6 Things WWE subtly told us on RAW: Possible plans for Edge, Paul Heyman set to push Superstar

WWE are really upping their game as we edge closer to WrestleMania with another fantastic episode of RAW tonight. The main event saw Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe and the Viking Raiders joining forces to take on Seth Rollins and his followers - Buddy Murphy and the Authors of Pain.

Tonight's show also saw the Street Profits return to the ring again as the faced Mojo Rawley and Riddick Moss. We also saw NXT Women's Champion Rhea Ripley show up on RAW again to try and goad Charlotte Flair into challenging her.

Tonight's show also saw WWE give us some subtle hints regarding the future direction of the show as we head closer to WrestleMania season.

#6 Aleister Black is set for a big push

Equal opportunity fighter.@WWEAleister picks up another win over @TozawaAkira on #Raw! pic.twitter.com/byr5NLgXCF

— WWE (@WWE) February 11, 2020

Aleister Black has been on a winning streak in recent weeks and it continued tonight on RAW. Black went one-on-one with Akira Tozawa, pinning the Japanese Superstar after hitting him with the Black Mass.

Black then took the mic after his victory and sent out a warning to everyone in the future who would step into the ring with him. It looks like WWE and Paul Heyman have big plans for Black and it will be interesting to see what Black will be doing at WrestleMania.

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#5 Samoa Joe was not suspended for a wellness policy violation

Samoa Joe

Reports surfaced last week that Samoa Joe was possibly suspended for a Wellness Policy violation. However, with Joe returning to RAW tonight to help Kevin Owens and the Viking Raiders, it looks pretty clear that Samoa Joe was not suspended.

Joe went on to team up with Kevin Owens and the Viking Raiders in the main event where they faced Seth Rollins, Buddy Murphy and the Authors of Pain.

#4 WWE may finally have plans for the Street Profits

Street Profits picked up a big win on RAW

Since it was announced that the Street Profits were coming to RAW, Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins haven't really had a chance to show what they can do inside the ring. Although the duo often appeared backstage doing promos and skits, it didn't help them get over with the RAW audience and felt tired after a while.

We finally got to see Ford and Dawkins back in action tonight as they faced off against WWE 24/7 Champion Mojo Rawley and Riddick Moss in tag-team action. Ford and Dawkins put on an impressive show and pinned Ross in short order.

Tonight's RAW showed the Street Profits at their finest and it finally looks like WWE have a plan for the duo. If things go well, we could see Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins challenge for the RAW Tag-Team Championships in the future, maybe even as soon as WrestleMania in April.

#3 WWE are building Shayna Baszler up as Becky Lynch's stiffest test yet

Shayna Baszler blindsided Becky Lynch with a vicious attack on RAW

Becky Lynch has been on fire for more than a year now, reaching the zenith of her career at WrestleMania 35 where she beat Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair to leave with both the RAW and SmackDown titles draped on her shoulders at the end of the night.

Lynch has help the RAW Women's Championship since then and it's pretty evident that she won't be losing her title before WrestleMania. Becky once again beat Asuka with a title match on RAW but what happened after the match will give Becky reason to be worried.

Becky was blindsided by the vicious Shayna Baszler who first locked her in the Kirafuta Clutch before biting Lynch in the back of the neck, which left Baszler's mouth covered in 'blood'.

It's evident that Baszler will challenge Lynch at WrestleMania for the title and by the looks of it, WWE are trying to portray Shayna Baszler as the toughest opponent Becky Lynch has faced yet.

#2 Charlotte will continue to delay her decision

Charlotte Flair

The 2020 women's Royal Rumble was won by RAW Superstar Charlotte Flair. The following night on RAW, Charlotte was in the middle of a promo when she was interrupted by NXT Women's Champion Rhea Ripley. Charlotte ended up refusing to challenge Ripley,

On the following episode of NXT, Charlotte headed back to the black and yellow brand and once again refused to challenge Ripley. Charlotte was then attacked by Ripley and Bianca Belair.

On tonight's episode of RAW, NXT Women's Champion Rhea Ripley showed up once again Her backstage interview was cut off by Sarah Logan. Ripley then faced Sarah Logan in singles action and promptly beat her in about a minute.

Charlotte was on the entrance ramp watching the action but once again refused to challenge Ripley at WrestleMania. This makes us think that WWE is going to continue to have Charlotte delay her decision although it's pretty clear that Ripley vs Charlotte will indeed be the match at WrestleMania.

#1 It will be a while until Edge returns

The beginning of the end for @MATTHARDYBRAND...#Raw #RKO @RandyOrton pic.twitter.com/GYTVN5KxcM

— WWE (@WWE) February 11, 2020

Edge returned at the 2020 men's Royal Rumble, in what was a total shock to the WWE Universe. Randy Orton met Edge in the middle of the ring the following night on RAW and ended up turning on Edge, laying him out with an RKO before brutally attacking him with a steel chair.

Orton followed it up on last week's RAW by refusing to give a reason for his heinous attack.

Tonight's episode of RAW saw Randy Orton's promo interrupted by Matt Hardy. This led to Orton laying out Matt Hardy with an RKO. The Viper then went and got two steel chairs. He then placed Hardy's head on one chair, similar to what he'd done to Edge, and smashed him with the other chair.

We know that WWE has Edge for limited dates and selling this injury angle is the perfect was to use him in a limited capacity while still building heat for the feud. It looks like WWE are slowly building towards Edge's return and it could be a while before we see him.