Before Monday Night Raw airs this week, the Intercontinental Championship scene deserves mentioning. Right now, the situation surrounding that Title is going through a rough patch, but the Intercontinental Championship always tends to gain prominence right after WrestleMania, particularly in recent years.
I am not exactly sure who will have the distinct honor of holding that Title, but the situation surrounding it fluctuates a lot, and doesn’t always entirely depend on who holds it. This might be a sign that Bobby Lashley is not necessarily the man best positioned to hold this Championship. He still may be poised to one day win the Championship, but he may not be a great holder of it (maybe a Greek God is a little too much for the Intercontinental Title).
Personally, I would have Finn Balor win it back and defend it at WrestleMania, then go on to hold it for several more months, losing it perhaps at SummerSlam or even holding it until October or so. Finn has more than proven that he both can, and deserves, the opportunity to have an extended run with a Title in the WWE. If anyone doesn’t believe me, look at what he did to elevate the NXT Championship back in 2015 – 16 when he held the Title for 292 days (officially recognized as 293).
A potential booking strategy for the situation surrounding the Intercontinental Championship in the interim leading up to ‘Mania is for the relationship between Lashley and Lio Rush to become contentious (Vince can get creative in terms of exactly how this transpires), leading to a match between the two for the Title. Rush somehow miraculously wins it from Lashley and holds it for less than a week until WrestleMania, where he ends up losing it to Balor, which would give Balor a proper coronation.