Paul Heyman’s Spoiler
It is all but guaranteed that Brock Lesnar will quickly dispose of Ricochet at Super Showdown. Ricochet gave Drew McIntyre an assist in eliminating Lesnar from the Royal Rumble match by delivering a low blow to The Beast. If Brock dominates Ricochet, it will stack the deck against McIntyre even more by making the task of taking down Lesnar seem even more impossible. This will serve to make the payoff when McIntyre wins the WWE Championship at WrestleMania even greater.
Speaking of Drew McIntyre, he proved again on Raw exactly why Mr. McMahon views him as a great potential face of the company. He presents himself in the public eye in a very articulate and humble manner. There is a quiet confidence about him, and my thought is that it’s because of the maturity he has gained throughout his 20-year wrestling career. He is a man who has grown up in the business.
Kevin Owens questions Randy Orton on why he attacked Edge, and like Matt Hardy, Owens gets no real answers out of Orton
Edge should be expected to make at least a couple more appearances before WrestleMania to build for the match with Randy Orton. Otherwise WWE wouldn’t be revisiting the topic of Orton’s attack every week. Edge is so beloved by the WWE universe at this stage in his career, and because of that there’s much anticipation surrounding his WWE return. His wife Beth Phoenix is sure to get a huge pop from the crowd on the March 2 edition of Monday Night Raw.
Randy Orton defeats Kevin Owens thanks to distractions by Seth Rollins and his disciples; Owens powerbombs the referee, who may or may not have been a disciple himself, through a table
This served as a very organized way to set the stage for a potential ‘Mania feud between Rollins and KO. The Street Profits were also placed in a position where they were elevated, as they will be at Super Showdown. Kevin Owens got a big pop in his native country of Canada.
As if there is any doubt who will win the Women’s Elimination Chamber match and go to WrestleMania to face Becky Lynch for the Raw Women’s Championship – we all know it will be Shayna Baszler. The only other storyline in this match that is being focused on even slightly is the one involving Liv Morgan and Ruby Riott.
Aleister Black’s next credible opponent after Murphy will be AJ Styles
This little rivalry will serve to provide valuable experience for Black with a savvy veteran like Styles before going into his WrestleMania program. It will also buy time for Styles before entering his own program for the biggest show of the year with The Undertaker, who he’s never faced before. Black may have made himself into an effective babyface for now by overcoming his injuries from being attacked by The OC to defeat Erick Rowan.
Ricochet defeats “The Big LG” Luke Gallows
Ricochet has now defeated the bottom 2/3 of The OC two weeks in a row. This will give him a little more momentum, but not too much, in preparation for his WWE Title match with Lesnar. The One and Only will serve as a steppingstone for The Beast on the road to WrestleMania 36 to make it seem like even more of an impossible task for Drew McIntyre to take the WWE Championship from Brock. The match itself will tell a similar story to the match between Brock Lesnar and Finn Balor at Royal Rumble 2019 – a David vs. Goliath story.