5 Ways Nick Aldis can book SmackDown to overtake WWE RAW this week

WWE RAW’s Netflix debut received a very positive response from fans. The Monday Night Show saw Rhea Ripley and Roman Reigns register big wins, while Hall of Famers like The Undertaker and Hulk Hogan heightened the cheers.

Now, SmackDown will try to overtake its counterpart, and here are five ways General Manager Nick Aldis can ensure this happens.

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#5 Tiffany Stratton may be under the crosshairs of two reigning WWE champions

Miss Money in the Bank Tiffany Stratton finally cashed in her contract last week to dethrone her frenemy Nia Jax to become the new WWE Women’s Champion. However, while she may be done with one, two more champs, Candice LeRae and Chelsea Green, could be after her.

When The Buff Barbie makes her first address as the new WWE Women's Champion, LeRae, who is the Women’s Speed Champion, may confront her about betraying Jax. Additionally, Green, who is the Women’s United States Champ, may try to fire shots at Tiffy, saying she saw her betrayal coming from miles away.

Stratton and The Hot Mess already have tension since Tiffy won the MITB contract by making Green fall off the ladder to unhook the briefcase last year.

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#4 Jacob Fatu could turn on Solo Sikoa

Ever since he arrived in WWE, Jacob Fatu has displayed just two characteristics: in-ring invincibility and undying loyalty for Solo Sikoa. While The Samoan Werewolf has always maintained that he loves Sikoa, the latter's recent loss to Roman Reigns could provoke him to turn against his leader.

Notably, Sikoa had turned on Roman Reigns the same way when he had lost the Undisputed Championship to Cody Rhodes. Continuing the cycle, Fatu could usurp the leader who made him relinquish the tag team championship and lead The New Bloodline.

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#3 The Street Profits enter a brawl with DIY?

The Street Profits have been on edge for several weeks because the WWE Tag Team Titles have been eluding them. Pretty Deadly tricked Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford into fighting Legado del Fantasma members Angel and Berto.

Tez and Dawkins believed Pretty Deadly when they said that Los Garza had ambushed them from behind, only to find out later that it was DIY. Since they are finding it troublesome to get Nick Aldis to put them in a match with the reigning tag champs, they may try to attack them backstage.

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#2 Chelsea Green might ambush Michin to cost her a major title match

Chelsea Green recently became WWE Women’s United States Champion by defeating Michin in the final round of the tournament held to crown the inaugural champ. However, Mia Yim hasn’t accepted her defeat as legitimate since Piper Niven interfered in the match.

Moreover, The OC member even tried to attack Green with a kendo stick, but Niven tackled her fury instead. She later got into a match with the Scotswoman and defeated her as the US Champ watched from ringside.

To get revenge for brutally beating her best friend down, The Hot Mess could ambush Michin in the women’s locker room. Green and Niven could also try to injure Mia Yim and make her miss the 2025 Royal Rumble.

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#1 Bianca Belair may start to doubt Naomi as Jade Cargill’s attacker

Jade Cargill was ambushed by an unknown assailant in the parking lot of the SmackDown arena several weeks ago. The Storm has been off television ever since and is recovering from her injuries, with the identity of her attacker still unclear. Several fans and analysts suspect that Naomi could be the one who attacked Cargill.

This week, the company informed the EST of WWE that The Storm would soon be medically cleared to compete again. However, she may not get a happy reaction out of The Glow upon hearing the news. This could make Belair also suspect that Naomi is the one who attacked her partner and replaced her as the second half of the Women’s Tag Team Champions.

It would be interesting to see which of these directions Nick Aldis takes to give tough competition to RAW.