WWE RAW Preview: April 8th 2019

WrestleMania 35 is officially over. It had one of the most anticipated cards in years and depending on who you ask, it was either the best WrestleMania in four years, or it was a rather underwhelming one.

It had its ups and downs, but given that there were three matches that fans cared about the most, it seemed as though it was three matches that WWE really had going for the PPV. They did deliver on all those ends, so fans weren't too mad about an otherwise average show.

But it's the RAW after WrestleMania and its like a fresh start or a brand new season. Though WWE doesn't have any offseason, WrestleMania is basically like the end of one and the RAW after WrestleMania is like the beginning.

It's going to be a great RAW as every RAW after WrestleMania is! The crowd is going to be wilder than ever, so that's always

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#5. Monday Night Rollins is back with the Universal Championship

Seth Rollins made a big statement on the RAW before WrestleMania 35, telling Brock Lesnar that nobody wanted him there. He had more than one reason to be angry at Brock Lesnar.

For one, he hated the idea of a part-time champion and holding the Universal title hostage. Rollins is the man who's there every single week and is the definition of a fighting champion. Moreover, Lesnar winning the title the second time was essentially like undoing all the hard work Roman Reigns had put in to dethrone The Beast Incarnate.

Rollins was more motivated than ever and in a shock opening match, The King Slayer became The Beast Slayer as he dethroned Lesnar to become Universal Champion.

Now, with the Universal title back full time on RAW, who is going to challenge for it? Roman Reigns would be the obvious pick, since he never lost the title.

#4. What's next for The Big Dog?

The Big Dog had another triumphant WrestleMania outing

The Big Dog Roman Reigns had his first singles match in many months at WrestleMania and he triumphantly overcame The Scottish Psychopath Drew McIntyre to win the grudge match.

A win dedicated to people fighting cancer, The Big Dog proved to be a true superhero. While he cleared McIntyre as expected, the question is really as to what's next for Reigns?

As we mentioned, the obvious choice would be going for the Universal Championship, especially since he never lost it in the first place. Naturally, he has the rightful claim to challenge for it and Seth Rollins is not exactly the type to turn down a challenge.

However, with the current era doing away with immediate rematches, will Roman Reigns have to go through multiple other superstars to become #1 contender? It's highly doubtful that he'd have a problem with earning it, but Reigns vs Rollins seems like a readymade match-up.

#3. Finn Balor is back on the Intercontinental throne

The Demon persona came into full effect

As expected, Bobby Lashley had a very tiny chance against The Demon King. While he weirdly wore contact lenses that didn't suit him, Demon Balor just ran through him as though he were nothing.

Lashley had little to no offence going for him and it was a matter of when and not if Finn Balor would regain the Intercontinental Championship. In less than five minutes, Balor managed to put Lashley away, becoming Intercontinental Champion again.

Now that he's won the title, the man and not the demon will be ready to begin defending the title. Lashley may be well out of the title picture due to his decisive defeat.

Who is going to step up and take the challenge? Or will Finn Balor be in a position to be traded to SmackDown next week, while Samoa Joe gets traded to RAW? Time will tell!

#2. All streaks must end

A long story came to a conclusion

The Revival are the 1 in 269-1. That's right. Curt Hawkins' legendary undefeated streak, which began somewhere around 2016 or so, has now extended till 269 before dethroning The Revival.

The match itself seemed like a complete oddball one, because there was no build whatsoever nor did Hawkins and Ryder exactly do anything to earn the title shots. Either way, the match was made and the legendary streak ended courtesy of a roll-up on Scott Dawson.

Curt Hawkins' undefeated streak not only ended, but he won himself and Zack Ryder the RAW Tag Team titles.

Now here is where we get back to reality. They're likely going to be goaded by someone or the other to defend the tag team titles and in most probability, they're going to lose them the exact way Zack Ryder lost his Intercontinental title a few years ago. Will The Undisputed Era debut and win the titles?

#1. The Man is bringing both the titles to RAW!

The Man stood tall to end WrestleMania 35

The WrestleMania 35 main event saw Becky Lynch defeat Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair in the Winner Takes All match. She was the only one out of the three competitors to not hold the title, but the Irish superstar would walk out as the first-ever women's champ-champ in WWE history.

She certainly was a deserving superstar and she has now completely established herself as the face of WWE's Women's division. She walks into RAW as the double champion, but will we find out what the fate of the titles are?

Rumours suggest that Becky Lynch will be unifying the titles. We genuinely hope that this isn't the case, because both divisions will be severely affected in the long run.

Moreover, the biggest issue is that it will disrupt the brand split. It's better to keep the two titles separate. But will Becky Lynch vacate the SmackDown Women's title?