The Street Profits have finally gotten their well-deserved opportunity to have a main event match on Monday Night Raw. This team of Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford has an infectious energy that is far greater than either one of them could ever produce on his own.
I can only think of one thing Kevin Owens could possibly want with AJ Styles, and that is a United States Championship opportunity. This would make perfect sense given that AJ and KO feuded over the United States Championship throughout the summer of 2017 (the quality of this rivalry was a little bit overshadowed by the presence of Shane McMahon).
Drew McIntyre and Ricochet kicked off the night with one of three fantastic matches (the other two were Andrade vs. Sin Cara and Seth Rollins vs. Humberto Carrillo). McIntyre proved in his return to Monday Night Raw exactly why he is deserving of a top spot in WWE and, ultimately being Universal champion. He will be a welcome final addition to team Flair in the 5-on-5 match at Crown Jewel.
Drew suffered a mild injury a couple of months ago. WWE doctors advised him to get it cleaned up now so he could be fully ready to go heading into WrestleMania season. Kevin Owens meanwhile has not been in action since forcing Shane McMahon to leave WWE a few weeks ago. Both of their characters should begin to pick up steam as the WWE draft has concluded and everyone will be focused on moving into ‘Mania season.
My idea for the immediate future is that WWE could book a match between McIntyre and Owens to determine the No. 1 contender for the Universal Championship when Seth Rollins finishes his rivalry with The Fiend. Maybe Survivor Series would be appropriate. Ric Flair also needs to manage Drew McIntyre – because they are a perfect fit for each other.
I would guess that Drew McIntyre would be booked to win this match for two reasons:
- many WWE fans believe that McIntyre should already have a title around his waist and has the potential to do some great work as a major champion, and
- WWE may already have something planned for Kevin Owens at WrestleMania.
It is huge for WWE to grant Humberto Carrillo with the opportunity to be able to claim that his sights are set on becoming Universal Champion one day, and to subsequently be given an opportunity against Universal Champion Seth Rollins. Seth also seems to be setting the stage for his imminent heel turn. Hopefully we will see the final transformation against The Fiend at Crown Jewel.
I can’t be the only one who thinks that Aleister Black is very reminiscent of CM Punk. Obviously not in terms of the hair, but with their muscle structure and the almost cult-like aura and following they both create. Not to mention they both sit cross-legged in the middle of the ring.
It would be very cool if CM Punk were to return to WWE at some point in the future and face Black at WrestleMania in the future. I’m not necessarily saying it will happen, I’m just throwing it out there as a hypothetical possibility. Punk did say publicly not too long ago “I wouldn’t talk to them,” which is a back-ended way of keeping the door open for a potential return to the squared circle.
It’s great to see Shelton Benjamin playing a prominent role in a WWE storyline, even if it means he has to take a beating from Cain Velasquez. Rusev and Bobby Lashley are also guaranteed to have excellent matches in the future. This isn’t the greatest story, but it’s a good way to involve Lana and the audience has sympathy for Rusev.