect RAW from RETRIBUTION at first, and they could prove their loyalty to the brand ahead of Survivor Series.
While we are unsure whether Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin will be able to defeat The New Day on RAW this week, it would be very interesting if the titles change hands. WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley is also already booked to take on Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn at Survivor Series.
With that in mind, The Hurt Business could show up on SmackDown to lay waste to The Street Profits and Zayn along with a few other Superstars to show their authority over the WWE locker room. The angle will help WWE provide the final blow before Survivor Series and also give The Hurt Business a chance to come out as the supreme faction.
