WWE RAW after Fastlane 2019: 5 Surprises that could happen - Brock Lesnar & Batista return

WWE Fastlane 2019 was what it was. There were some good matches, and there were some rather memorable moments as well. The fallout of Fastlane will be interesting to note on the WWE RAW that follows. Welcome to a predictions article about potential surprises that could take place.

I personally think that the RAW after Fastlane 2019 may be better than the actual show. Batista and Triple H are both advertised to be on the show, and we know that Lesnar could also make it. But what surprises could WWE book to make the show absolutely unforgettable.

Be sure to let me know your thoughts and your own plot twists in the comments section below. I'd love to hear your take.

And if you want to hear my thoughts, here they are, folks.

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#5 Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper challenge The Revival

Erick Rowan is doing his own thing with Daniel Bryan at the moment. And this is why it may not make sense to have Luke Harper, who returned at a Live Event recently, pair up with him again. The Bludgeon Brothers are not effectively done and dusted.

The Revival defeated the formidable team of Bobby Roode and Chad Gable and a team with much momentum in Aleister Black and Ricochet at WWE Fastlane 2019. But where do they go from here? I would like to see them mix it up with the erstwhile Wyatt Family because it would be a very different kind of match for them.

The crowd in attendance at most stadia around the world are often sold with regard to The Revival's matches, but they have no investment in their characters or their storyline. Having them work with Wyatt and Harper will add a sports entertainment edge to their programs and elevate them significantly.

#4 Bobby Lashley becomes the Intercontinental Champion

It is pretty clear right now that WWE does not have a clear plan for the Intercontinental Championship at this very moment. I mean, you tell me, who do you potentially see Finn Balor challenging at WrestleMania? The RAW roster, as stacked as it is, does not have a credible opponent for him for the immediate future.

So the idea may be to shift the title to Bobby Lashley. Lashley never lost the Championship, to begin with, and in fact, it was Rush who took the pin. Therefore, WWE may just decide to put the title on Bobby Lashley.

We could then potentially have a Braun Strowman vs. Bobby Lashley feud at WrestleMania that could be very interesting indeed and could elevate the Intercontinental Championship over time. This will be great for everyone involved, except, of course, Finn Balor, the reigning and defending Intercontinental Champion.

#3 Trish Stratus and Lita return to action, challenge Sasha Banks and Bayley

Sasha Banks and Bayley had their first successful title defence at WWE Fastlane when they took on Nia Jax and Tamina. The crowd was pretty ho-hum about the match and they need credible opponents to be taken seriously.

If WWE were to book them along with Trish and Lita for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships, it would shake up the entire division. I would certainly love to see the two teams mix it up considering how much they admire one another.

In many ways, this would be the first real title defence, because a Nia Jax and Tamina match did not feel any bigger than a usual RAW match really. It would even be bigger than a match with Beth Phoenix and Natalya, which seemed to be par for the course after WWE Fastlane.

Would you like to see this match take place?

#2 Brock Lesnar takes out Seth Rollins and kayfabe injures him

What is the best way to ensure that Seth Rollins does not suffer an injury before the Universal Championship match at WrestleMania? The very best way is to feign an injury on screen, that keeps him out of action. And the best way to achieve this is through a certain Beast Incarnate who could shake things up.

I mean this is one rivalry that has been forgotten with other things in the limelight. And therefore, I think that it may be prudent to bring back The Beast and have him remind us that he is still the most dominant pure athlete in all of MMA and WWE. To achieve the same, he kayfabe injures Seth Rollins, keeping him from having to compete on RAW.

This way WWE ensures that he's at 100% for WrestleMania 35. Remember that not long ago, he had suffered a legitimate injury.

#1 Ric Flair announced as the special guest referee for Batista vs. Triple H

When the staredown first happened at SmackDown 1000, Batista and Triple H were separated by Ric Flair, their stablemate from Evolution. And the feud kicked into high gear yet again, not long after when Batista attacked Ric Flair during his 70th birthday celebrations.

There is no doubt at all that Flair is at the centre of this feud. And what is a WrestleMania without the Nature Boy in attendance to make things special? We know that if we were asked to, he'd put on a pair of trunks and wrestle, but he's in no shape to do so at the advanced age of 70.

One thing that Flair could certainly do is become the special guest referee for the match and call it down the middle.

It may make sense for him to do so, to bring the story to a logical and highly entertaining conclusion.