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Rohit Nath is on vacation for the next two weeks and I have the honor and privilege of filling in for him with regard to '5 things WWE subtly told us on RAW' whereas Lennard Surrao will do the same for WWE SmackDown. Both of us hope to do our best for the duration that he is away. So, what did we subtly learn from RAW? Let's find out.
Be sure to leave a comment on the points that have been covered in this article and tell us if you think that WWE told us a few other things subtly as well, during the course of WWE RAW.
#5 Will The Hurt Business represent WWE RAW at Survivor Series this year?
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It makes no sense for The New Day to take on The Street Profits at Survivor Series this year, because of just how beloved both teams are, and we may have just seen a prospective change in plans based on the events of RAW this week. The Hurt Business managed to defeat The New Day and one has to assume that it puts them next in line for the WWE RAW Tag Team Championships. Could we see a title change before Survivor Series that leads to The Street Profits mixing it up with The Hurt Business?
Also definite props to Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin, two men who are not really part of a tag team but who teamed up on RAW this week and put on a show for the ages. It would be unfair to say that The New Day carried the match since every one of the four men involved played his part to absolute perfection.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods were on fire as they roasted The Hurt Business this week, though.
#4 Is Sheamus going to become a babyface on the RAW brand?
Sheamus and Drew McIntyre are very public about the fact that they are good friends in real life, even though the former has been one of WWE's biggest heels in recent times while the other is the top babyface on the RAW brand. Because both men have a history together, we saw the following interaction on RAW this week and it just makes you wonder if Sheamus is going to turn face.
And it does make sense for Sheamus to turn face because he could be the catalyst for Drew McIntyre to join the RAW team and lead them on to victory, especially if you consider just how divided the whole unit seems to be at this particular point in time. Plus, we've seen Sheamus as a heel for far too long at this point, and for him to be relevant and interesting, a change in his character may be just what the doctor ordered for him, on the WWE RAW brand, going forward.
#3 Tucker is not going to be a big star on RAW
Not everyone was delighted when Heavy Machinery was split up, with Otis staying on SmackDown and Tucker moving to RAW, but everyone expected this development to be for the best, considering that Tucker was heavily overshadowed by Otis on the SmackDown brand. It was incorrectly surmised at the time, especially after the heel turn happened, that Tucker would be booked as a serious heel on the RAW brand, to break out as a singles star.
But the fact that Tucker was defeated by Ricochet in no time at all, and then beaten down by RETRIBUTION is a clear indication of the fact that his future on RAW will be lower in the card, where he will be doing jobs for the foreseeable future. It will be interesting to see how Otis vs. Tucker is booked, considering that both men are on different brands at the moment.
Do you think that it was a mistake to break up Heavy Machinery when they were so entertaining on SmackDown?
#2 Lana may team up with a brand new partner to take the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions down
There has been no team in the women's division thus far that has been presented as being equal to the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions- Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. And the one consistent thing when it comes to those two women is the fact that Nia Jax has been Samoan Dropping Lana into the commentary desk every week on WWE RAW. So, one has to wonder where this storyline is eventually leading for all of the parties concerned.
Could Lana team up with Charlotte Flair when she returns to WWE or even form an alliance with someone such as Nikki Cross, and go after Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler?
A Champion is only as strong as her challengers and the fact that nobody seems to be on Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler's level just makes the entire division seem very unexciting indeed. Hopefully, Lana gains retribution by teaming up with someone else from the roster soon.
#1 The Miz is not going to be cashing in on the WWE Champion anytime soon
From the way that he has been booked thus far, it is clear that The Miz has been presented as being a notch lower than the rest of the contenders in the WWE Championship picture- be it Drew McIntyre or The Fiend. In fact, Drew McIntyre defeating not just 1 but 2 WWE Superstars in the main event of RAW this week is a clear indication that The Miz is not going to become the WWE Champion anytime soon.
Do you think that The Miz needs to be presented in a stronger manner, as someone equal to Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton, and The Fiend, to become the WWE Champion or would you be okay with him sneaking up when Randy Orton is down and picking up a victory?
One has to assume it's the latter because the face of your brand can't lose ever so frequently. Or could he?
Do check out what Vince Russo thinks about WWE RAW by clicking on the link above.
